Boating the Gulf and Central America

[tracker]

I am looking to get more active in boating and am wondering about traveling from the US Gulf of Mexico along the coast line to Nicaragua. Any information would be helpful about: fuel stops, pirates, etc. Thank you.

 

[Hank49]

Belize has at least 5 towns north to south where you can get dock fuel. Diesel or gas. But gas is US$5.15/gallon. Just across the border to the south is the Rio Dulce and they have fuel and lots of bars. beyond there.....? I'm not familiar with....

 

[MantaRey]

Depends on the kind of boat as well. It takes 3 days to sail from miami to cancun. Piracy shouldn't be an issue; however areas to be extra cautious are cuba, I hear nicaragua can be pretty bad, and on the other side el salvador. Of course never leave your boat unattended at night.

Definitely expect to pay a considerable amount for fuel.

 

[tracker]

Sounds like sail might be the way to go. I was looking at doing it with a powerboat, but...........thanks.