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It's a great landing spot when coming from the Faroes Islands. Getting in here is shorter than Seydisfjördur (which is the usual entry port). The town is nice, there is a small shop that gets you everything. Close to the pontoon is the local museum. There is a very nice walk to the cliffs on the east side of the town. The pontoon seems to be free, it was build to attract foreign sailors people told us. There is a electricity outlet on the pontoon, but I did not test if it works. I think there is also water, but I did not pay attention as I did not need. There is a bigger harbour with a small craft marina further down the fjord, but I think it's not interest for sailors, as it's off town and industrial, except maybe in very heavy weather when it seems to offer more protection than this open pontoon. But we did not go there.

1 x helpful | written on 5. Jul 2025 | updated_on 11. Jul 2025

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Small fishing harbour, space for one or two sailingboats. It's exactly in front of a famous tourist spot for bird watching (Puffins and others), and a good starting points for hikes. So, it's relatively busy, and also often cruise ship anchor in the bay and bring people ashore. So it's not the most idyllic place, but a convienient stop for these attractions. The fuel pump needs a special card for paying (n1.is), so probably not for passing boats. There is a café in the harbour (9h-17h) which has a toilet.
You can see the current occupation of the harbour on this webcam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=IgFree-2qcE

1 x helpful | written on 5. Jul 2025 | updated_on 9. Jul 2025

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It's a rather big fishing harbour with a lot of unloading facilities in the outer harbour. The small fishing boats go into the inner harbour after unloading. There is a floating pontoon that can be used by transiting boats, or a free space on the finger docks. Talk to the harbour master to know what is free. His office is in a container near the crane in the outer harbour.
There is also a dock in the outer harbour (near the fuel station) where transiting boats can moor, which is fine in settled conditions and closer to the village.
There is a fee, which can be payed here or in Husavik.
It seems possible to anchor in the bay south and east of the harbour. We did anchor a bit north of the harbour bay in rather settled conditions (10-15kts northwind) and it was fine for fishing in the afternoon.

1 x helpful | written on 8. Jul 2025 | updated_on 9. Jul 2025

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This is the only harbour on Grimsey island. It's used for the ferry and fishing boats. Sailboats are welcome as the restricted space allows. I save spot to moor is on the end of the outer pier, so not to obstruct the ferry which arrives every day around noon. In heavy weather, or if space available, the harbourmaster will allow the boats to come to the inner harbour. Fee is 20€ per night.
The island is a great nature highlight. People are very friendly, and during summer times all island descendents spend their summer here, so there are a lot of kids. Occasionally, there are cruise ship anchoring in the bay and shiping tourists to the island, which then changes the scenery completely.

1 x helpful | written on 9. Jul 2025 | updated_on 11. Jul 2025

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Dette er fergeterminalen for øya Hrísey. Oppdateres angående småbåtfasiliteter.

1 x helpful | written on 9. Jul 2025

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Liten fiskerihavn med en meget liten flytebrygge, hovedsakelig for små fiskebåter til lasting/losing. Rikelig med plass på kaien for å fortøye.

1 x helpful | written on 9. Jul 2025

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To kaier, en for store skip, en for små båter. Den administreres av Husavík havn, så ring dit for mer info.

1 x helpful | written on 9. Jul 2025 | updated_on 9. Jul 2025

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Se webkameraen for den lille båtens flytebrygge: https://vopnafjardarhreppur.is/stjornsysla/stofnanir/vopnafjardarhofn/vefmyndavelar

1 x helpful | written on 10. Jul 2025

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The harbour is easy to enter and very safe, so always a good backup plan.
We were sailing from Tanger to Rabat-Salé, and were tired with the tide against us, so we went into Laarache and wanted to anker in the river mouth for a few hours. The harbour master called us on the radio, and told us that it's forbidden to anchor in the river, and made us came to the main dock. So we had to clear in (2h), and first they did not want us to leave before the morning (which was too late for the tide), so after a long discussion, they cleared us immediately out. So instead of sleeping, we had four hours of administrative work, and were charged 26€ for the "night" on the pontoon.
Beside that, it's a real genuine moroccan fishing harbour, which is surely pretty interesting to see ...

1 x helpful | written on 10. Jul 2025 | updated_on 11. Jul 2025

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This is a fishing harbour also known as "Port de pêche de Salée" ... which as far as I now is rather shallow and exposed to swell. I'm not sure if sailboats are welcome. Just be aware: offically, it's not allowed to anchor in Morocco nowhere. Consider going up to Bouregreg Salé marina, which is very nice and reasonably priced.

1 x helpful | written on 10. Jul 2025 | updated_on 11. Jul 2025

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Marinaen er godt beskyttet langt inne i Bouregreg-elven. Det er en marina av høy kvalitet og svært trygg (siden kongen har båtene sine der som er bevoktet) og til rimelige priser. Det er en flott beliggenhet i den pittoreske landsbyen Salé, og nær Rabat, som er en fantastisk by å utforske. Du kan gå til togstasjonen som tar deg direkte til alle de store byene i Marokko.
Oppmerksomhet! Inngangen til Bouregreg-elven kan være utfordrende! Ikke prøv det med mer enn 2 meters dønning, 1 meter er anbefalt. Og vær oppmerksom på tidevannet. For å komme inn kort tid etter høyvann, for å dra kort tid før høyvann, slik at du har høyvann, men litt strøm mot deg. Det er to nedsenkede murer som ikke er / dårlig merket. Bruk satellittbilde for å dobbeltsjekke. Når slottet på styrbord side er passert, er du trygg. Det er en mulighet for å be om en los fra marinaen, men hvis du forbereder deg nøye, er det absolutt gjennomførbart. Når du er inne i elven, ring marinaen og gå til ventebryggen utenfor marinaen for tollklarering (i Marokko må tollklarering gjøres i HVER havn!).

1 x helpful | written on 10. Jul 2025

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Bare en brygge egentlig bak en molo. Men sannsynligvis ganske god beskyttelse.

1 x helpful | written on 11. Jul 2025

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Veldig liten havn med en liten flytebrygge kun for én båt. Ingen anelse om dybden.

1 x helpful | written on 11. Jul 2025

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Egentlig bare en brygge, ingen molo. Men spesifikke forhold kan være veldig nyttige, f.eks. med vestavind mens du venter på å runde odden.

1 x helpful | written on 11. Jul 2025

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Oppmerksomhet! Inngangen (kun nord!) er grunn, den sørlige inngangen er for grunn og tørker ut mesteparten av tiden. Følg tidevannet og planlegg inngangen avhengig av dybden på båten din. Med liten dybde kan du nesten alltid passere. Det er noen få steiner på tilnærmingen fra nord, men når du først er inne, er kanalen ganske klar og lett å finne. Ankring er ikke så lett, da kysten er ganske bratt og det er mye tang. Men det er mulig. Vakkert avsidesliggende sted og enklere enn det ser ut til. Likevel, kanskje ikke for nybegynnere.

1 x helpful | written on 1. Jul 2025

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Stor havn for industri- og cruiseskip. Liten småbåthavn i hjørnet. Oppdatering kommer.

0 x helpful | written on 9. Jul 2025

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