Norman's Cay

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-	1 Norman's Cay
-	1.1 Overview
-	1.2 Charts
-	1.3 Radio Nets
-	1.4 Weather
-	1.5 Marinas
-	1.6 Anchorages
-	1.7 Offshore Islands
-	1.8 Routes/Passages To/From
-	1.9 Things to do Ashore
-	1.10 Fuel, Water, & Electricity
-	1.11 Marine Stores
-	1.12 Grocery & Supply Stores
-	1.13 Eateries
-	1.14 Internet/WiFi
-	1.15 Laundry
-	1.16 Motorbike & Car Rentals
-	1.17 Garbage Disposal
-	1.18 Transportation
-	1.19 Cruiser's Friends
-	1.20 Forum Discussions
-	1.21 External Links
-	1.22 References & Publications
-	1.23 Personal Notes
-	2 Contributors to this page [add 3 tildes ([[User:Osprey|Osprey]]) on the name line]
-	3 Cruising Wiki Navigation
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Contents 1 Norman's Cay 1.1 Overview 1.2 Charts 1.3 Radio Nets 1.4 Weather 1.5 Marinas 1.6 Anchorages 1.7 Offshore Islands 1.8 Routes/Passages To/From 1.9 Things to do Ashore 1.10 Fuel, Water, & Electricity 1.11 Marine Stores 1.12 Things to do Ashore 1.13 Grocery & Supply Stores 1.14 Eateries 1.15 Internet/WiFi 1.16 Laundry 1.17 Motorbike & Car Rentals 1.18 Garbage Disposal 1.19 Transportation 1.20 Cruiser's Friends 1.21 Forum Discussions 1.22 External Links 1.23 References & Publications 1.24 Personal Notes 2 Contributors to this page 3 Cruising Wiki Navigation

Norman's Cay

Overview

Norman's Cay is 4 miles long making it one of the longest islands in the Exumas. Norman's Cay gaining notoriety in the 1970's when drug lord Carlos Lehder made it a base of his cocaine smuggling operation. He was arrested in the early 1980's and is currently in prison in the US. A crashed DC-3 sitting in the harbor is left from these days. There is a popular anchorage between the plane and the old dock on the SE corner of the island. The runway on at the southern end is the northern most runway in the Exumas. MacDuffs Restaurant & Bar is just off the beach at the SW corner of the island. They monitor ch 17.

Charts

• The Explorer Chartbook

Radio Nets

• Also see World Cruiser's Nets.

Weather

• Highborne Cay gives the weather at 7:30 each morning. They announce it on ch 16, asking boaters to switch to ch 6.

Marinas

• There are none.

Anchorages

• Southeast anchorage offers protection from any winds. Anchor between the dock and the airplane.
• The Pond - This offers great protection from winds, but the entrance is very tricky.

Offshore Islands

Routes/Passages To/From

Things to do Ashore

Fuel, Water, & Electricity

• There are none.

Marine Stores

Things to do Ashore

Grocery & Supply Stores

Eateries

• MacDuffs (closed Mondays), they monitor ch 17.

Internet/WiFi

Laundry

Motorbike & Car Rentals

Garbage Disposal

Transportation

• Charter planes only.

Cruiser's Friends

Forum Discussions

External Links

• Norman's Cay

References & Publications

• Stephen Pavlidis, The Exuma Guide, Seaworthy Publications, ISBN-13: 978-1-892399-31-1

Personal Notes

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