Antigua

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Antigua 17°20.639'N, 061°48.955'W17.34398;-61.81592 destination
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Capital	Saint John's
Language	English
Currency	East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
Calling code	+1-268

Antigua is ideal for cruising, with constant trade-winds, and many harbours to explore. The sister island of Barbuda has long, shell laden beaches.

Charts

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Weather

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Sources for Weather forecasts:

Passages

• Trans-Atlantic, Caribbean to Europe Passage

Communication

Add here VHF channel for coastguard, harbor masters. etc.

Also see World Cruiser's Nets

Navigation

Add any navigation notes such approaches, dangers etc here. If this section does not apply remove it.

Entrance

I arrived at English Harbour on the 14th of April, and, upon finding not enough room to anchor, or tie up at the yellow buoys, dropped anchor in Falmouth Harbour. I went to English Harbour to clear in, only to be told that I would have to return to my boat as every member of the crew would have to fill out and sign the immigration form. It would be best to find a space in English Harbour to clear in, as it could be a bit of a walk and dinghy ride back to your boat if you don't have the correct forms or they are not filled out correctly.

Customs and Immigration

Customs

• Firearms and ammunition MUST be declared on arrival.
• Penalties for illegal drugs are extremely severe.
• Do not unload ANYTHING from the boat before the Customs inspection.
• PETS: - An Import Permit must be obtained from the Chief Veterinary Officer. Your pets must have been microchipped and blood-tested for rabies at an approved laboratory. The blood test results must be forwarded to the Chief Veterinary Officer, PO Box 1282, St Johns, Antigua, West Indies. Ph/Fax 268 460 1759, Email. You will then be issued with an Import Permit for the pet.

Immigration

• Citizens from the U.K., U.S., Canada only require proof of citizenship (i.e. a valid passport, etc.).
• An advance visa is not required for nationals of Commonwealth Countries, E.U. U.S, nor for nationals of Albania, Argentina, Armenia , Azerbaijan , Belarus, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Georgia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Norway, Peru, Romania, Russian Federation, South Korea, Suriname, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela.
• Visa applications can be made to: Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda, Email

Immigration will issue a visa on arrival for a maximum of 6 months (for nationals of those countries that do not require an advance visa). This visa can be extended by making timely application in St Johns (rather costly at US$100).

Crew Changes

• Crew disembarking must have an onward air ticket and must be signed off through Immigration.
• Crew arriving by air must produce (to airport immigration on arrival) a letter signed by the yacht's skipper/owner AND a certified copy of the ship's papers of the yacht he/she is joining for onward passage.

Berthing

Ports

Key to symbols: ||  – port of entry ||  – harbour ||  – marina ||  – anchorage ||  – needs data ||

• Antigua
  • English Harbour English Harbour /wiki/English_Harbour |  – port of entry ||  – harbour ||  – needs data |
  • Falmouth Harbour Falmouth Harbour /wiki/Falmouth_Harbour |  – port of entry ||  – harbour ||  – needs data |
  • Jolly Harbour Jolly Harbour /wiki/Jolly_Harbour |  – port of entry ||  – harbour ||  – needs data |
  • St. John's St. John's /wiki/St._John%27s |  – port of entry ||  – harbour ||  – needs data |

• Barbuda
  • Codrington Codrington /wiki/Codrington |  – port of entry ||  – harbour ||  – needs data |

Marinas

See above.

Anchorages

Antigua

• Indian Creek Indian Creek /wiki/Indian_Creek |  – anchorage ||  – needs data |
• Mamora Bay Mamora Bay /wiki/Mamora_Bay |  – anchorage ||  – needs data |
• Nonsuch Bay Nonsuch Bay /wiki/Nonsuch_Bay |  – anchorage ||  – needs data |

Barbuda

Key to symbols: ||  – port of entry ||  – harbour ||  – marina ||  – anchorage ||  – needs data ||

Amenities

Also see each port above.

Provisioning

Give the names and locations of supermarkets, grocery stores, bakeries, etc..

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Eating out

Give the name of recommended restaurant, tavernas, pastry stores, etc.)

• Location1

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• Location2

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Transportation

List transportation (local and/or international.)

Tourism

History

Give a short history of the island.)

Places to Visit

List places of interest, tours, etc.

Friends

Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance.

Forums

List links to discussion threads on partnering forums. (see link for requirements)

• Antigua and Barbuda Sailing and Cruising Discussions on Cruisers Forum

Links

• Antigua at the Wikipedia
• Antigua at the Wikivoyage

References & Publications

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

Rod Heikel, Greek Waters Pilot, Imray Laurie and Wilson, Cambridgeshire, ISBN 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 the Country or Region that lists the relevant references. If so enter, after removing xx, the following:

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

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

Comments

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