Portugal

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-	Submit details of the charts required for safe navigation of the area.	+	The pilot books give the pilotage information necessary for small craft within harbour and river entrances.  The yachtsman will also need passage charts for navigation between the harbours.  Since most harbours shelter on the south side of a headland the charts carried should be of a large enough scale in order to be able to identify headlands and any off-lying dangers. Admiralty charts are based on the Portuguese charts and there is a delay in updated information being published.
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		+	The '''Atlantic Coasts of Spain and Portugal''' published by the ''Royal Cruising Club Pilotage Foundation'' provides detailed information on all the harbours of the coast and is strongly recommended.  It may be obtained from Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson or, most nautical booksellers.
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		+	The annual publication '''The Reeds Nautical Almanac''' which is published annually has updated information of the main ports and marinas and also information on Navigational aids.
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Contents 1 Portugal 1.1 Background 1.2 Climate & Weather 1.3 Charts 1.4 Special Navigation Notes 1.5 Local Radio Nets 1.6 Arrival/Departure procedures 1.7 Immigration & Customs 1.8 Visas 1.9 Health & Security 1.10 Ports & Popular Stops 1.11 Offshore Islands 1.12 Coastal Cruising Routes 1.13 Cruiser's Friends 1.14 References & Publications 1.15 Links to CruiserLog Forum discussions 1.16 External Links 1.17 Personal Notes

Portugal

Portugal
Portugal
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Capital:	Lisbon
Language:	Portuguese
Currency:	Euro
More notes about the country

Background

The background and history of Portugal is best observed on Wikipedia

Cruising/Sailing in the area?

Climate & Weather

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Sources of weather forecasting info:

• Portugal's Met Office
• UK Met Shipping Forecast The new Area of Fitzroy (named after the founder of the Met Office) covers the north of the area down to Porto (Oporto). The area Trafalgar (which does not seem to cover Trafalgar itself!) covers the southern area

Charts

The pilot books give the pilotage information necessary for small craft within harbour and river entrances. The yachtsman will also need passage charts for navigation between the harbours. Since most harbours shelter on the south side of a headland the charts carried should be of a large enough scale in order to be able to identify headlands and any off-lying dangers. Admiralty charts are based on the Portuguese charts and there is a delay in updated information being published.

The Atlantic Coasts of Spain and Portugal published by the Royal Cruising Club Pilotage Foundation provides detailed information on all the harbours of the coast and is strongly recommended. It may be obtained from Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson or, most nautical booksellers.

The annual publication The Reeds Nautical Almanac which is published annually has updated information of the main ports and marinas and also information on Navigational aids.

Special Navigation Notes

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Local Radio Nets

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Arrival/Departure procedures

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Immigration & Customs

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Immigration
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Customs
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Visas

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Health & Security

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Ports & Popular Stops

• Albufeira
• Cascais (Port of entry)
• Faro
• Figueira da Foz (Port of entry)
• Lagos (Port of entry)
• Leixoes (Oporto) (Port of entry)
• Lisbon (Port of entry)
• Nazare (Port of entry)
• Oeiras
• Peniche (Port of entry)
• Portimao (Port of entry)
• Povoa de Varzim
• Sesimbra (Port of entry)
• Sines (Port of entry)
• Tavira
• Viana do Castelo (Port of entry)
• Vila Real de Santo Antonio (Port of entry)
• Vilamoura (Port of entry)

Offshore Islands

Autonomous Islands

• Azores
• Madeira

Other Islands

Coastal Cruising Routes

Cruiser's Friends

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References & Publications

Books, Guides, etc.

Links to CruiserLog Forum discussions

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External Links

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Personal Notes

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