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SAIL PILOT GUIDE - GUADALOUPE
FORMALITIES
- No visa required for nationals of the EU, Canada and USA (others to verify).
- Identification card for nationals of the EU.
- Passport for all others countries.
- Tourist stays of maximum 6 months per year.
- Obligatory customs for the non French (or French having to declare).
- Obligatory Clearance upon entry and exit. No fee. Present the passports of the team members, the last clearance and the original documents of the ships.
- The animals must have an up to date vaccination certificate (notebook of health).
Port of entry:
- Pointe a Pitre (center): formalities in the Marina's Harbour Master Office / / Tél: 0590.93.66.20
(timetable: Monday to the Friday 0800 to 1600H except Tuesday 0800 to 1200H)
- Pointe a Pitre (center): formalities close to the Autonomous (Free?) Port / / Tél: 0590.90.50.33
- Basse Terre (Marina of River Sens - S): formalities in the Marina's Harbour Master Office / / Tél: 0590.88.85.33
(timetable: Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 0800 to 1200H and 1400 to 1800H)
- Saint-François (N): formalities in the Marina's Harbour Master Office
(timetable: Monday the Friday 0800 to 1200H and 1400 to 1700H)
- Anse Deshaies (OH): formalities in the village.
/ / Tél: 0590.28.41.19
(other ports of entry at Marie-Galante and to the Saints)
WEATHER REPORT
- Displayed in the Harbour Master Office (especially in hurricane periods)
- Weather Service report: 08.36.68.97.10 and 0590.89.60.60
- VHF: channel 11 and 25
MARINE CHARTS
- SHOM: 1003 (St. Kitts in Martinique),
7345 (Guadeloupe, Marie-Galante and the Saints),
7302 (Guadeloupe N), 3418 (Guadeloupe OH),
6948 (Guadeloupe S), 7208 (Guadeloupe E),
7324 (Gd Marine Dead end), 7100 (Pte-To-Clown),
7101 (Saints) and 7102 (Ports).
- Imray-Iolaire: A3, A4, A28, A281,
VHF CHANNEL on duty: 16
MARITIME BUSINESS
Quay Lardenoy, Pointe a Pitre / / tel: 0590.82.03.13 / / fax: 0590.90.07.33 (Mr. Olivier Mornet)
LIFESAVING AT SEA (COSMA)
VHF: channel 16 and 11 / / tél: 0590.71.92.92
/ / Fax: 0596.63.24.50 / / telex: 912008MR / / BLU 2182 / / Inmarsat 422.799.024
RESTRICTIONS
- Fishing on board of a pleasure boat is only allowed by means of lines or on bottom with max. 12 fishhooks, of a palangre of 30 maximum fishhooks. Only 3 fish are allowed to be caught per person.
- All fishing forbidden in the marine reserves at Grand cul de Sac Marin, Ilets Pigeon, Petite Terre and Banc du Crabier (to the NE of the Desirade).
WEB SITES
Guadeloupe-Fr.com
Excellent site: http://www.voile-in-guadeloupe.com
News of Guadeloupe: www.newsguadeloupe.com
Also consult: http://www.laguadeloupe.com
http://www.strassite.com/guadeloupe /
http://www.caraibe-yachts.com / site of sale and renting of boats
STATUTE
Island connected to France, Guadeloupe has been an overseas Department since March 19, 1946. Capital: Paris and county seat: Basse Terre.
LANGUAGES
French (official) and Creole (by the population)
CURRENCY
Euro, French Franc (not any more?) (US $accepted extensively)
Credit cards accepted extensively and ATMs close to the banks.
INHABITANTS
408.000 Guadeloupéenses
WEB SITES
www.caraweb.com
www.marina-pap.com
GEOGRAPHY
With a surface of 1.780 km2, the island of Guadeloupe is the biggest of the Small Antilles. Comfortably recognizable by its butterfly shape, it is made up of 2 main islands, Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre, separated by a narrow arm of sea, the Salee River.
