Marina with hard standing in Portugal?

[Stevie_T]

Im thinking of bringing the boat West this summer, hopefully to South coast of Portugal. However I would like to be in a position where I can leave the boat in the water for the summer months, but have her out for the winter.
Are there any such places that anyone can recomend?

Thanks

 

[bobnewbury]

Sopramar here in Lagos will lift her out with a hoist and has hard standing, but you'd need to book early. Do you want me to get an idea of the price? What size (length & weight) is the boat?

If you want to stay here over the summer it'll be a tad expensive.

Try http://www.marlagos.pt/

 

[Stevie_T]

Thanks Bob PM sent

 

[Gerry]

Try Vilamoura marina, hard standing very good quality but shortage of berths in the summer.

 

[oakum]

Portimao good

 

[TonyMS]

Povoa de Varzim has lots of space, and cheap.

We've laid up in Seixal near Lisbon at Navegador (tel 21 227 79 13, email felisberto.carlos@navegador.com.pt), which is very reasonable

Tony

 

[Ocean Hound]

Portimao good, plenty of space, but have been told that as the hard standing is near the railway (diesel) it can get rather dirty. Otherwise good facilities, chandlers etc

 

[jeanne]

Cheapest I have heard of is at Nazarre, on the west coast, cheapest I know is Bruces yard at Faro, last winter it was 10 euros per metre per month, plus a reasonable lift charge.
But your first thought should be for the summer. There are no six month deals then, and you are looking at a daily rate . They start at about 25 euros a day, and go to over 100.
There is a Med Marina Handbook with up to date costs and berth numbers.

 

[BlueSkyNick]

what area does the Med Marina Handbook cover ....... In particular, Portugal ?

 

[Stevie_T]

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There are no six month deals then, and you are looking at a daily rate .

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But are there no 12 month deals for a marina with a yard?

 

[BlueSkyNick]

ALmerimar has a good yard, but is still in the Med, ie 120nm east of Gib. Reasonable rates, or so I am told, and reasonable flights from UK to Almeria if you need them.

 

[macd]

are you serious?

 

[absit_omen]

Sopromar in Lagos good and secure.

Most do it the other way around - yard for the summer (15 Jun - 15 Sep) when it is hot, crowded and v expensive. Then re-launch after 15 Sep when there are 9 month contracts available in the marina.

Don't know of any organisations where marina and yard are linked with a 12 month package.

 

[Swagman]

Though I'd already responded to this one but either me brain - or me eyes - are going.
Lagos. Portimio or Vilamoura are all OK but expensive in summer months. Its as cheap to keep the boat there for 9 months off summer as it is for 3 months in summer.
You could try around the corner at Sines or further up the Atlantic coast - although whilst they will be much cheaper - the coastline is no-where near as attractive.
Good luck
JOHN

 

[ajkli]

Dear Hannabella,

I saw in one of the posts that you sail a Warrior 38. We are interested to buy a Warrior 38 or 40, mainly for the below-deck space it offers (I hope to retire within a few years) and the cutter rig with its smaller sail area per sail.
We sail a Victoire 933, a Dutch-built 31-foot design by Dick Koopmans. She is a seafriendly ship that sails well. We sail in the area from Spain to Norway, make long distances with the two of us (my wife and me doing 3 hour on - 3 hour off watches) and like to potter around between going there and coming back.

Our hesitation is whether the Warrior sails well in light airs, say a Force 3. What are your experiences?
Do you have experience with a self-steering vane and if so, which ones? I have seen Hydrovane fitted and Aries, but I wondered whether an Aries works well with the steering wheel.

Hope to hear from you,

Regards,
Arend Jan Klinkhamer
Nuenen, Netherlands.

 

[Stevie_T]

Thanks all for the replies, looks I have some considerations to make then /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
I really fancy somewhere handy to get to Faro perhaps , but I shall have to try and trawl all the Marina websites, is there anywhere easy to find all the Marina links for this area?

Thanks again

Ajkli, I shall PM you re Warriors

 

[samwise]

Does it have to be Portugal? If you are looking at the southern end of the Iberian peninsula, there are some options just across the border in Spain -- in particular up the rivers to Seville, for example which is served by Ryanair to the UK. Mediterranean handbook won't really help if you are looking at the Atlantic side!

 

[Stevie_T]

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Does it have to be Portugal?

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No, indeed it could be Spain, West of Gibralter. Could even be East of Gib, though I guess it will be pricier there?

 

[kalessin]

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is there anywhere easy to find all the Marina links for this area?

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Try this site for Portugal. Noonsite has email links for most major marinas (and for Spain too).

 

[Stevie_T]

Thanks Kalessin a couple of useful links there /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif