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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria : Profile

Clearance

Puerto de la Luz y Las Palmas, to give its official name, is a busy commercial port. The movement of all vessels is monitored from a control tower in the Port Authority building. If in any doubt one should contact Port Control on channel 16 or 10, who will then advise to switch to a working channel. Yachts entering or leaving should look out for commercial traffic, particularly the fast ferries.

The yacht harbour, Muelle Deportivo, lies at the southern end of the main harbour. It is administered by the Port Authority.

Entrance: the entrance into the marina is hard to detect and the situation is made more confusing by the entrance being marked by two red flashing lights, the one to be left to starboard being located at the eastern end of the northern breakewater, the other (port side) at the northern end of the main (southern) breakwater. Vessels should favour the startboard side of the narrow entrance as the port side is fouled and shallow.

Arriving yachts should go the new marina reception berth where a port official will meet them and assign a berth. One should not go to a pontoon unless instructed to do so by a port official.

Formalities are completed in the port office in a new building at the entrance to the marina, next to the Texaco fuel station. The captain should report during office hours (0700 -1400 daily) with the ship's papers and passports. No other formalities are normally necessary for EU boats having only EU nationals on board. Crew members who are leaving the Canaries by air must take their passports to the immigration office (Policia de Frontera, Tel 928 264 431) located at the eastern end of the main Port Authority building (Edificio Autoridad Portuaria) in the port compound. This can be reached by taxi or bus no.1.

Docking

A reception dock came into use in 2006, located on the port side immediately past the marina entrance. The marina office is located here. The marina was refurbished in 2005 and a floating pontoon has been installed along the main quay making docking much easier. Larger yachts normally come stern-to the main quay after picking up a mooring buoy or dropping their own anchor. Yachts under 12 metres tie up to one of visitors' pontoons along the northern breakwater. There is water and electricity to all berths. There is a shower block, keys for which can be obtained from the port office. For stays longer than a month there is a discount, if port fees are paid in advance.

It is also possible to anchor in the area north of the marina. Dinghies can be left at one of the pontoons.

A recent report (January 2008) was received of a night time theft of valuables to a yacht moored at the marina; the yacht's companionway was shut except for the top board where insect netting was in place, and the thief entered and stole a laptop and backpack while the owner was sleeping just beside the items.

Muelle Deportivo de Las Palmas
Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
Tel:+34 928 234 960, Fax:+34 928 232 378
marina@palmasport.es
Marina (with visitors pontoon) conveniently close to repair facilities, provisioning and good chandlers. Boatyard with travel lift in harbour (but advised to obtain written estimate before work or haulout) Haulout facilities also at Puerto Calero, Pasito Blanco and Puerto Rico marinas.

Port Authority
Tel:922 416274 / 922 412536, Fax:922 420 732

Yacht Clubs

Club Maritimo Varadero de Gran Canaria
Tel:928 24 99 19, 928 24 99 20
cmaritimo@terra.es
Contact: Ms Maryluz Peñate. The club is situated in front of pontoon 12 which belongs to them. They ask Euro 18 per week to be a visiting member and use the club facilities.

Real Club Nautico de Gran Canaria
Avenida Maritima
Tel:928 23 45 66, Fax:928 24 63 24
rcngc@rcngc.com
Visiting membership is given to members of reciprocal yacht clubs on production of their cards. The secretary or commodore should be contacted if wishing to use the club facilities.