Funchal

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Contents 1 Charts 2 Radio Nets 3 Local Weather 4 Approach and Navigation 5 Check-in facilities (Customs and Immigration) 6 Berthing Options 6.1 Marinas & Yacht Clubs 6.2 Anchorages 7 Offshore Islands and Groups 8 Yacht Repairs and Services 8.1 Marine Stores 8.2 Repairs/Yards 8.3 Fuel, Water, & Electricity 9 Things to do Ashore 9.1 Tourism 9.2 Grocery & Supply Stores 9.3 Eateries 9.4 Internet/WiFi 9.5 Laundry 9.6 Motorbike & Car Rentals 9.7 Garbage Disposal 9.8 Transportation 10 Routes/Passages To/From 11 Cruiser's Friends 12 Forum Discussions 13 External Links 14 References & Publications 15 Personal Notes 15.1 Last Visited & Details Checked (and updated here)

Funchal is the largest city, the municipal seat and the capital of Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira. The city has a population of 111,892 and has been the capital of Madeira for more than five centuries.

Charts

See Madeira.

Radio Nets

Also see World Cruiser's Nets.

Local Weather

See Madeira.

Approach and Navigation

Details?

Check-in facilities (Customs and Immigration)

Funchal is a port of entry to is a port of entry into [[Portugal].

For more details on Portugal's entry procedures see Portugal.

Berthing Options

Funchal is a large and crowded harbor that is exposed to considerable swell.

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

Things to do Ashore

Tourism

See Madeira.

Grocery & Supply Stores

Eateries

Internet/WiFi

Available?

Laundry

Motorbike & Car Rentals

Garbage Disposal

There plenty of bins around the harbor.

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

Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance.

Forum Discussions

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

External Links

• Funchal at the Wikipedia
• madeira-web

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 --Istioploos

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Contributors to this page
Names: Lighthouse, Istioploos

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