Share your Experiences


Share your Experiences
This message board has been created for Captains of sail training vessels to leave feedback about experiences whilst in port.

If you have had a particularly good, or indeed a poor experience and would like to let other vessels know about it, please post your comments below.  It would also be useful to know whether any of the port facilities or services were discounted, or even free of charge, for sail training vessels.

Once you have posted your comment, please give the port a rating out of 5, with 1 being a poor experience and 5 being exceptional good.

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europa Report as offensive

Thursday, 20 October 2011 4:34 PM


Next on our plan was to visit Madeira where we have a longstanding contact with Mr. Pedro Calado (from the Funchal 500 organisation - pedro.calado@cm-funchal.pt ). He is a high official from the municipality in Funchal/Madeira and he can contact the port to arrange a berth. After his confirmation, we contacted a shipping agent at www.funchalmaritima.pt Mr Nuno Rebolo  who could arrange the berthing details.
Regretfully, due to adverse wind conditions, we had to cancel our visit. But from the past we remember a welcome visit to Funchal with low costs.

Next year we will try again.

Reinoud van der Heijden / Bark EUROPA

europa Report as offensive

Thursday, 20 October 2011 4:27 PM


EUROPA had a great, albeit short visit to Vigo, ES. With many thanks to Celso González who introduced us to a shipping agent called Mr. Iñaki Sanchez ( vigo@estanislaoduran.com ) from E. Duran Shipping P&I Services, S.L.. They offered a very friendly agency fee of eur 250.
With a statement from our side we received a berthing fee exemption.
Regretfully, the only berths available were all behind fences. We did manage however, to have open ship, with a free guard arranged by the agent/terminal or so. Thus allowing visitors from Vigo to have a look on board.

If the opportunity arrises, we will visit Vigo again.

Reinoud van der Heijden / Bark EUROPA

Celso G Report as offensive

Friday, 28 January 2011 9:15 AM


Hi Reinoud - I´m Celso González from Vigo. I´m happy reading Europa will come to Vigo this year. I will help you on anything you need. Please contact me on celsogonz@gmail.com

Regards

PaulB Report as offensive

Wednesday, 03 November 2010 4:25 PM


Hi Reinoud - Vigo seems to be very supportive towards sail training vessels and was a good host port last year for the start of the Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge. 

I suggest that you contact our contact is Celso Gonzarlez (celsogonz@gmail.com). Please let me know how you get on. Fair winds Paul (Bishop)

WebAdmin Report as offensive

Friday, 15 October 2010 2:05 PM


Thank you for your comments, we are aiming to create individual port pages once we have received enough feedback so please keep your comments coming and watch this space.