Haugesund to Bergen

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waters	North Sea
political	Europe > Norway

This section of the Norwegian coast is heavily fragmented by fjords and a wide skerry belt with numerous skerries and belts. The hills are covered with dark coniferous forest or exposing a cragged scenic. The mountains are 1000+m high. Here, sailing in high mountains is possible. From Haugesund, a protected passage to Bergen inside the skerry belt is possible. Getting southwards, e.g. to Stavanger, the protected skerry belt must be left to the open North Sea. 13 nm south-westwards from Haugesund there is the island Utsira which names this waters.

1 Towns and marinas
2 Anchorages
3 Tips
4 Bilder

[edit] Towns and marinas

Haugesund – Larger city with industry and dockyard with a marina and a protected, but distant anchorage.
Fjelberg – remote pontoon, well protected in a narrow sound at a small village
Rosendal
Sunndal – jetty of a camping site, interesting for visitors of the Folgefonn glacier
Bergen – cultural centre of Norway, berths at Vaagen at the hanseatic heritage "Bryggen"

[edit] Anchorages

coordinate: 59°59'4.14"N 005°45'24.18"E half round bay at a small island at a narrow channel. It is protected to the east and the west by land. Depth is about 20m. At the northern neighbour island there is a fish farm [last updated: 08/2006]

nice bay, but unsuitable to stay over night and surrounded by many houses

coordinate: 60°04'8.85"N 005°39'46.09"E round by at the Lukksound behind a small channel. The entry at night is not possible. In the middle of the bay there are stones and rocks! Various houses around the bay. Not recommended.

[edit] Tips

Folgefonn glacier – the third largest glacier of Norway is southwards from Bergen. At the pontoon in Sundal you can leave your boat and start walking. A walking trails leads to the lower part of a glacier tongue. Even it is small part of the glacier, it is still impressive