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Turtle Cay Marina

Lat: 09º 35.86'N / Lon: 79º 26.33/W

Tel:(507) 302 21 00

http://www.turtlecaymarina.com , administracion@turtlecaymarina.com

Entry depth 12 feet and throughout marina. 70 slips up to 120 feet with 100 amp pedestals. Water (river water), electricity, toilets and beach showers. Laundry, fuel dock, free WiFi, restaurant and bar. Pick-up taxi service to/from Sabanitas.
Travel lift and haulout facility. Special rates for sailboats.

Sue Richards

Sue Richards says:

Mar 15, 2017 01:44 PM

Posted on behalf of SY Juliane:

We filled our tanks on our way to Colon from the San Blas in the Turtle Cay Marina for free (!) at the petrol station, the water you get is river water so expect a little algae and river taste… We originally planned to stay there a night, but reconsidered as we were told that the management had changed. The marina is dead empty, we got no answer on the VHF (Channel 72), there is showers and coin washing machines (cold water only), but everything looks a bit neglected.

The Wi-Fi however works okay and we would have enjoyed surfing a bit longer if there hadn't been so many sand flies and mosquitos, so we left after filling our water tanks.

Sue Richards

Sue Richards says:

Feb 06, 2014 12:53 PM

THESE COMMENTS HAVE BEEN MOVED FROM THE MAIN PANAMA PAGE AS THEY RELATE TO THIS MARINA:

December 4th, 2013 - Daniela Palacio
Excellent service on Turtle Cay Marina (Nombre de Dios, Colon, Panama), if you want to have a good time, it is the right place... Free water, wifi, fuel dock, beautiful beach, in one word: paradise. Yogi and Samanta will be happy to receive you.

February 5, 2014 - Sergio Ciruelas
About Turtle Cay 09*35´.9N;079*26´.47W. I agree it is a beautiful place and Yogy, Teresa and Samantha are lovely people, but management of the Marina have increased the prices in 2014 +40% (from 321$ to 535$). Services are not finished yet (no showers). I had to move my boat to http://panamarina.net/ 09*36´.9N; 079*36´.7W, where you can find a safe mooring field paying 270$/month for a 37´footer.

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