Best Sailors' Bars in the World

Cronin's in Crosshaven, County Cork, Ireland

One of the most satisfying things to find at the end of a long passage is a fine pint of refreshing libations. You can celebrate having made it safely to your destination, and you and your crew can recite all those stories to cement them in your collective memories. A few of the legendary sailors' bars are well known, yet some are kept relatively secret. So I'm starting a collection of the top bars that sailors frequent around the world. Please send me a note or leave a comment if you see a good one missing.

USA

The Oar, Block Island, RI
Maddie’s Sail Loft, Marblehead, MA
Clarke Cooke House, Newport, RI
The Candy Store, Newport, RI
International Yacht and Athletic Club, Newport RI 
Boatyard Bar & Grill, Annapolis, MD
M&M’s Café, Oriental NC
Salty Mike’s, Charleston, SC
Pensacola Yacht Club Grill Room Bar, Pensacola, FL
Schooner Wharf, Key West, FL
The Sloop Tavern, Seattle, WA
Sam’s Anchor Café, Tiburon, CA
Harbor Pub, Honolulu, Hawaii
Fiddler’s Green, San Diego, CA
Gladstone's, Long Beach, CA
Pier 23, San Francisco, CA

Caribbean

Basil’s Bar, Mustique
Le Select, St. Barts
Miss Lucky’s, Carriacou
The Butterfly Bar, Carriacou 
Mr. Happy, Union Island
Roger’s Beach Bar, Hog Island, Grenada
Cloggy's, Antigua
Sint Maarten Yacht Club, Sint Maarten
St. Thomas Yacht Club, St. Thomas, USVI
The Bitter End Yacht Club, BVI
Beach Bar, Nanny Cay, Tortola, BVI
Willy T, Norman Island, BVI
Foxy’s, Jost Van Dyke, BVI

Atlantic Islands

Peter Café Sport, Horta, Faial, the Azores
Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, Hamilton, Bermuda
One Bar Playa Blanca, Lanzarote, Spain

UK/Ireland

The King & Queen, Hamble, UK
Pier View, Cowes. IOW, UK
The Chain Locker, Falmouth, UK
The Jolly Sailor, Southampton, UK
Plas Heli, Wales, UK
Sailor’s Bar & Restaurant, Clare Island, Ireland
Day’s Bar, Inishbofin, Ireland
The Oar, Crosshaven, Ireland
Cronin’s, Crosshaven, Ireland

Europe

Monte Real Club de Yates, Bayona, Spain
Real Club Nautico, Portosin, Spain
Skipper Restaurant & Bar, Cascais, Portugal
Navi Bar, Glucksburg, Germany
Sailor's Inn, Gocek, Turkey

South Africa

The Anchorage, Capetown, SA
Porky’s, Richards Bay, SA

South America

Yacht Club Micalvi, Chili

Pacific

Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, Hong Kong, China
Alongside, Paihia, New Zealand
The Sydney Hobart Bar at the CYCA, Sydney, AU

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