Surprisingly, Grande Terre is the smallest of the 2, relatively flat and prosperous because of cane sugar and Basse-Terre is thickly forested and mountainous with the Soufrière volcano culminating at 1.467 meters.
TOURIST OFFICE
- Tourist Office at Pointe a Pitre, 5, square de la Banque / / tél: 0590.82.09.30 / / tél: 0590.89.46.90 / / fax: 0590.83.89.22
- Office of Tourism at St. François / / tél: 0590.88.48.74
- Office of Tourism at LBasse Terre / / tél: 0590.81.24.83
TELEPHONE SERVICES
- To phone Guadeloupe from abroad: +590 (6 numbers) and from France 0590 (6 numbers)
- To phone abroad from Guadeloupe
00(+ code country) and from Guadeloupe to France (10 numbers).
(card phone booths, cards on sale in the post office)
- Telecom: 0590.27.67.00
SCUBA DIVING
See DIVING
SUPPLIES
- Around marina of Pointe a Pitre (Bas du Fort), Saint-François and River Sens (water and fuel, oil, supermarkets, bakeries, numerous boutiques).
RADIO
- Radio International Carib:
- RFO: 640 kHz and 1420 kHz, FM 88.8, 97.8 and 96,
CURRENT
- 220V / 50Hz
TIMETABLES OF THE BANKS AND SHOPS
Banks of Mon-Fri 0800 to 1200H and 1400 to 1600H
Businesses Mon-Fri 0900 to 1200H and 1500 to 1730H (Often the stores remain open from 1200 to 1500H, and are also open Saturday and sometimes Sunday morning)
HOSPITALS AND EMERGENCIES
- Hospital - Pointe a Pitre
/ / Tél: 0590.89.10.10
- PARAMEDICS
/ / Tél: 0590.89.11.00
- Physician on duty:
/ / Tél: 0590.90.13.13
- State police:
/ / Tél: 0590.81.76.60
POINTS OF INTEREST ON THE ISLAND
- Basse Terre: La Soufrière and its vicinity (waterfalls, springs and magnificent tropical vegetation.
- Grande Terre: the cane fields, Pointe a Pitre with its market and its old colonial homes.
THE GOOD AND BAD BITS ON THE ISLAND!
- Attention in the Mancenillierses (trees situated on the beach and of which the sap and the fruit provoke some burns. The trunks are ringed with red).
OUR COMMENT
One of the most important isles of the Antilles in terms of size, of cultural interest, of population. It deserves a visit especially Basse Terre.
YOUR COMMENTS
We became addicted of the Salee river! We've been five or six times, once in the north-south direction, a bit more difficult. The big draught is evidently disadvantageous, but the gain of time (xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) and especially the rising of sun on the mangrove swamp and the "Grand cul de sac marin" is worth braving the unavoidable mosquitos for. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx! The passage is demarcated well, although the distance between some buoys is sometimes a little big.
ANSE DEHAIES
SECURITY
Access: VERY EASY
Shelter: GOOD
Entry at night: YES - Anchoring for the night: YES
Draught Max: No problems
Attention: Fishing Racks: difficult to identify at night. Numerous boats at anchor: steer carefully!
Waypoint NAVIGATION: 16° 18, 5 N - 061° 48, 34 W,
Anchorage: Bottom: sand of 7 to 2 m - Holding: excellent
COMMENTARY OF NAVIGATION
The access to this anchorage is very easy. Even without marker lights, it is possible at night.
The only difficulty is the number of boats at anchorage!... and there are strong gusts sometimes xxxx xxxxxxxxx...
A small port for fishing and boats has been constructed in the estuary of the Deshaies river. A stone pier protects it. The draught is very weak.
LANDING: at the pontoon of the port. (marked "jetty" on the chart)
SERVICES
No yacht services
Service Station with bottles of gas Butane.
Grocery stores and market Monday and Friday.
Supermarket in front of the Town hall.
Bakery Amandine open from 0630H.
BARS & RESTAURANTS
Several bars and restaurants along the water.
