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Pontoon mooring for visitor’s boats up to 12 metres are normally available in our marina.
A chandler, shops, restaurants, pubs, taxis, buses and a railway station are less than a ten minute walk from the moorings.

Nearby Oulton Broad is a popular holiday destination.

For more info go to the Oulton Broad website

Please see the Information page or contact the Moorings Officer for help and any other information you need.

Mobile:	+44 (0)7900 446909
Email:	Moorings Officer

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A temporary membership charge of £1.00 per day is included in the mooring fee.

We can accommodate boats up to 12 metres.

We strongly recommend that visitor berths are booked in advance with the moorings officer.

Mooring Charges for 2026

Daily:	£ 1.10 per ½ metre	per day
Services Surcharge:	£ 5.00	per day
Visitor Winter Mooring:	£33.00 per ½ metre	per winter period

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Notices to Mariners
Lowestoft Bridge times
Lowestoft Bascule Bridge opening times
Lowestoft visitor moorings
Lowestoft marina
Mutford Lock, Mutford Road Bridge opening
Lowestoft Trawl Dock waiting pontoon
Oulton Broad Harbour Master
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Discover the Perfect Mooring Experience!

Our marina proudly offers pontoon mooring facilities for visitors’ boats up to 12 metres, ensuring a comfortable and secure place for your vessel. Whether you’re arriving for a quick visit or planning an extended stay, our moorings provide easy access to the vibrant surroundings.

Just a short, less than ten-minute walk from the moorings, you’ll find a charming array of amenities to enhance your visit. Explore our local chandler shops to browse nautical supplies and souvenirs, or indulge in delicious meals at nearby restaurants and pubs. For your convenience, taxis, buses, and even a railway station are within easy reach, making it simple to explore the area or return to your journey.

Come and enjoy the perfect blend of tranquil waterside relaxation and lively local attractions—your adventure begins right here at our marina!
Secure and Convenient Moorings
Our marina offers pontoon mooring facilities for visitors’ boats up to 12 metres, providing a safe and comfortable spot to relax and enjoy your stay. Whether you’re here for a day trip or an extended visit, our moorings are designed to meet your needs.

Prime Location, Endless Possibilities
Just a short walk of less than ten minutes from the moorings, you’ll discover a vibrant array of amenities:

Chandler Shops: Nautical supplies, gifts and souvenirs
Dining & Entertainment: A variety of restaurants and pubs offering local cuisine and lively atmospheres
Transport Links: Taxis, buses, and a railway station for seamless travel around the area
Explore the Local Charm
Take a leisurely stroll ashore and immerse yourself in the local culture, or simply relax by the water with stunning views and fresh sea air. Our marina is the perfect starting point for your coastal adventures.

Visit Us Today!
Experience the beauty and convenience of the Lowestoft Cruising Club. Whether you’re here to sail, explore or unwind, we’re here to make your visit memorable.

Fuel (petrol and diesel) and pump-out services are available on-site and fresh water and 240V shore power are provided at most berths to ensure vessels remain comfortable and operational during your stay. If you need ice, bait or basic repair supplies the chandler stocks these items and can usually arrange spare parts or specialist services, calling on a network of trusted marine engineers and suppliers when necessary.

Visitors are asked to report to the marina office on arrival to register, pay any visitor fees and collect a berthing permit and staff will also provide information on local facilities, safety procedures and any temporary restrictions in place. Short-term visitors are normally accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis, but you can reserve a berth in advance during peak season by contacting the marina office by phone or email; advance booking is recommended for bank holidays and summer weekends to avoid disappointment. Please keep noise to a minimum after 2200 hours and dispose of rubbish in the designated recycling and waste bins, observing the marina’s environmental guidelines to help protect local wildlife and water quality.

Local regulations require that lifejackets be worn when moving around on deck and that all vessels display proper navigation lights after dusk and you should also ensure that fire extinguishers and other safety equipment are in date and readily accessible. For longer stays, monthly moorings and winter storage options may be available — enquire at the office for rates and terms, including any seasonal maintenance packages or haul-out services. If you have any questions about tides, local navigation or recommended anchorages, the harbourmaster and chandler staff are happy to help and can often provide charts, pilotage notes or personal advice to make your visit safe and enjoyable.
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Lowestoft Cruising Club
Lowestoft Bridge times
Lowestoft Bascule Bridge opening times
Lowestoft visitor moorings
Lowestoft cruising club Information – Notices to mariners

