Chaguaramas
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Chaguaramas
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Chaguaramas lies in the North West Peninsula of Trinidad west of Port of Spain; the name is often applied to the entire peninsula, but is sometimes used to refer to the most developed area. The entire peninsula was leased to the United States in 1940 for the construction of a naval base under the Destroyers for Bases Agreement. The base was also used during the early 1960s as a BMEWS early warning radar site, as well as serving as a missile tracking site on the U.S. Air Force Eastern Test Range. The base was scaled back in 1956 and the area was returned to Trinidad and Tobago control in 1963. It has been the center of Yachting activity in Trinidad.
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Radio Nets
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Check-in facilities (for Customs and Immigration)
Customs (24/7): Ph: (868) 634 4341, Immigration Ph: (868) 634 4341.
Berthing Options
Yachts can come alongside the Customs Dock if it is not occupied, otherwise anchor nearby.
Marinas & Yacht Clubs
Crews Inn Marina
- Point Gourde, Chaguaramas, Trinidad, West Indies, P.O. Bag 518, C/O Carenage Post Office, Trinidad, West Indies
- Tel: +868 634-4384/5
- Fax: +868 634-4542/4175
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Sweetwater Marina
100 berths. Water, electricity, telephone, restaurant.
- 2 Stella Maris Drive, Western Main Road, Chaguaramas
- Tel: +868 634 2773
- Fax: +868 634 4046
- VHF 68
Trinidad & Tobago Sailing Association
20 moorings (up to 15 ton) available on a first come, first served basis. 15 ton travelift.
- PO Box 3140, Carenage Post Office, Trinidad, West Indies
- Tel: +868 634-4210
- Fax: +868 634-4376
- VHF 68
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Power Boats
50 ton travelift, Multihull haul out. Large yard with dry storage and Plastic "Shrink" Wrap Service. Pre- booking essential. All facilities; provisions, chandlery, restaurants, etc.
Tropical Marine Ltd
- Tel: +868 634 4502/4453
- Fax: +868 634 4502
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Yacht Repairs and Services
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Things to do Ashore
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