New Docks Installed at La Marina Acapulco

Byline: Capt. Pat Rains New life was breathed into Acapulco’s faded boating scene last month. La Marina Acapulco (formerly known as La Marina de Acapulco) has new owners who opened new docks in December, alleviating the port’s shortage of guest slips. An old network of storm-damaged docks and pilings was removed so the new docks of La Marina Acapulco could be built in the same location. Look for them below the 300-foot lighthouse in the southwest corner of Acapulco Bay, immediately north of Acapulco Yacht Club. According to Luis Ramirez Magdalena, general manager of La Marina Acapulco, the new floating docks will soon be expanded, as part of the first phase of renovation of the large waterfront resort property. JAR Infrastructure Marinas is the new owner and operator of La Marina Acapulco. The company may be better known to Mexico-cruising boaters as the firm that renovated the docks at Marina Ixtapa and got its much-used fuel dock operational again. Marina memberships are being sold as a private club, but visiting boaters do not need to become members to rent a Med-mooring slot or mooring by the day or week. Slots for boats up to 110 feet in length are available now, and larger slips will be built...