Sparkes Marina
Sparkes Marina sits in the south-west corner of Chichester Harbour, right on the south-eastern tip of Hayling Island — a cracking spot if you're exploring this stretch of the Solent. With 140 berths and round-the-clock showers, toilets, a laundry room, and on-site marine engineers, you've got pretty much everything covered without leaving the marina. It's tucked just inside the harbour entrance, so you get easy access in and out without a long haul up the channel.
Based on AIS data
quiet → busy
Marinas and anchorages near Sparkes Marina · times are dock to dock
Popular Times
Boats arriving and leaving, by local hour — the hours the quay is actually working.
- Busiest on Saturdays and Sundays
- Busiest around 16:00 — boats coming and going
- Half the boats that stop here have arrived by 15:00
- 91% of visits are overnight
- Typical stay: ~67h
Plan a Passage
Popular
22 legs boats have actually been recorded sailing.
How busy is it?
typically 14th busiest of 15 nearby spots across the year