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== Egadi Islands, Sicily ==
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== Egadi Islands, [[Sicily]] ==
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The Egadi Islands consist of a group of three small, rocky islands, Isola Favignana, Isola Levanzo and Isola Marettimo, lying some 6-10 miles off the harbour of Trapani at the extreme NW corner of [[Sicily]].  They were the site of a major naval battle in 241 BC which effectively ended Carthaginian resistance during the First Punic War.  The islands are famous for the former annual tuna catch, the ''mattanza'' (massacre), when tuna migrating through the channel between the islands and Sicily were trapped in nets and butchered for the canning industry.  Nets are still set off the island from 1 April to 15 July.  Latterly however, with the decline in tuna numbers, tourism has assumed increasing importance in the population’s struggle for survival.  The largest island, Isola Favignana, offers a secure anchorages on both N and S sides where protection should be found in most winds.
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The Egadi Islands consist of a group of three small, rocky islands, Isola Favignana, Isola Levanzo and Isola Marettimo, lying some 6-10 miles off the harbour of Trapani at the extreme NW corner of [[Sicily]].  They were the site of a major naval battle in 241 BC which effectively ended Carthaginian resistance during the First Punic War.  The islands are famous for the former annual tuna catch, the ''mattanza'' (massacre), when tuna migrating through the channel between the islands and Sicily were trapped in nets and butchered for the canning industry.  Nets are still set off the island from 1 April to 15 July.  Latterly however, with the decline in tuna numbers, tourism has assumed increasing importance in the population’s struggle for survival.  Only the largest island, Isola Favignana, offers a secure anchorage, although it would probably become untenable in strong NW winds.
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==Charts==
==Charts==
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==Radio Nets==
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==Weather==
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* There is a continuous (computerised voice) weather forecast on VHF 68 - first in Italian and then followed with an English translation.
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''See [[Italy#Climate & Weather|Italy - weather]]''
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* The same forecast is given in Italian and English on VHF coastal stations following a notification on channel 16
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* Navtex weather forecasts are broadcast from stations at Roma, Cagliari ([[Sardinia]]) and Augusta ([[Sicily]]).
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==Approach and Navigation==
==Approach and Navigation==
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====Scala Nuova, Isola Marettimo====
====Scala Nuova, Isola Marettimo====
[[Image: Marettimo.jpg|thumb|345px|right| Marettimo harbour (prior to pontoon construction)<br />''Click for larger view'']]
[[Image: Marettimo.jpg|thumb|345px|right| Marettimo harbour (prior to pontoon construction)<br />''Click for larger view'']]
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Scala Nuova is a small harbour off the hamlet of Marettimo on the E side of the island.  A long pontoon has been installed inside the harbour, with depths ranging from 1.5 metres at the inner end to 4.5 metres at the outer.  Yachts of up to 24.0 metres can be accommodated.   Water and electricity on the pontoon.  The harbour is open to winds from S round to NE.
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Scala Nuova is a small harbour off the hamlet of Marettimo on the E side of the island.  A long pontoon has been installed inside the harbour, with depths ranging from 1.5 metres at the inner end to 4.5 metres at the outer.  Yachts of up to 24.0 metres can be accommodated. Water and electricity on the pontoon.  The harbour is open to winds from S round to NE.
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===Anchorages===
===Anchorages===
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Other anchorages exist, especially along the southern coast of I. Favignana. Those listed are a small sample.
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====Cala Dogona, Isola Levanzo====
====Cala Dogona, Isola Levanzo====
[[Image: Levanzo.jpg|thumb|345px|right| The tiny cove of Levanzo<br />''Click for larger view'']]
[[Image: Levanzo.jpg|thumb|345px|right| The tiny cove of Levanzo<br />''Click for larger view'']]
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Cala Dogona is a diminutive cove off the hamlet of Levanzo on the S side of the island.  Anchor east of the small breakwater in 4.0 - 5.0 metres in sand and weed, ensuring you are well clear of the ferry access on the eastern side of the bay.  Smaller yachts (max 10.0 metres) may be able to find space on the end of the jetty, where depths are 2.5 - 4.5 metres.  Open to winds from S round to NE.
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Cala Dogona is a diminutive cove off the hamlet of Levanzo on the S side of the island.  Anchor east of the small breakwater in 4.0 - 5.0 metres in sand and weed, ensuring you are well clear of the ferry access on the eastern side of the bay.  Smaller yachts (max 10.0 metres) may be able to find space on the end of the jetty, where depths are 2.5 - 4.5metres.  Open to winds from the S sector but protected from the N, swell may get around the E end of the island.
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====Cala Fredda====
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This Cala is slightly to the E of Cala Dogona. It is deep (10-12m) until close in with few obvious sand patches. It is protected from the ferry wash in Dogona, wind ptoection as for C. Dogona
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====Cala Rossa, Isola Favignana====
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{{Coord|37|55.4|N|12|21.8|E|}} Open to wind from the N sector
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====Cala Azzura, Isola Favignana====
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{{Coord|37|54.5|N|12|21.7|E|}} Nice anchorage surrounded by low cliffs with a small beach. Good holding in sand patches (5-8m) but much weed elsewhere. Open to wind from the S sector.
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====Punta Longa, Isola Favingnana====
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Anchor either side of the point in 5-8 metres, many sand patches and good holding, open to wind from the S sector. There are two small harbours, the more central asked for a fee to moor the dinghy. It is, however, a short walk into town from the S side of the island and well worth it. There is also a bus service, roughly hourly.
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====Fuel, Water, & Electricity====
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Fuel station at Cala Principale, Favignana (0800 - 1930)Water available on the quay (via a water man).  No electricity. Water and electricity at Scala Nuova, Isola Marettimo.
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*Scala Nuova, Isola Marettimo
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==Things to do Ashore==
==Things to do Ashore==
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Limited provisions on Isola Favignana in Favignana town. In season this is a bustling community with at least 3 supermarkets
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====Motorbike & Car Rentals====
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Scooter and cycle hire on Isola Favignano.
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Scooter and cycle hire on Isola Favignano
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Bins at all harbours.
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Bins at all harbours
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Transportation (local and/or international)
Transportation (local and/or international)
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==References & Publications==
==References & Publications==
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''See [[Italy#References & Publications|Italy]]''.
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''See [[Italy#References & Publications|Italy]]''
==Personal Notes==
==Personal Notes==
Personal experiences?
Personal experiences?
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* Delightful and mostly off the beaten track for Brits, many Italian & french boats at anchor in August 2013 [[User:RobbieW|RobbieW]]
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====Last Visited====
''Date of member's visit to this Port/Stop & this page's details validated'':
''Date of member's visit to this Port/Stop & this page's details validated'':
* May 2004 --[[User:Atheneoflymington|Athene of Lymington]] 15:38, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
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Egadi Islands, Sicily