Small local bar: wood facade on the Boulevard des Poissonniers: the rum is strong there!
Notable Restaurants: Le Moillage, La Madras, la Note Bleue,
COMMUNICATIONS
Link by bus to Pointe a Pitre and Basse Terre.
Car rental
Internet in the Secré Com, center of secretariat to the far North of the village. Tél: 0590/28.55.55
DIVING
- Tropical Sub, Lr Bourg de Deshaies,
Tél: 0590.28.52.67
- Tropical Sub, Fort Royal Hotel,
Tél: 0590.25.50.07 / / fax: 0590.28.53.48
/ / Email: tropisub@outremer.com / / www.tropical-sub.com
- The Explorers, Beach of Deshaies,
Tél: 0590.35.78.83
- Diving Blue Note, Port of Deshaies,
Tél: 0590.28.53.74 / / fax: 0590.28.56.89
ON LAND
- Tourist office close to the Town hall
/ / Tél: 0590.68.01.48
- Visit the little town
Follow the river for a pretty walk.
- Visit the Botanical Garden / / Tél: 0590.28.43.02
/ / Fax: 0590.28.51.37 / / email: gaillard@ais.gp
- tennis court close to the river
OUR COMMENT
Pleasant stopover, convenient going toward or coming from Antigua. The small city is nice and the bars and restaurants, welcoming.
YOUR COMMENT
Coretech: "Our anchorage the most cluttered in Guadeloupe, several score of boats, but it is worth the detour. Funny church, enter and try to read and to translate the inscriptions in" french "! A lot of stalls to make purchases or to have a drink. To eat: des ouassous = blue prawns with long claws at Mrs. Racine just on the left of the pier that had suffered badly in some hurricane.
Pierre: "Several small open grocery market open every morning; breakfast: at Amandine; the bread: chez Némorin; the cafés: Piano Piano (all new and owned by friendly Canadians) and l'Amer (a skipper); the friendly stalls: la Kaz and chez Lelette."
Muriel: "Not on the map: there is a (new?) small fishing (double pier with lights) at the side of the custom offices. Approach: where all the racks are... March "17, 01
Dominique: An embankment made of concrete has been constructed at the end of the dam of the small port beside customs, more sheltered than the pier in middle of harbour. A small walk, or one bus stop and you will discover the botanical garden you must visit on this stopover. For the day, it is preferable to anchor in front of the magnificent beaches of Grand Anse or La Perle where the little restaurants are great for lunch.
ILETS PIGEON
SECURITY
Access: EASY
Shelter: MEDIUM - Other shelter: Anse Deshaies, dist,: 8 M.
Entry at night: NO - Anchorage for the night: YES in quiet and stable conditions
Draught Max: No problems
Attention: Cousteau Natural Park natural: do not anchor to the N. of the Pte Malendure and in the islets.
Waypoint NAVIGATION: 16° 10, 01 N - 061° 47, 24 W,
Anchoring: To the South of Malendure: Bottom:4/5 m - Holding: average, bad in some places: verify anchorage!
COMMENTARY OF NAVIGATION
The access doesn't present any difficulty. It is prohibited to anchor in the islets and to the North of the tip of Malendure. It is the Cousteau Natural Park.
In the islets: take a mooring buoy (yellow solely, the others are reserved for the diving boats).
In the bay: attention to the "Rocher de Malendure" whose surroundings are not straightforward. Keep to bottom of the bay. The bottom has very uneven holding, verify your anchorage!
This area often choppy..
ATTENTION:
Fishing is forbidden strictly (and controlled)
LANDING: often difficult because of the surge. There is a pontoon on the tip of the Rocher de Malendure, at the diving club "the Healthy Hours". Ask permission to leave your dinghy!
SERVICES
No yacht services.
Supermarket Match on the road to Pigeon
BARS & RESTAURANTS
The Rocher de Malendure: good restaurant.
Various bars and restaurants on the road toward Pigeon. Some are very typical, without a lot of tourists.
