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==Portimao, Portugal (Port of entry)==
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Portimao is a large resort and popular sailing venue, situated at the mouth of the Arade river on the south coast of [[Portugal]]  (the Algarve), six miles E of [[Lagos]] and 15 miles W of [[Albufeira]].  It’s main beach just W of the river entrance, Praia da Rocha, is one of the largest and most celebrated on the Algarve coast.  Motor racing enthusiasts are catered for by a motor racing circuit and  the waters off the town are busy for much of the year with match racing, windsurfing and power boating events.  Visiting yachts have the option of berthing in the huge [[Marina de Portimao]] on the W bank of the river or anchoring off the pleasant settlement of Ferragudo on the E bank.
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====Cruising the region====
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''See [[Portugal#Charts |Portugal]]''.
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Weather conditions on the Algarve coast are usually more benign than on the west coast and swell is less of a feature.
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* ''See also [[Portugal#Weather|Portugal]]''.
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==Approach and Navigation==
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Easy entry. Red and Green lights at entrance to large harbour. Deep water, no bar.
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Inside the harbour, the anchorage is the right (East) off the beach Praia Grande in good holding. Be aware however that a big tidal eddy around the bay means that often boats are pointing in completely different directions at the same time, so allow lots of room for swinging around.
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Portimao is situated just east of the long beach of Praia da Rocha - an area with many buildings - and thus the entrance to the river estuary is easily identifiable. The river is entered from due S between two long moles extending from either side of the river banks.  The entrance is about 250m wide.  Ponta do Altar with its lighthouse of the same name is on the E side.  On account of the height of the cliffs on the E side, the entrance to the port is obscured to those approaching from the east almost until the entrance to the moles.
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The marina is to the left (West). Again, red and green lights on small poles at the ends of the floating breakwaters that run north and south. Enter between there, turn right, and dock on the right side (northern breakwater pontoon) for reception. Fuel is also available at the northern end of this pontoon.
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Once the outer moles have been passed, if heading for the marina a course should be set at 020º off the line of the Ferragudo Fore and Aft beacons, leaving buoy no. 2 to port, continuing in the direction of buoy no. 4 until arriving at the marina entrance on port side. The marina is marked by two moles with beacons at each end and the reception pontoon is to starboard of the marina entrance. Reception is the round yellow building at the end of the pontoon, open 8am to 8pm.  The fuel station is on the N end of the same pontoon.
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Reception is the round yellow building at the end of the pontoon, open 8am to 8pm.
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==Entrance==
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[[Portimao]] iis a port of entry/exit to [[Portugal]].
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==Check-in facilities (Customs and Immigration)==
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''For entrance details see [[Portugal#Entrance| Portugal]]''.
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Reception is the yellow round building at the northern end of the northern breakwater floating pontoon. Dock on the inside of this pontoon until reception opens. There is a desk for immigration & customs inside the building, but I have never seen anyone there. Presumably they will be called if needed. One of the phone numbers provided outside the desk never gets answered, but the other two do.
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* [[Marina de Portimao]] has 620 moorings for yachts up to 50 metres in depths of  up to 5.0 metres.  ''Click on link for details''
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{{Poi |37|7.44|N|08|31.44|W| | type= anchorage| name= Ferragudo
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| text= The anchorage of Ferragudo lies on the E side of the river, just under a mile from the river entrance.  The anchorage consists of an inlet off the village of the same name and offers good holding, well protected from the dominant winds. However, it is very shallow and muddy at low tide. {{Chartlet link| lat= 37.124| lon= -8.52406| zoom= 16|}}. }}
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{{Poi |37|7.85|N|08|31.92|W| | type= anchorage| name= Portimao Harbor
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| text= Portico Harbor provides good holding in sand in the large harbor, off the long beach. Well protected from almost every direction, though some swell can make its way in from the SW. Many liveaboards spend many months anchored here. Go as close as possible to the cafe at the NE corner to pick up their unsecured wifi signal. {{Chartlet link| lat= 37.13085| lon= -8.53208| zoom= 16|}}.}}
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{{Poi |37|6.745|N|08|31.37|W| | type= anchorage| name= Portimao Wall
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Diesel, petrol (gasoline), water, and pump-out all available on the reception dock. They don't take credit cards!
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| text= There is a large anchorage behind the harbor wall with good holding and fairly well protected from anything but strong SW. However the constant wash from the high speed boats and the club music with plenty of bass to reach even through the best earplugs are a nuisance but the major party pooper is the raw sewage and trash flowing from upriver twice a day with the outgoing tide. Ruins what probably once was a great lovely anchorage. {{Chartlet link| lat= 37.11403| lon= -8.52297| zoom= 15|}}.}}
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==Tourism and Things to do Ashore==
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{{Note}}The [[Marina de Portimao]] is very close on the opposite side of the Arade river in the event of a sudden change in the weather
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|Water| At the [[Marina de Portimao]]
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|Electricity| At the [[Marina de Portimao]]
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|Toilets| At the [[Marina de Portimao]]
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|Showers| At the [[Marina de Portimao]]
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|Laundry| Behind the  [[Marina de Portimao|marina]] reception building - 5 or 8 Euros depending on size of load
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|Garbage| Lots of bins around the  [[Marina de Portimao|marina]], along Praia da Rocha, and throughout the town. No charge
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Inside the reception building is a desk that provides internet by cable for up to two laptops.
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|Fuel| At the [[Marina de Portimao]]
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|Chandlers| ''See [[Marina de Portimao]]''
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* ''Sorpamar'' are useless at ordering stuff in. ''Bluewater'', run by Brits, are excellent, and have a good machine shop for fabricating things. --[[User:LifePart2|LifePart2]]
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There is wifi available from Vodafone at a fee. Don't know the speed of that inside the marina. Outside at the anchorage it is desperately slow.
 
