Marina Seca (owned by Marina San Carlos) has been very safe for years. The dry storage area is very popular, and the work yard is kept separate, so you don't get spray paint or sanding dust drifting over onto your boat. It does get dusty, as in desert dusty, but it's been free of vandalism and a safe 'hurricane hole' for hundreds of yatistas for a long time. I don't know the exact cost, because I don't include prices in my book Mexico Boating Guide http://MexicoBoating.com which covers San Carlos and the whole Sea of Cortez, etc. However, also in San Carlos you should know about Marina Real, a few miles north of Marina San Carlos. They also have a 'marina seca' or dry storage yard, but it's much smaller and not as far removed from the water (closer to sea winds). I've heard it's less expensive but not as secure.
Other 'marinas secas' are in Puerto Peñasco, Puerto Escondido and La Paz. Puerto Peñasco is much closer to the US border, but it's more of a fishing region than sail cruising. Puerto Escondido's new 'marina seca' is expensive, although it's located in an excellent hurricane hole and cruising area.
I used to cruise a trimaran around the Sea of Cortez, so I understand about your needing the right equipment to haul it out and a wider space to store it on the hard. I fabricated a regular monohull trailer with 'wings' to hold the main hull of my trimaran, but just for hauling it in and out to a beach to work on it - not for hauling it on the highway, it was too wide.
did you say your boat is a multihull? Pat Rains
Last edited on Tue Jun 3rd, 2008 12:16 am by Pat Rains
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