Cheap slip/dock in the Caribbean

[theDangerz]

Originally Posted by Godiche

While appreciating your reply I don't consider 1k/month cheap, not even affordable.
True, demand and supply are basic regulating factors in market economy but there are things I'd simply not do and reject by principle. By the way, I forgot to mention that I want to put my girl on the hard when not around. That be at least 6 month per year if not longer. The remaining time I could easily get by with a mooring buoy and going ashore with a canoe or dinghy.

You asked for real prices, and based upon the last two years we spent hopping between most every island in the Caribbean...that's what you're getting - the truth about what it costs to pull into a marina here.

If you don't like the answers you're getting, maybe (rather than getting upset at those trying to help answer your question) hop on google or pickup a phone and call the marinas and try to talk them into a better deal.
My guess is you'd have better luck showing up in person, but don't know your situation and whether that's feasible.

Maybe Im just stating what should be obvious, but have you considered simply dropping an anchor? Since you're looking for "cheap" options (which is pretty rare in the Caribbean) why not choose the free option like most of us do??

If you average out the whole year and you spent 1/2 the year on the (hook for free) and 1/2 the year on the hard (for cheap-er)... my guess is the annual cost will be more to your liking.

Of course there's the other option - of picking a cheaper destination, or cheaper method of travel.

Best of luck in your search!

[Dave9111]

I'm not shopping for dockage in the Caribbean, but I'm curious.

How much has Covid driven up pricing?

Some marinas are simply shut down now, due to Covid?

Apparently some of you guys are still island hopping? I thought that many/most islands were being very restrictive on access due to Covid?

My boat is 50 miles from Canada and I can't go there. I even have Canadian blood, but they don't care. :-)

[WE9V]

Your original question asked about a marina, but a subsequent message also included mooring. I've heard that a mooring in Luperon, DR, is $60 per MONTH. (Reference: YouTube "Emily & Clark's Adventure", monthly budget reports)

[theDangerz]

Originally Posted by Dave9111

I'm not shopping for dockage in the Caribbean, but I'm curious.

How much has Covid driven up pricing?

Some marinas are simply shut down now, due to Covid?

Apparently some of you guys are still island hopping? I thought that many/most islands were being very restrictive on access due to Covid?

My boat is 50 miles from Canada and I can't go there. I even have Canadian blood, but they don't care. :-)

Covid has certainly made things "interesting" but most marinas are still open and many actually dropped prices just to try and attract whatever boat were there (even when it was only to locals and/or cruisers stuck in the country during the pandemic) and most countries have still allowed movement/entry at some points during the pandemic assuming boaters were willing to undergo proper testing and/or quarantine protocols.

Some islands did indeed shut down entirely for a while (and some have shut down and reopened a few times throughout the process)... so the idea of quick day sails between most Caribbean islands hasn't been possible, but remaining in the Caribbean has (again, assuming you're willing to undergo the testing and/or extensive quarantine protocols required by each island).

[MAJICDAN]

I have not been to a dock other than to get fuel in over six years.
I have always found a mooring ball or a safe place to anchor

[Celestialsailor]

Originally Posted by Godiche

Thank you guys for all the help.
Seem to have many guys with weird ideas and relation to money in here.
I encountered that already allover the globe.
Why the heck should I pay 1/5th or 1/10 the value of a boat per month for mooring or the hard?


Some folks seem to have serious issues with basic math and relation to economy.

If slip rent for your boat is around $900@mnth. ...does this mean you paid $5000 for your boat? Or is your math questionable too? This is not a cheap hobby/lifestyle.
I noticed you are new to the forum...Welcome. Maybe soften up your responses a little.

[Godiche]

Originally Posted by sailorboy1

that's less than "cheap"

If I knew one of those anywhere I wouldn't be spreading the info around. Some things you need to keep to yourself.

I don't know, depends on the perspective hi?
I'll give you and all the others here an example.


