The Orange County Sheriff's Harbor Patrol manages the City's moorings and guest slips. For further information call 949-723-1002 or visit:
MOORING REGULATIONS
- Telephone numbers and addresses of all mooring permittees must be up-to-date at all times through the Harbor Patrol Office.
- It is illegal to rent your mooring to anyone. If said mooring is unoccupied, it may be temporarily assigned as a mooring for guest vessels by the City Manager, via the Harbor Patrol.
- Mooring permittees may not loan their moorings out to anyone without a letter of permission, submitted prior to the vessel going on the mooring, and approved by the Harbor Patrol. Note: A mooring may only be loaned out for 30 days out of a 90-day period.
- Vessels on moorings must be registered to the permit holder and assigned to the mooring permit through the Harbor Patrol.
- Only one boat is allowed on a mooring at any one time.
- Spreader lines must be adequately marked and buoyed at all times.
- Living aboard a vessel on a mooring, without a City permit, is a violation of the Newport Beach Municipal Code.
- All offshore mooring buoys and shore mooring posts must be painted white with the mooring number painted in black, 3” block letters, clearly visible.
- Mooring pendants must be kept in good condition at all times.
- Boats over 18’ in overall length are not allowed on shore moorings.
- No boats with a fixed keel, fixed rudder, or fixed underwater propulsion apparatus or gear are allowed on shore moorings.
- Moorings may not be vacant for a period longer than 90 days.
- Off-shore moorings have been rated for a maximum size and cannot be decreased.
VIOLATIONS OF MOORING REGULATIONS MAY RESULT IN THE CANCELLATION OF THE MOORING PERMIT…
Mooring Specifications:
Should you have any questions on mooring regulations, please call the Harbor Patrol Office at (949) 723-1002 or (949) 723-1003. Our fax number is (949) 673-6285.
For information on the Newport Mooring Association visit their website at: http://www.newportmooringassociation.org