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It is true, a cruising permit you do not need in ALL Med countries, however an insurance you will need everywhere, even in Italy and France. If you have not been asked at some places does not mean that you do not have to have one.

Fantastic go for it if you can...It last weeks though so take care and as Hugosalt stated the private tents are for businesses and Families, but a little research before will provide you with a myriad of public possibilities. A lovely city too. Regards Alan

Quote: Originally Posted by Joefloki in every country in the Med, if you do not believe me, try it out good luck. Never knew that, I never made it past Ceuta but the countries with med and atlantic coasts didn´t have such things. France, Spain and Morocco certainly didn´t ask for anything like that. What´s an average cost?

There have been various discussions about crusing permits in different countries, and I can't at the moment recall which countries require them. Also it varies according to the size of your boat (eg the notorious Sardinian tax only covered boats over 14m),a dn it changes as the law changes. I have sailed (in the Med) in Spain, Morocco, France, and Italy; so far I have not required any cruising permit, nor been asked for insurance. In...

I don't know about Marinas or the Spanish Coast but my kids went to Portugal this past spring and visited the Algarve. Specifically Lagos. They loved it. It's on the south coast of Portugal. About 200 miles from Gibraltar. There's a great scenic hiking trail along the ocean. Miles and miles of cliffs and grottos. They hear it's a fishing town. Spectacular coastline, beautiful town- worth checking out.

Provision for Transat in Canaries. Las Palmas is biggest city and marina berthing is cheap. Big chandlers, markets and even Spanish version of Macys at El Corte Ingles with big below ground food store which has facility to cryovac meat at no extra charge. You can then hop over to smaller islands further west for more atmosphere before jumping off. Cannot really give recommendations on fishing ports down the Spanish east coast. Not many marinas...

Passages up the river (from Honfleur or Le Havre) need to be planned to take advantage of the long period of flood tide to get to Rouen, rather than anticipating ploughing against an ebb tide. There are very few opportunities to moor on that journey, and none of those are at all comfortable, due to passing vessels. Another factor is the frequency of mists and fogs on the lower reaches. But, as has been said, many craft make the passage without...

Hi All, We are considering a bareboat charter with Paralos in the Ionian Islands. Has anyone chartered with them before? Any feedback on their operations? Unfortunately it has been my experience in the past that when we charter with anyone other than The Moorings, the experience has not been great. We've experienced everything from knot meters, depth gages, tank gages that don't work "on any of the boats", a...

Another information to know about the Seine river, specially at its mouth, is the tidal stream speed that can be very strong (up to 7 or 8 knots...) and difficult to manage for (sail)boats with small power engines. Actually, due to the lack of possible stopover until Rouen, you need to ensure having sufficent power from you engine to go against the tidal stream and not disturb the traffic. This has to be taken in account while planning such...

We are transiting from Palma de Mallorca to Gibraltar and on to the Caribbean in February. Given the weather we are looking at a mix of day trips & overnights, but are looking for advice as to the best stops along the Spanish coast. We are more interested in interesting cities and fishing villages than upscale mega marinas. Our boat draws 2.7m(9 ft). Any information on the best places to provision for the TransAtlantic would also be...