Marinas and harbors

105 Rocks – Modermagan – natural harbour

2014/05/102016/11/01 Martin Edge 105 Rocks, Gulf of Finland, Martin Edge, natural harbors in Finland

It was blowing a force 6 from the south west when I entered the perfectly sheltered bay at Moderrmagan but,

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105 Rocks – Hanko/Hangö – marina

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Hanko is, in a sense, the exact opposite of Mariehamn. All the published sources go on about its great attractions

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105 Rocks – Rosala – guest harbour

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I was in Rosala a couple of times. Even in late June it was starting to get popular and by

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105 Rocks – Helsingholm – guest harbour

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Helsingholm was very busy in July, but I managed to find a wee spot amongst the motorboats, inshore of most

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105 Rocks – Birsskär – guest harbour

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This is a pleasant guest quay on a nature reserve island. It’s free, as far as I could tell (ed.

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105 Rocks – Glosan – natural harbour

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This was a genuinely off-piste rock on which I spent a very pleasant and quiet night, but not one that

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105 Rocks – Nagu – marina

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Ed. note: Martin seems to have been guided to the Nagu Yacht Club which is used in “overload” situations, the

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105 Rocks – Boskär – anchorage

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This one’s a bit of a cheat, as I didn’t actually stay here. I did however go ashore, albeit briefly.

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105 Rocks – Björkö – natural harbour

2014/04/182014/05/20 Martin Edge 105 Rocks, Archipelago sea, Martin Edge, natural harbors in Finland

This was an early introduction for me to tying up to Finnish rocks and, despite the apparently idyllic setting, it

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105 Rocks – Västerön – natural harbour

2014/04/182014/05/20 site admin 105 Rocks, Archipelago sea, Martin Edge, natural harbors in Finland

This was a properly off-piste rock wot I found. It’d be crap in any sort of northerly, but was very

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105 Rocks – Parattula – guest harbour

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I fled here when a north westerly gale was forecast and it’s hard to imagine a more sheltered marina. Even

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105 Rocks – Jungfruskär – harbour

2014/03/212014/12/11 Håkan Mitts 105 Rocks, Archipelago sea, Martin Edge, natural harbors in Finland

I was here a couple of times. By coincidence it was exactly a year apart, on 12th July 2012 and

Marinas and harbors

105 Rocks – Lappo – guest harbour

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Lappo was well enough sheltered from the north west really, and

Marinas and harbors

105 Rocks – Enklinge – guest harbour

2014/03/102014/03/22 Martin Edge 105 Rocks, Åland, guest harbor, Martin Edge

This pleasant guest harbour, where you use your own stern anchor, was very well sheltered from the strong northerlies we