Puerto de Los Alfacs has two marinas, the older Club Nautico nearest to the town and the newer Sant Carles Marina operated by MDL. Both have good boatyards where it is possible to live and work on your own boat, for short periods, when ashore.
Being 2nm from the open sea and sheltered by Puerto de Los Alfacs, both marinas have good shelter. Prevailing winds are southerly but in winter there can be very strong northerly winds, spawned by a prolonged Mistral blowing in the Golfe du Lion, some way to the north.
Sant Carles Marina has a small liveaboard community, but being a little further north the weather is not as consistent as locations further to the south. There is a marina berth holders website which contains useful information - http://www.scmchat.com/scm2/
With the proximity of the rice fields and mussel farms, there are some mosquitos and the fouling is worse than many places. These will need to be managed during a stay of any duration.
Ashore
In the town there is little or no concession to tourism from elsewhere in Europe and Spanish/Catalan is widely spoken. The local cuisine is quite different, being a fusion of sea and mountain, there are of course more mainstream restaurants. Patisserie is particularly good and authentic french bread and croissants are part of the local tradition, is baked fresh each morning. All amenities can be found in the town, including large supermarkets and chandlers.
Last updated: January 2015
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We are currently in the Sant Carles Marina (MDL owned). We were looking for a place to stay after our 4-month sailing trip in the Med. Found a berth and we rent it via Genus Marine and Leisure, because of the price difference.
Our boat is 45ft and the price would be 7000 euro for a year, but since we rent it from an owner it is reduced to 3900 euro. We can use all the facilities, including the pool, you get a free lift per year to clean the hull.
The only thing that is not included is a free parking spot. I highly recommend this marina, the staff is really friendly, they speak English, they are very helpful and keep an eye when the weather is bad.
If possible go to the Club Nautico Marina. Not many berths, but much closer to the town centre plus helpful staff and good showers/toilets. Not much English is spoken but it didn’t matter. Mooring up was a breeze and the dockhand was excellent.