Madeira Island

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Madeira Island Cruising Guide

An online cruising guide for yachts sailing to the island of Madeira.

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	32°38.6′N, 16°54.7′W
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Funchal, Madeira - Click for larger view

Contents 1 Madeira Island Cruising Guide 2 Charts 3 Radio Nets 4 Local Weather 5 Approach and Navigation 6 Check-in facilities (for Customs and Immigration) 7 Berthing Options 7.1 Ports 7.2 Marinas & Yacht Clubs 7.3 Anchorages 8 Offshore Islands 9 Yacht Services and Repairs 9.1 Marine Stores 9.2 Repairs/Yards 9.3 Fuel, Water, & Electricity 10 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 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

The island of Madeira is at the top of a massive shield volcano that rises about 6 km (3.7 mi) from the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, on the Tore underwater mountain range.

Madeira Island with a population of about 267,785, represents 93% of the archipelago's area, with 90% of the landmass above 500 m. It is the largest island of the group with an area of 741 km² (286 sq mi), a length of 57 km (35 mi) (from Ponte de São Lourenço to Ponte do Pargo), while approximately 22 km (14 mi) at its widest point (from Ponte da Cruz to Ponte São Jorge), with a coastline of 150 km (93.21 mi). It has a mountain ridge that extends along the centre of the island, reaching 1862 meters (6,107 ft) at its highest point (Pico Ruivo), while much lower (below 200 meters) along its eastern extent.

Charts

See Madeira.

Radio Nets

Also see World Cruiser's Nets.

Local Weather

See Madeira.

Approach and Navigation

The approach to Madeira is straightforward,

Check-in facilities (for Customs and Immigration)

There are several ports of entry in Madeira (see

For more details see Madeira.

Berthing Options

= Port of entry, = Marina, = Harbor, = Anchorage, = Needs data.

Ports

• Funchal
• Calheta
• Quinta do Lorde
• Ponta do Sol

Marinas & Yacht Clubs

Use this section only if there are few marinas not covered in pages under Ports. Remove if not applicable.

Anchorages

List anchorages except the ones covered under Offshore Islands below. If there is 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

• Porto Santo
• Desertas Islands
• Savage Islands

Yacht Services and Repairs

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

If services are included in specific port pages, the following line is appropriate, otherwise remove it.

Also see each Port.

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

Funchal is a very attractive town. It is great fun to wander along its narrow streets.

A drive around the island of Madeira Grande is very interesting. Worth seeing are: the picturesque fishing village of Câmara de Lobos where Winston Churchill spent some time painting; Cabo Girão, an impressive cliff; Ribeira Brava from where the road goes north towards Serra de Agua up in the mountains; the desolate Paúl da Serra plateau and the green area of Cascata do Risco; and down to the N coast to the rocks of Porto Moniz. The surf breaking on these rocks is amazing. There you can have lunch in a restaurant built over the rocky promontory with windows surrounded by the surf. From Porto Moniz follow the the road along the N coast, going east. Stopped at the nicely restored miniscule village of São Vicente and then to Santana, where they have preserved some of the typical thatched houses. From Santana you can take the highway back to Funchal.

The Green Slopes of Madeira Click for larger view

Câmara de Lobos Click for larger view

Porto Moniz Click for larger view

Thatched House in Santana Click for larger view

São Vicente Click for larger view

Grocery & Supply Stores

Eateries

Internet/WiFi

Available?

Laundry

Motorbike & Car Rentals

Garbage Disposal

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Transportation

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

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

• Madeira - Wikipedia

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: Istioploos

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