Calheta

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Calheta, Madeira (Port of Entry)

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	32°43.2′N, 17°10.4′W
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Contents 1 Calheta, Madeira (Port of Entry) 2 Charts 3 Radio Nets 4 Local Weather 5 Approach and Navigation 6 Check-in facilities (Customs and Immigration) 7 Berthing Options 7.1 Marinas & Yacht Clubs 7.2 Anchorages 8 Offshore Islands and Groups 9 Yacht Repairs and Services 9.1 Marine Stores 9.2 Repairs/Yards 9.3 Fuel, Water, & Electricity 10 Tourism and Things to do Ashore 10.1 Tourism 10.2 Grocery & Supply Stores 10.3 Eateries 10.4 Internet/WiFi 10.5 Laundry 10.6 Motorbike & Car Rentals 10.7 Garbage Disposal 10.8 Transportation 11 Routes/Passages To/From 12 Cruiser's Friends 13 External Links 14 References & Publications 15 Personal Notes 15.1 Last Visited & Details Checked (and updated here) 16 Contributors to this page 17 Cruising Wiki Navigation

Calheta is a toen and small harbor on the southwest coast of Madeira, with a population of 11946 (2001), spanning an area of 115.65 km².

Charts

See Madeira.

Radio Nets

Also see World Cruiser's Nets.

Local Weather

See Madeira.

Approach and Navigation

Provide any navigation notes especially any dangers or peculiar local conditions here.

Check-in facilities (Customs and Immigration)

Calheta is a port of entry into Portugal.

For more details see Portugal.

Berthing Options

Describe here the berthing options of this port. Are there moorings or you have to anchor? Do most boats moor side-to, stern-to, or bow-to? Etc.

Marinas & Yacht Clubs

Iff there are any marinas please either give a short description or better yet, provide a dedicated page (Marina Template).

Anchorages

List anchorages except the ones covered under Offshore Islands below. If there are more then 2 paragraphs for a given anchorage, create a dedicated page for it (Port/Stop Template). We use headings for these so that other pages can link to them. Remove if not applicable.

Offshore Islands and Groups

• Porto Santo Island

Yacht Repairs and Services

List services. If no services are available on the island write "None" and remove all the subsections (Marine Stores, & Repairs/Yards, & Fuel, Water, & Electricity.

Marine Stores

Submit addresses and contact details of marine related businesses that are of interest to cruisers.

Repairs/Yards

Fuel, Water, & Electricity

Fuel

Give details on fuel

Water

Give details on water

Electricity

Give details on electricity

Tourism and Things to do Ashore

Tourism

See Madeira.

Grocery & Supply Stores

Eateries

Internet/WiFi

Available?

Laundry

Motorbike & Car Rentals

Garbage Disposal

?

Transportation

• There regular flights to Lisbon and other European cities
• There are daily flights and ferries, weather permitting, to Porto Santo

Routes/Passages To/From

• Trans-Atlantic, Europe to Caribbean
• Trans-Atlantic, Caribbean to Europe Passage

Cruiser's Friends

List links to discussion threads on partnering forums. (see link for requirements)

External Links

• Calheta - Wkipedia

References & Publications

See Madeira.

Personal Notes

Personal experiences?

Last Visited & Details Checked (and updated here)

Date of member's visit to this Port/Stop & this page's details validated:

• January 2005, Overland --Istioploos

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Contributors to this page
Names: Lighthouse, Istioploos

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