Möja

About This Anchorage

Möja is a lightly touristed island in the middle-outer archipelago with a permanent population of around 200 — making it one of the more populated outer islands. The famous Möja cooperative shop (handelsbolag) has operated since 1901 and is an institution in the archipelago. The anchorage in Möja Söderby bay gives a genuine taste of the lived-in outer island life away from the tourist infrastructure of Sandhamn and Grinda. Rocky inlets around the island offer exploration by dinghy, and the marked walking trail to the island's highest point gives panoramic views across the skerry garden. The mud bottom ensures reliable holding and the bay is adequately sheltered in prevailing SW/W summer conditions.

Hazards

• !SE and E exposure to Baltic swell in easterly conditions
• !Shallow passages around island require current chart consultation
• !Isostatic uplift means some charted depths near rocks are overstated

Skipper's Tips

• →Visit the Möja cooperative shop — one of Sweden's oldest island cooperatives, founded 1901
• →Walk the trail to the summit viewpoint — 360° panorama of the outer archipelago
• →Möja's dinghy-accessible outer skerries have superb swimming and sunbathing spots
• →Ferries from Stockholm Strömkajen via Stavsnäs — check Waxholmbolaget timetables
• →Quieter than Sandhamn/Grinda — good choice for a peaceful second night in the archipelago

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