Temporary Berths

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The Temporary Berths scheme enables Mooring Holders to offer up their berth to other members when they vacate it for a period from 1 night to 21 [now 15 TBC] days, between 1st April and 30th September. Temporary berths, especially at Weevil Lake, can be very useful to members, so all permanent mooring holders are encouraged to always make their berth available when not in use. Even just a single overnight period could help someone expedite a quick maintenance task that requires workshop access for instance.

As of 1 July 2024 all Non-POG mooring holders are required to make a contribution of £5 per night for the use of a Temporary Berth. POG mooring holders (including Burrow Island, Haslar and Wicor) do not need to make this contribution. The contribution is made by purchasing one or more 'Trusted Contribution' items in the 'Ad Hoc Mooring Fees' section of the online Shop. These fees are returned to POG funds, not the permanent mooring holder. Please note that payments are cross-checked against bookings made.

Note that beyond 21 [15 TBC] days the Short Term Sublet process applies where xx reimbursement to the mooring holder does occur xx [THIS IS CHANGING]).

Members using a Temporary Berth will require their own Smart Card with a credit balance to access electrical power.

Be aware that the Temporary Berths system works through a database that is external to the main website database. The moorings team will endeavour to keep this external database synchronised with the main database in terms of members (and their contact details), boats and berth allocations. However at times there may be a lag of up to 13 days.

Offering a Temporary Berth

There are two ways to make your berth available as a Temporary Berth;

- In advance of departure, though the 'Offer or Request a Berth' form below. You will receive a confirmation by email, which will confirm whether you have mde your berth avalable

- At the time of departure, by sending a Text (SMS) message to 07520 615378 [CHANGE NUMBER TBC] indicating your planned return date and time in the format 24jul1600 (that is, two digit date, three letter month and 4 digit time on the 24-hour clock). You will receive a confirmation by text.

Finding and Requesting a Temporary Berth

Available and already-booked Temporary Berths are shown on the calendar on this web page below the form. Be aware that you will find a better selection of berths available if you check prior to your departure than if you try and book days in advance, as most members do not declare their berth available until they are ready to leave. Available berths show their length and width (in m), which you can compare with your boat's LOA and beam to know if a particular berth is large enough.

Temporary berths can be requested through the 'Offer or Request a Berth' form below, entering both dates AND TIMES. The request must be for at least 1 night (end date must be after start date) (for a short daytime stay, book an Amenity Berth instead). Note that IS possible for more than one boat to book an available berth in back-to-back periods but follow-on slots will only be available from 4 hours after the previous booking ends.

You will receive a response by email. There are several reasons why you might be unsuccessful in requesting a berth when you saw on available on the calendar including;

- there is no berth of sufficient size for your boat

- you have exceeded the the annual allowance for temporary berth days

- you requested a berth before or beyond the date AND TIME that a berth was available for.

Cancelations and Amendments

When you make a berth available, your confirmation message (email or text) will contain a code and simple instructions to enable you to cancel the berth offer providing it has not been booked in the meantime. Note that there is no amendment facility, so of you wish to amend the dates, simply cancel the first offer and resubmit a new one.

If and when the berth is booked, the Offerer and Taker of the berth will be sent contact details by text for each other. This allows the Offerer to bring forward the end date and time (subject to 2 hours notice).

Please note that there is no cancellation option for members booking a temporary berth.

Terms and Conditions of Temporary Berths

There are a number of terms and conditions associated with Temporary Berths, as laid out in Standing Orders (sections A8.2 and A8.3). Two critical ones are;

- MEMBERS USING A TEMPORARY BERTH MUST BE IN A POSITION TO MAKE IT AVAILABLE AT 2 HOURS NOTICE. IF THE PERMANENT BERTH HOLDER CONTACTS YOU AND ASKS YOU TO VACATE WITH THIS NOTICE, YOU MUST DO SO.

- There is cap on the total number of days a member may book Temporary Berths over the course of a season of 30 days.

Last updated 20:44 on 22 February 2025