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Norman's Cay
24°37.000'N, 076°49.000'W Chart icon.png
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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

Weather

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

See also Bahamas.

Passages

See Bahamas.

Islands

See Bahamas.

Communication

Also see World Cruiser's Nets.

Navigation

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Berthing

Ports

Marinas & Yacht Clubs

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.

Facilities

N/A (Not Available).

Supplies

N/A (Not Available).

Services

None.

Provisioning

N/A (Not Available).

Transportation

Charter planes only.

Eating out

MacDuffs (closed Mondays), they monitor ch 17.

Tourism

History

Give a short history of the island.)

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

References

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

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