Puerto Vallarta/ Banderas Bay - General Info
Description:
Banderas Bay is a large horseshoe-shaped bay covering 500 square miles in area, on the Pacific Coast of Mexico. The bay straddles the Mexican states of Jalisco and Nayarit. It contains port and resort city of Puerto Vallarta (PV) in the centre, the village of La Cruz de Huanacaxtle (La Cruz) 10NM to the north and the port at Nuevo Vallarta which is midway between PV and La Cruz.
The only places to anchor around the bay are La Cruz, Yelapa and Punta de Mita. Six marinas are found in the bay: three in Nuevo Vallarta, two in Puerto Vallarta and one in La Cruz. This is a popular jumping off spot for cruisers headed to the South Pacific.
Cruiser Highlights:
Banderas Bay has a variety of cruising amenities including skilled craftsmen, good provisioning, chandleries and other supplies. It also has a wide range of cultural, historical and natural tourism options. There is also an active cruising community in this area with frequent meetups for Women Who Sail (WWS) the Pacific Puddle Jump (PPJ) and the La Cruz Kids Club.
The Banderas Bay VHF net is at 08:30 Monday-Saturday on channel 22A and is heard throughout the bay.
Position:
20° 39.18’N, 105° 14.80’W (Puerto Vallarta harbour entrance)
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2018 – Marina Vallarta, wifi must be paid for but a good price at 25.00 per month for unlimited use. Toilet and shower facilities are not in keeping with the high cost per foot. Beware, crocodiles are in the marina waters. The marine store located at the fuel dock is not a marine store but more a collection of used odds and ends.
In 2014, both Marina Nuevo Vallarta and Marina Vallarta have new owners, and both marinas have been renovated with new docks, gates, power, water.