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com is one brand. GSM phones with sim cards are very useful. ATTcovers from US border to San Quintn, in Turtle Bay, Asuncion Bay,Mag Bay, Los Cabos region and La Paz. Cell phones often startwith extra digit 2. As of August 11, base price for diesel is $3.59gallon before delivery. Exchange USD $1 = 11.8 Mexican pesos.Mexican Navy anti-smuggler patrols increase off Pacic Mexico,searching boats for guns & money southbound, drugs & peoplenorthbound. I recommend clearing into Mexico at EnsenadasCIS, unless group arrangements. Pg. 15-16:You can get your TIP online at www.banjercito.com.mx In left column under Importacion Temporal de Vehiculos,click Tramites, then English. Engine serial numbers are requiredfor TIP at importation time. CONAPESCA (shing) boat permitno longer required, just individual shing licenses. Pg. 22:Mexican Navy is now boarding yachts passing CoronadoIslands, inspecting passports & shing licenses. Avoid several large shhatchery pens off S Coronado Island & Punta Descanso.Pens are buoyed, lighted & guarded. US yachts have beendetained after getting caught accidentally shing insidethe private nursery pens at night.

Pg. 23:Marina Puerto Salina is open, for currententrance depth, hail VHF 16 or call (866) 365-2562 orlocal (646) 155-4186.See new chartlet. Pg. 24 -26: Ensenada harbor: construction atfuture marina site on chartlet (right), anchoring still

prohibited overnight, ask Port Captain on VHF. HarborsSE breakwater was lengthened twice; new approachwaypoint is 3150.463' N x 116 37.532'W. Approachto CVM may be obscured by cruise ship on mole; callmarina on VHF for guidance.

Pg. 28 & Pg. 253: Cruiseport Village Marinanew contact (646) 173-4141, www.ecpvmarina.com Fuelby tanker truck as of Aug 11. Baja Naval owns newGran Peninsula boat yard, handles larger yachts than BajaNaval 1st yard.See new chart this page. Pg. 32: Roca El Islote is missing from DMAchart 21140, and missing from some nav software that

uses the scanned version of that chart. Roca El Islote(a.k.a. Roca Soledad) lies 1.27 n.m. west of the southerntip of Punta Santo Toms. Winter kelp beds foul &obscure safe passage east of Roca El Islote. Pg. 37: Chart: the island close north of SacramentoReef is Isla San Geronimo. (Isla San Martn is farther N.) Pg. 45: This Fonatur project is no longer for sale,now called Marina Turistica Santa Rosalillita. Tiny basinat Rosalillita is not dredged, so safer to anchor outsidebreakwaters and enter by dinghy. Bldgs & Travelift arein, road paved, docks built but ashore, basin not beingdredged.

These cumulative changes & corrections as of August 2011are keyed to pages in MexicoBoating Guide 2nd edition. Text in red is newst.This is the last UPDATES for 2nd edition.

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Pg. 50: Panguero helpers from both Anabels fuel barge and Enriques fuel pier compete for your promise tbuy fuel from their source, are paid only a tiny commission. To avoid meter over-reading on big pier, get it in writinrst. If you can prove youve been ripped off, ask them to make it right. If that doesnt work, ask the local NavMarine Commander to adjudicate the case. Or complain to Tourist Police in Mexico City (55) 5250-0123.

Pg. 53:Left column: GPS waypoint 2 miles SE of Isla Asuncin is 2705' N, 11416' W.Pg. 58 - 62:Boca de Soledad has new entrance buoys set, but sporadically maintained, so try to hire a loc

panguero guide to get you inside and 5 miles down to Puerto Adolfo Lopez Mateos (formerly called La [email protected] guides. No problem anchoring at Bahia Santa Maria & Man of War Cove,but u

caution immediately after hurricane season, as channel buoys may have drifted.

