[PUP] No one PUPing?

[Scott E. Bulger]

Hi Ken (and interested others)

Ken asked:  What's the marina like there in Mazatlan? Is it worth visiting?
What do you
think the chances are of my getting a slip?

Scott:  We are at El Cid, right inside the breakwater.  Marian Mazatlan is
just a quarter of a mile or so further in.  The docks are nice and there are
two nice pools.  Limited resources here, but a short bus ride into town has
access to all the normal MX resort items.  The beaches are ok, not as nice
as Cabo area.  I think it's good for us, as this was a good place to cross
from La Paz and keep it to 27 hours.  If we had tried to go to PV it would
have been two overnights and that's a bit harder given our crew of two.  We
are looking forward to going into town tonight for the first time, so I
can't tell you much about it, but everyone we talk to says it's nice, so I'm
sure we will enjoy it.  

As far as a slip, there are at least 3 slips where your boat would fit.  Two
of them are open right now, so I'd say it's a matter of calling Gloria in
the office and asking if the dates you are interested in are available.  A
word of note, there is a fair amount of surge here.  Samurai, a N68 was
moving 5 feet in all directions until the mooring lines were doubled up.
That settled the boat down quite a bit.  Even when it was moving around Rich
and Ann seemed to handle it just fine, it didn't seem to bother them at all.
If your looking for another place to relax and smell the roses, this is
another good one.  Oh, it does seem to be greener here, not as arid as Baja.
I'm told the further south we go the more tropical it becomes.

Hope that helps, you might drop Niel or Rich a note and see what they think
Neil has been here a number of times and knows the lay of the land much
better than I.  

Good luck!!!  Looking forward to sharing an anchorage with you soon!  

Scott