The Isle of Wight is one of the most boat-dense places in the country, and getting a boat on or off the island means booking a vehicle-and-trailer ferry crossing as well as the road move. Marine equipment transport here usually means a Cowes Week delivery, a lift-out for mainland winter storage, or a dealer collection to or from Yarmouth, Bembridge or the Medina. We do the whole job — ferry booking, road collection, delivery — one driver, one trailer, door to door, behind a VW Touareg rated to tow up to 3,500 kg braked.
Boat and marine equipment transport across the Isle of Wight
The island’s boating is concentrated around Cowes and the Medina, the Western Yar at Yarmouth, and Bembridge Harbour, with Ryde and Wootton Creek also seeing small-craft traffic. We move RIBs, day boats, dinghies, kayaks, jet skis and trailer sailers, plus outboards and cradles, and handle the Red Funnel or Wightlink vehicle-and-trailer booking as part of the job.
Where we collect and deliver on the Isle of Wight
Typical collection and delivery points across the island include:
- Cowes and East Cowes — Cowes Yacht Haven, Shepards Marina and the River Medina up towards Newport
- Yarmouth — Yarmouth Harbour and the Western Yar
- Bembridge Harbour and the Bembridge Marina area
- Ryde and the approach to Wootton Creek
- Newport, at the head of the Medina, for inland storage and workshops
- Cowes Week and the wider Cowes waterfront during the sailing season
We also collect from private moorings and boatyards doing seasonal lift-outs, and can meet a delivery van or transporter at either ferry terminal if that suits the job better. See areas we cover for the wider picture.
What we move
RIBs and day boats
Cowes and Bembridge-based RIBs and day boats up to around 7-8 m on their own trailer, or ours, bunks and winch set correctly for the hull.
Dinghies, kayaks and canoes
Sailing dinghies, kayaks and canoes for the island’s clubs, often moved in numbers around Cowes Week and end-of-season lay-up.
Jet skis
Jet skis on their own trailer or ours, secured and photographed at collection and delivery, ferry crossing included.
Trailer sailers and small cruisers
Small yachts and cruisers within our towing limit, collected from a marina hard-standing or private mooring for onward road transport to the mainland.
For anything that isn’t a boat but still needs a trailer — a digger onto an island site, a hot tub into a garden, a classic car to a show — see our plant and machinery transport, hot tub transport and classic car transport pages.
How much does boat transport to the Isle of Wight cost?
Local moves within the island typically start from around £150; crossings to or from the mainland, and longer runs beyond, are quoted per mile with the ferry fare built into an all-in price — fuel, tolls, ferry and loading included, no separate add-ons.
What moves a price up or down: the crossing chosen — Red Funnel’s Southampton to East Cowes route or Wightlink’s Portsmouth to Fishbourne and Lymington to Yarmouth routes — sailing availability for a trailer, and whether the trip lands in Cowes Week or another peak weekend when ferries and roads are both busiest.
Access, roads and timing on the Isle of Wight
Every mainland-to-island move depends on a booked vehicle-and-trailer sailing, and those spaces are limited with a trailer in tow, so we book well ahead. Once on the island, roads are generally easy, but central Cowes and Yarmouth’s old streets get narrow and busy in season, and the Cowes chain ferry across the Medina needs planning around rather than queuing for. Cowes Week and the Isle of Wight Festival both bring heavy traffic and tighter ferry availability, so we build extra time into jobs near those dates.
Do you handle the ferry booking for boat transport to the Isle of Wight?
Yes, we book the vehicle-and-trailer crossing — with Red Funnel or Wightlink, whichever suits the job — as part of an all-in quote, so there is nothing extra for you to arrange.
Can you collect a boat for Cowes Week or take it away afterwards?
Yes, we work Cowes Week deliveries and collections regularly, and we allow extra time in the quote for the traffic and ferry demand that week brings.
Do you cover the whole island, including Bembridge and Yarmouth?
Yes. We collect and deliver anywhere on the Isle of Wight, from Cowes and Newport to Bembridge, Ryde and Yarmouth.
What if my boat doesn’t have its own trailer?
We carry a boat trailer with bunks and a winch and can load a hull with no road trailer of its own, as well as boats already sitting on a trailer.
Get a boat transport quote for Isle of Wight
Tell us the pickup and drop-off points, the make and length of the boat, and whether it has its own road-legal trailer, and we will come back with an all-in price that includes the ferry crossing — no separate charges for fuel, tolls or loading. Use the form here or head to contact and quote to reach us directly. We can usually collect within a few days and will always work around ferry sailing times and Cowes Week demand.
Quote: boat transport Isle of Wight
Tell us what needs moving and where. We reply personally, usually within a couple of hours.
Ready to move it?
Send a few details and we’ll come straight back with a clear, all-in price. No call centres — you deal with the driver.