Boca Chica : Profile

Location

Boca Chica is a resort town just a 30 min drive from the capital city of Santa Domingo, where you can visit the first colonial city in the new world. Santa Domingo has much to offer. Just 5 miles west of Boca Chica is the Las Americas International Airport. Boca Chica has lovely beaches and a lively nightlife.

Buoyage has just been upgraded here (all charts are out of date; most particularly the leading lights have been replaced by a first rate RWG sectored light) and is now excellent (and lit) - but the passage does involve passing disconcertingly close to breaking waves to starboard!. On entry to the leisure port it is essential to keep very close to the moored boats on the port side to avoid shallows to starboard.

Last updated June 2011.

Clearance

There are full time Immigration and Customs officials based at Marina Zar Par. Bear in mind they close for lunch from 1200-1400.

Docking

Anchoring in Boca Chica is uncomfortable in very tight quarters behind the island. There is a shallow sandbar that curves in towards the docks of the private yacht club and Marina Zar Par.

Marina Zar Par has mooring balls available for visiting yachtsmen outside the marina, however cruisers should take care using these as some will allow your boat to go aground stern first when the wind changes. Seek guidance from marina staff first.

Advanced reservations are recommended for slips in the marina. The marina monitors VHF Ch.5 and will send a launch to guide you in from the end of the well marked commercial channel.

Last updated June 2011.

Marina Zar Par Andres, Boca Chica Tel:809 523 5858 , VHF Channel 16, 5 Marina Zar Par Noonsite Page, www.marinazarpar.com, info@marinazarpar.com Position 18°25.50N 69°36.67W. 150 berths, water, electricity to 100 amps, showers and bathrooms, laundry, restaurant, free WiFi internet, and security. 12 foot controlling depth. Resident full time Immigration and Customs inside the marina. Cruisers have commented on how friendly the staff are here. Free supermarket and airport shuttle. New Travelift now in operation plus fuel dock. Noonsite continues to receive good reports from cruisers about this marina.

Yacht Clubs

Club Nautico de Santo Domingo
San Andres 6 , Santo Domingo
Tel:(+1-809) 685-4940 , Fax:(+1-809) 549-6137
A private yacht club next to the marina that sells fuel, and can haul boats to 70 tons.

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