Ponta Delgada : Profile

Location

Ponta Delgada, the capital of the Azores, is located on Sao Miguel, the largest of the islands and the one with the biggest population.

Clearance

There is a reception dock on the port side as one enters the marina and arriving yachts are expected to stop there to be cleared in and assigned a berth.

Yachts are normally met on the dock by an officer, who ensures that there is no contact with other boats before formalities are completed. This is normally done during office hours, although the Guarda Nacional Republicana office is open 24 hours.

After visiting the marina office, Immigration and then Customs are visited. All the offices are in the same building.

Last updated July 2008

Docking

The marina provides excellent facilities for yachts visiting the Azorean capital. The range of repair facilities is also expanding and boats can be hauled out here. Water and electricity is available on all pontoons and fuel is available at the fuelling berth.

Cruisers have reported in 2009 however that swell can be a major problem in winds from east to south-west and that the number of seagull droppings on the visitor pontoons are off-putting. These are largely due to the great number of empty berths. The marina assures noonsite they are making efforts to clean this up, however it's largely a losing battle until the marina becomes busier.

Marina de Ponta Delgada
Av. Infante D. Henrique, Ap 113, 9502 Ponta Delgada
Tel:+351 296 281 510, Fax:+351 296 281 311, VHF Channel 9
marinapdl@apsm.pt
Opening Hours: High season 9 am - 6.30 pm (5.30 pm weekends), 9 am - 5.30 pm Closed on Sundays.
Position 38º 44.12' N, 25º 39.40' W. This is now a huge facility, with a 25 ton travelift and dry docks, fuel dock, toilets, showers, pump-out facility, laundry. Stores, bar, restaurant, pool, repairs.

Yacht Clubs

The yacht club next to the marina is very helpful.

Clube Naval de Ponta Delgada (CNPD)
Apt. 4 (Calheta), Av. Infante D. Henrique, 9500 Ponta Delgada
Tel:+351 296 23005, Fax:+351 296 26383
info@cnpdl.pt

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