Scillypete
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I have not stopped everywhere so this will not be comprehensive but this is what I have so far more will follow as I move on.
These are prices I have paid for my boat which is a Prout quest 33cs, 10 x 4 mtrs and a bit but I haven't mentioned that when asked. The majority of marinas charge by square mtr so beam times length so I have only been penalised for being a catamaran in one place, las Galletas.
Marina La Palma - Santa Cruz la Palma - 17.24 per night, very smart almost new marina, very handy for town and for going exploring. Has been subject to swell surge within the marina itself but they told me that in December there will be a sill fitted that they can raise and lower to stop the surge. I was there in early October and it was virtually deserted plenty of empty berths for visitors. You will be directed to the reception pontoon on arrival but if you want fuel it is the next berth on the same pontoon but around a ninety degree corner to port so it is easier to go straight there and fill up and check in all at the same time. Well worth a visit.
Marina la Gomera - San Sebastián - 18.69 per night, nice enough marina tired old shower facilities and depending on which pontoon you're on they could also be a long trek to get to. Very handy for town, shopping and bars/restaurants, some good coastal paths for walkers as well. I enjoyed la Gomera it had a very pleasant feel about the place. I had intended anchoring along the north coast as the winds were SW at the time but there was a large swell coming from the north which made getting ashore impossible except for surfers.
Tenerife; I anchored in Los Cristianos harbour initially, the harbour office shuts at 1330 daily and I was later in the afternoon, nice comfy night but got moved on mid morning as they do not permit anchoring now. Instead I went and anchored off playa da vistas just north of the harbour, good holding swimming and snorkelling, landed the dinghy at either end of the beach where the small craft channels are. Went back there just over a week later and got told to move after five days there, not sure why it's a good spot and not in anyone's way.
Marina San Miguel - 16.64 per night (for 12mtr it's 20.64 according to their tariff sheet) I was given a 10% discount for paying up front. Still looks unfinished, more pontoons are to be put in but the infrastructure is way behind, the pontoon I was on was along an unmade path with rubble everywhere like walking through an abandoned building site. After checking in I was left waiting to be shown to my berth for three hours and I was getting a little hot and bothered and fed up with being gawked at by the tourists waiting for the yellow sub when they finally decided to show me. The pontoon was brand new and because ours is a small cat we were tucked away in the corner, most other visiting yachts were moored med style to a long pontoon just along from the office. Nice coastal walks but a real trek to get to any proper supermarket. They advertise free wifi on their website but it's only available in the marina bar so it's only free if you sit there and don't partake of any refreshments and the connection is really slow. It's right in a wind acceleration zone so there's generally a good breeze in the marina and near gales outside. I'm not a fan of this place at all.
Marina Las Galletas - 20.87 per night (average) because it's a catamaran they felt obliged to charge accordingly, the price per night was on a sliding scale the longer I stayed the more it went down, we only stayed three nights. Med style mooring to the pontoon. Poor cramped toilet/ shower facilities and only one sink with a bowl depth that you could just about float a lolly stick in, lots of school charter yachts so hit the showers at the wrong time and it was chaos. This marina is just down the coast from marina San Miguel so also on the edge of a WAZ. Nice little town with good shops and bars/restaurants that bit was good the marina isn't.
We departed from Tenerife after that, they don't seem to like visiting yachts in Tenerife, that was my feeling anyway.
Marina las Palmas - Gran Canaria - to anchor it's currently 0.0496 per sq mtr per day and when the ARC leaves on Sunday we are going in the marina for the princely sum of 7.50 euros per day, only staying a couple of weeks but longer stays mean better rates still. It's right in the city so everything is available and excellent shopping facilities. Plenty of shower blocks although it's odd how some have one toilet, three or four sinks and four showers while others have more toilets but less sinks and showers, minor detail but with all the ARC crews here bagging a bog with loo roll is an art form.
I got a price for lift out and in, pressure wash and stay ashore, lifts are 95euros each way, pressure wash 40euros per hour and it's 20 euros for each day ashore.
All marinas so far have provided water and electrickery included in the price.
