Club Náutico Juan Sebastián Elcano

Club Náutico Juan Sebastián Elcano, officially Complejo Deportivo Puerto "Elcano", is a large municipal sports and sailing facility belonging to the City of Cádiz. It is located in the dock south of Castillo de Puntales, close to the Puente Carranza bridge at the entrance to Cádiz, and includes both land areas and a water area for nautical activities. Its location makes it a strategic starting point for sailing in the Bay of Cádiz towards Rota, El Puerto de Santa María, Puerto Real, San Fernando and Cádiz itself.

For a short stop, the club offers a courtesy guest pontoon, though the stay is limited to about three hours and a berth is not guaranteed. If you need to stay longer or overnight, this must be arranged in advance, and no public guest berth rates are stated.

On site you'll find a cafeteria-restaurant as well as a bar, showers, changing rooms with lockers, and parking. There is also a 4-tonne crane for launching and hauling out, a gym, classrooms, a sailing school, a diving school and a canoeing school, a sports residence, and a first-aid room. The facility has both a school pontoon and several guest and permanent berth pontoons.

Within walking distance you'll find the Castillo de San Lorenzo del Puntal (Castillo de Puntales), and the whole area borders the Bahía de Cádiz natural park. Right next to the club is the Restaurante Elcano, and the Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla is about a mile and a half away.