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MARINAS IN GRAN CANARIA
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Due to the
seafaring nature of the people of the Canaries and the importance
of the tourism sector, Gran Canaria has developed a very complete
harbour infrastructure, which includes marinas and fishing havens.
Many of the latter also allow entry to leisure yachts, while
all the harbours provide the basic services that make the prolonged
mooring of vessels possible, in addition to the possibility
of practicing the various water sports. |
| Muelle
Dep. de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 0034 928
244 101 |
| This quay, which is situated in the cosmopolitan
and dynamic city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, within one of
the most important commercial harbours in the Atlantic (although
it is completely independent from the main harbour), is the
ideal place for making preparations for Atlantic crossings,
such as the ARC (Atlantic Rally for Cruisers) Regatta, which
sets out from this harbour every year with 200 participants
from different countries. |
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The yacht quay
currently has 1.134 mooring places, which makes this the biggest
yacht quay in the Canaries, and it is protected by two seawalls
that give shelter to a surface area of 210.000 m2. The main
seawall is 600 metres long and there are 70 stern-to-pier mooring
places that can accommodate vessels with a maximum length of
45 metres. The enclosing seawall, which is also 600 metres long,
has five floating quays with 150 mooring places that can each
accommodate a maximum length of 16 metres. On the harbour side,
which lies adjacent to the city, there are 12 floating quays,
with a total of 864 mooring places for boats with a maximum
length of 16 metres. |
| Club de
Yates Pasito Blanco 0034
928 142 194 |
Blue Flag Marina.
Pasito Blanco marina lies to the south of the island’s
tourist beaches par excellence, which are delimited by the Maspalomas
lighthouse.
The marina’s seawall is 415 metres long, providing shelter
to an area of 43,045 m2. There are a total of 387 mooring places,
of which 102 are stern-to-pier, while a further 285 mooring
places are distributed along 6 floating quays. The stern-to-pier
mooring places can accommodate boats with a maximum length of
40 metres, while the maximum boat length against the floating
quays is 20 metres. The marina has been awarded Blue Flag status
on account of the quality of its facilities. |
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The services that
are provided by the marina include 24-hour surveillance, toilets
and showers, a postal service, public telephones, a laundry
service, weather forecast, electricity and water supply at all
the mooring places and a petrol station. The dry dock is very
large and well-equipped, and it has a 30 tonne travelift and
a 1.5-tonne crane.
Leisure Activities Pasito Blanco lies only a few kilometres
away from the main tourist area of Gran Canaria and it is also
the closest marina to the tourist area. There are businesses
located within the marina that specialise in diving and motorboat
excursions. |
| Marina
Anfi del Mar 0034
928 150 798 |
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This marina, which
is located in the Southwest of the island, provides mooring
for approximately 72 boats, and it is possible to rent a mooring
place for the whole year.
The area in which the marina is located is one of the most enchanting
parts of Gran Canaria, where looking at the yachts or renting
a boat for a day or a weekend, or booking a place on an exclusive
underwater fishing excursion can turn out to be an experience
of a lifetime.
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| Puerto
deportivo de Puerto Rico 0034
928 561 141 |
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Puerto Rico is
completely oriented towards the tourism sector. Everything has
been designed with the aim of ensuring that a wide range of
leisure and entertainment activities are within easy reach for
the visitor, with a notable emphasis placed on water sports.
This harbour consists of two piers that provide shelter to a
surface area of 6 hectares. There are 531 mooring places that
can accommodate boats with a maximum length of 60 metres.
The first pier has been designated as the Port-of-Call Pier
and has a 100-metre long seawall that provides shelter to the
beach and 212 mooring places. The first pier has three floating
quays. |
The new pier
has been designated as the Base Harbour, having a 300-metre
long seawall that provides shelter to 319 mooring places. The
harbour has Blue Flag status and both piers have 24-hour surveillance.
There is a service station and the harbour also provides a postal
service, public telephones, a laundry service and meteorological
information. All the mooring places have electricity, water
and telephone connections (upon prior application), in addition
to toilets and showers, which are distributed throughout the
marina.
