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Risør to Arendal: Tyholmen's Merchants

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Evrim Can Doğan
·14 April 2026·1 min read·Norway

Leg 1.6: Risør to Arendal

Distance: 20 NM

Time: 3-4 hours

Navigation: Easy coastal

Character: Approaching larger town


ARENDAL, NORWAY [QR-026]

Coordinates: 58°28'N, 8°46'E

Marina: Arendal Gjestehavn (Pollen)

Berth Cost: €50-70/night

Character: Larger town, good services, historic old town (Tyholmen)


Tyholmen [QR-027] - Old town on peninsula, white wooden houses (Norway loves white wooden houses), 17th-18th century, very photogenic.

Provisioning: Large supermarkets, marine chandlery, good place to stock up before continuing.


Dining:

🍴 Nidelven Gastropub [QR-028]

  • Modern Norwegian, craft beer
  • €35-60

🍴 Madam Reiersen [QR-029] - Tyholmen

  • Upscale, historic building
  • €50-80

Stay 1 night


From From the Lights of Bifröst to the Dawn of Ionia — a sailing guide by Evrim Can Doğan (S/V Magische Pompoen). Published under CC BY-NC.