Ponta do Sol Madeira

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Ponta do Sol, Madeira

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Contents 1 Ponta do Sol, Madeira 2 HELP! This section is lagging behind in development. 2.1 Overview 3 Radio Nets 4 Local Weather 5 Approach and Navigation 6 Check-in facilities 7 Offshore Islands and Groups 8 Marinas & Yacht Clubs 9 Anchorages 10 Yacht Repairs and Services 10.1 Marine Stores 10.2 Repairs/Yards 10.3 Fuel, Water, & Electricity 11 Tourism and Things to do Ashore 11.1 Tourism 11.2 Grocery & Supply Stores 11.3 Eateries 11.4 Internet/WiFi 11.5 Laundry 11.6 Motorbike & Car Rentals 11.7 Garbage Disposal 11.8 Transportation 12 Routes/Passages To/From 13 Cruiser's Friends 14 Forum Discussions 15 External links 16 References & Publications 17 Personal Notes 17.1 Last Visited & Details Checked (and updated here) 18 Contributors to this page 19 Cruising Wiki Navigation

Overview

Ponta do Sol (Point of the Sun) is a municipality in the southwestern coast of the island of Madeira, in the archipelago of Madeira. It has an area of 46.19 km², and includes a population of just over as 8125 (in 2001): it is one of the smallest municipalities on the island of Madeira.

See Madeira.

Radio Nets

Submit details of Cruiser's Nets and VHF operating/calling channels here.

Also see World Cruiser's Nets.

Local Weather

See Madeira.

Approach and Navigation

Details?

Check-in facilities

Submit details about facilities for checking in - where to dock, location of immigration & customs, etc.

Offshore Islands and Groups

• Porto Santo Island

Marinas & Yacht Clubs

Anchorages

List details of all safe anchorages in the area.

Yacht Repairs and Services

Marine Stores

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

Repairs/Yards

Fuel, Water, & Electricity

Fuel

fuel notes

Water

water notes

Electricity

electricity notes

Tourism and Things to do Ashore

Tourism

List places of interest, tours, etc.

Grocery & Supply Stores

Eateries

Internet/WiFi

Available?

Laundry

Motorbike & Car Rentals

Garbage Disposal

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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

• Ponta do Sol

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:

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Contributors to this page
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