Pg. 69-71:Baja Ha Ha 2012 ends here. Public moorings gone from outer Bahia San Lucas, but seasoncommercial buoys set; land a dink on the beach or dock it north end of inner basin.IGY owns the large Marina CabSan Lucas, new phone (624) 173-9140. Marina del Rey (35 slips, fuel dock) just west of entrance into inner harbonew phone (624) 143-6523, or Marina Del Rey is 143-6522. Sea Preme Vessel Agency now run by ships agent VictoBarreda Jr. VHF 16, 22 and 88A. Text on page 69 & 71 is transposed, sorry. Wal-Mart, Soriana, Sams Club are opeNew domestic airport open just north of Cabo San Lucas.Puerto Los Cabos breakwater is GPS 23 03.364 N, 10940.258 W.Marina Puerto Los Cabos has 30 new slips 70 - 150, their fuel dock is open in NE corner.New bridgto SJC is open, so more services going in around PLC harbor. Marine Group Boat Works haul-out yard has 150-toTravelift, dry storage. New shuttle bus service runs between CSL, SJdC and La Paz airports and downtowns.

Pg. 75-76:Right column: Correction:GPS approach waypoint to Cabo Los Frailes is 2323N, 10924WWaypoint shown on Los Frailes chartlet is correct. Sand anchoring shelf S side of Frailes reported to be narrowin

due to currents. Organic Man visiCabo Pulmo village with fresh producCaballeros, La Palapa, Nancys and Titohave welcomed yatistas. Park rangers arvigilent to protect coral reefs.

Pg. 77 - 79:Cabo Riviera Marina is construction (interior basin) at La RiberEast Cape; check here for new chart wheits open, maybe late 2011. At MuertoCove, Gran Sueo is expanding in S encantina changed names again in N enBig homes dot cliffs of Punta Perico. I

Cerralvo Channel, new nav light on N tip oIsla Cerralvo. Pg. 84:Yacht-hauling ships pick up &drop off at anchor just outside Bahia Falsnear Pichilingue harbor.

Pg. 85: New chartlet of La PaApproach (left). Use caution roundinsouth side of Punta Prieta on approacto La Paz Channel, as Port Captain rerouted buoys. Marina CostaBaja capilot you around these hazards and int

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their basin, if you give them enough advance notice and arecoming for fuel or slip. MCB has big new Heritage Resorthotel between 2 basins. FUBAR 2011 is slated for grand naleat Marina CostaBaja. Mexico Boating Guide is proud to be aFUBAR sponsor again.Marina Cantamar (15 slips) is N sideof Pichilingue isthmus.

Pg. 89: Marina Turistica La Paz (formerly Singlar) has39 slips, Travelift, repair yard, dry storage, fuel dock, pool,free pilot boat to lead you in (612) 124-2153 or 2206. (See newchartlet this page.)

Pg. 90:Free town maps & 40-pg list of local servicesfrom Club Cruceros; new clubhouse entrance between Marinade La Paz & Marina Don Jose. La Paz Bay Fest 2012 date not yetslated (usually Feb-March), but check Club Cruceros webbsite.Mexico Boating Guide is proud to be a sponsor again. Velerosde Baja sailing club has regattas & races in the lower sea. Pg. 100: Isla Coyote visited by all the charter boats, so anchorage may be full.

Pg. 106:Avoid several uncharted reefs both sides of lighted Roca San Marcial by staying 2 miles outsidof the main Roca. Another little store opens part time in Aguaverde village. Pg. 111 - 114:(Add new chartlets below to page 111.) Anchoring is only in the Waiting Room (API). MarinTuristica Puerto Escondido (formerly Singlar)has 117 moorings, 10 berths on dock: (613) 1330-985. Floating fuel docis below nice boatyard Travelift and dry storage. Hidden Port Yacht Clubs new website: www.hiddenportyachtclubcom. Loreto Fest 2012 is slated for May 4 - 6. Mexico Boating Guideis proud to be a sponsor again. Pg. 118:Dangerous wreck reported 20 of water 100 yards west of 2559.540 N, 11107.500W - about 1/mile off the old pier. Beware the top of an 80 steel shrimper on her side is covered at high water.