YOUR COMMENT
Alain: "The first good thing to do after jumping on your boat is to leave the Bas du Fort marina and go to ilet pigeon safe from the coral gate. (what gate? NDLR) Rather choppy but OK (cata). A lot of waves while arriving on the beach for ti punches in the evening. We xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. don't forget while leaving the marina lights and colors are reversed for us Europeans, xxxxxxxxxxxx! "
Jacques and Anne-Marie: "the diving is not the only interest on this stopover! one can also try green diving, superb canyonning with the Canopee club, acceuil terrific friendly and very beautiful walks in the rivers."
Pierre: "Anchorage very choppy. Very beautiful diving, beach cafés pleasant in the evening, after the departure of the tourists. "
Muriel: "We spent two nights at the îlets on fixed mooring without too much discomfort. Splendid. Attention, the color of the buoys are different: The Yellows,.. (only two and sheltered badly!) are reserved to the yachtsmen while the white and blue are for the pros (clubs of diving and glass bottomed boats). xxxxxxxxxxxxxx . March "7, 01
ANSE A LA BARQUE
SECURITY
Access: VERY EASY
Shelter: GOOD - Other shelter: Marina of River Sense, dist,: 6 M.
Entry at night: YES - Anchoring for the night: YES
Draught Max: No problem
Attention: -
Waypoint NAVIGATION: 16° 05,2 N - 061° 46, 86 W,
Anchorage: Bottom: sand - Holding: good
COMMENTARY OF NAVIGATION
Very easy access, the Anse a la Barque is good shelter on the West coast of Guadeloupe. The two lights function and permit entry at night. The beacon on the North tip of the bay is yellow, the one of the bottom is white.
At the time of our visit of April 2001, the beacon of the North tip doesn't function.
The best anchorage is located in the North part of the bay.
One can also anchor in the bay of the three Turtles, further to the North. This anchorage is a less good shelter but is often less frequented.
LANDING: on the beach (quiet)
SERVICES
No service
BARS & RESTAURANTS
No restaurants
COMMUNICATIONS
No communications
DIVING
Snorkelling to the North and South tip of the bay: OK but no more than that.
ON LAND
Nothing particular. The beacon at the bottom of the bay
OUR COMMENT
Pretty bay edged with coconut trees. The beacon at the bottom of the bay surrounded by local fishing boats is very photogenic at sunset.
YOUR COMMENT
(anonymous) "It is a pity that the road passes very close to the beach and that it is loud, xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. "
Alain: "Why do the english and french guides make such a meal of it? Nothing special except that we were only two at anchorage. NONE of the beacons functioned and we had planned to arrive there at the end of day and be guided by these lights. But all went well because no danger in the center of the bay.
Muriel: "Stopover without interest and dirty (wild surge). The busy road that surrounds this anchorage doesn't improve it... "March 5, 01
MARINA OF RIVER SENS
SECURITY
Access: EASY
Shelter: EXCELLENT
Entry at night: YES - Anchorage for the night: YES
Draught Max: 1,8 meters in the pass and about 2 meters in marina itself
Attention: -
Waypoint NAVIGATION: 15° 58, 93 N - 061° 42, 98 W,
Moistening: bottom :sand and rock 3/4 m - Holding: good.
COMMENTARY OF NAVIGATION
No particular difficulty. The entry beacons function and that permits a night entry.
Day entry is preferable because the pass of the port has been damaged by a hurricane and is now narrower.
Follow the coast of Guadeloupe to the entry.
If possible put your dinghy with the motor in the water to help manoeuvre in the port.
Capacity of 350 places, about twenty reserved for the yachts of passage. (VHF 16). The port is very often full in season.
The mooring itself is at the bottom of the quay in front of the buoy.
Avoid anchoring in front of Basse Terre, often choppy and it's better to anchor in the North and to the Marina's South (to see chart opposite).
LANDING: at marina
SERVICE:
Marina of River Sens
/ / Tél: 0590.81.77.61 / / fax: 0590.90.00.01
- Water, fuel-oil, ice, ship chandler, small mechanics shop,
- Grocery store, pharmacy, launderette,
Yachtclub of Basseterre: basseterre@wanadoo.fr
mechanical services and minibuses for provisioning.
