Marina da Povoa de Varzim

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The Marina da Povoa de Varzim is located at the town of the same name, 21 miles S of the harbour of Viana do Castelo and 14 miles N of the harbour of Leixoes. The marina, which is managed by the local yacht club, the Clube Navala Povoense, lies at the S end of a large harbour shared with a fishing fleet. The marina offers a total of 241 berths for yachts of up to 18 metres in depths of up to 3.0 metres.

Communication

Call Marina da Povoa de Varzim on VHF channel 09. If no answer, berth on the harmmerhead (which is also the fuel berth) and enquire at the marina office

Navigation

From either north or south the projecting breakwaters of the harbour are conspicuous. The harbour is entered on a bearing of 045 degrees. If entering from the north, give the northerly breakwater a wide berth, especially with any swell running, since waves often break at its extremity. There is also an isolated rock close to the inside of the breakwater. Once in through the entrance, turn to starboard past several unlit green buoys marking shallows near the breakwater. The marina pontoons are at the southern end of the harbour.

Berthing

Berthing assistance may be provided by calling in advance on VHF channel 09. Berths are bows or stern-to on floating pontoons.

Facilities

• Toilets and showers
• Yacht club

Repairs

• Small boatyard
• Travel lift (35T).
• Crane (6T)
• Hard standing for around 100 yachts
• Basic repairs possible

Security

Good (security gates). Access with electonic fingerprints only

Location

The marina is a few minutes walk from the centre of town, with ample restaurants, bars and shops.

Grocery

There are many small fruit shops in the little streets parallel to the coastal road, also small supermarkets and bakeries There is also a Lidl (German supermarket) maybe 20 minutes away: follow the coastal road south to the church, that looks like a ship. Turn left tight past the church and follow the street up to its end.

Tourism

Povoa de Varzim is a busy holiday and weekend resort, concerts, fairs, shows during summer Vila do Conde is a very neat village nearby with a convent and an impressing aqueduct; nice restaurants; half an hours walk along the beach to the south or by Metro

Transportation

• Metro link to Porto and airport
• Buses to Porto, Lisbon and local destinations
• Airport at Porto (18kms)

Price

Daily mooring rate for typical 13 metre yacht (April 2013): Euros 18.50.

One month mooring for an 11 metre yacht (August 2014): Euros 170.

For the latest prices see Price Listing.

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• very nice and helpful staff, good English spoken, also French. We left our boat there while on home leave for two weeks.--Sy-yemanja 22:48, 10 September 2014 (BST)

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Date of member's last visit to Marina da Povoa de Varzim and this page's details validated:

• April 2001 -- Athene of Lymington
• August 2014 --Sy-yemanja

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Names: Athene of Lymington, Sy-yemanja