Pg. 126-127:Mulege river south bank blocked, use caution at entrance bar; Capitana & river homes norebuilt. Serenidad & Chivato airstrips repaired bearly 2011 but use caution after hurricane season. Pg. 131: Marina Turistica Santa Rosal(formerly Singlar) has 20 slips, fuel, 3-story ofc(615) 152-1768) is popular. The older Marina San

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has diesel. Road is paved to Hwy 1. Fonatur cancelleplan for land bridge, marina & fuel dock. Pg. 148: Enchanted Isles: Villagers from Punta Buferescued 37 after 113 shing boat capsized near S end oIsla San Luis in heavy S winds.Enjoy good snorkelin& shing here, but watch the bottom & currents.

Pg. 149151: Marina Turistica San Felipe (20 oatinslips, oating fuel dock) in the darsenas SW corner arimproved; harbor bottom has been dredged.

Pg. 153: Marina Puerto Peasco (20 slips to 79 iNW corner of harbor) now owned by Marinas de Baj(La Paz and CSL); (638) 388-6944.New Marina TuristicPenasco (formerly Singlar) has oating Pemex dock (63388-6143 immediately W of old stationary fuel dockJuans Safe Marina closed.

Pg 156-157: Tepoca village expanded, more grocerie& occasional gas. La Libertad village west of CFE pieis handy dinghy beach, nice friendly town; keep air str

in mind for emergency medical evac. Sargento Bay part of the new Seri-Tiburon Biosphere; new road bringcampers to the bays north sandspit. Seri people still shere with hand nets and pangas, hire as guides.

Pg. 163:Kino Bay Club Deportivo Rescue One service operates on VHF 24 from 1 Nov - 30 April. New arecode is 662. New Kinos tiny shing pier off the town is OK for a quick dinghy visit, NOT for yates to come alongsideThis shing pier gets damaged almost every summer.Fonatur may build new dock inside Old Kino estuary.

Pg. 171: Marina San Carlos has added 65 slips, improved shore amenities. Summer home to many. Pg. 168-169:No marina in estuary near Islas Venado & San Luis. Tetas de Cabra are Tetakawi in Seri. Pg. 173-176: Marina Seca San Carlos again is trucking boats across US-Mexico border - a great servicContact Juan or Luis (622) 226-1061 x 105. Marina Turistica Guaymas (formerly Singlar) in NW end of harbor has 2slips, shore services, Pemex fuel dock, large boat yard highly recommended; marina (622)224-3640. Marina Guayma(622-221-7200, www.MarinaSecaGuaymas.com) on S side of harbor is yatista friendlyboat yard, hauls multis, secure storage,formerly called Marina Seca Guaymas, askfor Gabriel Larios (good English). Not theshrimper yard next door.Pg. 180 - 181:New marina Club de YatesPalmira Topolobampo is open in back basin,but call for directions to tricky secondary-channel (668) 886-21544, dockmasterAlberto Arreolas cell 137-3852. This is notnext to the ferry dock. Look for new chartletin MBG 3rd edition. Hail Port Captain VHF

16 for permission to enter harbor.Pg. 183: Call Capitania for panga

pilot, because Altata entrance & bay stillneed dredging; no marina as of Aug 2011.Dont mistake La Barra Chica (cut acrosslow, sandy Isla Lucenilla) for the mainentrance, which lies 5 n.m. farther SE.Once inside this long bay, you can anchoralmost anywhere, but try off cantina.

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Pg. 186: Tony Cevallos La MerMarine chandlery at Marina Mazatlan;(669) 116-0068. Marina Turistica Mazatln(fomerly Singlar)is rst dock of 15 slips onstarboard (3-story glass bldg.) and Pemex

fuel dock, before Marina Mazatlan. GrupoNaval Mar de Cortez (GNMC) yachtrepair yard on Singlar property has 55-tonTravelift, 20 work slips, gated concretework yard, sheds, repair services; (669) 913-3871. Marina Mazatlan ofce compiles &updates an extensive list of local servicesfor yatistas. Submerged rock pinnacle liessouth of starboard jetty at Mazatlans Old Portentrance, sometimes has a hazard buoy (butnot always), so approach harbor entrance fromthe SW, not from SE.

