One of the purposes of this website is to keep the local community and the wider world informed and to let you see and understand the changes being made to regenerate the harbour and its facilities.

We will add regular news items here to keep everyone up to date with progress and the future aims of Wick Harbour Authority.

March 2010
Wick Marina has now teamed up with Inverness, Orkney, and Shetland Marinas to form a group, ‘Sail North Scotland’, to promote sailing and business on the ‘Viking Trail’.

The Visit Scotland Growth Fund provided a grant to help set up the group. This is an exciting new venture and we hope to build on the ever growing marine leisure activity by offering secure modern berthing and facilities. 

SNS’s first major presentation was last month at the Gothenberg International Boat Show where we had tremendous interest in our area, enhanced by kilts and Old Pulteney nectar! 

Lots of good contacts were made so we look forward to welcoming more Scandinavian visitors this summer.

The website is available at Sail North Scotland or see the Sail North Scotland brochure.

We have now moved into our ‘new’ new offices in J S Duncan’s former premises, and it’s looking great.  Thanks to all the tradesmen and volunteers who helped make it happen.  Unfortunately however, we have had to put our plans for new visitors toilets, showers, lounge and kitchen facilities within the building on hold.  The existing ones will continue in use meantime.

Wifi is now available on the marina, contact office for access and costs.  Plans for waste pump-out and on-site fuelling are currently on hold, but diesel, oil and craneage are available from a local supplier.

The old redundant slipway cradle has now been dismantled and stored, and is for sale to any interested party.  The yard area has been cleared and is now used for secure storage of small craft.

This month the Crown Estate announced their 1st Round of seabed leases for marine renewable projects in the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters. 

This, along with the proposed Beatrice Offshore Windfarm twenty miles south of us, is another exciting opportunity for business in the area, and we are actively pursuing the major players and advising them of our proximity and our facilities.  Survey companies are already showing interest and we are confident that this will build in the future.

See the Crown Estate website for more details.

We are about to commission a Feasibility Study into improving facilities and depths in the River Harbour and Approaches, the provision of launch, retrieval and testing areas for marine renewable devices, and potential Wick Bay developments.  These are for the long term to further our diversification plans.

Wick Annual 2009 Report on Light Outages.