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Destinations / North America

San Diego

San Diego has superyacht berths downtown and on Shelter Island and Harbor Island, and a yard in Chula Vista that hauls vessels up to 220 ft.

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300 ft

Longest vessel at Fifth Avenue Landing, 12 berths

665 to 820 t

Travel lift at Marine Group Boat Works, Chula Vista (the yard's pages differ)

250 ft

Longest slip at Kona Kai Marina, Shelter Island

VHF 69

Marina channel at Safe Harbor Cabrillo Isle

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San Diego pages

For crewJobsWhere yacht work is in San Diego: the yard with its own crew placement service, the marinas, the rules for foreign crew and pay figures. Jobs in the area are listed above.For captainsBerthsSuperyacht berths in San Diego, with slip counts, maximum lengths and the customs, anchorage and harbour rules.For captains and yardsRefitsRefit yards around San Diego Bay: Marine Group Boat Works in Chula Vista, and the lifts at Driscoll Boat Works and Safe Harbor Shelter Island.For owners and charter guestsVisitingWhen to come to San Diego by yacht, where vessels anchor, and how to reach Fifth Avenue Landing.
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Marinas and a yard on San Diego Bay

Four marinas and a yard sit within about 6 km along the north shore of San Diego Bay: Kona Kai and Safe Harbor on Shelter Island, Cabrillo Isle and Sunroad on Harbor Island, and Fifth Avenue Landing downtown.

1
Kona Kai Marina. 1561 Shelter Island Drive. 520 slips from 30 to 250 ft.
2
Safe Harbor Shelter Island. 2330 Shelter Island Drive. Boatyard with a 150-ton hoist and a 30-ton crane.
3
Safe Harbor Cabrillo Isle. 1450 Harbor Island Drive. Transient slips up to 139 ft. VHF 69.
4
Safe Harbor Sunroad. 955 Harbor Island Drive. Slips from 20 to 110 ft, maximum draft 14 ft.
5
Fifth Avenue Landing. 600 Convention Way. 12 berths for vessels up to 300 ft.
Seasons

Best months and weather

19°
50
Jan
19°
56
Feb
19°
37
Mar
20°
17
Apr
21°
7
May
22°
1
Jun
24°
2
Jul
25°
0
Aug
25°
3
Sep
24°
13
Oct
22°
20
Nov
19°
42
Dec
Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff seasonTop number: mean daily high, °C. Bars: rain, mm.

Rain and temperature are 1991 to 2020 monthly normals for San Diego Lindbergh Field, from NOAA NCEI. Figures are converted from inches and degrees Fahrenheit and rounded. Monthly high is the mean daily maximum. Season bands are our own estimate.

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