The 4th edition of the CRUISING GUIDE TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC has been posted. You can download it free at this site. It contains 45 additional pages and 7 additional harbors and anchorages as compared …
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Ports and information on the East Coast of the Dominican Republic – Boca de Yuma to Samana Bay NORTHWARD
Ports and information on the North Coast of the Dominican Republic – Puerto del Valle to Manzanillo Bay WESTBOUND
General information on the Dominican Republic, the Dominican people, their culture, their life and their customs.
Notes, anecdotes, advice and much more from Frank Virgintino the creator of the Dominican Republic Cruising Guide
The 4th edition of the CRUISING GUIDE TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC has been posted. You can download it free at this site. It contains 45 additional pages and 7 additional harbors and anchorages as compared to the 3rd. edition.
It was a real joy getting the 4th addition completed. I would like to thank all in the cruising community who sent in so much useful information and so many updates. I would also like to thank Mrs. Amaia Aguirre, my editor, for all the effort she put into making sense out of my nonsense.
The Dominican Republic is changing and there are more cruising boats sailing all three coasts. While there are still some areas where officials may make demands for unauthorized payments, it is becoming less and less so. The worst offenders have been Luperon and Samana, but even these two harbors are making progress. Dominican Officials are becoming more comfortable with cruising boats and as a result clearance procedures are becoming easier.
For those that complain about the need to get DESPACHOS from Harbor to Harbor, I can only say that the Coast Guard watches really closely and there have been no reports of attacks against any crew or any of the boats. There have been cases of dinghy and dinghy motor theft, primarily in Samana and one should take all precautions necessary.
The Spanish version of the guide that is posted at the site, is the 2nd. edition. The new 4th edition of the Spanish language version of the guide will be released sometime in April of 2010.
As always if you have any questions or comments please feel free to leave your comments at the site or write me direct at: fvirgintino@gmail.com
I wish you fair winds and safe cruising. Bienvenido a La Republica Dominicana
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NORTH COAST
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SAMANA (Santa Barbara) Lat 19.11. N Lon 69.19 W
After anchoring a …
Debatiendo Requisitos de Entrada
RECUERDE IZAR LA BANDERA AMARILLA AL LLEGAR, ASI COMO EL PABELLON DE CORTESIA DE LA REPUBLIC DOMINICANA.
Para entrar en Republica Dominicana se debe arribar a “puerto habilitado”, es decir, un puerto …
REMEMBER TO FLY YOUR YELLOW QUARANTINE FLAG
WHEN YOU ARRIVE, AND ALSO YOUR
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC COURTESY FLAG
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This Guide is the result of a six week circumnavigation of the island of Hispaniola, making numerous stops as well as subsequent trips to make updates and add information.
The Ports and Harbors section of the …
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