Gran Tarajal - Docking

YOU MUST PRE-BOOK A BERTH HERE – SEE TOP OF PAGE FOR DETAILS.

Entrance:

Call channel 9 before entering and security will assist with berthing outside of office hours. Note however that cruisers have reported getting no response from this marina via VHF, phone or e-mail.

There is a green buoy off the breakwater, which should be left to starboard.

Marina Information:

The new marina (photo courtesy of Jackie Byrne), provides berths for yachts and the local fishing fleet as well as a center for the new sailing school. There are 2 pontoons for visitors as you enter.

The marina is open to swell in southerly winds and leaving a boat unattended here for a long period of time is not recommended. Mooring compensators are recommended and it is advisable to get as far into the marina as possible, even so, the swell can make conditions very uncomfortable.

Pay for your berth at the marina office - open every morning, Monday to Friday. Berthing, electric and water are all charged separately.

Very little, if any, English is spoken here.

Anchoring:

Yachts can anchor off the beach in settled weather, good holding with a sandy bottom. There is less swell when the wind is N/NW.  Generally, if there is any east in the wind, swell works its way into the anchorage, but you can anchor in the lee of the cliff in light easterlies.  There is nowhere to secure a dinghy ashore, most anchored yachts seem to leave them on the beach.

To the west of the marina is a small rocky bay where boats also anchor.

Last updated:  November 2018