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Egadi.jpgAnchorage in the Egadi Islands - Click for larger view

The Egadi Islands consist of a group of three small, rocky islands, Isola Favignana, Isola Levanzo and Isola Marettimo, lying some 6-10 miles off the harbour of Trapani at the extreme NW corner of Sicily. They were the site of a major naval battle in 241 BC which effectively ended Carthaginian resistance during the First Punic War. The islands are famous for the former annual tuna catch, the mattanza (massacre), when tuna migrating through the channel between the islands and Sicily were trapped in nets and butchered for the canning industry. Nets are still set off the island from 1 April to 15 July. Latterly however, with the decline in tuna numbers, tourism has assumed increasing importance in the population’s struggle for survival. The largest island, Isola Favignana, offers a secure anchorages on both N and S sides where protection should be found in most winds.

Charts

British Admiralty
2122 - Bizerte to Capo San Marco
Italian
916

Radio Nets

Also see World Cruiser's Nets

Weather

The prevailing winds around the Aolian Islands during the summer tend to be from NW or NE, although in calm weather seabreezes can be encountered from any direction blowing onto and between the islands. While infrequent, gales are not unknown during the spring and early summer and careful forward planning is necessary as there are only two harbours which offer adequate shelter (and even then, not in strong southerlies). In winter, the gregale is a strong NE wind that can affect the whole of the island group and blow for several days.

Sources for weather forecasts: See Italy - weather

Approach and Navigation

There are no dangers in the approaches, although a current sets NE between the islands and can run at up to 1.0 knot. Most of the islands are rock-strewn around the coasts and it is wise to stay half a mile offshore unless you have a large-scale chart.

