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Crash Boat Beach Playa Crash Boat
On the pier at Crash Boat Beach
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Aguadilla
Ideal Areas for	Swimming Scuba Diving Diving/Snorkeling
Lifeguards	Non Available
Safety	For All Ages

Playa Crash Boat
Location of Playa Crash Boat in Puerto Rico
Location	Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Coordinates	18°27′30″N 67°09′54″W / 18.458392°N 67.164863°W / 18.458392; -67.164863

Crash Boat Beach or Crashboat Beach (Playa Crash Boat) on the northwestern coast of Puerto Rico is situated in the municipality of Aguadilla.

Description

Crash Boat Beach is halfway between the former Ramey Air Force Base (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

• Bienvenidos al Crash Boat sign
• Parking area
• Crash Boat, Summer 2008
• Pelicans being fed on Crash Boat

See also

• Flamenco Beach
• La Pocita de Isabela
• List of beaches in Puerto Rico
• Puerto Rico Tourism Company

References

1. Smith, D.C. (1995). Antilles (in Danish). Vantage Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-533-11446-7. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
2. "Crash Boat – Surf Spot in Aguadilla". goseepr. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2018.

External links

• Descubra Puerto Rico Archived 2015-09-26 at the Wayback Machine More Crash Boat Pictures

• Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
• Beaches of Puerto Rico
• Surfing locations in Puerto Rico