 Muelle Deportivo is the main yachting marina on the island opposite the commercial port with a capacity of 1250 boats. Close to the centre of the city it is popular with yachtsmen largely as a base for preparing their trans Atlantic passage.  It is the start point for the  ARC and ARC+ ( Atlantic Rally for Cruisers) in which up to 300 yachts of different sizes leave in November for the Caribbean.