Dover - Docking
Permission must be obtained BEFORE entering (or leaving), by calling Port Control on VHF channel 74 or attracting the attention of a harbour control launch (5 short flashes).
With over 160 ferry movements per day, great care is needed when negotiating either of the two entrances. Also, beware of the strong cross-tides in the approaches.
From 3 hours before until 1 hour after HW Dover, the tide runs into the western entrance and at all other times it runs out of the entrance at up to 2.3 knots. From 2 hours before to 4 hours after HW Dover, the tide outside the harbour flows in a northeasterly direction and at all other times it runs south-west.
Marina approaches
Dover has an Outer Harbour containing the ferry and deepwater commercial berths and an Inner Harbour, between the Prince of Wales and Admiralty piers where the Marina is located. An approach channel between the North and South piers has an average dredged depth of 5 metres gradually reducing as it enters the Tidal Harbour.
Yachts are often met at the entrance by a harbour control launch and advised on suitable berthing.
Most visitors use the marina in Granville Dock (see photo taken by SY Suwena), but pontoon berths are also available in the Wellington Dock and the Tidal Basin, and visitors’ buoys in the outer harbour. There is an anchorage in the outer harbour, but it is generally uncomfortable due to the constant movement of ferries.
Anchored boats cannot be left unattended here.
Water and fuel are available at the Marina. There is also a boat hoist.
For more information about the harbor, see here.
Note:
Dover Marina – Following the temporary closure of the marina mid-May 2022, It can now offer limited availability of berths for visitors throughout the summer starting early July. Visitors to Dover Marina must email or telephone the marina office before sailing to Dover to secure an available berth.
The marina and boatyard is expected to be fully open and operational in 2023.
Harbour Master
Tel: +44 (0) 1304 240 400 ext. 4520
Fax: +44 (0) 1304 225 144
VHF Channel 74 (Port Control & Harbour launch), 12, 16
Duty Harbour Master Tel: Mob. 07836 262713
Last updated: September 2022
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Dover Marina is closed until 1 September 2022