Route from Progreso to Celestun and Campeche
On the route from Progreso to Campeche there are a few ports where you can make a stop for a few hours or a few days deppending on your interest. Such is the case of Sisal or Isla Arenas. In this section the author will like to point out that there is just only one port that is most suitable for most cruising vessels and that is: CELESTUN. Celestun is located half way between Progreso and Campeche, about 60 nautical miles (NM) from each. Has a recently draged harbor to 9 feet at low tide, and has a good fuel dock with both diesel and gas. It also has a good anchorage in the middle of the protected harbor or “Puerto de Abrigo”.
Approximate Distances between
Progreso and Campeche
Yucalpeten to Carbonera 10.5 NM
Yucalpeten to Sisal 25 NM
Sisal to Celestun 32 NM
Sisal to Palmar 14 NM
Yucalpeten to Celestun 57 NM
Celestun to Isla Arenas 9 NM
Celestun to El Remate 18 NM
Celestun to Campeche 60 NM
Progreso to Campeche 117 NM
El Remate:
El Remate is said to be an abandoned man made channel, constructed at the beginning of the past century, to harvest precious woods from the Yucatan tropical forest. It is a nice stop if the weather is good, to do a nice excursion in your dinghy and spend the night anchored out if the weather is good.
The anchorage coordinates are:
El Remate anchoring point. Do not go closer than this point if you draw more than 6 feet.
020º33’28”N
090º30’13”W
The entrance to the channel which is hidden by mangroves is:
020º33’16”N
090º28’56”W