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IN the anchorage, park yourself as close as you can to the Club Nau beach restaurant at the north end of the beach. With a wifi booster you can then hook into their free wifi at variable speeds - sometimes quite good, most of the time pretty slow, sometimes unusable.
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* When anchored in the harbor, park yourself as close as you can to the Club Nau beach restaurant at the north end of the beach. With a wifi booster you can then hook into their free wifi at variable speeds - sometimes quite good, most of the time pretty slow, sometimes unusable (update 2016, cannot confirm if this is still available as we used MEO). Personally, I use an unlocked cell phone, with a MEO SIM card, and a pay as you go data connection. Seems to work pretty well. The MEO store is very close to the waterfront in the town center. Tie your dinghy to the seawall ladder and climb up. -- July 2016 [[User:LifePart2|LifePart2]]
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Personally, I use an unlocked European cell phone (North American won't work), with a vodafone sim card, and a pay as you go data connection. Seems to work pretty well.
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* ''Continent'' will deliver to the marina if you spend over 100 Euros. Get there by bus from the Tivoli hotel roundabout just outside the marina, or else dinghy about a mile upstream and dock just outside the museum, from where you can walk to the supermarkets. -- [[User:LifePart2|LifePart2]]
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Behind the reception building - 5 and 8 euros depending on size of load
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Lots of tourist restaurants along Praia do Rocha - a short walk from the marina.
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World ▶ North Atlantic ▶ Portugal ▶ Portimao

Contents

Portimão
Port of Entry
37°07.130'N, 008°31.600'W Chart icon.png
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Portimao from the SW

Portimao is a large resort and popular sailing venue, situated at the mouth of the Arade river on the south coast of Portugal (the Algarve), six miles E of Lagos and 15 miles W of Albufeira. It’s main beach just W of the river entrance, Praia da Rocha, is one of the largest and most celebrated on the Algarve coast. Motor racing enthusiasts are catered for by a motor racing circuit and the waters off the town are busy for much of the year with match racing, windsurfing and power boating events. Visiting yachts have the option of berthing in the huge Marina de Portimao on the W bank of the river or anchoring off the pleasant settlement of Ferragudo on the E bank.

Charts

See Portugal.

Weather

Weather conditions on the Algarve coast are usually more benign than on the west coast and swell is less of a feature.

Sources of weather forecasting info:

Passages

See Portugal.

Communication

Add here VHF channel for coastguard, harbor masters. etc.

Also see World Cruiser's Nets.

Navigation

Portimao is situated just east of the long beach of Praia da Rocha - an area with many buildings - and thus the entrance to the river estuary is easily identifiable. The river is entered from due S between two long moles extending from either side of the river banks. The entrance is about 250m wide. Ponta do Altar with its lighthouse of the same name is on the E side. On account of the height of the cliffs on the E side, the entrance to the port is obscured to those approaching from the east almost until the entrance to the moles.

Once the outer moles have been passed, if heading for the marina a course should be set at 020º off the line of the Ferragudo Fore and Aft beacons, leaving buoy no. 2 to port, continuing in the direction of buoy no. 4 until arriving at the marina entrance on port side. The marina is marked by two moles with beacons at each end and the reception pontoon is to starboard of the marina entrance. Reception is the round yellow building at the end of the pontoon, open 8am to 8pm. The fuel station is on the N end of the same pontoon.

