Yachting Monthly - April 2016

No need to sail overnight: there’s a harbour just a daysail away along Estonia’s coast

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CRUISING GUIDE

Estonia cruise planner

Tallinn Kalev YC Marina, 4m depth. €20 (£15) per day; City Marina, 4.3m depth. From €35

(£25) per day; 30ft to 50ft €55 (£40) per day; Seaplane Harbour, pontoons in 8m. €3 (£2.25)

per m per day. From here you can walk into the medieval city centre with bars and restaurants.

Lohusalu Pontoons, 10 visitors’ berths in

2.2m. €23 (£17) per day up to 50ft. A rural

arcadia surrounded by forest and wildlife.

Dirhami Alongside fish quay in 4.2m. €20

(£15) per day. Poor shelter in N and NW winds,

but a good, if basic, club restaurant.

Haapsalu Old Yacht Club, pontoons, 1.8m depth. €20 (£15) per day up to 28ft; 28ft to 40ft

€35 (£25) per day; Grand Holm Marina, 2.5m depth. €20 (£15) per day; Westmeri Marina, 2.2m

depth. €30 (£22.50) per day. Enjoy the inlet which inspired Tchaikovsky to write Swan Lake.

Rohuküla Alongside quay or on swinging

moorings, 4.7m depth. €20 (£15) per day.

Good shelter and roomy but limited facilities.

Orjaku Yacht dock, depth 2.7m. €15 (£11)

per day up to 10m; over 10m €20 (£15). Good

or moderate shelter in all winds.

Kärdla Marina, 60 visitors’ berths, 3.2m

depth. €20 (£15) per day. Newly constructed

marina, well-managed with most facilities.

Heltermaa Marina, 4.6m depth. €20 (£15)

per day. One of the loveliest locations, with

good shelter. Short walk to knitwear emporium.

Triigi Pontoon berths or swinging moorings,

2.8m depth. €20 (£15) per day. Basic port,

well-sheltered, excellent ferry connections.

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