Hola! We are anchoring at Gran Tarajal at the moment for the second day, next to the marina, in front of the beach. We have a 44 ft long, 18 ton, steel sailing boat and anchor holds well on the sandy bottom. Upon arrival, the other night gusts were quite fierce coming over the town and the hills behind and next to it but had no problems.
We have a slight swell at the moment but does bother us. The water is clear, nice for swimming directly off the boat. The town is very local(which we like), not touristy though there are tourists in restaurants and walking around. We ate at the Perro restaurant on the left side of the beach (looking from our boat). Excellent tapas mix of various selections for 12 euro each. The wine was good too. We had a glance at the portions of the Indian restaurant right next door and promised ourselves to try that too.
All in all, a quiet and peaceful Place to anchor and relax.

GT seems still out of order. Marina doesn’t appear on the website. TransOceans local officer reported it’s not working and points to Morro Jable as alternative

Gran Tarajal has suffered severe damage due to storm Emma.
http://sailingtheatlantic.com/gt_damage.html. The docks as mentioned above have been broken for years and never repaired. Lifting your boat takes a minimum of 2 weeks of paperwork with Puerto Canarios, with no absolute promise of a time frame. Yes, there are a couple of shops, but if you want to lift here, bring your supplies with you.