Kalimnos - Docking
In Kalimnos, there is berthing for visiting yachts on the NW quay just past the ferry dock. Being so close to the ferry dock this quay does suffer from surge created by ferry wash, so be sure to pull your boat a good distance off the quay and use snubbers. Fortunately, the prevailing wind tends to blow boats off the quay.
Moor stern-to or bow-to on the quay. It is very crowded here and can be difficult to find a berth. The shelter is good, but the holding is less certain if the anchor does not penetrate the weed so be sure to let out lots of chain. Take care berthing stern-to as depths can be shallow in places (1.5 -2.0 meters).
There is a marinero to take lines for which a small charge is made. The Harbour Master’s office is located on the ferry quay near the authorities, however it is likely he will find you first. He will take the required papers to the port office on arrival and bring them back to you.
Water and electricity are available and fuel can be delivered by mini-tanker. See latest fees charged here in comments at bottom of page.
While this quay offers good shelter, in a southerly the SW quay at the root of the ferry dock will offer better protection.
If arriving at night, there is space to anchor to starboard on entering the harbor, out of the main channel.
Work on the basic structure of a new Kalimnos Marina was completed in 2002. However, no further work has been done since so it’s unlikely this will ever be operational.
Last updated: April 2017
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2016-08-31 Kalimnos.
There is a 15€ fee for docking at the west wall and then “Yanis” from the municipality talks to you about dockage and water fees. 5€ of electricity gets you about 11-12 kw (minimum one can buy) and water runs 2.5€ per half-ton.
The minimum one can buy. If one takes shore power or water, be prepared to have your cord and hose run over by a motorcycle 6-10 times a day as that is what “Yanis” uses to get around.
The cost per day to dock our 15.07-meter boat was 9.50€/day.
Across the street and towards the north are two marine stores. Fuel is available by tanker.
The office that “Yanis” works for is next to the Tourist Information Office on the pier used by the Blue Star Ferry to dock, and near to where the Port Authority is.
Check-in was easy and quick. When a big and/or fast ferry comes in, they create a surge that moves the boats at this wall more than one meter in and out. This put a real strain on your lines and hardware, so I suggest you install rubber snubbers or the equivalent on your stern lines.
Note that the EagleRay Port Guide says that there are areas of the harbor where your anchor may not hold, so test before committing to the med moor. It appears that those boats that have their anchor extremely taut experience the most problems when the surge occurs.
If one comes in at night and does not use the dockhand to help moor, expect to pay the 15€ dock fee in the morning. On one occasion, I observed a sailboat come in at night, and then in the morning his neighbor to starboard got underway and his anchor was fouled by the sailboat.
The dockhand made the sailboat depart the dock to untangle the chain, and then moved him to another place on the wall. The sailboat was charged 30€. I understand from third party people that they complained to the Port Authority and were told to pay the bill or his boat would be “arrested” for failing to pay the bill. He paid. There is a place to anchor upon entrance to the harbor to starboard. If I was arriving late and knew all of the above, I would elect to anchor overnight and make my approach to the wall in the morning.
The big yachts, gulets, and tour boats, moor closer to the city center, south of the wall where the smaller boats med moor. I saw a 52’ cat try to moor there and it was directed to moor at the west wall.
MV LeeZe