Berthing Options

Ports

Cala Principale, Favignana

Cala Principale, Favignana
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Cala Principale (as the name suggests) is the principal harbour of the islands. Space here is limited, especially during the season. Anchor moor stern-to or go alongside the small L-shaped jetty off the beach wherever there is room, avoiding the fuel berth and the reserved areas marked with yellow lines. Depths here range from 2.0 - 3.0 metres. Mooring is also allowed on the Molo San Leonardo in depths of 4.0 - 5.0 metres between the hours of 1930 and 0730. The T-shaped pontoon further inshore is operated by the Club Nautico Favignana and is for small craft only. Open to winds from NW round to NNE. In settled weather, there are a number of small coves on the S side of the island that are also worth exploring.

Scala Nuova, Isola Marettimo

Marettimo harbour (prior to pontoon construction)
Click for larger view

Scala Nuova is a small harbour off the hamlet of Marettimo on the E side of the island. A long pontoon has been installed inside the harbour, with depths ranging from 1.5 metres at the inner end to 4.5 metres at the outer. Yachts of up to 24.0 metres can be accommodated. Water and electricity on the pontoon. The harbour is open to winds from S round to NE.

Anchorages

Other anchorages exist, especially along the southern coast of I. Favignana. Those listed are a small sample.

Cala Dogona, Isola Levanzo

The tiny cove of Levanzo
Click for larger view

Cala Dogona is a diminutive cove off the hamlet of Levanzo on the S side of the island. Anchor east of the small breakwater in 4.0 - 5.0 metres in sand and weed, ensuring you are well clear of the ferry access on the eastern side of the bay. Smaller yachts (max 10.0 metres) may be able to find space on the end of the jetty, where depths are 2.5 - 4.5metres. Open to winds from the S sector but protected from the N, swell may get around the E end of the island.

Cala Fredda

This Cala is slightly to the E of Cala Dogona. It is deep (10-12m) until close in with few obvious sand patches. It is protected from the ferry wash in Dogona, wind ptoection as for C. Dogona

Cala Rossa, Isola Favignana

37°55.4′N, 12°21.8′E Open to wind from the N sector

Cala Azzura, Isola Favignana

37°54.5′N, 12°21.7′E Nice anchorage surrounded by low cliffs with a small beach. Good holding in sand patches (5-8m) but much weed elsewhere. Open to wind from the S sector.

Punta Longa, Isola Favingnana

Anchor either side of the point in 5-8 metres, many sand patches and good holding, open to wind from the S sector. There are two small harbours, the more central asked for a fee to moor the dinghy. It is, however, a short walk into town from the S side of the island and well worth it. There is also a bus service, roughly hourly.

Marinas & Yacht Clubs

None

Marine Services

Marine Stores

None noted

Yacht Services/Repairs/Yards

  • Limited repairs at Cala Principale on Favignana and Scala Nuova, Isola Marettimo. Slipway and mobile crane at both. Divers.

Fuel, Water, & Electricity

  • Cala Principale, Favignana
Fuel station (0800 - 1930)
Water available on the quay (via a water man). No electricity
  • Scala Nuova, Isola Marettimo
Water and electricity

Things to do Ashore

Tourism

The main attraction of the Egadi Islands is the numerous rocky coves, many with small sandy beaches, lapped by crystal-clear waters. Away from the towns, the islands are criss-crossed by excellent walking paths (on Marettimo there are no roads at all). Levanzo island is famous for its Grotta del Genovese, a cave with traces of Neolithic cave paintings of animal and human fingures,

Grocery & Supply Stores

Limited provisions on Isola Favignana in Favignana town. In season this is a bustling community with at least 3 supermarkets

Eateries

A good supply of trattorias in Isola Favignana. Fewer in Marettimo and Levanzo.

Internet/WiFi

None noted

Laundry

None noted

Motorbike & Car Rentals

Scooter and cycle hire on Isola Favignano

Garbage Disposal

Bins at all harbours

Transportation

Transportation (local and/or international)

References & Publications

See Italy

Personal Notes

Personal experiences?

  • Delightful and mostly off the beaten track for Brits, many Italian & french boats at anchor in August 2013 RobbieW

Last Visited

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



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Names: Athene of Lymington, RobbieW


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