Landing · Culebra
Culebra: Dewey and Ensenada Honda
No full-service marina. Boats anchor or pick up a mooring in Ensenada Honda and go ashore by dinghy.
The spec sheet
- Operator
- Not published
- Coordinates
- Not publishedThe map's dot marks the harbor (NOAA tide station 9752235, Culebra), not the landing itself.
- Entrance and berth depth
- Ferry landing at Playa de Sardinas has 8 ft at the end; the San Ildefonso pier about 12 ft alongsideNOAA U.S. Coast Pilot 5, chapter 13 (Puerto Rico) (Oct 11, 2026)
- Fuel
- Gasoline in drums (NOAA). Cruisers report a station by the bridge selling diesel and gasoline, cash only, by jerry canNOAA U.S. Coast Pilot 5, chapter 13 (Puerto Rico) (Oct 11, 2026); Noonsite, Culebra docking
- Haul-out (travel lift)
- Not published
- Repairs
- Not published
- Shore power
- Not published
- Water
- NOAA: "No freshwater is available for vessels." Cruisers report water at the town dockNOAA U.S. Coast Pilot 5, chapter 13 (Puerto Rico) (Oct 11, 2026); Noonsite, Culebra water
- Hurricane notes
- Ensenada Honda is on NOAA's list of best hurricane harbors. In Hurricane Hugo (1989) about 200 boats sheltered there and more than 130 were destroyed or badly damaged (Cruising World)NOAA U.S. Coast Pilot 5, chapter 13 (Puerto Rico) (Oct 11, 2026); Cruising World, Caribbean hurricane holes
- CBP inspection site
- Yes: Culebra Station, Dewey Dock, Ensenada Honda, (787) 742-3531; alternate (787) 863-0950CBP, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands pleasure-boat reporting (Sep 29, 2025)
- Also here
- Cruisers report dinghy docks at the Dinghy Dock restaurant, a public dock north of the bridge and the town dock under it; the Dewey canal is too shallow for most boats and the lift bridge does not lift.unconfirmedNoonsite, Culebra docking; Just a Little Further (cruising blog)
Call ahead: operators change hours, fuel and rates without notice, and nothing here is for navigation. All marinas · CBP arrival rules
Sources (6)
- NOAA U.S. Coast Pilot 5, chapter 13 (Puerto Rico) (Oct 11, 2026) (opens in a new tab)
- Noonsite, Culebra docking (opens in a new tab)
- Noonsite, Culebra water (opens in a new tab)
- Cruising World, Caribbean hurricane holes (opens in a new tab)
- CBP, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands pleasure-boat reporting (Sep 29, 2025) (opens in a new tab)
- Just a Little Further (cruising blog) (opens in a new tab)