We will be heading east from here in due course so I will add more as I get them.
These are prices I have paid for my boat which is a Prout quest 33cs, 10 x 4 mtrs and a bit but I haven't mentioned that when asked. The majority of marinas charge by square mtr so beam times length so I have only been penalised for being a catamaran in one place, las Galletas.
Marina La Palma - Santa Cruz la Palma - 17.24 per night, very smart almost new marina, very handy for town and for going exploring. Has been subject to swell surge within the marina itself but they told me that in December there will be a sill fitted that they can raise and lower to stop the surge. I was there in early October and it was virtually deserted plenty of empty berths for visitors. You will be directed to the reception pontoon on arrival but if you want fuel it is the next berth on the same pontoon but around a ninety degree corner to port so it is easier to go straight there and fill up and check in all at the same time. Well worth a visit.
Marina la Gomera - San Sebastián - 18.69 per night, nice enough marina tired old shower facilities and depending on which pontoon you're on they could also be a long trek to get to. Very handy for town, shopping and bars/restaurants, some good coastal paths for walkers as well. I enjoyed la Gomera it had a very pleasant feel about the place. I had intended anchoring along the north coast as the winds were SW at the time but there was a large swell coming from the north which made getting ashore impossible except for surfers.
Tenerife; I anchored in Los Cristianos harbour initially, the harbour office shuts at 1330 daily and I was later in the afternoon, nice comfy night but got moved on mid morning as they do not permit anchoring now. Instead I went and anchored off playa da vistas just north of the harbour, good holding swimming and snorkelling, landed the dinghy at either end of the beach where the small craft channels are. Went back there just over a week later and got told to move after five days there, not sure why it's a good spot and not in anyone's way.
Marina San Miguel - 16.64 per night (for 12mtr it's 20.64 according to their tariff sheet) I was given a 10% discount for paying up front. Still looks unfinished, more pontoons are to be put in but the infrastructure is way behind, the pontoon I was on was along an unmade path with rubble everywhere like walking through an abandoned building site. After checking in I was left waiting to be shown to my berth for three hours and I was getting a little hot and bothered and fed up with being gawked at by the tourists waiting for the yellow sub when they finally decided to show me. The pontoon was brand new and because ours is a small cat we were tucked away in the corner, most other visiting yachts were moored med style to a long pontoon just along from the office. Nice coastal walks but a real trek to get to any proper supermarket. They advertise free wifi on their website but it's only available in the marina bar so it's only free if you sit there and don't partake of any refreshments and the connection is really slow. It's right in a wind acceleration zone so there's generally a good breeze in the marina and near gales outside. I'm not a fan of this place at all.
Marina Las Galletas - 20.87 per night (average) because it's a catamaran they felt obliged to charge accordingly, the price per night was on a sliding scale the longer I stayed the more it went down, we only stayed three nights. Med style mooring to the pontoon. Poor cramped toilet/ shower facilities and only one sink with a bowl depth that you could just about float a lolly stick in, lots of school charter yachts so hit the showers at the wrong time and it was chaos. This marina is just down the coast from marina San Miguel so also on the edge of a WAZ. Nice little town with good shops and bars/restaurants that bit was good the marina isn't.
We departed from Tenerife after that, they don't seem to like visiting yachts in Tenerife, that was my feeling anyway.
Marina las Palmas - Gran Canaria - to anchor it's currently 0.0496 per sq mtr per day and when the ARC leaves on Sunday we are going in the marina for the princely sum of 7.50 euros per day, only staying a couple of weeks but longer stays mean better rates still. It's right in the city so everything is available and excellent shopping facilities. Plenty of shower blocks although it's odd how some have one toilet, three or four sinks and four showers while others have more toilets but less sinks and showers, minor detail but with all the ARC crews here bagging a bog with loo roll is an art form.
I got a price for lift out and in, pressure wash and stay ashore, lifts are 95euros each way, pressure wash 40euros per hour and it's 20 euros for each day ashore.
All marinas so far have provided water and electrickery included in the price.
We will be heading east from here in due course so I will add more as I get them.