Pg. 188 - 190:Teacapn estuary isslated for new moorings & dink landing fortours in 2011-2012, then 2 new yacht marinas 2013, providing a good overnight stop along Sinaloa. Isla Isabela isNational Park and Biosphere Reserve; no pets ashore. SEMARNAT charge for moorings S of Las Moas. Universityfrigate research bldg expanded; starving student guides are sometimes available for hire.

Pg. 192:Sandbar & breakers reported growing east from western jetty, causing a knockdown (YouTubeso use caution on entry.Marina Turistica San Blas (formerly Singlar) is in second basin to stbd from sea, 15 slipfuel dock, 50-Ton lift, storage yard, dinghy landing, pool, 3-story ofce. Call marina (323) 285-0022 for entrancadvice. Norm Goldie collects clothing donations for needy kids. Cruisers share street maps & local services.

Pg. 197: Tres Marietas Biosphere Reserve has a day fee, stronger enforcement of eco protection laws. Pg. 199:Buoys mark entrance channel to La Cruz marina, so anchored boats shouldnt block access. MarinRiviera Nayarit at La Cruz (See new chartlet next page.)has new dockmaster Rafa; 396 slips inside new breakwateharbor, fuel dock, YC & restaurants are open. Marinas dinghy docks N end of marina have been free to anchore

boats, as a courtesy. La Cruz Shipyard (150-ton Travelift ) is open & expanding in N end of La Cruz basin.Pg. 200: Paradise Village Marina has lengthened its reception dock, built 22 new megayacht slips,dredge

channels.PVM and Vallarta YC are heart of Banderas Bay Regatta week. Vilmas Yacht Services is on VHF 22Marina Nuevo Vallarta (to port) renovation are incomplete as of Aug 2011. Meanwhile, some private slips may be founelsewhere in Nuevo Vallarta Inlet for smaller or shallow-draft boats. Pg. 202:Opequimar has 88-ton Travelift, expanded yard, YC cantina. Banderas Bay Regatta 2012 is Marc20-24 (20th Anniversary) fun events & seminars for Southbounders & Puddlejumpers, hosted by Vallarta Yacht CluNuevo Vallarta Inlet. Mexico Boating Guideis proud to be a sponsor. MexORC and Latin American Boat Showcoincide in 2012 at La Cruz, Nuevo Inlet and Puerto Vallartas municipal harbor. Pg. 205:Ipala Cove (now paved road) has seasonal aquaculture buoys that may prevent safe anchoring, sdont depend on stopping here. Tehualmixtle is original name of the main village at head of Ipala Cove. Cruiserecommend cantina with tent tops. Village at SE end of cove is called Ipala.

Pg. 206-207:Perula (village at N end of bay) & Chamela village can get swamped with tour buses.Pg. 208:El Careyes Hotel doesnt use helicopter pad regularly, but hotel still is cruiser friendly. More brighvillas on hillsides and increased security ashore as of August 2011.

Pg. 209-211:Cantinas & bungalows on Playa Tenacatita (Aquarium beach) were bull-dozed due to landispute; most of that beach is still fenced off & guarded as of August 2011. You can anchor off but not step ashoreInstead, visit La Manzanilla where these yatista-friendly businesses have moved. My GPS position of the rocky boutside entrance to Jungle River Dinghy Tip is 1917.99N, 10450.379W.Barra has Yoga; check VHF net or fre20-page local-services guide. Remains of S/V Libertad reported as no danger in deep water 1/2 mile SE of BluBay beach. La Manzanilla (SE end of Ten Bay) has many new services and real estate-itus; beware pickpockets. IColimilla (booming village in back lagoon), Marias Tienda groceries delivers by panga in cruisng season; also goooutboard repair service next door.Weve found fair-WX anchorage in tiny Bahia Cuestacomate 2 n.m. W of Melaquroad links to Melaque, San Patricio, Highway 200.

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Pg. 213-214: Marina Puerto Isla Navidad newphone is (314) 337-9008 x 102. Town anchoragWNW of Pig Island often silts up so is no longereliable. Instead, Cabo Blanco channel access from E side of Pig Island. Markers and depths tthe marinas fuel dock in back lagoon are ne, buuse caution getting to the free anchorage due tsummer silting and no dredging. Cruisers sharfree list of local services. Morning VHF net active in winter cruising season. French Bakedelivers to boats then, not so much in summeOrganic veggies are sold from pickup trucks iBarra, Melaque.

