Venice - Portegrandi

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Venice - Portegrandi

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	45°33.36′N, 12°26.64′E
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The district of Portegrandi on the NE side of the lagoon Click for larger view]]

The development of Portegrandi
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The purpose-built marina and residential development of Portegrandi is situated at the NE end of the Venetian Lagoon, three miles inland along a winding canal which passes en route the islands of Burano and Torcello. Developed on the site of a historic village, the development will eventually include 90 luxury apartments, a 300 berth marina with club house, leisure complex with swimming pool and a 115-room hotel. The marina can accommodate yachts of up to 20 metres and has maximum depths of 3.4 metres.

Charts

British Admiralty

220

1483

1473

Italian

924

38

222

Radio Nets

Also see World Cruiser's Nets.

Local Weather

During the summer months the prevailing winds in the Adriatic are light to moderate coastal seabreezes. In spring and autumn, northerly winds are more frequent and can quickly rise to near gale force, especially in the northern Adriatic, where the much-feared “bora” is caused by high pressure over the mountains to the NE coupled with low pressure over southern Italy. Fortunately, the fiercest “bora” is normally to be expected in the winter months. Thunderstorms are occasionally experienced in spring and especially autumn and can be accompanied by violent winds of gale force and above. Luckily they are rarely long-lasting. Fog is a further hazard often encountered in the lagoon of Venice, especially in the early and late season.

Sources for weather information:

• There is a continuous (computerised voice) weather forecast on VHF 68 - first in Italian and then followed with an English translation
• The same forecast is given in Italian and English on VHF coastal stations following a notification on channel 16
• Navtex weather forecasts covering the Adriatic are broadcast from stations at Roma, Trieste, Kerkyra (Greece) and Split (Croatia)

Approach and Navigation

The marina of Portegrandi is approached via the Porto di Lido 45°25.18′N, 12°26′E. The Porto di Lido is the principal (and busiest) entrance to the lagoon, giving the most direct access to Venice and Cavallino-Treporti. As the deepest channel with depths of over 10 metres, it is also the one used by ferries and large commercial vessels. The ends of the N and S breakwaters are identifiable by conspicuous black and white and red and white painted structures. A fairway beacon is situated around 2.5 miles SE of the entrance, from where a course of 300 degrees brings you safely through the entrance. The safe channel is also indicated by port and starboard markers. The channel is dredged to over 10.0 metres. Entry is best around slack water, since the tides can reach 4.0 knots at springs. In the entrance, keep to the N side of the channel and follow the NE channel, the Canale Treporti (marked with mooring posts) round Punta Sabbioni rather than the SW one which leads to Venice itself. After two miles, fork left into the Canale di Burano leaving the island of Burano to port and the island of Torcello to starboard, then take the Canale Borgognoni and finally Canale Silone. The marina is around three miles inland up the Canale Silone.

Berthing Options

Yachts visiting Portegrandi have just one berthing option, the Marina di Portegrandi, which has room for a total of 300 vessels up to 20 metres. Click on link for details.

Marinas & Yacht Clubs

• Marina di Portegrandi

Anchorages

Port regulations prohibit anchoring anywhere in the lagoon of Venice, owing to the large number of electrical and other cables criss-crossing the lagoon bed.

Offshore Islands and Groups

There are a total of 117 small islands in the lagoon, some inhabited but many of them little more than extensive mudbanks. The principal inhabited islands are as follows:

• Torcello
• Burano
• Murano
• Mazzorbo
• Sant’Erasmo
• San Michele
• Isola le Vignole

Yacht Repairs and Services

Marine Stores

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

Repairs/Yards

See Marina di Portegrandi for details.

Fuel, Water, & Electricity

See Marina di Portegrandi for details.

Things to do Ashore

Tourism

See Venice.

Grocery & Supply Stores

Provisions shops within the development of Portegrandi.

Eateries

• Bars and restaurants in the development

Internet/WiFi

See Marina di Portegrandi for details.

Laundry

Motorbike & Car Rentals

Garbage Disposal

Bins at the marina.

Transportation

• Marco Polo airport just N of Mestre has flights to most international destinations
• Budget flights also from Treviso airport (30 km)
• Ferries from Portegrande into Venice
• Trains from Venice station to Rome, Milan, Florence and Padua and several European capitals
• Ferries from Venice to several destinations in Greek islands and Croatia
• Vaporetti (water buses) serving Venice and outlying islands

Routes/Passages To/From

Popular passages/routes, timing, etc.

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

Links to relevant websites:

• Official tourism website
• Visit Venice
• for Visitors
• Venice Connected

References & Publications

See Italy.

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:

• Data compiled from web research (please update if possible)--Athene of Lymington 15:03, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

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