Banff Marina
Banff Marina
Harbour Office Quayside
Banff
Aberdeenshire
AB45 1HQ
Tel: 01261 815544
Mobile: 07770 646115
Fax: 01261 815544
james.henderson@aberdeenshire.gov.uk
www.banffmarina.com

Banff Harbour, a former fishing and cargo port, came into being in 1625 when rocks were cleared from Guthrie's Haven to form what is now the inner basin. Further improvements to the harbour were carried out in 1770 by John Smeaton creating what is now the middle basin and the East pier and then again in 1818 by Thomas Telford resulting in the creation of the North Breakwater, forming the outer basin, along with the construction of the lighthouse.  Issues of silting in the harbour from the River Deveron, caused the fishing and cargo traffic to migrate to the neighbouring harbour of Macduff, which left Banff principally as a leisure harbour, although a few private fishing vessels do still remain.

The marina was developed to boost the harbour's attraction and tourist trade in 2007 and now provides safe haven for 76 fully serviced (water and electricity) pontoon berths that can cater for vessels of up to 10 metres in length with a draft of up to 1.8 metres. A number of these berths are reserved exclusively for the many Marina visitors who berth with us whilst they are enjoying the delights of sailing the Moray Firth Coastline.

Entry to the marina is either by following the line of south wall of the New Quay by day, or using the two red leading lights by night.  As you enter the harbour, round the Old Quay close to your port side as the water shallows towards the beach to the NW. Past the Railway Jetty you'll see a line of distinct piles running adjacent the Old Quay.  These piles or post are distinctly marked with black and white bands and have a red ball on top, and these mark the edge of a drying shelf on the inner Old Quay wall.  Local boats berth against the Old Quay will come to settle on the shelf as the harbour dries. Generally keep as close as possible to the outer hammer heads of the marina pontoons.