Membership
Peace of mind. Ease of access. Maximum enjoyment.
Residency at our stunning, secure location near Dittisham, Devon
Dry stack membership
Ultimate convenience maximising the pleasure of your boating experience with 80 berths undercover all year round!
Our premier boating solution offers total freedom and peace of mind, our Drystack membership gives unlimited launching and recovery through the season with the bonus of guaranteed undercover storage during the winter months. Coupled with our unparalleled professional support we get you in and out on the water swiftly and safely. Booking through a convenient app enables booking out of hours from a device of your choice further enhancing the convenience. Our launching season runs from April 1st– October 31st inclusively when all boats are safely prepared for their winter lay-up with the option to winterise the engine.
How does Dry stack work?
1. Book launching through our convenient app
2. Boat safely transferred from berth ashore to our fendered pontoons ready for arrival.
3. Set off for a great day out!
4. Return, moor up on pontoons using app to advise your back.
5. We recover the boat, wash off and restack until your next use.
Drystack benefits
Self Launch Membership
Convenient outside storage on your trailer in our top yard compound
This popular package comprises outside storage on your trailer in our top yard compound, with 7 day per week access to the yard April – October with an access pass 0800-2100. Also includes use of slipway to Self-launch and recover your boat, onsite parking for one car & your trailer whilst afloat.
Once launched leave car and trailer in the designated waterside parking zone with your trailer attached ready for recovery.
Available from April – October with a minimum 5 month stay and of course there is the added option of winter storage as a bolt-on should you wish for the boat to stay here for winter.
Key points for Self-launch are to note LW (low water) and avoid these times, our slipway dries out at low water. Gates close at 9pm, so be sure to return with enough time to recover and depart site prior to.
For the best user experience, we require self-launch members to advise us of their launch plans by email and at peak times where it’s expected to get very busy, we operate a booking system.
Slipway Membership
Perfect for those living locally. A slipway pass!
Perfect for those living locally with space at home this allows you to tow to us for use of the slipway. It’s a slipway pass!
7 day per week access to the yard April – October with an access pass 0800-2100. Also includes use of slipway to Self-launch and recover your boat, onsite parking for one car & your trailer whilst afloat.
Once launched leave car and trailer in the designated waterside parking zone with your trailer attached ready for recovery.
Key points are to note LW (low water) and avoid these times, our slipway dries out at low water. Gates close at 9pm, so be sure to return with enough time to recover and depart site prior to.
Visitors
If you have a holiday in the area booked but rather hoped to bring your boat, we can help with that. Please get in touch to discuss plans and options we can offer.
More boatyard services
Marine Engineering
Maintenance Refit
Jack Handley
"Brilliant place for a haul out and pressure wash or just for using their slipway. Staff in the office and on the yard are friendly and professional. Friends kept their boat there and have used it frequently and it's just so easy, a simple phone call and it's in the water ready to go!"
Jack Handley
Paul Tomline
"The BEST location for entering the River Dart, incredible, hard-working team and simply excellent facilities, can't recommend highly enough : )"
Paul Tomline
James K
"Superb location on a beautiful stretch of the River Dart. A secure yard and a very impressive dry stack facility- staff are friendly and helpful, couldn’t recommend more highly! 10/10!"
James K
Keith Hutchison
"The dry stack facilities are first class. The staff are really helpful and we loved being able to phone up in advance, turn up and the boat was there waiting for us on the pontoon ready for another fantastic day on the Dart. Totally hassle free boating - perfect!"
Keith Hutchison
Gordon Hallett
"I really should not say this BUT a fantastic quiet part of our lovely river Dart.
Visited many Estuaries, harbours etc and this place is certainly one of the very best."
Gordon Hallett
James Frost
‘We have stored our RIB in the covered dry stack at Blackness for 4 years - the service has been superb - everyone is friendly, and happy to help novices like ourselves. The engineering side is also seamless - a quick email sorts pretty much everything. On top of that, it is a simply stunning location and utterly unique for a "marina".’
James Frost
Joshua Stewart
‘We have been using Blackness Marine facilities for several years to store and launch our RIB. The support we have had has been brilliant from all the staff. Really useful slipway on the Dart.’
Joshua Stewart | BATH
David Scott BICKINGTON
“I have wintered my sailing boat at Blackness Marine for several years. The service is efficient and friendly. Repairs are done on schedule and the prices are competitive. I especially like the fact that it’s a family-run operation that has grown rapidly but still maintains the personal touch.“
David Scott | BICKINGTON
Enjoy the pleasure of boating with peace of mind
With your convenience at the heart of what we do, why not come and check out the facilities and see how we can help you today.
