Waiting lists for moorings should disappear within two years

But while Guernsey's harbourmaster, Captain Robert Barton, welcomed that prospect, he said it would only be a temporary lull.

He said that, by 2007, the waiting list would have begun to grow again.

He said expanding into the existing commercial harbour in St Sampson's could be a solution, but would not take place for a long time.

"It is a long way down the line," he said.

"We are talking about 15 years ahead, so we have no detailed plans for that.