Mazatlan : Profile

Clearance

Yachts can anchor off and dinghies can be left at one of the yacht agencies on the shore. The Immigration and Port Captain offices are farther up the harbour, just past the cruise ship terminal. The Port Captain charges an anchorage fee and may also insist on clearance being done through one of the marina. Boats on short stays can clear in and out at the same time.

Docking

There are now two new marinas located 6 miles up the coast from Mazatlan. They are both in the channel leading to Laguna Sabalo. Club Nautico also has a marina just inside the commercial harbour. These three marinas monitor VHF Channel 16.

Marina El Cid is a popular location for sport fishermen as the local hotel and the marina both sponsor tournaments. It is too exposed to provide a hurricane hole.

Further inland, is Marina Mazatlan, which is home to many long-term sailboats. It provides a much greater degree of protection.

Club Nautico, is small, with few berths and offers no protection in a hurricane.

Singlar Marina is the newest and has a few slips and also dry storage facilities.

Both the new marinas offer a port clearance service, or the skipper can get a local open-air taxi (called a Pulmonia) for the 5 minute ride into the old harbour at Mazatlan.

Club Nautico Mazatlan
Only a few berths although we have also been told it is only an anchorage (free). Exposed in stong winds. Club Nautico is no longer a conventional yacht club, as its building would indicate. It is a fenced area containing a boat launch ramp, fuel dock and bathrooms with a shower. They are friendly and helpful people. There is a small charge for using the dinghy dock, which includes use of the showers, but they often seem to consider it a fair trade if you buy your diesel and gasoline from them. They'll arrange for a truck to deliver purified water, and sell you chips, sodas, ice and nuts at inexpensive prices. They'll also arrange to have your laundry done and delivered, and your mail forwarded to their office. At sunset they lock the gates and a guard is posted, so your dinghy will be secure if you go out for a night on the town. It is located on a narrow piece of land extending from Old Town and sits between a shipyard and several sport-fishing concessions. Across the street is the sewage treatment plant! It is about a 30 minute walk into the centre of the town.

Marina El Cid
Av. Camaron Sabalo, P.O. 913, Mazatlan, Sinaloa, 82110
Tel:Mexico, Fax:011-52 (669) 913-3333, VHF Channel 011-52 (669) 914-1311
gcevallos@elcid.com
This marina is approximately 7 miles north of the Old Harbour and is a resort marina with all facilities. There is a chandlery and a provision store on site as well as laundry, launch ramp, ice, fuel dock, pumpout, freezer, groceries, restaurant, pool, tennis courts, 24-hour security, guest facilities, mail/message, sailing school, fishing fleet, golf course, ecological tours, hunting, and mountain bike hire.

Marina Mazatlan
Blvd. Marina Mazatlan, Interior Paseo de la Isla s/n, Mazatlan, Sinaloa, 82100 Mexico
Tel:011 52 (669) 669-2936 , Fax:011-52 (669) 669-2937, VHF Channel 16
elizarraga@marina-mazatlan.com
This marina provides a 'hurricane hole' as well as all facilities, laundry, fuel dock, pumpout, security, mail/message, marine surveyor and medical facility. Be warned that depths are shallow over the entrance bar at low tide and there are no warning signs.

Singlar Marina Mazatlan
Av. La Marina Mazatlan #.2201, Desarrollo Marina Mazatlan , 82040 Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico.
Tel:(+52-669) 9133-720, Fax:(+52-669) 9133-730
jmartinez@singlar.gob.mx
Position 23° 16.10’N, 106° 27.34’W. 20 slips, all services, pump-out facility, fuel, travel hoist, laundry, WiFi, pool.

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