Käringön

Marina near Stocken

Last edited 09.01.2023 at 15:47 by NV Charts Team

Latitude

58° 6’ 48.9” N

Longitude

11° 21’ 58.2” E

Description

Former herring fishing village, now a very popular pleasure boat and natural harbour.

NV Cruising Guide

Navigation

The harbour is not lighted and can be approached at night only with local knowledge. Coming from the fairway across the Käringöfjord, head for the buoy with the north stop sign north of Käringö. The buoy remains on port side, then you can keep towards the harbour.

Berths

You can moor in front of stern buoys on the outer western floating bridge or alongside the inner floating bridge. By arrangement, the southern quays of the harbour proper may also be used. Weather protection is good, except in northerly winds. Then there is swell in the harbour. In the guest harbour bad protection from wind from directions between west and north.

Surroundings

The most important industry has always been fishing. The island was once an easy place to live until the preacher Simon arrived during the second half of the 19th century: he closed many of the island's pubs and taught the population strict rules of life. When herring fishing was no longer profitable, the population declined. Around the turn of the century Käringö became a seaside resort. Today it is a lively municipality in the archipelago, which sets both on the tourism and on the own population. The buildings are worth seeing, especially the small museum and the vicarage on the west side of the island, which today serves as a pub. The harbour is always busy in the summer season, so that there is sometimes quite a crowd. There are regular boat connections to Hälleviksstrand and then by bus to Henån.