San Blas Boating

No particlar Place to Go | Log of the Argonaut

2009-06-19T17:00:00.001-07:00

As we dinghied ashore a man on the beach in front of one of the restaurants was waving a white rag, beckoning us. The old fellow and his wife like to have Yachties pull up in front of their place. He doesn't expect anything for watching your dinghy, but I doubt one ever went missing anyway.

The old Spanish Port of San Blas is - except for a small Expat community - typically Mexican. Tourism's impact is minimal and daily life goes on as it does all over Mexico. Simply and industriously. There aren't many 'must sees' in San ...

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Andanzas Adventure

2009-06-10T05:52:00.001-07:00

Andanzas Adventure: La Cruz, Nyarit, Mexico - January 15, 2009
By Andanzas Adventure

Mantanchen Bay is east of San Blas. The Bay is very large with a depth of about 12 feet. Palapa restaurants surrounded the north shore. One of the biggest problems at this Bay is the no-see-ums. While we did have mosquito netting on our ...Andanzas Adventure -

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4malones

2009-06-10T05:50:00.001-07:00

I was kidding! | 4malonesSan Blas was a great little Mexican beach town, where we met some great cruisers (one boat with kids - yippee!), enjoyed the town square and market, and picked up a nasty stomach bug (3/4 of the Malone family puking at the same time for ...

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SV THIRD DAY

2009-06-10T05:49:00.001-07:00

...of course at that time, San Francisco was still part of Mexico, but that's another history lesson for another day. So enjoy the photos and my fast internet connection while it lasts! The Crew The View from the Fort overlooking San Blas ...

A Boat Necessity: A Pizza Stone | SV THIRD DAY

Sapphire's Sailing Adventures

2009-06-10T05:47:00.001-07:00

By Sapphire

Monday, January 5th, we pulled up the anchor and headed out for an overnight trip to San Blas. We started out under power but then were able to sail. At first with the Spinnaker 6 – 7 kn, with wind around 10 – 15 kn, and for the night ...

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Diving Beyond Adventures | San Blas, Nayarit, Mexico EcoTours

2009-06-10T05:46:00.001-07:00

This website provides tourist information about San Blas ecotourism:Birding, whale-watching, jungle boat tours, scuba diving, snorkeling, kayaking,jungle hikes, island adventures.

Diving Beyond Adventures | San Blas, Nayarit, Mexico EcoTours

1st Mate: A SAN BLAS VALENTINE

2009-06-10T05:45:00.001-07:00

We gave it up after two sleepless nights and made an early start for San Blas. Within a couple of hours the seas were flattened and glassy, and we had a Cadillac ride up the coast....

1st Mate: A SAN BLAS VALENTINE

Mazatlan to San Blas | Adventures of SolacePosted

2009-06-10T05:44:00.001-07:00

After exiting the harbour, it was our wish to sail to Isla Isabella then on to San Blas. The wind was finally in our favour and we were able to sail all the way to Isla Isabela. This is essentially a bird sanctuary with no inhabitants ...

Mazatlan to San Blas | Adventures of Solace

Shipwreck Survivors: Three men in a boat - Americas, World - The Independent

2009-06-10T05:43:00.001-07:00

It's still night-time, but dawn will be coming soon. One of the most famous men in Mexico is lying awake in his boarding-house bed, listening to thunder pound the church on the town square...

Shipwreck Survivors: Three men in a boat - Americas, World - The Independent

Man who drifted 38 days doubts survival story - El Universal - Mexico News

2009-06-10T05:41:00.001-07:00

It seems implausible at first, but after three fishermen from San Blas, Nayarit, who claim to have survived nine months adrift, were rescued last August 5,500 miles away near the Marshall Islands, Tartín´s tale seems far less fishy....

Man who drifted 38 days doubts survival story - El Universal - Mexico News

2009-05-29T18:41:00.000-07:00

"Sailing 'Sumatra' - Clearing for San Blas, Chacala, and the Bay of ...

By sailing_sumatra
San Blas is a lovely place, and is the favorite of some cruisers who have spent years in Mexico. The new Singlar marina is the only public dock, and it opened six months ago. The town is entirely unlike Mazatlan. ...

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Cupcake my Catalina 28 MkII sailboat: San Blas

2008-12-19T15:56:00.001-08:00

Anchored inside breakwater. The entrance has silted over even more than Charlie's charts warned about 10 years ago. At high tide with a full moon (spring tides) we only had 3.75 under our keel.....
Cupcake my Catalina 28 MkII sailboat: San Blas

Man who drifted 38 days doubts survival story - El Universal - Mexico News

2008-09-15T09:34:00.001-07:00

It seems implausible at first, but after three fishermen from San Blas, Nayarit, who claim to have survived nine months adrift, were rescued last August 5,500 miles away near the Marshall Islands, Tartín´s tale seems far less fishy....

Man who drifted 38 days doubts survival story - El Universal - Mexico News

The not-so-low-rent correspondent: Tartin, Nayarit's original "perdido"

2008-09-15T09:33:00.001-07:00

Further south in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, Nayarit, a fisherman by the name of Jose Alfredo Torres, better known as Tartin, survived spending 38 days at sea. And he's extremely skeptical of the San Blas crew's account...

The not-so-low-rent correspondent: Tartin, Nayarit's original "perdido"

Shipwreck Survivors: Three men in a boat - Americas, World - The Independent

2008-09-15T08:30:00.001-07:00

It's still night-time, but dawn will be coming soon. One of the most famous men in Mexico is lying awake in his boarding-house bed, listening to thunder pound the church on the town square...

Shipwreck Survivors: Three men in a boat - Americas, World - The Independent

1st Mate: A SAN BLAS VALENTINE

2008-09-15T08:06:00.001-07:00

We gave it up after two sleepless nights and made an early start for San Blas. Within a couple of hours the seas were flattened and glassy, and we had a Cadillac ride up the coast....

1st Mate: A SAN BLAS VALENTINE

Mazatlan to San Blas | Adventures of Solace

2008-09-15T07:09:00.001-07:00

After exiting the harbour, it was our wish to sail to Isla Isabella then on to San Blas. The wind was finally in our favour and we were able to sail all the way to Isla Isabela. This is essentially a bird sanctuary with no inhabitants ...

Mazatlan to San Blas | Adventures of Solace