SAILING Cuban coasts surposs the 4.000 kms length along. Its main island; the second bigger island, several islets and numerous keys. If you add to this the presence of a huge underwater platform, the biggest of the Insular Caribbean , that it gets notoriously wider in the keys zone. Most of the Cuban coast ,reef, Mangrove trees, beaches, estuaries,or salt swamp, all of them well kept, have several forms of life and offer the privilege of a beautiful landscape. For sailing sport, all these values are potencialized by the Cuban geographical strategic ubication at the entrance of the gulf of Mexico. It is the key zone of the Caribbean , where the yatch sport has one of its bigger expressions in the World level . Nowadays there are in Cuba 12 marinas distribute along it coasts, they offer all the services you need" From west to east " we have: Marina Hemingway. Located at a few kilometers to the west of the Havana City center .This emblematic Marina began to work since the 50s .Is the headquarter of the famous International Fishing Tournament of the needle-fish "Ernest Hemingway"-who as it is known lived many years in Cuba and fished in the Gulf waters , where he wrote" The old man and the sea". This place has its own capacities of lodging in hotels and residences. Marina Tarará. Located at a few kilometers at the east of Havana , this installation puts also at the disposition of the yatch-men, in addition to its specialized services as a "Marina" ,one village with residences for lodging several touristic services and a wonderful beach. Marina Cayo Largo. Situated in the heavenly key that gives its name ,its located al the south of Cuba ,in the middle of the Canarreos archipelago what makes possible the sailing by the extensive zone of the meridional platform of the country. It also offers several touristic proper services. Marina Dársena de Varadero. It exist since the 50s at the entrance of the famous beach that gives her its name, at 130 km from Havana , this emblematic "Marine" has departure to the sailing by the two coasts of Varadero, one of them directly to the big gulf stream and the other to the Cardenas bay waters. Both are perfect to make unforgettable crossings. Marina Varadero. Located to the peninsular extreme of Varadero by its south coast, is the perfect place for the sight land and departures from and to the vast Sabana-Camagüey archipelago , with more than 400 km length through virgin keys. Marina Chapelín. Located in the south center zone of Varadero, in one of the most virgin and separated spots of this pole , where it is kept a mangrove swamp where by its channels is delicious to sail, before going to the sea or when you arrive to land. Marina Cienfuegos. Located in the beautiful bay with the same name ,and in the south part of this city ,the only one founded by French people in Cuba, it is placed in the center of an extense south Cuban littoral .It allows you a fast communication with the inner Caribbean sea, who is opened to the sailor when he goes by the pretty rock of the bay. Marina Trinidad. Located at the entrance of the Casilda bay at south and near of the Trinidad village(mankind heritage).It has easy access by land from the Ancon beach pole ,where there are several hotels and it increases a strong touristic development. Its strategic localization among the Canarreos Archipelagos to the west, and the Jardines de la Reina (queen's gardens)to the east, lets us the fast access to this two unforgettable spots of virgin keys. Marina Cayo Coco-Guillermo. Its recently opening is part of the turistic development in this new turistic pole known as "Jardines del Rey" in the center north zone of Cuba,at the head of these impressing keys.Are opened for the sailers the Bahama's old channel waters and through the islets and keys of the archipiélago you can sail through virgin spots where the "Flamingos" are among others birds,a sure company. Marina Internacional Vita. Located at the north of the eastern of the country ,at a few kilometers of the touristic pole of Guardalavaca.It is the only cuban Marina open directly face to face to the Atlantic.Its location allows the sailing through all nor-eastern coasts of the country.To know the historical places through where the great Admiral sailed during his discovering trip and to sight land in the numberly Bag-bays that exists along this litoral. Many of them are virgins. Marina Santiago. Located in the Santiago de Cuba bay and at the very base of this city,it's the more Caribbean of all the cities in Cuba , at the south of the island eastern part ,between the sea arm that separates it from Jamaica,and the imponent "Sierra Maestra" at its back.Its strategic localization makes it closer to the Insular Caribbean States and at the same time that makes easier the sailing by the half of the eastern part of the Cuban archipelago.