Crash Boat Beach or Crashboat Beach () on the northwestern coast of
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and unincorporated ...
is situated in the municipality of
Aguadilla
Aguadilla (, ), founded in 1775 by Luis de Córdova, is a city and municipality located in the northwestern tip of Puerto Rico, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, north of Aguada, and Moca and west of Isabela. Aguadilla i ...
.
Description
Crash Boat Beach is halfway between the former
Ramey Air Force Base
Ramey Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. It was named after United States Army Air Forces Brigadier General Howard Knox Ramey. Following its closure, it was redeveloped into Rafael Hernandez Airp ...
(today's Aguadilla Airport) and Aguadilla and still retains some remains of its pier infrastructure from when it was used to support Ramey Air Force Base.
Now these piers remains are used as a fishing and recreation spot.
The Crash Boat Beach piers / dock was originally built for use by the United States military rescue boats who raced out to sea to rescue downed airmen from Ramey Air Force Base, hence the name "
Crash boat". As time passed, the local sea currents deposited tons of sand into the pier area forming into a beach, making it unusable to dock boats at the pier.
Crash Boat Beach is now a tourism spot where vacationers participate in recreational activities, such as swimming, sun bathing, surfing, and snorkeling.
Gallery
File:Bienvenidos al Crash Boat welcome sign at beach in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.jpg, sign
File:Parking area and pier at Crash Boat Beach in Borinquen, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.jpg, Parking area
File:Crash Boat 01.jpg, Crash Boat, Summer 2008
Pelicanos Crash Boat.jpg, Pelicans being fed on Crash Boat
See also
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Flamenco Beach
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La Pocita de Isabela
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List of beaches in Puerto Rico
Some sources state there are close to 300 beaches in Puerto Rico, while other sources count up to 1,200. Whatever the number, the Government of Puerto Rico officially recognized 248 of them. In Puerto Rico there are 78 Municipalities of Puerto Ric ...
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Puerto Rico Tourism Company
References
External links
Descubra Puerto Rico More Crash Boat Pictures
{{Beaches in Puerto Rico
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Beaches of Puerto Rico
Surfing locations in Puerto Rico