In Basse Terre village (20 minutes walk):
Market, supermarkets and a lot of stores.
For big provisioning: Cora (Victor Hugues Street in the village of St. Claude.)
BARS & RESTAURANTS
Bars and restaurants of the Marina
"La Berge Creole": good restaurant (0590.81.45.84)
COMMUNICATIONS
Avec les Saintes: shuttle and plane (airport of the Ballif)
Car rental at marina. marina@mediaser.net
Taxicabs in city.
DIVING
Clubs: Outdoor department (municipal club)
ON LAND
Botanical garden to the East of the city.
OUR COMMENT
In February 2001, impossible to reverse with 2 meters of draught. besides the port is very small: don't attempt if over 45 feet!!!
Entered in January 2003, we passed with 2,1 m of draught.
YOUR COMMENT
Freddy: "Very pretty small port with a cordial welcome."
Pierre: "Before the passage of Lenny it was easier. However, we went back on Thursday March 1st with the Prétorien: 38 feet in 2 m of draught. Port in fact very cluttered. "
I warn you that the entry beacons of marina on River Sens don't function anymore since the "Lenny" cyclone. Gil, of "Marisco" (first 310)
Arnaud: "the red light doesn't exist anymore at the entry, it is necessary to be guided therefore solely on the green, and to shave the entry port, because the other side is not at all healthy.
MARINA AT BAS DU FORT
SECURITY
Access: EASY
Shelter: EXCELLENT
Entry at night: YES - Moistening for the night: YES
Draught Max: In marina: 2,5 to 4,5 meters, in the Blue Lagoon,: swept to 2,2 meters
Attention: Traffic in the access channel. don't cut the last red entry beacons!
Waypoints NAVIGATION: Access: 16° 12, 69 N - 061° 31, 74 W - Stopover: 16° 13, 31 N - 061° 32, 10 W,
After the 2nd waypoint: cape 060° V to enter the marina.
Anchorage: Bottom: mud - at the port.
COMMENTARY OF NAVIGATION
Attention to the "Square Handkerchief" zone of high bottom (demarcated) that surges in case of surge. Then the beaconing is maintained well, it is sufficient to follow... Attention however to the commercial traffic in the fairway of access.
Marina has more than 1000 places. It is 30 min walk to PaP.
Anchoring forbidden in the Blue Lagoon - Possibile to anchor to the North of the îlet Cochon on bottom of good holding sand by about 6 meters.
The quay (n¡6) has been redone completely and is equipped with new electric boundary-marks capable of distributing 110 v, the 220 v and 380 v.
LANDING: at the port. Possible to get to PaP by dinghy (xxxx "The Darse" in front of the place of the Victory)
SERVICES
Bas du Fort Marina
/ / Tél: 0590.93.66.20 / / fax: 0590.90.81.53
/ / VHF: channel 9 / / Email: marina@marina-pap.com / / Web: http://www.marina-pap.com
All services. Water, fuel-oil, electricity, gas, ship chandler, voilerie, mechanical shops... in marina or immediate vicinity.
Crane (27 tons). technical Zone taking voilerie, mechanical shops,...
In the next bay to PaP,: Lemaire boatyard.
Supermarket Champion very well stocked behind marina.
Shopping mall at marina.
Cora (farther, by taxicab)
Launderette chez "Marie-Do", excellent service.
Various boutiques in marinaded it.
Cybart: cybercafé on marinaded it (next to Ecomax)
Numerous clubs for renting sailboats.
BARS & RESTAURANTS
More than 20 bars and restaurants on marina.
COMMUNICATIONS
All communications:
- Taxicabs
- bus
- International airport
DIVING
several clubs in marina.
ON LAND
The peak city to Clown is modern and don't present a real tourist interest. Visit the tourist office that gives the good hoses to visit the city and Guadeloupe all whole.
