Sao Tome and Principe

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An online cruising guide for yachts sailing to São Tomé and Príncipe.

São Tomé and Príncipe (often called just "São Tomé" for short) is a small island nation off the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, located in the Gulf of Guinea, straddling the Equator, west of Gabon.

The waters around Sao Tome are clear and rich with life.

Charts

BA

1595 - Ilhas do Principe - de Sao Tome and Isla Pagalu

Weather

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Passages

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Islands

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Communication

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Also see World Cruiser's Nets

Navigation

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Entrance

Arrival

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Departure

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Customs and Immigration

Customs

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Immigration

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Fees and Charges

Restrictions

Health and Security

Health

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Security

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Berthing

Sao Tome

Principe

Facilities

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Water

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If you have the GPS coordinates of a water outlet. Please provide them along with any applicable telephone numbers etc. If you do not have the GPS coordinates, remove the "|lat=" & "|lon=" entries,

Port1/wiki/Sao_Tome_and_Principe#.3Cspan_style.3D.22color:magenta_.22.3EPort1.3C.2Fspan.3Ewater Port1 [[Sao Tome and Principe#Port1|Port1]] DD.ddd, DD.dddPort1; water outlet location etc, tel. +XX XXXX XXXXX.

Port2/wiki/Sao_Tome_and_Principe#.3Cspan_style.3D.22color:magenta_.22.3EPort2.3C.2Fspan.3Ewater Port2 [[Sao Tome and Principe#Port2|Port2]] DD.ddd, DD.dddPort2; water outlet location etc, tel. +XX XXXX XXXXX.

Electricity

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If you have the GPS coordinates of the electricity outlet area. Please provide them along with any applicable telephone numbers etc. If you do not have the GPS coordinates, remove the "|lat=" & "|lon=" entries,

Port1/wiki/Sao_Tome_and_Principe#.3Cspan_style.3D.22color:magenta_.22.3EPort1.3C.2Fspan.3Eelectricity Port1 [[Sao Tome and Principe#Port1|Port1]] DD.ddd, DD.dddPort1; electricity outlet location etc, tel. +XX XXXX XXXXX.

Port2/wiki/Sao_Tome_and_Principe#.3Cspan_style.3D.22color:magenta_.22.3EPort2.3C.2Fspan.3Eelectricity Port2 [[Sao Tome and Principe#Port2|Port2]] DD.ddd, DD.dddPort2; electricity outlet location etc, tel. +XX XXXX XXXXX.

Toilets

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Showers

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Laundry

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Garbage

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Supplies

Fuel

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If you have the GPS coordinates of a fuel station. Please provide them along with any applicable telephone numbers etc. If you do not have the GPS coordinates, remove the "|lat=" & "|lon=" entries,

Station1/wiki/Sao_Tome_and_Principe#.3Cspan_style.3D.22color:magenta_.22.3EStation1.3C.2Fspan.3Efuel Station1 [[Sao Tome and Principe#Station1|Station1]] DD.ddd, DD.dddStation1; fuel station location etc, tel. +XX XXXX XXXXX.

Station2/wiki/Sao_Tome_and_Principe#.3Cspan_style.3D.22color:magenta_.22.3EStation2.3C.2Fspan.3Efuel Station2 [[Sao Tome and Principe#Station2|Station2]] DD.ddd, DD.dddStation2; fuel station location etc, tel. +XX XXXX XXXXX.

Cooking gas

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Suplier1/wiki/Sao_Tome_and_Principe#.3Cspan_style.3D.22color:magenta_.22.3ESuplier1.3C.2Fspan.3Ecooking Suplier1 [[Sao Tome and Principe#Suplier1|Suplier1]] DD.ddd, DD.dddSuplier1; gas supplier location etc, tel. +XX XXXX XXXXX.

Suplier2/wiki/Sao_Tome_and_Principe#.3Cspan_style.3D.22color:magenta_.22.3ESuplier2.3C.2Fspan.3Ecooking Suplier2 [[Sao Tome and Principe#Suplier2|Suplier2]] DD.ddd, DD.dddSuplier2; gas supplier location etc, tel. +XX XXXX XXXXX.

