St Kitts - Nevis
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| St Kitts - Nevis
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 St Kitts & Nevis | |
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| Capital | Basseterre |
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| Language | English |
| Currency | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
| Time zone | (UTC-4) |
| Calling code | +1 869 |
St. Kitts and Nevis is a nice day's sail from St. Maarten. Depending on wind direction, departing from Phillipsurg may help you avoid a beat. Or sail over from St. Barts, no problem.
One may clear in in Basseterre, St. Kitts, or Charlestown, Nevis. The harbour at Basseterre is a bit "industrial" and customs & immigration is at the deepwater port. Perhaps the best choice is to clear in on Nevis, and pick up a mooring off Pinney's Beach with it's several laid-back beach bar/restaurants. Cruisers tend to congregate at the Double Deuce restaurant, which is at the extreme southern end of Pinney's Beach.
Then, if you like, it's only a short hop to the scenic anchorages on the south east peninsula of St. Kitts--White House Bay, Ballast Bay, Majors Bay, and Banana Bay. Or, take the ferry over to St. Kitts for a taxi tour of the island.
The background and history of St Kitts & Nevis is best observed on Wikipedia
Charts
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Weather
The climate is tropical with little variation, tempered from December through February by the steady, mild north-easterly breezes called the alizés or trade winds, followed by a slightly hotter and somewhat rainier season from May to November. The Islands lie in the track of tropical hurricanes, developing between August and October. This period has the heaviest rainfall of the year.
Sources for weather info?
Passages
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Communication
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Also see World Cruiser's Nets
Add any navigation notes such approaches, dangers etc here. If this section does not apply remove it.
Entrance
Nevis - See Nevis - Charlestown
St Kitts - See St Kitts - Basseterre
Customs and Immigration
Immigration
Most countries require a visa to enter St Kitts & Nevis - see current list. Visas are not required for nationals of most West European countries, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Customs
Firearms and ammunition MUST be declared on arrival and these will be bonded by Customs.
An Import permit must be obtained in advance from the Veterinary Services for any pets.
A list of all anchorages that you intend to visit during your stay must be submitted to Customs.
Restrictions
The use of jetskis is not allowed.
Private scuba diving is not allowed.
Do not collect or purchase "Black" or any kind of corals.
Nevis only: Do not anchor - use the mooring buoys laid down. See Nevis-Charlestown for details.
Health and Security
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Berthing
- St Kitts
- Basseterre (Port of entry)
- Nevis
- Charlestown (Port of entry)
Marinas
See each Island.
Anchorages
See each Island.
Facilities
Also see each port above.
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 [[St Kitts - Nevis#Port1|Port1]]
Port2 [[St Kitts - Nevis#Port2|Port2]]
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 [[St Kitts - Nevis#Port1|Port1]]
Port2 [[St Kitts - Nevis#Port2|Port2]]
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 [[St Kitts - Nevis#Station1|Station1]]
Station2 [[St Kitts - Nevis#Station2|Station2]]
Cooking gas
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Suplier1 [[St Kitts - Nevis#Suplier1|Suplier1]]
Suplier2 [[St Kitts - Nevis#Suplier2|Suplier2]]
Chandlers
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Submit addresses and contact details of chandlers and other marine related businesses that are of interest to cruisers. If there not any in the island just enter "None".
Chandler1 [[St Kitts - Nevis#Chandler1|Chandler1]]
Services
Repairs
List repair services. If no or limited repair services are available on the island write "None" or "Limited".
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 [[St Kitts - Nevis#Yard or Mechanic's name|Yard or Mechanic's name]]
Internet
Are any internet or WiFi connections available in the island? If so where?
Mobile connectivity
Is there mobile telephone signal such as G4, G3, GPRS in the island? How strong is the signal? Are there any blind spots?
Vehicle Rentals
Are cars, motorbikes, and bicycles available for rent? If so give the name, location, tel number of the rental outlets.
Rental establishment [[St Kitts - Nevis#Rental establishment|Rental establishment]]
Provisioning
Give the names and locations of supermarkets, grocery stores, bakeries, etc..
Store name1 [[St Kitts - Nevis#Store name1|Store name1]]
Store name2 [[St Kitts - Nevis#Store name2|Store name2]]
Transportation
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Eating out
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Name [[St Kitts - Nevis#Name|Name]]
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Tourism
History
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Places to Visit
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Friends
Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance.
Forums
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Links
- St Kitts - Nevis at the Wikipedia
- St Kitts - Nevis at the Wikivoyage
References & Publications
Books, Guides, etc. Use the Reference template or not at your discretion. For example:
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{{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
- Author, Title, Publisher, ISBN ISBN number
- 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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