marina fees inflation

[Cutwater28GG]

Are you all seeing your marina fees increase by about 10% this year?
Just had my new rate come in and it's up 10%.

 

[JeffreyAC77]

Rate went up 6% for this year.

 

[Kathy H]

The La Conner Marina increased their moorage rates 8%, but the marina offers a 5% discount if paying the annual lease in full. They also started charging for any boat overhang last year.

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[bergroup]

5% increase @ Gig Harbor Boatyard and Marina. I've only been with them for a month and a half, so this is a pretty big wallop to the wallet!

 

[rheimb1]

I finally told my marina goodbye, not because of the cost, which it was at 5K, but the poor service, which is none! Goodbye Hagadone! The beauty of a 25-foot boat that can be easily towed.

 

[Cutwater28GG]

relative to inflation my sense is 10% isnt that bad, but I suspect I will continue to see fee increases across the board as the marina was sold last year to a large marina group and they probably see lots of places to increase revenue.
(elliot bay marina)

 

[scross]

I am expecting a minimum 15 percent increase in guest moorage fees at every single place we guest dock this summer. But it’s inflation of a different nature - moving from a R-25 to a C-28! I guess we’ll just have to use docks 15 percent less often and anchor out 15 percent more this season to break even!

 

[SkookumR29]

Des Moines (Tanger Tug capitol of the world!) rates when up 9% in January 2023.

 

[SJI Sailor]

Same as original post, Elliott Bay here and +10%. I've also noticed increases in guest moorage overnight fees in many places, and also more restrictive reservation policies.

For example, Friday Harbor used to open up all reservations at no charge; now there is a $10 charge, 48 hour cancellation policy, 14 day maximum stay, etc. I would expect changes in many places. This is presumably due to both inflation and increases in boating post COVID.

 

[marksandyham]

We dock in Huron, Ohio (Lake Erie) and the last couple of years it was 2 or 3 %. This year it's 10%. Not surprised since full time help is scarce and part time is worse yet. Add that to a marina that only has about 6 unsold docks and prices are bound to rise.

 

[GaylesFaerie]

East coast on Long Island Sound, 0% increase. Same as last year at a Safe Harbor marina.

 

[dgiles]

Until demand decreases and people stop paying it, inflation won't stop. Our marina was 10% which was already ridiculous. This is my last year there.

 

[J&RCruising]

My fee at the Richmond Marina (Bay Harbor) here in California went up nearly 19%. May be a Cali thing but it sucks. Were moving to a marina further down the bay where they dont charge nearly as much. Its another under-deliver-over-charge thing here in Cali

 

[scross]

These fee increases are tilting the balance to keeping a boat on a trailer when not cruising. We pay $70 a month during the active season for dry storage on the trailer and $0 per month in our driveway for the six off season months. Launching & retrieving is $18 round trip. About $500 per season total for everything.
While not for folks who do short duration outings frequently, it’s perfect for us who only do 5-6 longer cruises per season.