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The ”’Lowestoft Cruising Club”’ is a private [[yacht club]] based in [[Lowestoft]] in [[Suffolk]]
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Founded in 1965More about the Club “[https://sail-clubs.com/en/i/571/United-Kingdom/Suffolk/Oulton-Broad/Sailing-Yacht-Club/Lowestoft-Cruising-Club]” by a small group more interesting in sailing than racing, the overall objective is to promote sail cruising as a leisurely activity, rather than [[yacht]] racing a competitive sport.
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The membership is limited to around 150 voting members membership joining page [https://www.lowestoftcruisingclub.co.uk/about-us/join-lowestoft-cruising-club/].
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The club [[burgee]] or pennant is based on the [[Coat of Arms]] of the Borough of [[Lowestoft]], 1913 – 1974. The red crown symbolizes the club’s affiliation with the [[Royal Norfolk and Suffolk Yacht Club]] in the same town, over a gold rising sun on a blue field taken from Lowestoft’s position as the most easterly town in [[Great Britain]].
The club is also affiliated with the [[Royal Yachting Association]]RYA “[https://www.rya.org.uk/wheres-my-nearest/venue/171185]”
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== References ==
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What is the ICC?
The ICC is a certificate which is intended to provide evidence of competence when requested by officials of Visitors in foreign countries.
The International Certificate for Operators of Pleasure Craft is a certificate which is intended to provide evidence of competence when requested by officials in foreign countries. It is sometimes known as the International Certificate of Competence.
The ICC assessment can be arranged through an RYA recognised training centre or an affiliated club authorised to carry out the assessment known as an ICC test centre.
The Lowestoft Cruising Club is an ICC test centre and by a simple practical test you can gain your ICC.
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A valid ICC is often required for cruising Europe’s inland waters. To validate your ICC (International Certificate of Competence) for inland waters you must take the CEVNI test, which checks your knowledge of the rules and signs that skippers of pleasure craft are expected to know and follow.
The RYA online CEVNI test is a short multiple choice online paper that you can take at the club or remotely from your own home or indeed from anywhere in the world.
The “RYA European waterways regulations (the CEVNI rules explained)” publication G17 provides the information you need to learn the code in a clear and concise way.
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The following is a brief update of current club major project activities. Please note if you require more information on club activities, the committee meeting minutes can be accessed through LCC website in the members’ section under the heading ‘Committee’. If you have specific queries or can offer further assistance / advice then please route this through the appropriate committee members, individual emails are displayed in members section of LCC website. It’s always appreciated to see how much hard work and dedication Visitors continually put in to keep the club not just running but comparable to any marina at a fraction of the cost and with a plethora of knowledgeable members always willing to help others out, so thanks for that.
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Pontoons:
Club Visitors may or may not be aware that as equipment ages then more intrusive maintenance / replacement programs need to be implemented to ensure the equipment is still fit for purpose or replaced before it fails or becomes a hazard. Work on the pontoons has been going on for many months, most recently Jerry and Bob have changed around 80% of the bolts on the south side finger pontoons with the plan to complete this task before the end of this summer. The north side is still to do but these pontoons are not subjected to as much loading or corrosion, so are a lessor priority and will be addressed in due course. All the main pontoon bolts were replaced in 2023. A maintenance schedule is to be developed for yearly inspection and preventative maintenance, which will optimise the duration the new bolts will last and to assist this inspection, hatches have been installed. All pilings were inspected and tested for electrolysis; anodes are working. However, they will need replacing. Pontoon boards are being changed from Caroline to soft wood decking in batches as and when required, because they are cheaper, more sustainable and suitable.
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Anodes:
As boat owners, most of us are familiar with anodes and why they are important. There are a few systems that can provide protection against electrolytic corrosion in water, the process we use to protect the quay heading pilings and pontoon piles are using sacrificial anodes. These drastically reduce the oxidation reaction or degradation of the parent steel material most commonly seen as rust. The anodes are created from a metal alloy that has a more negative electrochemical potential than the metal it is used to protect and will corrode instead of the metal its protecting, hence the name sacrificial. The sacrificial anode is said to behave anodically while the parent metal is said to behave as a cathode. The flow of electrons being in one direction, the current will flow between the cathode and anode in the opposite direction. In order for the anodes to work, they need to be exposed to the water and in the case of the compound quay heading, many of the anodes were clogged or blocked with silt which was severely reducing their ability to protect the metal pilings. These have now all been cleaned and fully exposed and you can see the whitening of the quay heading at the low and high-water line indicating the anodes are doing their job. These anodes, unlike the ones on your yachts, last around 10 years depending on electrical activity in the water, so are now due for replacement. A program has been developed where half the required anodes have been purchased and will be replaced over the coming months focusing on the worst ones first. Over the next five years the remaining will be replaced, a yearly inspection program will ensure anode condition and effectiveness is monitored and should any require attention then this will be done on a case-by-case basis. Removal and replacement of the anodes will be done by grinding or knocking off and then welding the new ones in position.
