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Sitka

Sitka has five city harbors on Sitka Channel and a city port facility that moors vessels up to 300 feet.

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300 ft

Longest vessel the city says the Port Facility (City Wall) moors

5 harbors

City harbors: Crescent, Sealing Cove, ANB, Thomsen and Eliason

VHF 16

Harbormaster channel, staffed 8:00 am to 11:00 pm daily

USD 1.62

Transient moorage per foot per day for vessels up to 80 ft, before tax

Pages

Sitka pages

For crewJobsWhere yacht work is in Sitka: the harbor office and its hours, the rules for foreign crew and pay figures.For captainsBerthsWhere yachts moor in Sitka: the city harbors and the Port Facility, with rates, fuel, customs reporting and pilotage.For owners and charter guestsVisitingWhen to come to Sitka by yacht, where vessels anchor, and how the approaches and the ferry link to the harbors.

Map

Four of the city harbors on Sitka Channel

Eliason Harbor and Thomsen Harbor lie side by side on the east side of Sitka Harbor. Crescent Harbor lies east of the Sitka-Mount Edgecumbe bridge. Sealing Cove lies at the southeast end of Japonski Island.

Eliason Harbor. The city's seasonal reserved moorage for larger vessels, 1 May to 30 September. Transient vessels berth at the breakwater (NOAA Coast Pilot 8).

Thomsen Harbor. The Harbor Department office is next to this harbor at 617 Katlian Street.

Crescent Harbor. A small-boat basin. NOAA Coast Pilot 8 says no transient moorage is available.

Sealing Cove. A small-boat basin at the southeast end of Japonski Island. NOAA Coast Pilot 8 says transient berths, electricity and water are available.

Seasons

Best months and weather

5°

209

Jan

5°

151

Feb

6°

142

Mar

9°

109

Apr

12°

May

14°

Jun

16°

117

Jul

17°

184

Aug

14°

297

Sep

10°

299

Oct

7°

252

Nov

5°

214

Dec

Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff seasonTop number: mean daily high, °C. Bars: rain, mm.

Rain and temperature are 1991 to 2020 monthly normals for Sitka Airport, from NOAA NCEI. Figures are converted from inches and degrees Fahrenheit and rounded. Monthly high is the mean daily maximum. Season bands are our own estimate.

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Four of the city harbors on Sitka Channel

Best months and weather

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