Chandlers

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Chandler1/wiki/Sao_Tome_and_Principe#.3Cspan_style.3D.22color:magenta_.22.3EChandler1.3C.2Fspan.3Echandler Chandler1 [[Sao Tome and Principe#Chandler1|Chandler1]] DD.ddd, DD.dddChandler1; chandler location etc, tel. +XX XXXX XXXXX.

Services

Repairs

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If repairs are included in every port pages, the following line is appropriate, otherwise remove it. Also see each Port.

If repairs are specific ports or by individual mechanics provide specific information as follows:

Yard or Mechanic's name/wiki/Sao_Tome_and_Principe#.3Cspan_style.3D.22color:magenta_.22.3EYard_or_Mechanic.27s_name.3C.2Fspan.3Eservice Yard or Mechanic's name [[Sao Tome and Principe#Yard or Mechanic's name|Yard or Mechanic's name]] DD.ddd, DD.dddYard or Mechanic's name; description, location, tel. ++XX XXXX XXXXX, Email: [email protected].

Internet

Are any internet or WiFi connections available in the island? If so where?

Mobile connectivity

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Vehicle Rentals

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Rental establishment/wiki/Sao_Tome_and_Principe#.3Cspan_style.3D.22color:magenta_.22.3ERental_establishment.3C.2Fspan.3Ecar Rental establishment [[Sao Tome and Principe#Rental establishment|Rental establishment]] DD.ddd, DD.dddRental establishment; description, location, tel. +XX XXXX XXXXX, Email: [email protected].

Provisioning

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Store name1/wiki/Sao_Tome_and_Principe#.3Cspan_style.3D.22color:magenta_.22.3EStore_name1.3C.2Fspan.3Eprovisions Store name1 [[Sao Tome and Principe#Store name1|Store name1]] DD.ddd, DD.dddStore name1; description, location, tel. +XX XXXX XXXXX.

Store name2/wiki/Sao_Tome_and_Principe#.3Cspan_style.3D.22color:magenta_.22.3EStore_name2.3C.2Fspan.3Eprovisions Store name2 [[Sao Tome and Principe#Store name2|Store name2]] DD.ddd, DD.dddStore name2; description, location, tel. +XX XXXX XXXXX.

Transportation

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Eating out

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Name/wiki/Sao_Tome_and_Principe#.27.27.3Cspan_style.3D.22color:magenta_.22.3EName.3C.2Fspan.3E.27.27eatingout Name [[Sao Tome and Principe#Name|Name]] DD.ddd, DD.dddName; description, tel. +XX XXXX XXXXX.

• Location2

Name/wiki/Sao_Tome_and_Principe#.27.27.3Cspan_style.3D.22color:magenta_.22.3EName.3C.2Fspan.3E.27.27eatingout Name [[Sao Tome and Principe#Name|Name]] DD.ddd, DD.dddName; description, tel. +XX XXXX XXXXX.

Tourism

History

Sao Tome and Principe were discovered and claimed by Portugal in the late 15th century, the islands' sugar-based economy gave way to coffee and cocoa in the 19th century — all grown with plantation slave labor, a form of which lingered into the 20th century. Although independence was achieved in 1975, democratic reforms were not instituted until the late 1980s, and the first free elections were held in 1991.

Places to Visit

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Friends

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Forums

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Links

• Sao Tome and Principe at the Wikipedia
• Sao Tome and Principe at the Wikivoyage

References & Publications

Books, Guides, etc. Use the Reference template or not at your discretion. For example:

{{Reference|Rod Heikel|Greek Waters Pilot Imray||Laurie and Wilson, Cambridgeshire|9780852889718}}, expands to

Rod Heikell, Greek Waters Pilot Imray, Laurie and Wilson, Cambridgeshire, ISBN 9780852889718

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• Author, Title, Publisher, ISBN ISBN number

You may want to remove the above entries and use instead a link to an Island Group that lists the relevant references. If so enter, after removing {{MagentaText|xx}}, the following:

See [[Island Group#References_&_Publications|Coutry or Region]].

If you do not use the above link, please remove it.

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