St Kitts - Nevis

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Contents 1 ST KITTS & NEVIS 1.1 Background 1.2 Charts 1.3 Radio Nets 1.4 Climate & Weather 1.5 Check-in facilities 1.6 Customs and Immigration 1.7 Ports & Popular Stops 1.8 Marinas 1.9 Anchorages 1.10 Health and Security 1.11 Tourism & things to do ashore 1.12 Marine stores 1.13 Offshore Islands 1.14 References & Publications 1.15 Cruiser's Friends 1.16 Forum Discussions 1.17 External Links 1.18 Personal Notes

ST KITTS & NEVIS

Background

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Charts

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Radio Nets

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Climate & Weather

Climate?

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Check-in facilities

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Customs and Immigration

Yachts clearing in to Nevis should pick up one of the five yellow Quarantine bouys located off the ferry dock at Charlestown. The dingy dock is on the smaller concrete pier just to the south of the ferry pier. Proceed to Customs, located on the second floor of the Cotton Ginnery, which is through a courtyard behind the dock area. Immigration is located in the police station, to the right on main street about three blocks. Captains should also check in with the Port Authority at the Charlestown dock to arrange for a mooring.

The Nevis Port Authority has installed 100 yacht mooring buoys along the western coast, and now requires yachts to pick up a mooring; anchoring is no longer permitted. The mooring fields are laid out at Pinney's Beach (from the Double Deuce to Sunshine's), Nelson's Spring, Cades Bay, Tamarind Bay (5) and Oualie Bay (3). The moorings are first class. MooreSecure of the BVI was the contractor, and had problems with bottom conditions in Tamarind and Oualie Bays, thus the small number of moorings there.

Mooring fees for 2008-2010 are,

Up to 35' $10 US for up to two days, $15 for 3-7 days 36' - 60' $15 US for up to two days, $20 for 3-7 days 61' - 90' $20 US for up to two days, $25 for 3-7 days (the fees are total cost for the time period, not per day)

Port Authority phone: 869-469-0788/0651 email: [email protected]

Ports & Popular Stops

• St Kitts
  • Basseterre (Port of entry)
• Nevis
  • Charlestown (Port of entry)

Marinas

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Anchorages

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Health and Security

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Tourism & things to do ashore

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Marine stores

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Offshore Islands

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References & Publications

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Cruiser's Friends

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Forum Discussions

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External Links

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Personal Notes

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