Odden Havn

Description

NV Cruising Guide

Navigation

The approach to the port is unproblematic day and night. It takes place in the white sector of the pier light (Oc.WRG.5s).

Berths

Guests will find sufficient berthing possibilities at the jetties in the outer harbour or on the inside of the outer pier at 2-3.5 m water depth. In onshore storms, however, the outer harbour is very rough. The western part of the inner harbour is reserved for fishermen. Here, yachts are only allowed to moor for fuel bunkering.

Surroundings

Near the harbour you will find good supply facilities, including fish shops and a smokehouse on the cliff. The harbour also offers fuel supply and shipyard services.

Sjællands Rev:

This reef, which is very dangerous for recreational boating, extends from the Sjællands-Odde peninsula about 5 nm into the Kattegat. The reef is divided by a passage marked with light buoys, the Snekkeløb. Those unfamiliar with the area should only navigate the passage with caution and in calm weather.

NV Land Guide

This harbour is a must on the Round Zealand tour, because on the one hand it is the only stop between the Isefjord, Sejerø and Ebeltoft Bay, and on the other hand it is a highly recommended destination. It earns high marks not only for the charming coexistence of fishermen and pleasure craft, but also for its beautiful location at the foot of a steep, tree-covered slope and its good facilities. In addition, there is the appealing landscape of the peninsula, which is barely two kilometres wide but 15 kilometres long.

But first to the harbour, the inner basin of which the fishermen defend ironclad against the pleasure boaters as their turf. At most, the "intruders" are tolerated on the west side of the inner pier when the harbour is full - which happens more often. The fact that the fishermen insist on their right of home benefits the sailors twice: firstly in the form of the rustic atmosphere of a still halfway intact "fishing world" and secondly on their own menu, which can be enriched by sea delicacies. The harbour milieu wins through the fish auctions, the small shipyard and the fish shops with a particularly rich offer. There's also a small merchant's shop a few yards away.

The harbour scene is lively, but there's no hustle and bustle. While the fishermen repair their nets, clean the fish or take care of their boats, a few tourists watch the harbour hustle and bustle on the terrace of the Pølser-Bude. Towards evening, it's typically Danish when the locals meet for a "Klönschnak" in the "Bodega" and the "Cafe Tunen".

The fact that the sports boats are no longer a foreign body in the former fishing and trading port is proven by the assortment of the ship's chandlery, which is oriented towards the touring sailors. Among them, word has spread that "Den Gyldne Hane" (The Golden Cockerel) is a first-class culinary address. No wonder, because as far as fresh fish is concerned, the chef only has to step outside the door to order supplies from the other side of the street. But it can't be freshness alone that keeps the gourmets coming. The chef also has a happy hand with ingredients, such as the exquisite sauces.

Getting the rolls requires a little more exercise than visiting the nearby waterfront eateries. The bakery is at the eastern end of the village, about a kilometre from the moorings. And because it's good for the unused sailor's legs, you should stop by three sights, the windmill at Yderby (three kilometres northwest), Odden Church and the memorial column to the heroes from the sea battle at Odden (three kilometres southeast).

"Sjællands Odde" is known to every schoolchild on Zealand because of the sea battle, because for a few generations of teachers the question has been asked in history lessons: Which famous Danish naval hero died in the sea battle on 22 March 1808? It was Peter Willemoes, who distinguished himself at the youthful age of 17 in the naval battle against Nelson in the roadstead off Copenhagen in 1801.

Seven years after this battle, during the Danish-English War, the last liner remaining in the Danish-Norwegian fleet, "Prins Christian Frederik", met an English naval force of two liners and three frigates at Odden. After three hours of unequal fighting, the Danish captain Jessen was forced to ground his shot-up ship and drop the flag. Among the fallen was Peter Willemoes, a native of Assens, who had again distinguished himself by special bravery in his last battle, and for this gained immortality in the Danish history books.

To commemorate the dead of this naval engagement, Captain L. Fribert of Anneberggaard had a monument erected in the cemetery of Overby shortly after the battle, a marble helmet supported by a sandstone column. A patriotic poem by Grundtvig (see also Lohals, Volume 1) was carved into the base. Incidentally, a plaque and the anchor of the Danish liner commemorate its sinking at the harbour. For those who don't care much for the graves of dead sea heroes, a visit to the nearby church is recommended, which was built in the 14th century and rebuilt about 100 years later. Jewels inside are the altarpiece from around 1580 and an early Gothic crucifix from 1350 in the tower room. The votive ship that can be seen in the church is of course the "Prins Christian". The model lifeboat is said to be made from wreckage of the original. On the way from Overby to Yderby we recommend to use the side road with less traffic, which runs south parallel to the main road. On the way back to the harbour, there is an opportunity to look past the large white smokehouse, which you can already make out as a good landmark to starboard as you enter the harbour. It was designed by the renowned Danish architect Arne Jacobsen.

Until the mid-1960s, the narrow peninsula of Sjællands Odde was a secluded piece of land, once brought into the public spotlight only by the Kattegat swimmers of the 1930s. The most famous of these swimmers, who swam the Kattegat from Sjællands Odde to Djursland, was Jenny Kammergaarde. To commemorate the achievements of these sportswomen, three large stones stand at the far western tip of the peninsula. It was not until the opening of the Mols Line in the 60s that the tourists came. Today, thousands of travellers drive to the ferry station on the southwest coast of the strip every day. Odden Havn they leave - thank God - on the right.

Marina Information

Contact

Surroundings

Electricity

Water

Toilet

Shower

Restaurant

Imbiss

Atm

Fuel

Grocery

Boatyard

Ramp

Public Transport

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Garbage