Rio Grande : Profile

Location

Lying approximately 300NM NE of Montevideo, it is not to be confused with Rio Grande do Sul or Rio Grande do Norte. Being just about 100NM from the border with Uraguay, it is a strategic destination.

A busy harbour with a difficult entrance. A 4 or 5 knot tide can run out of the entrance after persistant northerlies and it can be very rough.

Advisable to contact Rio Grande Pilot Station VHF 16/09 when outside of the outer jetties, for current conditions.

Position 32°02.5'S, 52°10.7'W.

Rio Grande Pilot Station
VHF Channel 16, 09
In strong winds, contact to check on conditions at the entrance.

Clearance

If this is your first stop in Brazil you will need to hire a taxi to go to the Policia Federal, Capitania Dos Portos, and Receita Federal (Customs). At the Receita Federal you will be asked for an insurance policy to establish the value of your vessel. Both Policia Federal and Capitania Dos Portos exit papers will be required to depart. Go to the Policia Federal first, then to the Capitania, and then to the Receita Federal. It will take all afternoon.

Last updated August 2010.

Docking

You will first enter the main port than proceed another ten miles to the city center. Follow the buoyed channel.

Once past the large ship wharf you will turn to port at the naval station. Do not wander too far to the right once you have made the turn to port at the naval station, as it is shallow here. From here you will pass numerous fishing vessels and their respective wharves until you see a dock with a green house on stilts next to it.

This is one of the docks of the Museo Oceangraphico. There is another dock slightly beyond where you can tie or raft to other sailing vessels. Lauro, the director of the museum, is well-known for the help he gives to visiting cruisers.

The yacht club is just beyond the museum dock, the last group of buildings on the portside shore. Moor to the jetty.

Last updated August 2010.

Museo Oceangraphico
Nr the Yacht Club
Contact Lauro. Limited power and both potable and non-potable water are available. Wi-Fi is also available on board. There is no listed charge; however, a donation to the museum is recommended.

Rio Grande Yacht Club
Rue Heitor Perdigao s/n, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil 96200 580
Tel:+55 (53) 3232-7196 , VHF Channel 16
rgyc@rgyc.com.br
Welcomes visitors. All facilities. 8 ton crane.

Yacht Clubs

Rio Grande Yacht Club [see above]

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