Pirita : Profile

Location

This is the yacht harbour for Tallinn.

Position 59°28'N, 24°49'E.

Clearance

After passing the outer breakwaters, proceed to the end of the inner breakwater, which is left to starboard. The customs quay is situated behind the inner breakwater.

Passport control is by the front light beacon of Pirita's leading line (red concrete tower with three white balconies).

Clearance can be done at the Olympic Yacht Marina (TOP).

Docking

Beware of the heavy traffic, fast ships, ferries and fishing vessels in the Gulf of Tallinn.

Both TOP and KJK marinas have visitors' berths.

There are several restaurants and stores, post office, currency exchange, and a pharmacy within a few hundred metres of the port.

Last updated January 2010.

Kalevi Jahtklubi (KJK)
Pirita tee 17, 12111, Tallinn
Tel:(+372) 623 9154 / mob. + 372 504 5182, Fax:(+372) 623 9028, VHF Channel 16
www.kjk.ee, info@kjk.ee
The Kalev Yacht Club (KJK) is one of the oldest and most respectable clubs in Estonia. Located at the mouth of the estuary of the Pirita River, 5km from Tallin. 20 visitors' berths, water, electricity, showers and toilets, WiFi. On the first floor of the clubhouse are a restaurant and public internet facilities.

TOP Marina
Regati pst. 1, 11911 Tallinn, Pirita
Tel:+ 372 639 8980 / mob. + 372 508 2837, Fax:+372 639 88 23, VHF Channel 16
sadam@piritatop.ee
Located at the estuary of the Pirita River, 5km from Tallin. 90 visitors' berths, water, electricity, showers, toilets and sauna, WiFi. Cafe, shop, swimming pool. Fuel and 24hr security.

Yacht Clubs

The Estonian Sea Academy is located in the territory of Pirita Harbour, where the cadets complete their marine training. Here are also the Estonian Yachting Union, the supervising organisation of the Estonian yacht clubs; Association Keep the Estonian Sea Tidy and the Estonian Sea Tourism Association, which organises training courses for skippers of small vessels. Also The Tallinn Yacht Club, yacht club Baltsail and other smaller organisations can be found here.

Kalevi Jahtklubi (KJK) [see above]

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