Last updated: 14.02.2025 This pleasant guest harbour, where you use your own stern anchor, was very well sheltered from the strong northerlies we had
Marinas and harbors
Sailing locations and harbors you should visit!
105 Rocks – Kökar – guest harbour
Last updated: 14.02.2025 It’s a somewhat convoluted trail into this harbour on Kökar (ed. note: the harbour is called Karlby, there are two other
105 Rocks – Sottunga – guest harbour
Last updated: 14.02.2025 In July Sottunga was properly busy. There’s a small harbour to the east and a substantial pontoon to which you tie
105 Rocks – Ängholm
Last updated: 22.01.2021 This was my first genuinely off-piste rock and I was dead chuffed with myself for getting to tie to it. I
105 Rocks – Svinösund – anchorage
Last updated: 26.02.2014 This is just a random bay we anchored in when there was a northerly blowing. A very rare outing for the
105 Rocks – Möholm – natural harbour
Last updated: 10.03.2014 This is one of the few natural harbours in Finland which is published in the pilots. Looking at the chart you’d
105 Rocks – Mariehamn East – marina
Last updated: 14.02.2025 English language pilot books are at one with the Rough Planet Guide in describing Mariehamn as a bit of a dump.
105 Rocks – Kobba Klintar – harbour
Last updated: 14.02.2025 This really tight wee harbour with a rocky entrance is a good jumping off point for Sweden. The potentially dodgy channel
105 Rocks – Rödhamn – guest harbour
Last updated: 02.03.2026 Rödhamn is a popular harbour as a first stop in Aland on the way to Mariehamn. It’s well sheltered from most
Isokari lighthouse
Last updated: 14.02.2025The Isokari lighthouse (Enskär in Swedish) is the second oldest lighthouse in Finland. The lighthouse was built in 1833 and is still in
Turku marina alternatives, the yacht clubs
Last updated: 30.07.2025Turku (Åbo) is the 6th biggest city in Finland and the main city in the western archipelago. Turku offers everything you could
Turku marina alternatives, the Ruissalo marina
One of the Turku marina alternatives, the Ruissalo marina is a great choice if you want a little bit of urban luxury in a peaceful setting.
The hospital island Själö – the spookiest of islands
Last updated: 14.02.2025The islands around Finland tell thousands of stories. Few are more gruesome than the stories about the hospital island Själö (Seili in
Nagu Marina – the best of the best?
Last updated: 14.02.2025Seeing that I have spent about 50 years in, on and around the waters of Nagu, I guess I just have to