What types of moorings are used to secure vessels in Newport Harbor? Are different types used in different places?
Both single- and double-point moorings, with single or double sets of ballast and floats, are used in Newport Harbor. Single-point moorings are also called swing moorings while double-point moorings are also called fore- and aft- moorings. In this harbor, we see three different applications of these two mooring types. First, double-point shore moorings, seen along harbor beaches on Balboa Peninsula, Lido Isle and Balboa Island, secure a vessel between a landward bulkhead or post and heavy underwater ballast. All shore moorings in Newport Harbor are of this double-point type. They are called shore moorings because a vessel so moored can be accessed from shore, where one end of the mooring system terminates. Shore mooring regulations are found here. Second, both single- and double-point moorings are used offshore in the harbor. Single-point offshore moorings are found in parts of Newport Harbor which experience greater fetch across open water. Also called “swing” moorings, these are used
