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Region |
Port |
Rating |
Anchor? |
Marina? |
Dock? |
Cans? |
Access? |
Access? |
Access? |
Comments |
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Galicia |
La Coruna |
7 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Club Nautico unfriendly |
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Costa de Morte |
Sada |
9 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Easy |
Yes |
No |
All services close to marina |
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Corme |
3 |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No reason to land and explore |
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Lage |
8 |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Wonderful quaint beach resort town |
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Camarinas |
6 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Spend a day; see lace museum |
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Finisterre |
7 |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
A wonderful surprise but hard to land |
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Muros |
8 |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Great town; bus to Santiago |
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Rias Baixas |
Portosin |
2 |
Yes |
Yes |
Fee |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Avoid; overrated Spanish tourist trap |
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Corrubedo |
6 |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Spend a day; walk the sand dunes |
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Riveira |
9 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Easy |
Yes |
Yes |
All services close to marina |
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Cambados |
6 |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Day anchorage only; great town
to visit |
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Isle de Arosa |
6 |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Small fishing village; best so far |
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Cangas |
9 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Unk |
Unk |
Suburb of Vigo; ferry across; new marina |
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Bayona |
8 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Good stop to end tour of Galicia |
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Portugal |
Atlantic |
Porto (Leixoes) |
6 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Unk |
Unk |
Unk |
60 min bus to Porto; large commercial harbor;
flies |
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Cascais/Lisbon |
8 |
Yes |
Yes |
Paid |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
30 min train to Lisbon;
bus to Sintra |
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Sines |
4 |
Yes |
Yes |
Unk |
Unk |
Yes |
Unk |
Unk |
Hundreds of flies chase us away; good harbor |
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Baleeria/Sagres |
5 |
Yes |
No |
Steps |
Unk |
Unk |
Unk |
Unk |
Anchor to visit
Fort Sagres and Cape Vincent |
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Portimao |
6 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Unk |
Town caters to English tourists |
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| Spain |
Andalucia |
Rota |
8 |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Great winter marina rates; best facilities yet |
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| Gibraltar |
Med |
Gibraltar |
6 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Unk |
Very expensive; not nearly as charming as the 70s |
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Spain |
Andalucia |
Motril |
6 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Gateway to Granada and to anchor in gales |
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Almerimar |
8 |
Maybe |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Great harbor to haul-out boat; many amenities |
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Torreviega |
7 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Hard |
Unk |
Unk |
Port of Refuge; great anchorage |
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The Baleares |
Formentura |
7 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Inland |
No |
A beach resort; hire a scooter to tour the island |
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Mallorca |
Andratx |
10 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Best port in Europe to-date; use as base in Mallorca |
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El Arenal |
6 |
East |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Unk |
Unk |
Beside German beach: loud all night; secure harbor |
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Soller |
8 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Unk |
Unk |
Excellent harbor, tram to town, train to Palma |
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Pollensa |
7 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Unk |
Unk |
Good anchorage behind castle |
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Menorca |
Cala Fontenelles |
7 |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Excellent anchorage off beaches |
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Cala Morell |
5 |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Day anchor to visit prehistoric caves |
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Puerto Fornells |
8 |
Yes |
Small |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Unk |
2nd best natural harbor in Med |
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Isla Colom |
5 |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Safe anchorage behind beautiful island |
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Puerto de
Mahon |
9 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Unk |
Best natural harbor in Med; long dink to town |
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Sardinia |
Northern |
Alghero |
9 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Restaurants overpriced |
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Porto Cervo |
7 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
High entertainment value at dusk; too rich and famous |
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Olbia |
7 |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Real folks, old natural harbor |
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Porto di Cugnana |
8 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Near Marina Portisco; better than Porto Cervo |
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Cala Saline |
6 |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Unk |
Unk |
Good holding in a storm off western beach |
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Golfo di Arcazecha |
6 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Unk |
Unk |
Anchor north of town; reasonable shore life |
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Stagnali |
5 |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Anchorage across from Maddelena |
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| Corsica |
Western |
Ajaccio |
7 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Unk |
Train to Bastia or rent a car to see interior |
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Bonifacio |
8 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Unk |
Natural wonder; security on docks a problem |
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