Old City Harbour and Marina, Weener, Lower Saxony, Germany

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General - The Old City Harbour and Marina of Weener are located on the River Ems in Lower Saxony, Germany. Here you will find both berths and a boatyard.

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Address - Not known

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Hours - Not known.

Arrival out of hours - Not known.

Formalities - Click here for general information on Germany.

Position - 53°10,1' N 007°22,2' E

Charts, Pilots & Cruising Guides - See the following link for German Charts

Berths, Slips & Moorings - Numbers not known.

Maximum length - 24.5m in the lock.
Maximum beam - Not known.

Approach and Entrance - A yacht must enter the river Ems by using Riffgat coming from the north. The water is here around 5 to 6 m.Coming from the west yacht can use the Westerems entrance.
After entering the river Ems you first pass the Island Borkum east from you. The next harbour on the right is Eemshaven (Netherland) - only a industral harbour. They don´t want to have yachts there and there are no facilities for yachts.
The next harbour on the right is Delfzijl. Then a yacht reach the first German harbour on the left, Emden. After passing Emden the next harbour is on the right, Ditzum. A very little German harbour with a tide of around 3 m. No lock. Following the river up the next harbour is Leer on the left.
To reach Leer a yacht must leave the river Ems and enter the very small river Leda.
After passing Leer on the river Ems Weener harbour comes on the right. The best arrival for Weener is 2 hours before and after the high tide.

Protection/Shelter - Good

Depths - 1.5m - 2.5m