I had a girlfriend in the Philippines for 3 years.
She was raising 3 own kids and adapted 2 of her brothers but they didn't stay with her all the time. Her brother was shot years ago and the mother of the 2 girls passed away a long time ago. So basically she had 3 kids and no notable income. They lived in her uncles place in a very simple ya well, not a house but something remembering it. The uncle was the sole earner in the family and had 3 own kids and his wife in the household. So there were in total 9 people in the way too small household. They all leaned on the uncles income which was roughly $180.
... per month.


And now you tell me that you pay almost 1000 bucks for some square-meters of seawater with a pole it.



Funny... and like I said... all a question of perspective.

[LittleWing77]

Originally Posted by redneckrob

Sometimes when it appears that everyone else has a problem.......it's not everyone else with the problem.

You asked a pretty fact-based question about the price for slips in the Caribbean. You got a bunch of people telling you the actual prices. Apparently you don't like those prices based on your own personal pricing metric that's not used in the actual real world, and because of that, you attack the math skills and "relation to economy" (whatever that is), of the people who kindly answered your questions with the fact-based reality of the situation? Seriously?

+1 Thank you, Rob.

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[sanibel sailor]

If the uncle with the 9 mouths to feed owned that slip, I am guessing he would ask for market-rate rent rather than deeply discounting it...

[Godiche]

Hahaha, candy...!


My first thought when I opened this area of the site was.... 'now it comes...'
You are just great guys and don't disappoint entirely

[NormanMartin]

https://www.allatsea.net/

https://www.caribbeancompass.com/onl...ass_online.pdf

useful resources

[Gerrit Coetzee]

Originally Posted by Godiche

Hi guys
I'm looking for a cheap marina in the Caribbean Sea (country doesn't matter as long it's secure) for my 42' ft mono. Ideal would be a private place. Any suggestions are very appreciated.


godiche

$425 per month, including water. $485 with electricity for our 44ft Catamaran. Very beautiful area. Marina itself suffered hurricane damage that has not recovered fully yet. Marina water not clear.

We just love the peace and tranquility here. If you can handle the P-Rican's unfriendly (many times rude) behaviour towards Americans (Blanco/Gringos)(I am blanco South African but treated as an American) and can handle the worst service for a first world island in the Caribbean, then I recommend Anchor Village Marina in Palmas del Mar, PuertoRico. (Not the main Palmas del Mar marina).

I am not too worried of being flooded by spreading the info, as only 2 or 3 slips are available out of 15, as the rest are still to be repaired.

Contact anchorvillage225@gmail.com for reservations.

(It is in hurricane belt. Will have to move your boat when a hurricane might struck, like three years ago)

[Gerrit Coetzee]

Originally Posted by Godiche

Thank you guys for all the help.
Seem to have many guys with weird ideas and relation to money in here.
I encountered that already allover the globe.
Why the heck should I pay 1/5th or 1/10 the value of a boat per month for mooring or the hard?


Some folks seem to have serious issues with basic math and relation to economy.

Okay. Forget about Puerto Rico. And most of the other Caribbean Islands. Here is no relation between prices of goods and value compared to the US and other countries - maths and economy seldom ties up in high sought after holiday destinations. When finances pinch, that disparity hits you in the face . I found crappy Tortola and BVI in general more expensive than Japan.

The Caribbean is not for you, financially speaking, I guess.

[Godiche]

Which I don't understand.
85% of the countries in the Caribbean Sea are 3rd or in the best case 2nd world countries with monthly wages of 2-400 USD or even less. Probably too many 'rich Americans' (arguable) out there flashing wades of cash?


Wiping out the nice, south African's reply with a hand-stroke is not very kind to do some 'virtual attacking' here. GUILTY!

[Gerrit Coetzee]

Originally Posted by Godiche

Don't get it, please elaborate...
Where?

$425...?
I'm a stingy German. .)

Puerto Rico falls within the general area where hurricanes thrive.
From North of Bermuda to just about north of the ABC'S ( Aruba, Bonaire, Caracao) is all hurricane stricken areas - referred to as the hurricane belt. In hurricane season it is best to move your boat to safer islands, as on the hard spots are firstly reserved for locals, and otherwise hard to come by.

$425 Anchor Village Marina, Palmas del Mar, Puerto Rico.