San Blas Cruisers Guide

1. Pepe’s Dingy Landing
San Blas, Nayarit Cruiser Guide
2. Port Captain’s Office (Checking-in IS required for vessels anchored in Estuary, vist office or hail on 16)
3. Shrimp Broker best prices on fresh-frozen shrimp
4. Hotel Posada del Rey
5. Panderia (bakery) with brick oven and fabulous rolls and sweet breads. Arrive about 10AM for fresh hot items!
6. Restaurant - Pollos Asados Roman’s
43. Old Church (new church to east)
7. Hardware Store
44. Restaurant and bar with free Wifi 8. Pharmacy (with Fax and Photo copy service)
– San Blas Social Club
9. Pharmacy
45. Hotel - Flamingo
10. Internet Café
46. Hotel – Bucanero
11. Ice Cream Shop
47. Bancomer ATM
12. Taco Stand (night only)
46. Market that sells sliced to order Bacon!
13. Bus Station (departing and returning hourly to Tepic)
47. Water Taxi and Dingy Drop off point.
14. Taco Cart - Las Cuatas (possibly the best tacos in town)
48. Book Exchange and Huichol Art
15. Police Station
49. Post Office
16. Restaurant - Pollos Rosti Asados Fabian
This guide was prepared by cruisers for cruisers with the
17. Auto Parts
intent of helping the town and businesses of San Blas.
18. Flour Tortillas
There are many fine businesses and resturants not listed,
20. KANE - largest general dried goods food store
as listing them all would be almost impossible. Enjoy
21. Bank – Banamex with ATM machine
your stay in San Blas, Nayarit Mexico.
22. Medical Laboratory - Labrotorio Ramano
23. Bakery Outlet (baked goods from bakery listed as No 5 on map)
24. Hospital
25. Ami’s Hair Salon - excellent English spoken and Spanish lessons provided.
Great Go-to person for questions about the town or if looking for something!
26. Restaurant - Carnitas and Tacos
27. Restaurant - Hamburgers, French Fries and Pork Tortas
28. Restaurant and Bar with free Wifi - Walawala
29. Restaurant - McDonalds (nice sit down restaurant, not the Golden Arches)
30. Laundry service (wash/dry/fold service)
31. Restaurant – La Isla with Chef Tony (nice sit down)
40. Dentist
32. Fishing supplies and out-board motor repair - Servicio Aquamoto
41. Mayan – General dry good store
33. Library – with free internet
34. Cultural Center (old Spanish Custom house)
35. Big Market with fresh fruit, vegetables, meats, and low priced GREAT restaurants
36. Road that the Open Air Mercado is on - every Saturday mornings
37. Orange Navy Barracks
38. Route to Singlar Marina (Provides dingy landing service and all standard Marina services)
39. Route to San Blas Jungle Cruise starting point. The must do panga tour starts at the base of the bridge (3hr tour)
This road will also take you to the hill-top fort and orginal town church circa 1788. Look for and follow sign
to La Contaduria and take the up hill road. Bring your camera because you can see all of San Blas from the fort!
42. Fruit and Veggie Stand (in small alley-way, but good prices, this is where the local resutrants buy produce)
San Blas, Nayarit Estuary Entrance and Anchorage info (Marina hails on Ch 74)
The bar extends east off the west Jetty and there is
GPS Coordinates
some shoaling around the tip of the East jetty.
by SV THIRD DAY Jan 20, 2010
Good anchoring in the estuary can be had on the
Waypoint No. Depth (ft)
North
West
1
26
21° 31.308 105° 17.331 West estuary side, keeping clear of the channel
2
23
21° 31.502 105° 17.330 center and extends up the estuary past the
3
17
21° 31.567 105° 17.329 Singlar Marina. There is a Sand Bar located just to
4
15
21° 31.687 105° 17.328 the west of the Green markers leading into the marina.
5
22
21° 31.744 105° 17.327
Note: Depths were taken at high tide. Low tide depths can be 5ft lower on the low tide