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does anyone know the distance approx from the airport at salvador ?
also the max breadth the travel lift can cope with ?
i have tried the marinas web site and emailing them with no joy
thanks in advance
 
the airport is not far, a taxi usually takes about half an hour,
happily, flights from europe usually arrive in the early morning, much worse if you have to leave in the late afternoon and is "futebol" day, people everywhere in the streets, the taxi can take up to two hours -.<)
 
In Salvador Bahia I do not see travel lift. You must check if you need it ! Airport as Roberto said approx. half an hour.
Marina is very well secured and you have possibility to anchor inside port too.
City of Salvador is something to remember all my life.
Try to eat "Bobo Camarao" !
 
alan

re the travel lift, in the marina site they say they use Ascom model L.BS 40, ascom site gives an internal clearance between the legs of 6.94 meters for model ATS 40, and 6.5 meter for model BHT 40
The technical drawings for models BHT have a LBS indication too, so I suspect the clearance of the model in use at Bahia marina to be 6.5m

fwiw of course
 
Is Salvador "safe" for tourists?
I seem to remember a german yachtsman being murdered in the harbour a few years ago.
Mind you the same happened in Gouvia/Corfu and also Larnaca a few years abck.
 
Safe ? I dont know. All Tourist Guides warn that you mast look at your pockets around Elevator ( big elevator for upper town Puelrinho)) as there are few pick pockets guys, but I have not bad experiance. Anyway you must take care of it and watch out. In accordance with my experiance - you do not show interest for some things as people imediatelly come to you and become little agresive to sell or to guide you.....Marina is closed for visitors and I think safe!
 
I don't know abouth the harbour, anchoring and so; a couple of friends remained at anchor in the bay for a few months and they were undisturbed, although I think this does not mean anything, one wrong day can be enough

most of the city itself is ok if approached with a bit of usual common sense: no jewels, no big cameras, no money waving, avoid dark streets at night, above all a smile and a thumb-up goes a long way, people are extremely friendly

The advantage is the areas of Salvador best avoided are those where there is nothing to do or see: old industrial area, favelas, etc, whereas in cities like Rio for example even in the "smart" places like ipanema, leblon etc one never feels safe and actually petty crime is quite common.

I ve been in quite a few places in brazil over the years, and agree with branko Salvador is one of the most interesting and beautiful towns, if I had to choose only one city I would surely go there
 
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