You Can Now Berth Your Yacht on Cuba´s Southern Coast

Cienfuegos, known as the Cuban "Pearl of the South" is now home to the only yacht basin on the Caribbean coast of Cuba with the opening of a joint venture between Cubanacan and Bluesail, subsidiary of the German ConImpex.

ConImpex, based in Berlin and with interests in Russia, Spain, Hungary and Bulgaria, was founded in 1990 and has been in business with Cuba since 1995, chiefly in finance and commerce, but also renting motorboats in Varadero and Jardines del Rey.

Klaus Apel, company president, told Prensa Latina that the 15 unit basin now at Cienfuegos, 155 miles southeast of Havana, will soon have 200 berths and is expected to become an international marina, as 90 percent of tourists desire a yacht basin on Cuba´s southern coast, especially those from Canada, Germany, Italy, Spain and France.

In two weeks the Pearl of the South will also be host to one of the phases of the World Aqua bike Championship, for the second year in a row.