Fishing boats parked ashore

While the yacht club provides water berths for ship owners, the correct opening method should also include dry berths. A dry storage berth is like a dry dock for a boat. Abroad, this is how everyone stops their boats!

Real photos of boats parked at foreign land berths

What is yacht dry storage?

Yacht dry storage is a shore parking facility for yachts built near the yacht dock. It allows the yacht to release water space when it is not in use temporarily, and also facilitates the maintenance and upkeep of the yacht. The water resources in developed areas are very precious. With the surge in the number of yachts, equipping yacht dry storage of a certain scale to fully utilize the water resources is the development trend of modern yacht terminal planning.

China's current yacht terminals are still very lacking in the construction of dry warehouse berths. After all, dry warehouses not only require labor, but also complete facilities and equipment. The difference between a yacht dry warehouse and a parking lot is that the supporting facilities of the dry warehouse must be complete. The main facilities include: yacht parking rack, yacht trailer, yacht lifting device and related lighting system, fire protection device, etc.

What kind of yacht is suitable for yacht dry storage?

Water berths are charged at XX yuan/foot/day, and the same is true for land berths. Unlike a water berth, dry storage has one more step: the cost of hoisting the boat up and down. However, dry storage is not suitable for all types of boats. The most suitable types of boats to be parked in dry storage are probably the following: sports boats, sports yachts, and fishing boats (the size of the boat is 33 feet and less than 10 meters). These three types of boats are suitable for dry storage. The mooring of the warehouse is very reasonable and efficient.

Let’s take a closer look at Hainan Xinghan’s base and see what the ships parked in the dry warehouse look like. Also learn about the benefits of dry storage for ships!

What are the benefits of parking ships in dry storage?

1. Avoid damage to yachts in cities with distinct seasons

Northern cities cannot park boats on water berths in winter. For fiberglass hulls, fiberglass is easy to freeze and crack. If the water is repeated for several years, a good boat will almost be scrapped. Therefore, for yachting cities with distinct seasons in northern China, dry storage can help you find a safe yacht berth. Park on the shore, away from sea water and lakes. Maintenance of the ship will be easier.

Onshore dry warehouse at Hainan Xinghan Base

The ship has been delivered to the owner

It is still like new

2. Protect the propeller:

Propellers soaked in seawater will be covered with oysters if they are not rotated for a long time. Therefore, yachts that are not going to sea or being used for a long time need to start the engine regularly and run the propeller at low speed with load for a period of time. Or dive to check and clean the oysters on the propeller, because a propeller covered with oysters will affect the speed of the boat. With less contact with the water, oysters don't, and of course our propellers will be healthier too!

3. Anti-corrosion

Vessels must be fully rinsed before landing and then parked in a dry warehouse. Everyone knows that seawater is corrosive, so the supporting facilities of a yacht dry storage must be complete enough. The yacht parked in the dry warehouse is less corroded by the sea water and looks like a new boat. As you can imagine, this can certainly increase their service life. And the entire hull looks brighter and more comfortable.