“Joy of joys, I found Pat Rains’ ‘Cruising Ports; the Central American Route’ in the Chart Shop in Panama! It’s a wonderful guide book, so clear with understandable illustrations and feels so good to handle. Now I feel confident about our proposed move [from Shelter Bay Marina in Panama] up the Western Caribbean coast. ….…
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 Boating…
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…
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…
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…
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,…