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New Cuban Waters Chart Kits

Two new Cuban chart kits have been released by surveyor specialists from NV charts. The first is Cuba Northeast which covers from Cabo Maisi to Varadaro, and the second is Cuba Northwest which covers from Varadero-Habanna to Cabo San Antonio. The package has a companion CD containing the charts in digital format. These are the first up-to-date and publicly available charts to Cuba in many years.  Nigel Calder’s Cuba: A Cruising Guide is an excellent guide to accompany the charts for this area.

Northeast Cuba Chart Kit

Northeast Cuba Chart Kit

Cuba: a Cruising Guide by Nigel Calder

Cuba: a Cruising Guide by Nigel Calder

Northwest Cuba Chart Kit

Northwest Cuba Chart Kit

We forsee this area becoming a very popular destination for cruisers. Several new international marinas have been built in Varadero and there are now 1,500 new berths. Varadero and Marina Hemingway in Havana are the main ports for cruisers clearing in and out of Cuba. Many boaters have found cubacruising.net to be an excellent resource in their travels around Cuba.

Hello from s/v Receta

Ann Vanderhoof, author of An Embarassment of Mangoes and The Spice Necklace, writes:

Hello from s/v Receta

Steve and I are currently anchored in Tyrrel Bay, Carriacou. Two-and-a-half months into the dry season, the island (which depends entirely on rainwater) is still green, and cisterns are overflowing – a welcome relief for residents after last year’s punishing drought. For visitors, the frequent showers and squalls are…challenging. But the just-picked tomatoes (amazingly sweet), juicy grapefruit, and crisp okra from backyard gardens – not to mention the rainbows – are our rewards.

Carriacou Saline

Carriacou Saline

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