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Quay heading:
Some of the quay heading pilings are reaching their design life. This, coupled with effectiveness of the cathodic protection, required an inspection to be carried out to determine the exact condition and what preventative maintenance could be carried out to further extend the life of the quay heading. Re-piling is extremely expensive and works out around £1,000 per pile, so it’s imperative we do everything we can to extend the life of our current infrastructure. The inspection method used was high pressure cleaning (needed for the anodes as well) a GVI (general visual inspection) and thickness test to see what degradation had occurred and if it had impacted on the structural integrity of the quay heading. After the inspection, it was noted the worst areas of corrosion were directly in front of the mast crane, where a nominal thickness of 12mm had reduced to 6mm and many small areas much less than this with holes right through the piling. It was also observed that water was running from the quay heading in front of the mast crane at low tide; some older Visitors highlighted what might be the cause of this, but nothing was conclusive. Unfortunately, with these findings and the possibility for wash out around the mast crane base, the mast crane was immediately taken out of service pending a load test by SSCS. During the load test, the SSCS certifying authority was unhappy with cracking in the mast crane base so would not re-certify until further work by LCC had been carried out to determine the cause of the cracking. To ensure we had many more years of maintenance free use form the quay heading, a plan was proposed for a cost-effective repair, this method had successfully been used in Yarmouth dock repair and was recommended by a marine structural engineer. The method requires the installation of sheet piling across the quay heading (note the quay heading we are referring to is the section of piling that is recessed from the mast crane west support to where the handrails start 10 meters to the east). The sheet piling would ‘square’ off this section and the gap between the sheet piling and existing quay heading would be backfilled with reinforced concrete. This method of repair is expected to give around 30 years of life to the existing quay heading. A structural engineer from BAM marine engineering has been appointed and was schedule for site visit in June to review and approve work scopes. In order for the marine engineer to fully assess, several excavations needed to be made to expose the tie backs, waling bars and what the tie bars went into. These excavations have now been made, to optimise work activities, excavations around the mast crane have also been made to determine what, if any, issues there are around the concrete bases.
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Now the marine structural engineer has had the opportunity to review the quay heading and surrounding groundworks, he has suggested a more cost effective and quicker way to repair and reinstate the quay heading. This method just requires backfilling behind the current quay heading with reinforced concrete and leaving the existing pilings in place. This method of repair will maintain the structural integrity even when the pilings corrode beyond the point where they have any structural integrity.
The advantage of this repair method is obvious: because it doesn’t require the sheet piling, welding and dive work which is needed in the initial plan, it should also be much easier for the club to complete most of these activities and thus greatly reduce the cost. In addition to this, the intention is to tie the existing mast crane piles in with the reinforced concrete section, which would eliminate any further settlement of the west leg pile. Unfortunately at the moment, the digger ram has failed at its mounting point and has been sent away for repair, but when this is back in service then work will commence. It is planned to reinstate the compound to its normal state before lift out so unlikely to impact on that, however it’s not envisaged the mast crane will be operational this year, so members wishing to remove their masts prior to lift out will need to make alternative measures.
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Bridge bracing:
To eliminate the ‘spring’ on the main pontoon bridge it has been proposed diagonal bracing should be fitted, designs have been submitted and costings obtained ~£600. However, due to the current workload this is currently on hold until we can designate some resources to this task.
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Gabions:
A survey was conducted and confirmed the gabions at the base of the mound on the west side have sunk and started to lean forward. As yet the committee doesn’t have a definitive plan on how to address this so would welcome suggestions.
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Mound:
The survey conducted confirmed there is some forward slippage on the mound. A plan was put forward to further ‘terrace’ the south side to reduce the loading however attempting this work now would have rendered the area unusable for the marquee. Whilst it’s apparent there was some movement, it’s not considered an immediate cause of concern and the work has been postponed until a more suitable time.
Mast crane:
The mast crane was removed to enable excavations around the base and remedial work activities to start. Initial observations look to be favourable with very secure concrete bases and no signs of any voids, etc. Whilst we know over the years there has been some settlement resulting in a slight inclination towards the water, there doesn’t look have been any movement recently. The cracking around the main mast base seems to be only in a thin reinforced section of concrete that has been laid on top of the main support column and is not structural. The exact reinstatement plan won’t be confirmed until we have finalised the marine engineers site report, but the intention is to reinstate the mast crane as a matter of priority. However, it’s unlikely this will be completed before lift out, so skippers who wish to remove their masts will need to look at an alternative. The most cost effective and accessible being by Sheader’s yard next door to LCC. While the mast crane is down further maintenance will be carried out including painting, bearing inspections, etc.
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