When I was in Agadir October 2018, the option to anchor at the yacht club in the NE corner of the Grand Bassin did not appear to be available. The Grand Bassin, aka the fishing harbor, had fishing vessels drafted 3 or 4 deep all along one side, and what looked to be military vessels along the other side. What looked to be the yacht club had no signs of anchored vessels or a suitable place to anchor. Also, there was so much trash floating on the surface that I was concerned it would wrap my prop before I left. So, unless the yacht club is some kind of seasonal thing, the marina is the place to go. My rate for up to 12M was about 20 euros a day, 127 a week.

Watch out for “false guides”, in particular a fellow named Abrahim who claims to be a fisherman who can take you to his brother’s booth (#20) in the fish market. He orders for you, eats half of the huge plate of fish and shrimp, and then you get presented with an enormous bill. Always ask how much before offered anything.

I heard and read so many bad things about Morocco, and in 2016 I myself had horrible experiences in Tangier. So when I arrived in Agadir November 14, 2017, 0100 in the night, I was prepared for another horror. But everything was different.
Somebody who spoke good English advised me where to berth, then the customs came, and everything was fine. They didn’t keep the passport, like in Tangier.
Friendly and competent English speaking staff and I left the boat open all the time.
I had electricity, water and the only shower was not luxury but ok. Checking out is a 3-4 hour process, but one can live with that.
The city is not quite interesting, because the old one was totally destroyed by an earthquake in the 60`s. But one will find everything that’s needed – 300m from the beach also good Moroccan food.
So – for a short stop from or to the Canaries, I could absolutely recommend Agadir.

We spent 4 days in the Marina in Agadir mid-december 2016, we paid 160Dh per day for a 10 metres. The marina is part of a big resort setup, the old city is to be found on the east side, far away from the corniche and its westernized restaurants. The marina entry was quite easy to find during the day.

The marina is secured, has a custom officer (light blue uniform) and police officer (dark blue uniform), during our stay we found them to work flexible hours. They speak French and English, and are all friendly. Armed soldiers and police patrol the marina 24/7.

Pontoons have water (the water fitting is still the odd female one) and electricity. Showers are hot but lack a light bulb (I brought a waterproof light every time) and a head (a head can be bought at the market). It was rolling a bit in the harbour.

Patience is still required to clear out, it took us all morning. Sofiane and everybody at the marina has been friendly and efficient. WiFi is available at the office, and is quite fast.

Posted on behalf of SV Proteus:
Only half the docks in the marina have power and water. That being said, the staff are very pleasant and seem to be actively busy with the marina. Broken things are trying to be fixed. We were here for a series of offshore storms and, though the marina is relatively protected, it was a bit rolly. It was so rolly in fact that we had a line literally break, first time ever. The staff were on hand at all times and were checking the boats during the worst of the blow.

The water fittings are an odd size and female, rather than the male spigots typical everywhere else. It is the same fittings as Las Palmas (Canaries).

Security guards are very present, even at night. But the gate/fence to the pontoons is short and only “locked” in theory. Still, I’d say security here was more than adequate and I would have no qualms about leaving my boat for an overnight trip inland.

The check-out procedure takes a long time here, and though the customs/immigration say it is 24 hours, it isn’t. It is only possible to find someone during daylight hours. We also wanted to leave at dawn, so we went to get our passports stamped out the previous night, but they would not do it for the next day. They made us wait until morning, then we didn’t leave until about 10am because there was nobody there until the harbourmaster showed up. He was very helpful though, and quite annoyed by the authorities being so difficult.

After traveling through Morocco and seeing many of the ports and marinas, only Agadir and Marina Smir have marinas comparable to European standards.

There is an incorrect comment on Agadir Marina: The water is excellent and the showers are clean and working, even though in need of redecorating. I think the marina is the best and most convenient in the area. Also because it’s so lively being situated right within an exclusive apartment complex with shops and bistros right there.
Axel Verlohr