Wadden Sea marinas

The Wadden Sea is tidal water and a World Heritage site: twice a day much of it falls dry, and you sail on the tide, along buoyed channels, with the islands as your goal.

This is the only real sea area of the Netherlands behind the coast. You plan on the tide tables and the weather, follow the channels and cross the watersheds around high water; those who like it dry out on a sandbank and wait for the next tide. The locks at Den Oever and Kornwerderzand connect the Wadden with the IJsselmeer, Harlingen with the Frisian canals, Lauwersoog with the Lauwersmeer and Delfzijl, by the Eems Canal, with Groningen. From the east you come in by the Ems and the Dollard.

The mainland harbours are Den Helder, Den Oever, Harlingen, Lauwersoog and Delfzijl; on the islands you moor at Oudeschild on Texel, on Vlieland, at West-Terschelling and at Nes on Ameland, where summer berths fill early. The Wadden Sea is for seaworthy boats and skippers at ease with tide and current, and for those who would trade the bustle of the lakes for seals, silence and an island at the end of the day.

All 14 marinas in the Wadden Sea sailing area, grouped by water, with facilities, number of berths and maximum boat sizes. Blue Flag: 8 · visitor berths: 12.