The Aratu Yacht Club in Salvador,Bahia

Our arrival at Aratu yacht club in 1977,things have changed,there is a marina here now and a block of flats was built just under the hill at the back of the club,the water will still be nice and calm though.
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The large yacht center of the picture is the ferro cement yacht from Durban,Wandrin Star,it was abandoned.

Yacht Brer Terrapin an Atkin 38 design at anchor in Aratu.

Aratu is on the extreme right of the picture,seen as a a large expanse of land locked water,access is via the river to the right.

The yacht club at Aratu is a family type place,its quite a long way up the river from the city,just keep bearing right and you will find it just past a naval yard,some quite large coasters go up that river but not as far as Aratu.You can take a bus into the city easy enough,or a AYC member may offer you a free ride? We anchored off but there is a marina there now,slipping of yachts may now be a possiblity?The entire water space is basically land locked,the only movement is up and down with no tidal effect such as waves,its a nice place to take it easy and work on your boat,you can paint the water line its so calm.
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The large building is not the yacht club,its a block of appartments higher up on a hill above the club.
Brasils Salvador has many interesting spots to discover for a yachtsman,with Manfred Marktel about to sail single handed to Salvador today (6,03,2010) memory comes back of happy moments in Salvador on two yachts,Brer Terrapin in 1977 and Ocean Cloud in 1988,when I was there with my family.