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de Ponta Delgada Marina Blue Flag

Portugal São Miguel
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About de Ponta Delgada Marina

Marina de Ponta Delgada is a yacht marina on the south coast of São Miguel, located inside the commercial harbour and within easy walking distance of the city centre. The facility now covers two linked harbour zones (the older Pêro de Teive area and the Portas do Mar extension). A short reception quay at the marina entrance receives visiting craft and berths are assigned from there. The harbour is protected by a breakwater and entrance aids and some shore lighting help identification of the reception pontoon.

Shore services include drinking water and electricity on the pontoons, public toilets and showers, laundry and a pump-out and waste reception system. Diesel and petrol fuel are available. Boat lifting and repair facilities including a travel lift and dry-dock services are provided. A harbour office administers the marina; shops, cafés and parking are located close to the waterfront.

Marina details

Working VHF channel:
62
Capacity:
640
Visitor access:
Visitors accepted
Entrance depth:
3.5 m
Check-in:
Harbour office
Reservation:
By arrangement
Max draft:
4.0 m
Max length:
60 m
Phone:
+351 296 281 510

Amenities

Water, power and internet

Shore power
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Fuel

Diesel
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Petrol
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Sanitary facilities

Showers
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Toilets
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Laundry
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Technical services and boat storage

Boat lift
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Everyday amenities & leisure

Accommodation ashore
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Car parking
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ATM
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Restaurants and cafés nearby
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Mooring

Finger pontoons
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Alongside mooring
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Review by Nikolay Pavlovskiy on 07 Oct 2026

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Nikolay Pavlovskiy ✵ S/Y Salomé 11.2m
07 Oct 2026 • 96 reviews • Navigator
5.0

A large city marina in the very center of Ponta Delgada. Compared with other marinas in the Azores, this one is noticeably livelier: there are restaurants, shops, car rentals, the port and the airport nearby. When entering, take into account the movement and berthing of large vessels in the adjacent port, although the approach itself looks fairly straightforward and convenient.

Mooring — to pontoon fingers, there is enough room to manoeuvre, so even single-handed arrivals should not have major problems. The pontoons have water and electricity. The marina is well sheltered: there is a large breakwater inside, and additional protection is provided by large vessels.

Access to the guest pontoons is restricted by passes. At the same time the marina itself is right in the city center, so there are many tourists around and it can be quite noisy. Because of its size and urban atmosphere it lacks the intimacy found, for example, in Velas or Horta.

I visited the marina from shore and did not come here by yacht, so I did not personally check the showers and toilets. I saw the harbormaster's office, the Blue Flag and small houses for accommodation located directly on the marina grounds.

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Good city location