OUR COMMENT
Very protected and easy Marina to enter even at night. A good place to leave your boat or to start a cruise. One finds all services there.
The welcome is there very professional: someone will come out in a dinghy and show you a place.
The custom and immigration services are rather "finicky" but correct.
De très nombreux vols ont été signalés dans la marina ces derniers temps...
YOUR COMMENT
Muriel: "Very good stopover for provisioning and/or change of crew. Comfort: the staff of marina take care to moor the boat on her flaps around (buoy). Good plan: to disembark to Points ˆ-Clown in annex, either some 10 minutes" March 9, 01
SAINTE ANNE
SECURITY Access: DIFFICULT (or even very difficult at billowy times)
Shelter: MEDIUM - Other shelter: Marina of Bas du Fort, dist,: 6 M.
Entry at night: NO - Anchorage for the night: YES
Draught Max: 2,5 meters
Attention: Do not use the "Petite Pass": the chart is not precise! - Anchorage often choppy.
Waypoints NAVIGATION: Accès:16° 12, 89 N - 061° 22, 92 W - Stopover: 16° 13, 28 N - 061° 23, 23 W,
Anchorage: Bottom: 2/3 m - Holding: good
COMMENTARY OF NAVIGATION
Leg: 343° V - 0,48 Miles
Sometimes the surge makes entry difficult...
The beaconing is maintained by the Club privately and the buoys are not lighted contrary to what is indicated on the card!
Don't use the "Port of Peche" in the NW of the bay: It is very little deep (i..e. shallow?)
Anchor to the North of the second red buoy. If there is not any place you can try
in front of the beach of the Caravel. Attention to the cayes: recommended only with good visibility. All the west of the bay is owned by the Club Mediterranean.
LANDING: in the small fishing port, very well sheltered.
SERVICES
No services to the yachts.
BARS & RESTAURANT
Small bars and restaurants in city.
COMMUNICATIONS
No communication
DIVING
inquire in the Club Med.
ON LAND
Visit the small town.
OUR COMMENT
Quiet and charming small town. The Club Med has a magnificent beach accessible to the public.
PORT OF SAINT FRANÇOIS
SECURITY
Access: DIFFICULT
Shelter: GOOD - Other shelter: Marina at Bas du Fort, dist,: 15 M.
Entry at night: NO - Anchoring for the night: YES
Draught Max: 2,3 meters
Attention: Follow beaconing precisely! - No entry in conditions of surge
Waypoints NAVIGATION: Access 1: 16° 14, 6 N - 061° 15, 4 W - Access 2: 16° 14, 8 N - 061° 15, 29,
Anchoring: at the start of the l'Anse Champagne: Fond:2,2 m - Holding: good
COMMENTARY OF NAVIGATION
Leg: 026° V - 0,2 miles
The municipal beaconing is often extinguished. No night entry!
Best avoided in billowy conditions.
It is possible to anchor in a triangle formed by the last two red buoys and the musoir of the entry pier.
The depth in marina is artificially maintained at 2,5 m.
LANDING: at the port.
SERVICES
Marina of Saint François, avenue of Europe,
/ / Tél: 0590.88.47.28 / / fax: 0590.88.53.28
About 100 places
Electricity, water, (fuel-oil!),
Numerous small boutiques.
Supermarket Match, 8 to Eight (in city)
Launderette in city
BARS & RESTAURANTS
Meridian hotel in the Champagne shackle.
The Casino
COMMUNICATIONS
Taxicab:
Bus:
Plane:
Boat: ferry for the Désirade
DIVING
Take the dinghy for excellent snorkelling on the numerous coral reefs.
ON LAND
Good starting point for an excursion (by ferry) for the Désirade.
Beautiful golf (GULF?)right behind marina it.
OUR COMMENT
Quiet and pretty marina. The place is not (yet) attacked by tourism, it has an athmosphere of peace.
YOUR COMMENT
Jacques: There is no fuel or oil in Saint Francois since the "events" (The Harbour Master was sent to jail for diversion of funds)
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