40 berth marina run by Francis and Nicholas, with water and electricity - inner docks are shallow, outer docks depth 4.5m. The marina also has mooring buoys with 1000 kg cement bases, well maintained with clean lines and generously spaced out for privacy.
Facilities include clearance, clean showers and toilets, laundry service, free WiFi in the bar/restaurant area, small swimming pool, bar/restaurant, BBQ area, book swap, bike hire, gas bottle refill, refueling service.
The docks have lockable gates (with access code), there is a security guard at night who also patrols the pontoons, and the restaurant area has CCTV installed.
Clearance service for 60 Euros, assistance with finding parts and repairs. Owner Nicolas is a sailor and used to help organize transatlantic rallies. A good place to leave a boat for a long period. French, English, Brazilian all spoken. A useful website with local information and entry waypoints
The marina also offers hard standing and storage. They have a modern hydraulic travel lift model “Parklev” which can lift boats up to 44ft / 15 tons / 2m draft. They have secured parking for about 15 boats available.
There is also a drying-out area at one of the pontoons where work on the hull (cleaning, antifouling) can be done at low tide. A pressure washer is available.
See
https://www.noonsite.com/report/cruisers-report-from-jacare-cabedelo/ for cruisers feedback.
