Description:
An interesting port on the island of San Piedro, off the SW corner of Sardinia. It is a useful stopping-off point for boats making the passage from the Balearics.
There is a pretty promenade with many cafes and restaurants along the front, it seems popular with Italian tourists from the mainland. Several small, good value supermarkets a short walk into town. A couple of small chandlers selling general boat items.
Entrance Notes and Cautions:
In the San Pietro channel, some of the buoyage marked on the chart is missing. The frequent passenger ferries running from the mainland into the harbor can be useful indicators of the route in. It is fairly straightforward but the general shallowness of the channel can be somewhat of a shock after a long passage at sea. Take care when approaching the harbor as depths are shallower than marked.
Position:
39° 08.72'N, 08° 19.08'E (harbor entrance)
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I came to Port of Carloforte this summer (2023) crossing from Balearics with my 42 -feet catamaran, willing to stay a week or two in the area. I moored at Marine Sifredi, the best sheltered from northwest winds. While enjoying the owners’ kindness and professionality I noticed their multihulls lift (Croc lift), one of the few in West Mediterranean. I decided to stop over for the winter to haul and launch my boat safely, avoiding any possible damage using a traditional travel lift with straps. Unexpected place and shipyard, unique in this area.
Mar 27, 2019 03:09 PM
We spent 5 days in Marinatour. The rates were reasonable with good wifi and easy walk to town, markets, and bakeries. Make sure you try the focaccia and local farinata- made with chickpeas. We had a few days of gales and our mooring was secure and quite protected. Great view from the top of the hill above town.
Spent 6 weeks in Marinatour (Which when we were there late 2018 was cheaper than Marina Sifredi) Everybody is extremely helpful and friendly. BEFORE any bad weather came through the Marinero’s were out all day checking and tightening lines, and then they stay all night when the wind is blowing through just to keep an eye out, and help where necessary.
Facilities in Carloforte are limited but there are a good hardware store and more pizza shops that can be counted.
Altogether a fantastic place with fantastic people and well worth visiting…..
June 2017 spent 2 days in marina sifredi, very nice and friendly.abt.60eur/n.for 15m
We ended up staying over a month in Carloforte in November 2016 with a broken engine. Marina Sifredi was inexpensive (November 2016: €33 for 13,80 monohull) and had lovely staff and clean facilities. The outer berths are subject to swell caused by ferries and fishing boats.
The Sifredis are the family in Carloforte to go to concerning anything marine: they own a shipyard, nautical shop and the marina. Giuseppe Sifredi and his wife Carmela manage the marina.
If you have bigger jobs to be done and they can’t help you in Carloforte: There is Sardinia’s 2nd largest shipyard on the opposite island of Sant’ Antioco (S.A.C.I.R.N.). They helped up to get a new engine in the end (they are Volvo dealers), extremely nice, helpful and Andrea speaks English.
Say hi from SV Ponyo (Rike and family) if you go, we are still grateful for their help! Carloforte is absolutely lovely, a must-see with an interesting history and lots of great Ligurian food because of that.
We spent five days in June 2014 in Marina Sifredi, the staff is very friendly and welcoming. Clean and tidy facilities, located in the middle of town 😉