Rabat October 2018
Fast reply on english email that they had received our email and were waiting for us. Call the marina on VHF channel 10, 2 miles before arriving outside the river opening. They will hear you on the VHF, but may be able to respond due to a weak sender I guess. They might also take some extra time as they might be waiting to escort a boat finalizing their paperwork for leaving, down the river.

River entrance closed when swell is above 2 meters. Talked to someone that had been “trapped” in the marina due to this, so look at the weather forecasts.

Custom, police, and fuel are just to the starboard side when entering the marina. Enough room for two yachts and expect it to take about one hour before you`ll be escorted to your berth.

Electricity and water on the pontoons. Berthing with “fingers” either stern-to or bow-to. The lads working there were improvising some knots, so double check they are good.

English speaking staff and good facilities, accessible without key/card.

You`ll need to check out with police and customs whether you continue to a Moroccan port or a new country. Expect 1 hour. You will be escorted down the river.

SY Murphy`s Law

Reported by Maria Wadsworth:
BoureGreg Marina – Sale (opposite side of the river to Rabat)
August 2017

We called on the VHF a fair distance before we got to the harbour entrance, they didn’t answer but were there in the Bouregreg Marina boat to meet us. They escorted us through the channel, past the swimmers and the fishing boats. What a wonderful sight.
We moored up on the waiting pontoon and the policeman and a customs man came on board. The policeman spoke good English. It took 20 mins to fill out the forms. They were really nice and asked the usual questions and discussed football! – then the marina man came back and took Allen to show him the marina and choose our berth!

As previously mentioned, you must fly your Moroccan flag and your Q flag below it, they checked that we had! The sniffer dog man came but didn’t come on board as we don’t have a gate on our boat and apparently it’s a huge dog.

They said to let them know 1 hour before we wanted to leave. Marina staff need to know the day before.

No supermarket in the marina, it has closed. Fresh fruit stalls in and around the marina.
The Water in the marina is drinkable.
No recycling in Morocco.
No laundry.
Toilets and showers are clean.
Fuel available but needs to be paid for at the marina office – we filled up before leaving and the marina staff took Allen on their boat to the office while we were waiting for the police to sort our exit.

You can go (to Rabat) on the water taxi (a small boat!) for 2.50 dirham each. We got the tram back, buy your ticket at the station before getting on and validate your ticket in the machine when you get on.

The Train station is not where it says it is on google maps!
2 single tickets first class (Aircon) 148 dirhams 2017. Takes 1 hour 15 mins to Casablanca.
Get the train to the centre – they speak a little English at the Sale train station and will help as much as possible. We bought the wrong tickets and they sorted it out for us – between French and English we managed to convey what we wanted without any drama.
We also went to Fes from here, fantastic place.

Bouregreg Marina sent a circular mail to all customers per 5 sept 2016 that the dredging is finished. Depths at low tides vary from -5 m at the mouth of the river to -4m in the channel. It is impossible to say if this is valid for all times and conditions with the shifting sands at the harbour entrance, bur it seems that the entrance will be much safer in the future.
Thomas Kanzler / SY Spica

I just want to confirm they are still dredging the river. When we came in the water depth was never below 5,5m at high water neap tide. MArina sent a pilot boat out that helped us through the river. Very friendly.
The pontoons are awfully short. It takes a while to tie the boat up properly, but is doable. Lots of space and not many visiting yachts. Interesting city to visit … Sale just around the corner, Rabat across the river (there are rowing boats that take you over for 20 DAH). Very nice Medina.