Stu and Marilyn Wright wrote:

I'm leaning towards purchasing a mooring since I won't be able to find
anywhere else to keep my multihull in the Newport Harbor area. Can
anyone tell me what additional fees go along with owning one? I realize
I will need to use my dingy to go back and forth to get to and from but
do you get docking access to pickup guests, supplies, etc?

Stu


Mike Davis' reply is pretty good. Here's a little more info...

The annual mooring fee in Newport is $20 per foot of the
registered length of the mooring (not the size of the boat
registered to it). Moorings aren't "sold", the boat *on* the
mooring is sold and the lease for the mooring is then transfered
to the new owners for a small fee ($10?). Every other year you
must have the mooring inspected and, if necessary, serviced by
one of the contractors in the harbor. Dinghy storage is a huge
problem. There is an ongoing effort to get long term dinghy
storage, but that hasn't been decided yet. You can use the public
docks for 20 minutes for dinghy tie-up or for boat
loading/unloading, but you may get some flak from the fishermen
who think the docks were built for them. The harbor dept has nice
transient docks with water and electricity that are available for
up to a week, but they won't work for a multihull.

As I'm sure you know, moorings in Newport are hard to find and
expensive when you find them. If you get one, be sure to join the
mooring association.

Cindy

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