Evia Channel - Khalkis Bridge

Created by sue. Last modified on 2011-05-16 12:18:48
Countries: Greece

Posted 2011-05-16

Subject: Khalkis Bridge Closed on Sunday

We arrived at the south of Khalkis expecting to transit northwards on Sunday night or probably very early Monday AM, to be told by the Harbour Authority (CH12)that the bridge would not open until Monday night (really Tuesday AM early).

Yachts seeking to pass through this bridge would be well advised to telephone the port authority using the number in Rod Heikel's pilotage, if they wish to avoid unecessary waits for transit.

Stewart McKenna
S/Y Susanne

Posted 2010-10-08

We recently transitted the bridge and because Canada has allegedly not signed some maritime convention, we were assessed a penalty of 5 times the normal bridge fee as a Canadian flagged vessel.

Con Sprenger

Posted 2009-11-22

Subject: Going South is a kind of tricky

As mentioned, it is not so clear, where to stay before you can pass thru the bridge to the south. There is very little room with anough depth. Be carefull especially when you arrive from the north and it is high tide ( almost plus 1 meter ). Most of the mooring possibilities will have very shallow waters at low tide! The best places are around the pilot boats mooring spot.

Claus Bettag

Posted 2009-07-17

I have just come up the Evia Channel and have some updated information for boats wanting to pass through the bridge.

Most significant is that the Port Police Office has moved. It is now on the east side of the bridge on Evia itself. Go straight ahead after crossing the bridge on foot, past a large blue "Parking" sign. The new building is about 50 meters up on the right side but the entrance is hard to find because it is up a small, unlikely looking alley just before you get to the building. This may change once all the surrounding building work is completed.

It is necessary to go with your boat papers to the Port Police to notify them of your request to go through the bridge and to pay the fee. I was charged Euro 18.60 for a 14.6 meter boat on a Saturday night. You call them on Ch 12 at a specified time to find out the specific time of opening (at slack water between the hours of 2200 and 0400)and they then call you by name when you are to proceed. You need to be up and ready with anchor weighed because you only have 10 minutes maximum to pass through once they have called.

We anchored under the fort on the south side with good holding and took the dinghy ashore on the jetty north of the bridge on the west side. It is not so clear where to stop to go through the formalities on the way back south. The jetty to the north on the east side was rafted three or four deep when we were waiting and the nearest anchorage is a two miles or so away.

Hope this is of use and interest to other cruisers.

Geoff Cluett
s/v Concerto