New Kalana yacht harbour

Hiiumaa’s newest marina supports the growth of an active local community and enhances the navigation choices for small boat operators sailing in the central Baltic Sea, increasing their sense of security.

With the completion of Kalana marina, another important milestone in the vision of ‘A Harbor Every 30 Nautical Miles’ for the Estonian coastal small harbors network was achieved.

Kalana harbor provides services for both fishermen and other seafarers. The fishermen’s dock offers 14 berths, making it an excellent spot for fishing and enjoying activities related to marine life. The regular dock provides 12 convenient berths for mooring sailboats and motorboats alike.

History of the Kalana harbour

The Old Port of Kalana in Kaleste Bay is the westernmost port in Hiiumaa:

• 1611–1632 the start of construction during the reign of King Gustav II Adolf of Sweden. The port was primarily intended to support maritime rescue.
• In the 1870s, a lifeboat station was built near the port. In the 1930s, a ten-oar boat manned with volunteers was located there.
• During the last decades of the 19th century, the Kalana landing site was primarily used for exporting forest and construction materials.
• During World War II, the port of the rescue station was damaged; and the lifeboat was used by war refugees for fleeing abroad.
• In 1960, a 102-metre-long wooden quay was completed in Kalana. After a few years, the construction of a quay made of concrete began.

Until the 1980s, one of the main fish reception points and winter ports for the ships of the collective fishing farm Hiiu Kalur was located here. Circumstances changed; and in the 1990s and 2000s, the port stood idle for a long time, changing owners several times.
In 2011, the local entrepreneur Endel Evert (OÜ Ewent) started with the construction of a new private port next to the old fishing port. The Hiiumaa municipality bought the private port area at the end of the year 2020 and renamed it the Kalana Marina. The new marina has 40 docking spaces for both guests and local sailing enthusiasts, including coastal fishermen. The ship of the Hiiumaa Voluntary Maritime Rescue Society will also be docked there, continuing the tradition of the historical Kalana rescue station.

FI “Kalana – uusi vierassatama Hiiumaalla” https://spv.fi/kalana-uusi-vierassatama-hiiumaalla/

The Kalana Marina overview https://hiiumaa.ee/en/object/the-kalana-marina/