Vitoria - Docking
Approaches
Good charts are essential to be able to safely negotiate the Baia Espirito Santo (which has a bar running through it) and the shallow approach up to the moorings. A night approach is also possible with close attention to the lights and marks as the entrance is well marked. Call the marina on VHF ch 69 for assistance.
Anchoring
The most suitable anchorage is just off the yacht club but beware of both the current and the depth on the SW side of the breakwater. An alternative anchorage is in Vitoria harbor itself, but this is not much used by yachts.
Approximately half a mile to the south near the Praia de Curva de Jurema is the Centro Nautico de Capaxiba. In front of the Centro Nautico, there is a free anchorage with good holding in 8-10 m sand and mud. Staff is friendly and use of showers and filling of water (jerry cans) free. Avoid anchoring on the eastern side of the bay as there is a wreck somewhere there.
Marinas
There is a fairly new and well-maintained marina here, run by the yacht club. Yachts with up to 2m draught should be able to enter the yacht basin where you will be directed to a berth. Yachts with deeper draught may have to anchor off and come in by tender.
In the marina, boats pick up a stern mooring line and tie the bow to the dock. It is very often full and a berth may not be available. Visitors are often given berth on the western arm of the yacht basin where they moor stern-to. Sufficient cable should be let out to counteract the strong onshore breeze which is typical of afternoon conditions. The visitor’s pontoon has no water or power and is prone to swell.
Last updated: September 2018
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We anchored off the Iate Clube one night before mooring in the extended area of the Iate Club, with help from the friendly marina staff. The protection from swell is nil, so we used tires to break the shocks.
No electricity or water on the pontoon (only the older part of the marina, where there was no space). We didn’t need diesel, but doubt whether it would have been deep enough for us at the diesel pontoon anyway. Costs are RS30 per person per day (cash or card) to berth and use all the facilities of the club.
The Capitania is only open on weekdays. Next to it is a nice market hall with a supermarket and bars/restaurants for lunch. There is another good and large supermarket close to the marina. Laundry proved impossible – only dry cleaners.
The Iate Clube de Espírito Santo is a lovely club with very welcoming members. If you decide to anchor to the wall, beware of the stern line mooring buoys. A foreign yacht was smashed against the wall in July 2015 when the mooring failed. Other cruisers have reported the moorings moving around. You are better off anchoring off, the swell is no worse or if tying to the wall, use several moorings.
November 2014
Anchoring is free just east of the Yacht Club. Dinghy can be landed at Ilhe de Frade where are a lot of small wooden boats moored and on the beach.
Erwin Neumeyer
SY Saphira