With 236 kilometres of coastline, year-round sunshine and waters ranging from 18ºC in winter to 23ºC, Gran Canaria and especially the south coast, is an idyllic place to berth a yacht or just mess about in a boat.
The island has a number of ports and harbours for local fishing boats as well as several dedicated sports marinas. Watersports clubs, centres and equipment centres all around the coast provide a full service for water sports lovers.
Gran Canaria’s long relationship with the sea can be seen in its long history of sporting excellence. The island has produced over 30 World Sailing Champions and 6 Olympic gold medallists, and several world famous sporting events are held here. For example, the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers held in November where over 200 yachts leave the harbour in Las Palmas on route to Rodney Bay in Santa Lucia. The 2,700 nautical mile route takes between 12 and 40 days.
Sailors who pass by Gran Canaria can take advantage of low taxes to stock up on provisions, parts and fuel at lower prices than in other European Countries.
In the near future, Arguineguín harbour, currently home to a mixed fishing and leisure fleet, is to be divided and enlarged into a dedicated fishing harbour and a new sports marina. This will make Arguineguín, already a popular property area, into an idyllic location for boat owners.
Gran Canaria marina property
Marina property in Gran Canaria is always in demand with villas and apartments selling fast when they come on to the market. At Cárdenas Real Estate our decades of experience in the south Gran Canaria property market makes us the ideal agency to help you find a waterfront property. Contact us and let us know exactly what you are looking for and get your search started straight away.
Below is a list of all sporting marinas located around the coast of Gran Canaria…
Anfi Del Mar Sports Marina , Gran Canaria
27⁰ 46’ 17.23’’ N, 15⁰ 41’ 52.27’’ W
Located between Arguineguín town and the tourist area of Puerto Rico, Anfi del Mar is a high quality resort with its own Caribbean beach and an 80-berth marina. The resort has a small selection of good restaurants, a large supermarket and a small shopping centre.
From the resort there is a waterfront walkway to Arguineguín town via Patalavaca beach and its restaurants.
Services at Anfi del Mar marina
Supermarket: Yes
Gas bottles: Yes
Drinking water: Yes
Electricity: Yes
Fuel: Yes
Showers / Launderette: Yes
Weather info: Yes
Wi-Fi internet: Yes
Tel.: (+ 34) 928 15 07 98
Berths: 80
Las Palmas Sports Marina, Gran Canaria
The largest commercial harbour and leisure marina in the Canary Islands is located in the capital of Las Palmas and houses a wide range of services and facilities including ship-makers, spare parts shops, bars, restaurants etc.
The leisure marina currently offers 1,250 mooring spaces over a surface area of 210,000 m² and can accommodate yachts up to a maximum length of 45 meters. It is right next to a small, sandy beach called Alcaravaneras.
The city of Las Palmas
Bustling Las Palmas is a thriving Spanish city and the marina in the middle between the two most interesting areas. The old town districts of Triana and Vegueta at the south end of the city offer an attractive combination of shopping and colonial, neoclassical and modernist architecture. The port district to the north has more shops, one of the world’s best city beaches and a quality restaurant scene. If you visit in February / March, the Carnival fills the city with music and fun.
Services at Las Palmas marina
Airport: 20 minute drive
Banks / Post: In the city
Bars / Restaurants: In the marina & the city
Boatyard:: Yes
Gas bottles: Yes
Buses / Taxi: Yes
Chandlery: Yes
Drinking water: On all pontoons
Electricity: On all pontoons
Fuel: Fuel berth
Gas station: Yes
Nautical club: Two yacht clubs
Showers / Launderette: Yes
Weather info: In the marina office
E-mail: marina@palmasport.es
Tel.: (+34) 928 23 49 60
Berths: 130 for a maximum length of 45m, 1020 for a maximum length of 16m
Pasito Blanco Sports Marina, Gran Canaria
Located next to to the tourist area of Meloneras, Pasito Blanco is the most private and exclusive marina in Gran Canaria. It consists of a gated community of private properties built around the exclusive Sports marina and even boasting its own sandy beach. Meloneras resort just to the north offers a wide range of 5-star hotels, shops, nightlife and a huge selection of restaurants dotted along the boulevard that leads to the famous lighthouse and sand dunes.
Pasito Blanco marina has its own yacht club and restaurant with an attractive swimming area.
Services at Pasito Blanco marina
Supermarket: Yes
Boatyard: Yes
Gas bottles: Yes
Chandlery: Yes
Drinking water: Yes
Electricity: Yes
Fuel: Fuel berth
Gas station: Yes
Showers / Launderette: Yes
Weather info: Yes
Wi-Fi internet: Yes
Email: info@pasitoblanco.com
Tel.: (+ 34) 928 14 21 94
Berths: 102 for a maximum length of 40m, 285 for a maximum length of 20m
Puerto de Mogán Sports Marina, Gran Canaria
Puerto de Mogán is known as the Venice of Gran Canaria due to it’s attractive harbour side lanes and canals. It has an idyllic atmosphere with bridges, coconut palms and gardens full of tropical flowers.
Cafés and restaurants line the waterfront and all necessary services are close by. The marina houses local fishing boats as well as leisure yachts and as it is very popular; in high season it is always advisable to call the harbour office first.
Services at Puerto de Mogán marina
Airport: 60 minute drive
Supermarkett: Yes
Banks / Post: Yes
Boatyard:: Yes
E-mail / Fax: Yes
Gas bottles: Yes
Chandlery: In Arguineguín (10 min drive)
Drinking water: Yes
Electricity: Yes
Fuel: Fuel berth
Gas station: Yes
Showers / Launderette: Yes
Weather info: Yes
E-mail: servicios@puertodemogan.es
Tel.: (+ 34) 928 56 56 68 / 928 56 56 51
Berths: 36 to accommodate a maximum length of 45m, 180 for a maximum length of 20m
Puerto Rico Sports Marina, Gran Canaria
A few kilometres further west of Anfi lies Puerto Rico, a tourist haven for those looking for sun and fun all year round. The resort is located in a small valley where hotels, apartment complexes and shopping centres are within walking distance. The marina is in fact two separate areas each with its own breakwater. Visitors and larger yachts use the eastern marina and tourist craft and locals use the western side.
Services at Puerto Rico sports marina
Airport: 50 minute drive
Banks / Post: Yes
Bars / Restaurants: Yes
Boatyard: Yes
Gas bottles: Yes
Buses / Taxi: Yes
Chandlery: Yes
Drinking water: On all pontoons
Electricity: On all pontoons
Fuel: Fuel berth
Showers / Launderette: Yes
E-mail: pricomarina@puertoricosa.com
Tel.: (+ 34) 928 56 11 41
Berths: 258 for a maximum length of 8m, 117 for a maximum length of 10m
Marina property in Gran Canaria is always in demand with villas and apartments selling fast when they come on to the market. At Cárdenas Real Estate our decades of experience in the south Gran Canaria property market makes us the ideal agency to help you find a waterfront property. Contact us and let us know exactly what you are looking for and get your search started straight away.
