Aruba
From CruisersWiki
m (bot: Navbar replacement) |
m (bot: Personal Notes) |
||
| Line 206: | Line 206: | ||
* [http://www.aruba-cruisingguide.com Free online cruising guide] | * [http://www.aruba-cruisingguide.com Free online cruising guide] | ||
| - | + | {{Comments}} | |
We arrived on 24 December, checked in at Barcadera and then anchored off Palm Beach, where we had a Xmas Eve dinner at a beachside restaurant. On waking up on Christmas morning, we found the dinghy and outboard were gone. We had left them in the water, tied to the transom, unlocked. Be warned! | We arrived on 24 December, checked in at Barcadera and then anchored off Palm Beach, where we had a Xmas Eve dinner at a beachside restaurant. On waking up on Christmas morning, we found the dinghy and outboard were gone. We had left them in the water, tied to the transom, unlocked. Be warned! | ||
Revision as of 18:30, 26 March 2016
*** Please remove the below item if you have provided some content material for this page ***
| HELP! This section is lagging behind in development.
|
|---|
| Your assistance is required to develop these pages into a useful resource. Bring out the hidden "cruising guide writer" in you and share your information here (in the true cruising spirit) for all who follow in your wake. |
An online cruising guide for yachts sailing to Aruba.
| Aruba
| |
 Flag | |
| Capital | Oranjestad |
|---|---|
| Language | Dutch, Papiamento |
| Currency | Aruban Florin (AWG) |
| Time zone | AST (UTC−4) |
| Calling code | ? |
Add here any background, cruising, and historical comments.
Cruising the region
Add any cruising recommendations. If not applicable delete this section.
Climate & Weather
Submit the climate & general weather details here. For very large countries remove this section and cover weather in Region ( Region Template) pages.
Sources of weather forecasting here.
Charts
- Source
- Chart Number - Chart Name
- Chart Number - Chart Name
- Source
- Chart Number - Chart Name
Any navigation notes here. If this section does not apply remove it.
Local Radio Nets
Also see World Cruiser's Nets.
Arrival/Departure procedures
Arrival
Entry paperwork is carried out at the wharf at Haven Barcadera. You need to tie up to an old wharf in what appears to be an industrial, solitary part of the island. There is a dump located immediately to the NW of the wharf and you may very well be able to see the smoke emanating from the dump while well out to sea. Fenders and lines prepared on the port side when coming alongside. Both the Immigration and Customs offices are located right there and are staffed by very friendly and efficient officers.
Departure
Exit paperwork is to be done in the same place as the entry. They insiste on you tying up at the same old wharf and refuse to process you if you try to check out from a car.
If the old guy from the Port Authority sees you, he will charge you US$10 for tying up for 30 minutes. Try to get in and out fast to avoid his delightful request.
Customs and Immigration
Customs
Details?
Immigration
Details?
Fees and Charges
Zero, nada, zilch!
Restrictions
Health and Security
Health
Submit any health warnings/information. Remove any of these sections do not apply to this particular country.
Security
Details?
External Territories
Remove this section if there are no External Territories.
Regions
Use this section to name major regions. This way this page is kept in manageable size, under 30kBytes. For an example see Australia. Remove this section if there are no Regions.
List here region pages. Use Region Template in each of these.
Ports & Popular Stops
Ports
– port of entry || 
– harbour || 
– marina || 
– anchorage || 
– needs data ||Marinas
- Aruba Nautical Club
- Bucuti Yacht Club (BYCA)
- Renaissance Marina
- Varadero Caribe
Anchorages
Anchor off Palm Beach in front of the hotels on the NW section of Aruba. There are lots of tourists, water activity, bars, restaurants, etc.
Offshore Islands
List islands and island groups belonging to this country. If there is more then 2 paragraphs for a given island, create a dedicated page for it (Island Template and/or Island Group Template).
Yacht Services and Repairs
List services. If no services are available on the island write "None" and remove all the subsections (Marine Stores, & Repairs/Yards, & Fuel, Water, & Electricity.
If services are included in specific port pages, the following line is appropriate, otherwise remove it.
Also see each Port.
Marine Stores
Submit addresses and contact details of marine related businesses that are of interest to cruisers.
Repairs/Yards
Fuel, Water, & Electricity
- Fuel
- Give details on fuel
- Water
- Give details on water
- Electricity
- Give details on electricity
Things to do Ashore
Tourism
List places of interest, tours, etc.
Grocery & Supply Stores
Eateries
Internet/WiFi
Available?
Laundry
Motorbike & Car Rentals
Garbage Disposal
?
Transportation
List transportation to other countries, etc.
Routes/Passages To/From
List popular passages/routes, timing, etc.
Cruiser's Friends
Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance.
Forum Discussions
List links to discussion threads on partnering forums. (see link for requirements)
External Links
- Aruba at the Wikipedia
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
- 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 {{MagentaText|xx}}, the following:
See [[Country or Region#References_&_Publications|Coutry or Region]].
If you do not use the above link, please remove it.
Comments
We welcome users' contributions to the Wiki. Please click on Comments to view other users' comments, add your own personal experiences or recommend any changes to this page following your visit. We arrived on 24 December, checked in at Barcadera and then anchored off Palm Beach, where we had a Xmas Eve dinner at a beachside restaurant. On waking up on Christmas morning, we found the dinghy and outboard were gone. We had left them in the water, tied to the transom, unlocked. Be warned!
The hotel section in the NW corner is quite similar to the USA in terms of all the fast food chains. The hotels and beaches are full of mainly US tourists with a substantial number of Venezuelans as well.
Other than the dinghy theft, we had a great time, liked the friendly locals and would return. --Pincoya
Last Visited & Details Checked (and updated here)
Date of member's visit to this Island & this page's details validated:
If you provide a lot of info and this page is almost complete, change {{Page outline}} to {{Page useable}}.
| This page has an outline in place but needs completing. Please contribute if you can to help it grow further. Click on Comments to suggest further content or alternatively, if you feel confident to edit this page, click on the edit tab at the top and enter your changes directly. |
 Contributors to this page |
|---|
|
Names: Lighthouse |
