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Boating If you have a fishing, cruising or fun-loving boat you’ve been hauling around to inland lakes and dams, you’ll love taking it to the Sea of Cortez. Baja California is one of the most idyllic aquatic nirvana experiences ever. You’ll enjoy the thrill of sporting with diving dolphins, sea lions and flying fish. The Sea of Cortez is a marine jewel just waiting to be explored and enjoyed, time and again. Many are also unaware how easy it is to set sail to Baja California—by road. Just hitch your floating friend to your SUV or truck. Drive it across the border and down to the Sea of Cortez. Here’s how and what you’ll need to do. Checklist for a Boat to Cross the Border: · Current boat registration · Trailer title · Valid passport (a U.S. Customs requirement beginning June 9, 2009) Easy Does It · At the border, stay in the same lane · With a green light, it means the going is nice and steady
· With a red light, you may have to pull over; remove the boat’s cover; show both boat registration and trailer title. Baja Marinas Larger towns in Baja have more than one marina where you can launch from, dry dock and rent a slip by the day, weekend or year. Services include: · Flushing out the boat for about $5 · Washing the boat for a small fee Picturesque towns such as La Paz, Puerto Escondido, San Felipe and Santa Rosalia have marinas on the Sea of Cortez. Complete with slips, water, power, showers, fuel docks and boat launch. Along the Pacific Ocean, Rosarito Beach, Ensenada and Cabo San Lucas also have marinas. Splendid Itineraries 1. Cross the Sea of Cortez from San Felipe to Puerto Peñasco; either direction is 73 nautical miles. There are full-service marinas in both ports. A cruiser or sailboat takes 6–8 hours; a speedboat and flat seas, 2–3 hours.
2. From San Felipe, head south to explore the Sea of Cortez. 3. San Felipe to La Paz is a beautiful long sea journey through Bahia De Los Angeles, Santa Rosalia, Mulegé and Loreto. 4. If coasting down the Baja passage, leave from Ensenada or Rosarito Beach to glitzy Cabo San Lucas.
Returning home is just as easy (unless you're sailing). Be prepared to answer U.S. customs questions: · Who owns the boat? · How long have you owned the boat? · Did you sleep on the boat? · Where did you go in the boat?
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Mexico Living’s Baja California – April 2010
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