Leisure Activities. In this harbour, you can participate in
a large variety of water sports. There are many motor and sailing
boats that specialise in excursions to various parts of the
coast. Puerto Rico is well known for its quiet sea and gentle
winds, due to which this part of the coast is ideal for diving,
parasailing and sailing. There are businesses where you can
receive instruction in these sports or hire the equipment that
is needed to practice them.
The waters of this area are also well known for its good deep-sea
fishing conditions. In the harbour, you will find boats that
are specially equipped for the enjoyment of this sport. In the
bay, you can hire water skis for a jaunt around the bay, as
well as jet skis, with which you can have some high-speed fun
in a well-defined circuit. |
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| Puerto
de Mogán 928
565 668/565151 |
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The harbour of
Mogán is a modern yachting harbour that exists in perfect
harmony with an apartment complex and a small hotel that are
well known for their picturesque beauty. The harbour’s
seawall is 275 metres long and provides shelter to a surface
area of 36,560 m2. The harbour provides moorage to both leisure
yachts and the local fishing fleet, for which an area is reserved
at the rear of the marina. 36 of the 216 mooring places for
leisure yachts are stern-to-pier and can accommodate boats with
a maximum length of 45 metres, while a further 180 are distributed
along 4 floating quays, accommodating boats with a maximum length
of 20 metres. The harbour also has a large area for anchoring. |
The harbour provides a 24-hour
private surveillance service, as well as a postal service, public
telephones, a laundry service, a supermarket, a medical service
and meteorological information. There are also toilets and showers
distributed throughout the marina. All the mooring places have
water and electricity points, while there are also television
connections on three of the four floating quays. There is a
service station in the harbour and the dry dock has a 70 tonne
travelift, two 2.5 tonne cranes and a ramp.
Leisure Activities. The harbour of Mogán offers a wide
range of water sports to visitors. At the harbour’s facilities
you can hire everything from jet skis to motorboats for sea
excursions or deep-sea fishing. The harbour’s seafloor
is exquisitely beautiful and you can go on an underwater tour
of the harbour by submarine or you can hire scuba diving equipment
from the diving school and take part in organised dives. |
| Puerto
de Las Nieves 0034
928 554 227 |
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Puerto de Las
Nieves, which is located in the Northeast of the island, is
the closest harbour to the island of Tenerife. It is for this
reason that the harbour is currently being shared by the fishing
fleet, pleasure boats and the high speed ferries that operate
the regular routes between Gran Canaria and Tenerife.
The fishing village in which the harbour is situated is very
popular among tourists and the local population alike, not only
because of its charm, but also on account of the typical restaurants
that line its streets and promenades.
The harbour provides 24-hour surveillance, while also having
a ramp, a 70-tonne travelift and a crane with a capacity of
1.5 tonnes. |
| The harbour is sheltered
by a 616 metre-long seawall, which is shared by ferries and
the bigger fishing boats, while the four 250 metre-long floating
quays are for the smaller fishing boats and pleasure boats. |
| Muelle
de Taliarte 0034
928 219 300 |
| This fishing harbour,
which falls under the jurisdiction of the Island Council of
Gran Canaria, is located on the east coast, approximately 10
miles to the south of the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
and close to one of the main recreational areas of Telde, which
includes the cosy beaches of El Hombre, Melenara and Salinetas.
The harbour is sheltered by a 400 metre-long seawall with a
ramp, which is used by the fishing fleet, while there are also
3 floating quays for small pleasure boats. The harbour provides
24-hour surveillance and the dry dock, which has a 25-tonne
travelift and a crane with a capacity of 1.5 tonnes, is run
by the Cooperativa de Pescadores (Fishermen’s Cooperative).
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| Puerto
de Arguineguín 0034
928 736 441 |
Being located in one of the
main tourist areas in the South of Gran Canaria, this harbour
and the village in which it is situated have undergone considerable
development, but without sacrificing the essential seafaring
character of the village. The harbour is sheltered by a 429,33 metre-long seawall, which is used by the local fishing fleet
as well as the boats that operate the regular sea routes. There
are also 3 floating quays, which are used by the smaller fishing
boats and pleasure boats.
The harbour provides 24-hour surveillance and all the mooring
places have electricity and water supply. The dry dock has a
70-tonne travelift, a crane with a capacity of 3 tonnes, workshops
that do repairs and other businesses that supply ships. |
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