 Puerto Villamil : Profile
The Capitania is in the settlement, about 1 km to west. All boats must report here, but tell the Captain that you have an emergency, and you will be allowed to stay. Reports suggest that the present port captain has a more relaxed attitude to yachts stopping here, and it may even be possible to obtain prior permission to stop from the Puerto Ayora Port Captain.
There are some fees to be paid: anchorage, exit permit (zarpe) as well as overtime at weekends. The port captain will allow up to 20 days.
The entrance into Puerto Villamil is not easy as it is encumbered with reefs, so make sure you arrive with good light and keep a good lookout for reefs in the approaches to the anchorage. A recommended arrival waypoint by GPS is at 0 deg 59.12, 90 deg 57.30. This is just south of a reef and there is clear water all the way to this waypoint if coming from the east. From there you turn NW, pass some more reefs on your starboard, then turn north. Go the light at end of reef (leave to starboard) and then go east into anchorage. The water in this protected area is quite shallow - 3 to 4 metres. There are large coral slabs on the bottom so it is easy to foul the anchor, but the anchorage is well protected from the swell. Take the dinghy to the quay you see to the very east of town. Land at the small yellow pontoon east of the quay, or on the beach west of the same quay - go the western end of this small beach where there is less breaking swell. A local fisherman, Henry Segovia, runs a small bar and restaurant on this beach The Little Yacht Club.
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