Rent, buy or sell a mooring

The marketplace for swing mooring sales and rental in Northland

Renting a mooring

Renting moorings is becoming increasingly popular as there are periods when moorings in certain areas are popular to rent. Rents are subject to normal supply and demand pressures and can also be seasonal with rents rising in summer months. Longer term rentals are sometimes discounted. Mooring rental is a great way to defray mooring ownership costs.

Buying or Selling a Mooring

We offer a web-based marketplace to help you sell/buy/lease your swing mooring. Please be sure to review your obligations about moorings before buying, renting and leasing.

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View moorings for sale or rent

Things to keep in mind

Before buying or leasing a mooring be aware that the Northland Regional Council (NRC) has established minimum mooring design, boat and mooring license length restrictions:

1 tonne mooring system is suitable for vessels up to 7m (23ft)
2 tonne mooring system is suitable for vessels between 7m and 12m (40ft)
4 tonne system is suitable for vessels between 12m and 18m (60ft)

Each mooring will have a maximum License Length. Any boat must be on a suitably designed mooring and must not exceed the mooring’s permitted License Length. There are various “blocks/anchor” weights in use, also, other mooring components are important for the effectiveness of moorings, so, if in doubt, check it out.

Need to know when buying or renting a mooring

If you are thinking of buying or renting an existing mooring, make sure that the mooring:

Has a current Certificate of Inspection
Has adequate swing room for your vessel
That the mooring makeup is suitable for the size of your vessel

Other important Information about selling and renting moorings

If selling a mooring a Sale Transfer form must be completed and filed with the Northland Regional Council. This form can be obtained from the NRC. This form must be completed by both the owner and purchaser and forwarded to the Northland Regional Council with their transfer fee.
Once the mooring has been rented its important the NRC is advised and given details of the vessel owner and the vessel that will using the mooring. The person renting the mooring must also ensure that the mooring is far enough away from other moorings and that its design is suitable for the intended vessel.
The mooring owner must ensure that the mooring has a current Certificate of Inspection to qualify for listing. If you need a certificate call Moorings Northland 09 402 6939 or click here to book a service.
Following the sale/renting of a mooring, the onus is on the (original) owner of the mooring to advise Moorings Northland so that the listing can be removed.

Disclaimer of liability:

The mooring owner/lessee/purchaser etc acknowledges and accepts responsibility for his/her decisions, information and instruction provided in any listing and subsequent transaction and that Moorings Northland may rely on this and that no liability or consequential loss will attach to Moorings Northland for any loss or damage suffered by anyone or any vessel.

By making this application the mooring owner accepts responsibility for compliance with Northland Regional Council swing mooring regulations. Moorings Northland provides this service only to facilitate a sale and renting market and does not, as part of this service, certify or suggest or otherwise that moorings are suitable for renting or sale. No liability whatsoever is accepted for the performance of any swing mooring arising from transactions undertaken as part of this service. See our Terms and Conditions