Entrance

Portimao iis a port of entry/exit to Portugal.

For entrance details see Portugal.

Berthing

Marinas & Yacht Clubs

  • Marina de Portimao has 620 moorings for yachts up to 50 metres in depths of up to 5.0 metres. Click on link for details

Anchorages

Ferragudo and anchorage

Ferragudo

Ferragudo/wiki/Portimao#Ferragudo
Anchorage icon Ferragudo [[Portimao#Ferragudo|Ferragudo]] 37°7.44′N, 08°31.44′W
The anchorage of Ferragudo lies on the E side of the river, just under a mile from the river entrance. The anchorage consists of an inlet off the village of the same name and offers good holding, well protected from the dominant winds. However, it is very shallow and muddy at low tide. Chartlet.

Portimao Harbor

Portimao Harbor/wiki/Portimao#Portimao_Harbor
Anchorage icon Portimao Harbor [[Portimao#Portimao Harbor|Portimao Harbor]] 37°7.85′N, 08°31.92′W
Portico Harbor provides good holding in sand in the large harbor, off the long beach. Well protected from almost every direction, though some swell can make its way in from the SW. Many liveaboards spend many months anchored here. Go as close as possible to the cafe at the NE corner to pick up their unsecured wifi signal. Chartlet.

Portimao Wall

Portimao Wall/wiki/Portimao#Portimao_Wall
Anchorage icon Portimao Wall [[Portimao#Portimao Wall|Portimao Wall]] 37°6.745′N, 08°31.37′W
There is a large anchorage behind the harbor wall with good holding and fairly well protected from anything but strong SW. However the constant wash from the high speed boats and the club music with plenty of bass to reach even through the best earplugs are a nuisance but the major party pooper is the raw sewage and trash flowing from upriver twice a day with the outgoing tide. Ruins what probably once was a great lovely anchorage. Chartlet.

Note: The Marina de Portimao is very close on the opposite side of the Arade river in the event of a sudden change in the weather

Amenities

Facilities
Water At the Marina de Portimao
Electricity At the Marina de Portimao
Toilets At the Marina de Portimao
Showers At the Marina de Portimao
Laundry Behind the marina reception building - 5 or 8 Euros depending on size of load
Garbage Lots of bins around the marina, along Praia da Rocha, and throughout the town. No charge
Supplies
Fuel At the Marina de Portimao
Bottled gas ?
Chandlers See Marina de Portimao
  • In the marina are two small chandlers (Ondanautica and Sopramar) plus Bluewater Algarve which is a general fix-it / source-it type business.
  • Sorpamar are useless at ordering stuff in. Bluewater, run by Brits, are excellent, and have a good machine shop for fabricating things. --LifePart2
Services
Repairs See Marina de Portimao
Internet
  • Wifi in the marina.
  • When anchored in the harbor, park yourself as close as you can to the Club Nau beach restaurant at the north end of the beach. With a wifi booster you can then hook into their free wifi at variable speeds - sometimes quite good, most of the time pretty slow, sometimes unusable (update 2016, cannot confirm if this is still available as we used MEO). Personally, I use an unlocked cell phone, with a MEO SIM card, and a pay as you go data connection. Seems to work pretty well. The MEO store is very close to the waterfront in the town center. Tie your dinghy to the seawall ladder and climb up. -- July 2016 LifePart2
Mobile connectivity ?
Vehicle rentals Car rentals available above the beach and in town. About 400 Euros a week

Provisioning

  • Small supermarket behind the beach at the south end of the marina
  • Big supermarkets (Continent, Pingo Doce) in town
  • Continent will deliver to the marina if you spend over 100 Euros. Get there by bus from the Tivoli hotel roundabout just outside the marina, or else dinghy about a mile upstream and dock just outside the museum, from where you can walk to the supermarkets. -- LifePart2

Eating out

Lots of tourist restaurants along Praia do Rocha - a short walk from the marina.

Transportation

List transportation (local and/or international.)

Tourism

History

Give a short history of the port.

Places to Visit

A visit to Ferragudo is in fact highly recommended. Small quaint portuguese Town with some really nice restaurants that come alive at night.

Friends

Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance.

Forums

List links to discussion threads on partnering forums. (see link for requirements)

Links

References

See Portugal.

Comments

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