Pg. 215: Chart: Punta Carrizal has new nalight, as does Los Frailes Rocks. These twouter coves are more popular lately.

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fuel in San Pedrito Lagoon, only at Marina LaHadas or Barra. New phone for Capitana: (314

331-1440. New secure dink landing for Capitana is on S side of entrance channel into commercial San PedritLagoon. Mega groceries in Miramar & Santiago.Manzanillo downtown renovated, clean & dinghy friendly.

Pg. 221:Hurricanes erroded the sand bottom at Bucerias; no longer a safe anchorage. Pg. 228: The fuel dock in Marina Ixtapa is open again, and marina is much improved (new owners). Caon VHF for the schedule of dredges working in the entrance channel to Marina Ixtapa, ofce open 7 a.m to 8 p.mDockmistress mightbe able to stop the dredge for cluster of yachts to enter the basin IF notied well in advance. Pg. 229 & 230:Playa Principal is same as Playa Municipal. Puerto Mio quit selling fuel, nearest is MarinIxtapa.Locals nixed a new cruise-ship pier to be built inside Zwhat Bay. Zihua Sail Fest big draw in Feb, so far stiat El Faro (formerly Ricks Bar); great fun & fund raiser, stinkpots welcomed too. FMI visit www.ZihuaSailFescom for dates in 2012.Mexico Boating Guideis proud to be a sponsor.

Pg. 232-235:Papanoa: new homes ring south-facing Carbales Cove where newly erroded rocky bottom wareported in W half of the bay, 2010.Use caution entering Acapulco harbor; new articial reef lies near Isla RoquetLight Rock. La Marina still rents moorings & a few slips, but their big outer docks are gone.Puerto Marques haroped-off swim beaches & seasonal docks; some permit dinghy day fee. Vacate Marques in S swell.

Pg. 236:Acapulco Yacht Club has expanded its north dock. New 2nd phone for Sr. Jose Maria Marquez aAYC is (744) 434-1999. Much of the and anchoring bottom in the W end is foul or poor holding.

Pg. 237:Right column: Correction to Table of Distances.Punta Galera, 140 miles. Puerto Escondido, 3miles (175 total). Puerto Angel, 40 miles (215 total). Huatulco, 23 miles (238 total). Maruata and Troncones arcorrect spellings. The only fuel dock is at Huatulco (darsena or Marina Chahue) 238 miles from Acapulco. Pg. 238:New lighted panga entrance to shoaly Chacahua Lagoon is not navigable by yachts.

Pg. 246:New 45 fuel dock is on starboard seawall as you enter Huatulcos tiny municipal darsena, buawkward & bouncy due to panga & jet ski wakes if cruise ship is in port. New phone for Marina Chahue (958587-6252, new dockmaster, new email: [email protected] API marina is a good spot foawaiting Tpeck.Former dockmaster Enrique Loustelot is now at Puerto Chiapas heading new marina; see below. Pg. 251: Left column: Correction: GPS positions were reversed for Boca de San Francisco (1609.63N9444.96W) and Boca de Tonal (1558.23N, 9357.28W). Boca de San Francisco blocked as of March 2011. Pg. 252:Puerto Chiapas (formerly Puerto Madero): South entrance jetty extended 500-yard dog-leg WSWNew GPS approach waypoint half mile W of entrance is 1441.84N, 9225.37W. Navy boards all vessels enterin& leaving. Marina Chiapas (slated to open fall 2011) entrance channel is in SE corner of E basin: 63 full-service slipto 140, fuel dock, dry storage, WX services, international paperwork. This new Marina Chiapas should be a safplace to await a weather window for crossing Gulf of Tehuantepec toward Oaxaca, or after crossing from Huatulco This is the last Update for Mexico Boating Guide 2nd edition. Please buy 3rd edition for newest info.

See full details on Guatemalas coastal waters and more in the new 6.5 edition of Cruising Ports: thCentral American Route,companion to Mexico Boating Guide. Have fun, stay safe. Pat Rains

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