Vila das Velas : Profile

Location

Sao Jorge is part of the "Triangle Islands", being just 22 miles away from Horta and 17 miles away from Lajes de Pico (an interesting circuit if you don't have much time and want to see 3 completely different landscapes and traditions).

Sao Jorge is a great island for adventure, with its steep slopes and remarkable ravines ending in fertile "fajas". These are so numerous and so different that you can find unusual coffee plantations or lagoons amongst them. The island is a surfer's as well as a trekker's paradise. Its cheese production and traditional quilts are also famous.

Docking

Visiting yachts used to anchor as there was only limited space alongside, however now that the new marina is finished this will hopefully make docking easier. During the summer months this is a relatively busy port. Beware of the ferry services.

A new jetty was finished in 2008 for bigger, commercial vessels, which protects the small quay and marina from some swells, improving the conditions for visiting yachts.

Velas Marina
Rua das Caravelas, 9800 Velas, Sao Jorge
Tel:+351 295 412 047, Fax:+351 295 412 306, VHF Channel 16 / 10
portohorta@aptosa.com
Opening Hours: High Season: 0800-2000, Low Season: 0800-1700
New marina in 2008 although limited berths for medium to large yachts. Harbour Master Jose Dias. Currently reception quay, toilets and bar, and pontoons have water and electricity. Showers, laundry, reception building and repair facilities are still under construction (Oct 2009).

Yacht Clubs

Clube Naval de Velas
Tel:295432169 or 295412945

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