Gran Canaria

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Gran Canaria

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	27°58.42′N, 15°36.04′W
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Gran Canaria

Contents 1 Gran Canaria 1.1 Background 2 Charts 3 Radio Nets 4 Weather 5 Approach and Navigation 6 Check-in facilities 7 Ports and Popular Stops 7.1 Ports 8 Marinas & Yacht Clubs 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) 16 Contributors to this page 17 Cruising Wiki Navigation

Background

Gran Canaria island is part of the Canary Island archipelago. Gran Canaria has an area of 100.55 km² and it highest elevation is Pico de Las Nieves at 1,949 m. Las Palmas is the main harbor and largest city in the island with population of 376,953. The other islands in the archipelago are: Tenerife, Lanzarote, La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro, and Fuerteventura.

Charts

See Canaries.

Radio Nets

Also see Cruiser's Nets

Submit details of local radio Nets.

Good voice and GPRS signal.

Weather

See Canaries.

Approach and Navigation

Approaching [Las_Palmas_de_Gran_Canaria|Las Palmas]] during the day is straight forward but during the night it can be very confusing due to the many lights and the heavy sea traffic.

Check-in facilities

See individual Ports.

Ports and Popular Stops

Ports

• Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Port of entry)
• Agaete
• Amfi del Mar
• Arguineguin
• Pasito Blanco
• Puerto Rico, Canaria
• Puerto de Mogan

Marinas & Yacht Clubs

• Las Palmas
• Puerto de Mogan (This a plush marina on the S of the island)

Marine Stores

See individual Ports.

Repairs/Yards

See individual Ports.

Fuel, Water, & Electricity

See individual Ports.

Things to do Ashore

Tourism

A drive around the island is interesting. The mountains are beautiful but most of the beaches have been spoiled.

Pictures from Gran Canaria

Tafira Click for larger view	View from the Mountains Click for larger view
Mountain Road Click for larger view	Puerto Mogán Click for larger view

Grocery & Supply Stores

See individual Ports.

Eateries

See individual Ports.

Internet/WiFi

See individual Ports.

Laundry

See individual Ports.

Motorbike & Car Rentals

See individual Ports.

Garbage Disposal

See individual Ports.

Transportation

There are daily flights to Spain and other European destinations.

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

• Gran Canaria
• Canary Islands

References & Publications

See Canaries.

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 15:25, 10 June 2008 (MDT)

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Contributors to this page
Names: Istioploos

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