Salinas - Docking
Anchorages:
This provides a well-protected anchorage in a lagoon, the entrance to which is sheltered by mangrove swamps. The anchorage bottom is mainly mud and sand. Holding is mediocre.
The anchorage is quite full of fairly derelict boats and several liveaboards. Moorings are randomly laid. There is a dinghy dock at the marina on Punta Salinas and also at the Waterfront Bar and Restaurant called Sal Pa’ Dentro, which is just west of the marina.
Security in the anchorage is good and at the marina. However, cruisers who left their dinghy at the dock ( with permission) in early 2024 found it had been intentionally damaged when they returned. See Security Reports for the latest information.
Marina:
Marina Salinas is located on the western side of the bay as you enter and can accommodate over 100 vessels. Fully renovated in 2020, amenities have greatly improved here.
Ashore:
It is approximately ¾ mile to walk to the supermarket from the marina. There are several restaurants in the port area and a very attractive bar in the marina.
Last updated: January 2024
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Reported by Joan Conover, SSCA CS Coordinator:
Ana Barrasso’s Sal Pa Dentro, an ongoing tribute to our beloved Janso who passed in 2016, opens again March 3, 2018, after major damages due to Hurricane Maria. All cruisers should join in and visit her..give her all our best wishes. She is a trooper!
For more info and to get in touch with Cruisers in Salinas, there is now a Facebook page called: “Salinas PR Cruisers”. As of January 2017, there are 75 members. You will find very resourceful people on this page and most questions are answered within minutes.
Mike Hachem
S/V Basta
Posted on behalf of Kathleen Banks, s/v Legacy
We spend a lot of time in Salinas.
You can Rent a car through Enterprise. Currently, they cannot take reservations by a computer, as they are just beginning, but you can call and make a reservation by phone. They do come out to the marina and pick you up, but many times they already have cars at the marina parking lot ready for immediate rental.
When you’re done, park in the spot you got your car and leave the keys at the marina office. Open 0900-1200. This is a great bunch of people doing a good job in an area where it’s really needed. Hertz and Avis are no longer in business.
There are fuel and water available in Salinas now, but water must still be jerry jugged unless you’re used to Med-mooring the boat.
Kathleen Banks
s/v Legacy
Salinas, P R