Cruising Pacific Mexico – SSCA
Cruising Pacific Mexico –Join Pat Rains for two Seven Seas Cruising Association webinars (online seminars) on Cruising Pacific Mexico Tue . Sept 27 1900 Pacific Time “Cruising the Sea of Cortez: Upper and Lower“ Wed. Sept 28 1900 Pacific Time “Cruising Pacific Mexico – Ensenada to Puerto Chiapas“ Capt. Pat Rains, author of “Mexico […]
Is it safe to travel by boat in Mexico?
Darren Carey, manager of IGY Marina in Cabo San Lucas, gets asked this question frequently. IGY Marina is the largest boating facility in Cabo San Lucas, and that resort port at the tip of Baja has long been the center of the universe – at least the nautical tourist universe in Mexico. “In light of […]
New Marina in Puerto Chiapas
Marina Chiapas to Handle Yatista Paperwork When Marina Chiapas is inaugurated in November, it will focus on providing easy international arrivals and exits. Puerto Chiapas, formerly called Puerto Madero, is 14 miles north of the Mexico-Guatemala border, so this new full-service marina will be the southernmost recreational boating facility on Mexico’s Pacific coast and a […]
Isla Mujeres
Fabled landfall for yachts, Isla Mujeres (Women Island) welcomes you to the Yucatan Channel. Isla Mujeres lies 104 n.m. WSW of Cabo San Antonio, Cuba; about 330 n.m. SW of Key West, Florida; 490 n.m. SE of the Mississippi River mouth; or 650 n.m. ESE of the Rio Grande at the US border. This low […]
Central American Resource Directory
Marinas and Yacht Clubs Bahía Ballena Yacht Club, Tambor, Costa Rica, (506) 683-0095 Bahíabyc@racsa.co.cr Bahia del Sol Hotel & Marina, El Salvador (503) 2327-0300. Balboa Yacht Club, Balboa, Ancon, Republic of Panama, (507) 228-5794 bycmarina@cwpanama.net. Banana Bay Marina, Golfito, Costa Rica, (506) 2775-0838 www.BananaBayMarina.com Barefoot Cay Marina, Roatan, Honduras, (504) 2455-6235 www.barefootcay.com Barillas Marina Club, […]
New – Red Frog Beach Marina, Bocas del Toro, Panama
Red Frog Beach Marina is the newest facility for cruising yachts and sportfishers on the Caribbean side of Panama. Located in a sheltered cove on the south side of huge Isla Bastiamentos (Bocas del Toro region), the marina opened a few weeks ago with 50 full-service slips, shore amenities, the first of two restaurants, and […]
Marina Papagayo Costa Rica
What’s New in Costa Rica? Here’s an excerpt from “Cruising Ports” 6.5 edition …Marina Papagayo (180 full-service slips, floating fuel dock) is the only real marina in northwest Costa Rica since Marina Flamingo was shut down. Marina Papagayo lies in the N corner of Bahia Culebra. Call the marina on VHF 16 when you’re within […]
New Marina at Topolobampo, Sea of Cortez
Club de Yates Palmira Topolobampo is the full name of the newest marina in the Sea of Cortez, but many yatistas already refer to it as Marina Topo – short for Topolobampo. Thanks to its handy location on the mainland side of the Sea of Cortez, Marina Topo provides a much-needed overnight destination, fuel dock […]
