A Cruising Guide to Puerto Rico
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A Cruising Guide to Puerto Rico Ed. 1.0 by Frank Virgintino Flag of Puerto Rico Copyright © 2012 by Frank Virgintino. All rights reserved. www.freecruisingguides.com A Cruising Guide to Puerto Rico, Ed. 1.0 www.freecruisingguides.com 2 Table of Contents ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................. 10 1. PREFACE AND PORT REFERENCES ....................................... 12 SOUTH COAST ......................................................................... 13 EAST COAST ............................................................................ 14 Mainland ................................................................................ 14 Islands .................................................................................... 15 NORTH COAST ......................................................................... 15 WEST COAST ........................................................................... 16 2. INTRODUCING PUERTO RICO ................................................ 17 SAILING DIRECTIONS TO PUERTO RICO .............................. 17 From North: ............................................................................ 17 From South: ............................................................................ 21 From East: .............................................................................. 22 From West: ............................................................................. 22 PUERTO RICAN CULTURE ...................................................... 23 SERVICES AND SUPPORT FOR CRUISERS ............................. 37 ENTRY REQUIREMENTS...................................................... 38 US FLAG BOATS ................................................................... 39 FOREIGN FLAG VESSEL ...................................................... 39 NOTE FOR ALL BOATS ........................................................ 40 FIREARMS ............................................................................ 40 PETS ...................................................................................... 40 3. CRUISING PUERTO RICO: SOUTH COAST ............................. 42 A Cruising Guide to Puerto Rico, Ed. 1.0 www.freecruisingguides.com 3 LA PARGUERA ...................................................................... 42 BAHIA DE GUANICA ............................................................ 45 BAHIA DE GUAYANILLA ..................................................... 46 BAHIA DE PONCE ................................................................. 47 PONCE ANCHORAGE AREA ................................................ 47 PONCE HARBOR ................................................................... 50 ISLA CAJA DE MUERTOS (COFFIN ISLAND) ...................... 62 BAHIA DE JAUCA ................................................................. 62 SALINAS ................................................................................ 63 BAHIA DE JOBOS .................................................................. 66 LAS MAREAS ........................................................................ 67 PUERTO PATILLAS .............................................................. 67 4. CRUISING PUERTO RICO: EAST COAST ................................ 68 PUERTO YABUCOA .............................................................. 68 PALMAS DEL MAR ............................................................... 68 ROOSEVELT ROADS ............................................................ 71 CEIBA .................................................................................... 72 FAJARDO .............................................................................. 73 FAJARDO: MAINLAND MARINAS (south to north) ................ 76 FAJARDO: MARINE PARTS AND SUPPLIES ........................ 78 LAS CROABAS ...................................................................... 81 EL YUNQUE NATIONAL PARK ................................................ 81 EAST END ISLANDS ................................................................. 84 CAYOS ICACOS .................................................................... 84 CAYOS LOBOS ...................................................................... 84 ISLA PALOMINOS ................................................................. 84 CULEBRA and ISLA CULEBRITA ......................................... 86 A Cruising Guide to Puerto Rico, Ed. 1.0 www.freecruisingguides.com 4 THE PASSAGE ISLANDS (SPANISH VIRGIN ISLANDS) ........... 87 ISLA DE LA CULEBRA AND ISLA CULEBRITA plus CAYO DE LUIS PENA ............................................................................ 88 CULEBRA ................................................................................. 90 FLAMINGO BEACH .............................................................. 99 BAHIA FLAMENCO .............................................................. 99 ISLA CULEBRITA ............................................................... 101 ISLA VIEQUES ......................................................................... 103 THE ISLAND ........................................................................ 104 VIEQUES~NORTH COAST...................................................... 114 ISABEL SEGUNDA .............................................................. 114 MILE LONG BREAKWATER .............................................. 115 BAHIA ICACOS ................................................................... 116 VIEQUES~ WEST AND SOUTH COASTS ................................ 117 WEST COAST ...................................................................... 117 SOUTH COAST (west to east) ................................................ 118 ESPERANZA ........................................................................ 119 ENSENADA SUN BAY .......................................................... 122 PUERTO MOSQUITO .......................................................... 123 PUERTO FERRO ................................................................. 124 BAHIA DE LA CHIVA .......................................................... 126 BAHIA YOYE AND BAHIA JALOVA ................................... 130 BAHIA SALINA DEL SUR .................................................... 131 5. CRUISING PUERTO RICO: NORTH COAST ....................... 134 ARECIBO (west end of North Coast) ..................................... 136 PUERTO PALMAS ATLAS ................................................... 138 SAN JUAN ............................................................................ 139 A Cruising Guide to Puerto Rico, Ed. 1.0 www.freecruisingguides.com 5 6. CRUISING PUERTO RICO: WEST COAST ............................. 166 ISLANDS ................................................................................. 166 ISLA DESECHEO ................................................................. 167 ISLA MONA ......................................................................... 167 WEST COAST MAINLAND ..................................................... 170 AQUADILLA ........................................................................ 170 RINCON ............................................................................... 177 BAHIA DE MAYAGUEZ ...................................................... 179 PUERTO REAL .................................................................... 182 BAHIA DE BOQUERON ....................................................... 184 7. CONCLUDING NOTES ~ PUERTO RICO ................................ 188 ABOUT THE AUTHOR ................................................................. 193 ALSO BY FRANK VIRGINTINO ................................................... 194 A Cruising Guide to Puerto Rico, Ed. 1.0 www.freecruisingguides.com 6 TABLE OF FIGURES Figure 1. PUERTO RICO AND OUTLYING ISLANDS ................................................ 12 Figure 3. SOUTHWEST COAST ..................................................................................... 13 Figure 4. SOUTHEAST COAST ...................................................................................... 13 Figure 5. EAST COAST ................................................................................................... 14 Figure 6. NORTHWEST COAST .................................................................................... 15 Figure 7. NORTHEAST COAST ..................................................................................... 15 Figure 2. PUERTO RICO WEST COAST ....................................................................... 16 Figure 8. PUERTO RICAN TRENCH ............................................................................. 18 Figure 9. WEST END OF PUERTO RICO ~ MONA PASSAGE ................................... 19 Figure 10. SOURCE OF 1918 TSUNAMI MARKED BY STAR (ABOVE L) .............. 20 Figure 11. ISLA AVES, MARKED BY RED DOT (CENTER BOTTOM) ................... 21 Figure 12. PUERTO RICO AND ITS ISLANDS ............................................................ 41 Figure 13. SOUTH COAST: LA PARGUERA AND ISLANDS .................................... 42 Figure 14. BAHIA DE GUANICA ................................................................................... 45 Figure 15. GILLIGAN’S ISLAND at Cayos de Cana Gorda ........................................... 46 Figure 16. PONCE ............................................................................................................ 48 Figure 17. SALINAS .......................................................................................................