Marinas

Fair Isle

Fair Isle, world-famous for its knitting and bird life, has a well sheltered and easily accessible pier at North Haven, and a pontoon for visiting yachts, which can also anchor off the pier if preferred. The island makes a great stepping stone, whether on the way North to Shetland or heading South to explore the rest of Britain ...
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Virkie - Ness Boating Club Marina

The Ness Boating Club Marina sits at the Pool of Virkie and has one visitor berth. The area is handy while waiting for the wind and tide to round Sumburgh Head and Fitful Head, or to make the Fair Isle crossing. The entrance to the marina is narrow and shallow so it is advisable to take local advice before entering ...
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Bressay and Noss

The island of Bressay, half a mile across the harbour , offers a complete contrast to the bustle of Lerwick, and the sheltered visitor berth in the marina at the Voe of Leiraness is easy of access. Nearby, The Maryfield Hotel serves good pub-grub, and the island offers some fine hill and coast walking ...
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Lerwick

Lerwick is the capital of Shetland and as the main centre for visiting yachts it is often the first port of call. Lerwick Port Control keeps a 24 hour watch on VHF Ch 12 and visiting craft should contact the duty Port Controller on that channel before entering the harbour ...
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Out Skerries

Out Skerries is around 9 miles east of Shetland and makes a perfect starting point for the 164 nautical mile onward voyage to Norway. The passage to Out Skerries by yacht also provides an ideal oppertunity for spotting minke whale and harbour porpoise off the dramatic coastline of cliffs, arches, blow holes, stacks, voes and beaches ...
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Vidlin

Vidlin marina provides good shelter from southernly winds and is accessible at all states of the tide. It sits at the centre of the village at the head of Vidlin Voe ...
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Whalsay

In Whalsay, Symbister is a handy stopover for cruising yachts and has both a small boat marina and a pier, as well as a nearby anchorage in North Voe, although as the bottom is foul with old moorings the anchor should be buoyed. The pier offers good berthing for around 20 visiting boats ...
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Baltasound

Baltasound is a large and well-serviced harbour sheltered by the isle of Balta at the mouth of the sound and by the high ground to the north and west. While the small boat marina is not suitable for visiting yachts a pontoon berth situated west of the main pier is accessible at all states of the tide. Alternitively, there is a good anchorage south west of the pier ...
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Burravoe

Burravoe is at the south eastern tip of Yell, and thanks to its excellent shelter, has been in use since the 1500s. There are fine walks around Heoganess, the peninsula which shelters the harbour, which has been in use for over 500 years ...
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Cullivoe

Cullivoe in North Yell lies on the western shore of Bluemill Sound. The harbour, built in 1991, remains the most active on the island and is accessible in all states of the tide, sheltering both a pier and a small boat marina ...
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Mid Yell

Mid Yell is in a deep voe, sheltered by the uninhabited island of Hascosay. It has a 90m pier and a small boat marina which has room for 1 larger or 2 smaller visiting boats. When entering, keep close to the breakwater but risk of damage is low as the bottom is sandy ...
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Ulsta

The small marina at Ulsta is an 'L' shaped pontoon system, one arm being 20m and the other 10m. It is predominantly used by small fishing boats but space should be available for cruising boats to tie up. It is situated inshore from the ferry terminal and not Yell Sound and not visable from boats travelling through Yell Sound ...
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Brae

Busta Voe is recognised as one of the most popular sailing venues in Shetland. Located at the head of the Voe is the Delting Boating Club and the Delting Boating Club Marina, the new 54th berth marina opened in 2007 ...
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Collafirth

The marina and pier, situated at Saltoo in Collafirth was built in 1988 on the site of an old Norwegain whaling station where the fishing industry lives on. Electricity can be arranged at the marina and approach poses no problems at any state of the tide ...
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Voe

Voe, the most Norwiegan-looking village in Shetland, nestles at the head of the deep, sheltered, sea loch of Olna Firth where there is a newly rebuilt pier and marina. The approach is narrow and care should be taken to avoid mussel farming areas ...
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Aith

Aith has a marina with 2 visitor berths; however if these are too shallow or are taken, the public pier provides good shelter from all wind directions. Shower facilities can be found at the Leisure Centre, a short walk from the pier ...
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Skeld

Skeld is a landlocked haven with an excellent pier and new marina. There are 8 visitor berths as well as having a floating pontoon with space for another 20 or more. When entering the narrows of Skeld Voe keep centre then point towards the church to avoid the shallow water of the centre line ...
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Walls

Walls is a sheltered harbour, protected from southerly gales by the islands of Linga and Vaila, and has a public pier, a marina with 2 visitor's berths, and a second pier at the Walls Boating Club. Deep draft yachts should use the public pier ...
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West Burrafirth

West Burrafirth makes a good anchorage featuring a pictish broch and shelters the pier for the Papa Stour Ferry ...
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Bridge End

Bridge-End marina is situated at the head of South Voe where a buoyed channel provides access, this channel is best approached with high water. Water depth at the pontoons is 3 metres, with 2 metres at the pier ...
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Hamnavoe

Hamnavoe is an attractive natural harbour with a small pier and is an ideal base to explore the nearby uninhabited islands of Oxna, Papa, Cheynies and Hildasay. The pretty fishing village, overlooks the sheltered inlet of Hamna Voe, protected from the open Atlantic by the arm of Fugla Ness and its lighthouse ...
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Scalloway

Scalloway, capital of Shetland until the 17th century, provides a storm-proof harbour and everything a visiting yacht requires. The harbour is sheltered from all wind directions by the islands of Trondra and Burra, and can be accessed at all states of the tide and in all weather conditions ...
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