Anchorages & Marinas of the Western Canary Islands: Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera & El Hierro

By Roland Nyns

Last updated October 2017. This book holds detailed descriptions of the marinas and anchorages of the Western Canary Islands, including charts, original photographs and advice for visits ashore. The book covers Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro including 25 anchorages and marinas and as many chart extracts.Latest update includes new marina on El Hierro and changes in Santa Cruz.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Roland Nyns
• Release date: May 19, 2020
• ISBN: 9780463069776

Roland Nyns

I have been sailing since I was 18, and that seems a long time ago. I trained at the renowned French sailing school "Les Glénans" and remained true to them, becoming an instructor with them. It is as a sailing instructor that I crossed the Atlantic and discovered the Canary Islands and the West Indies.Later I was to return to these paradisiac islands with my own boat and more time on my hands. Time to visit these places in depth and detail, and also time to write.

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Anchorages and Marinas of the Western Canary Islands

A Pilot Book

by Roland R. Nyns PhD

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 Text copyright©2015 Roland Nyns

copyright © 2015 Roland Nyns

Warning and disclaimer

The author of the present publication has striven to ensure the accuracy of the information it provides. However, he cannot be held responsible for injury, damage or loss caused by any error, omission or ambiguity relative to the information in this publication. It should not be relied upon for navigational use. The information provided is intended as a useful aid for the skipper in planning his voyage in conjunction with official hydrographical data. This applies particularly to the extracts of charts reproduced in this publication, which are not to be used for navigation, but only as illustration of the text.

The skipper should be aware of the fact that in the particular region treated in this publication, volcanic activity may modify the sounding reported on charts and in the publication and that regulations may also be modified from one year to the next.

All waypoints in the publication are relative to WGS84 datum. The positions indicated as waypoints should always be checked on official hydrographical documents and are intended as an aid to locate a position mentioned in the text. They do not indicate that vessels can safely sail over these positions.

As always, it remains up to the skipper to apply his/her judgement and experience to assess the situation and particularly in proximity of the coasts where prudent eyeball navigation should supplement pilot books and charts as well as GPS information.

This publication has a companion website where there might be some more recent information and where sailors are invited to leave comments about the various islands, anchorages and marinas covered: www.sailpilot.com

Contents

Contents

Introduction

General advice to sailors

History

Geography

Practical information

Tenerife

Bahia de Antequera anchorage

Marina Tenerife (in the Darsena Pesquera)

Puerto Chico (in the Darsena Pesquera)

Marina Santa Cruz (in the Darsena de los Llanos)

Puerto Radazul

Puerto Güimar

Puerto Deportivo La Galera

Bahia de Abona anchorage

El Medano anchorage

Marina San Miguel

Playa de la Ballena anchorage

Puerto Deportivo de Las Galletas

Los Cristianos anchorage

Los Cristianos

Puerto Colon

El Puertito anchorage

Puerto Deportivo de Los Gigantes

Marina Garachico

La Palma

Marina La Palma

Marina Tazacorte

La Gomera

Marina La Gomera

Anchorages between San Sebastian and Santiago

Puerto de Santiago

Puerto de Valle Gran Rey

El Hierro

Puerto La Estaca

Anchorages south of La Estaca

Marina La Restinga

Introduction

To many cruisers the Canaries are merely a stepping stone on the way to the West Indies or Brazil, This has a long historical tradition going back all the way to Columbus. True to this tradition it is also how I first set foot on Tenerife; three or four days, time for a round of cool beer, a crew change, and stocking up for the journey ahead. But nowhere near long enough to even guess the sights and cruising opportunities the islands offer.

The climate is exasperatingly agreeable: it rarely exceeds 29°C in the summer months, and cools down to 18°C average during daytime in the winter. The sea temperature varies by two to three degrees around the 20°C. There is virtually no rain