Boat: Miura 31 | in Fortaleza. Please could you advise the best places to stock up on , , as well as where to Moor. I believe Marina Park is the best place however can be an issue? It will be my first time in Fortaleza so much is appreciated. | 22-01-2018, 14:52 | | Boat: Cross 24 trimaran | | | | 22-01-2018, 15:12 | | Boat: Boatless at the moment | | | | 24-01-2018, 08:10 | | | . What do you feel is the best option? I am not keen on Fortaleza at all but our insists for some reason. | | | 24-01-2018, 08:46 | | Boat: Boatless at the moment | . To the south Natal and to the north Sao Luis. I strongly advise to skip, the town where I live, Sao Luis do Maranhao. BTW Fortaleza is worth a visit of a few days. On your way to the a visit to Suriname Paramaribo is a highlight. | | | 24-01-2018, 09:01 | | Boat: Miura 31 | is good, but in general it is a tourist island with prices associated with tourism. Last time I stopped there they had no and immigration and would not allow us ashore as we had not checked into Brazil already. This appears to change all the time as previously I had stopped there with my last port being St Helena and it had been no problem going ashore. I have stopped at Fortaleza many times. The marina is really crap (falling apart), but I do not know if it has been revived or not over the past year. The Marina Park Hotel is located in a slum area but the city itself has some really good restaurants on the waterfront strip which also has a market every evening on the beachfront. Just use a taxi from the hotel to wherever you go. at the Marina Park Hotel marina is enter the marina and you need to drop your about midway between the pontoon and the sea wall, then stern to towards the pontoon. The pontoon is metal and the surge is bad at times, so do not go against the pontoon as it will do some serious damage to the stern of the . Put your in the water and pull yourself in the between the boat and pontoon. There is a good running up the northern coast of Brazil - between 3 and 6 knots! If you are lucky and catch the ITCZ at the right time, you can make the trip from Brazil's Natal, all the way up the coast to in 9 or 10 days. This is why I only stop in Fortaleza if I really need fuel or provisions or need to put a crew off the boat. Otherwise I skip the place. You must remember that all my trips in the past have been deliveries and not a , so I have not wanted to linger too long in a place as the quicker I get to my , the better it is for me. If you are in , you can give me a call and we can meet up briefly - I have PM'ed you my cell number. John | | | Thread Tools | | Rate This Thread | : | Posting Rules | post new threads post replies post attachments edit your posts is are code is are are are | Similar Threads | Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post | | Morrisdayan | Meets & Greets | 1 | 17-02-2016 05:24 | | Mdayan | Sailor Logs & Cruising Plans | 2 | 14-02-2016 15:02 | Crew Wanted: | Craigkrull | Crew Archives | 5 | 27-01-2015 11:10 | | CeesH | General Sailing Forum | 0 | 25-02-2012 20:29 | Crew Wanted: | jojocruisersfor | Crew Archives | 2 | 09-12-2010 22:07 | Privacy Guaranteed - your email is never shared with anyone, opt out any time. | |
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