Valdivia : Profile

Clearance

After entering the Rio Valdivia at Corral, the town of Valdivia, where formalities are completed, lies about 11 miles up the river. It is usually possible to also clear in at Alwoplast, which is only halfway up the river, although occasionally the Navy will insist that a boat comes upriver into Valdivia itself and moors on the dock in front of the port captain's office.

Armada de Chile
Avenida Costanera, (by the fish market)
VHF Channel 16 'Valdivia Radio'

Docking

Alwoplast Ltda
Camino s Niebla s/n, Sector Estancilla Casilla, 114, Valdivia
Tel:+56 63 203 200, Fax:+56 63 203 201
info@alwoplast.cl
An excellent shipyard doing high quality work. Floating docks, 35 ton travel lift, shore storage. All repairs including a sail loft. Water, electricity, toilets, showers, laundry, phone/fax and internet services, email and general delivery (poste restante). Multilingual secretary. Chandlery.

Club de Yates Valdivia
General Largos, 1445, Valdivia
Tel:+56 63 213 028, VHF Channel 68
A good, secure place to leave the boat for long periods or to recover from or prepare for a long ocean crossing. During the summer, yachts are sometimes diverted to the new, modern marina 5 miles downstream. Water, electricity, haulout facility, toilets, showers, 24hr security. International library and book exchange, general delivery (poste restante), but write first to ask for the facility.

Marina La Estancilla
VHF Channel 68
This is a new marina, part of Club de Yates. It is 20 minutes from the town and there is a half hourly bus service. Water and (free) electricity. Toilets and hot showers. 24hr security. A perfect place for leaving a boat.