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Click to post your own updates I have posted most of the previous comments below my updates. MY UPDATES to the 2008-2009 edition
UPDATES TO THE GUIDE YOUR UPDATES, MANY THANKS Antigua Island Motors in St. John’s and the Yamaha dealer in Jolly Harbor no longer do any Yamaha business as listed in your guide. The new Yamaha dealer
is: If you’re in St. John’s a bus can take you to automotive Art for $2.50 EC Thanks to: Jimmy Peters, S/V Bluewater Cat Barbuda Bob
and Margo Lopenske S/V
Ivory Star
St. Maarten Compass just got a letter they passed on to me from Gerrit N. Hemken saying that the fees in Simpson Bay Lagoon had gone up. Everyone pays to go through the bridge now: $ 10 under 12mtrs, $30 under 15 mtrs,$60 under 18 mtrs, $120 under 22 mtrs on upwards. Fees for being in the lagoon have also gone up: $20 up to13 mtrs,$40 up to18mtrs,$60 up to 23 mtrs on up. Dominica Sea Cat in Roseau, tells me he no longer has any connection with his former helper Roots. Concact Sea Cat Directly: 245 0507. Dominica security in Portsmouth has been excellent since the local group PAYS started nightly patrols. This will finish at the end of May. However, the culprits from the violent robbery at the beginning of the season are in jail for three years, so this does not mean because security patrols end the situation will be bad. In Roseau there have been no incidents so far this season. (April 2007). Dominica Marine Center and Anchorage Hotel now both have fuel and water docks for yachts. Moorings are now available for rent in Portsmouth. You may still anchor if you prefer - anchor a little to the south of the mooring field. Charges are $10US night $50US a week, $170US a month. Moorings are now available at Al Dive about half a mile south of Anchorage Hotel. The offer: "Besides the moorings being secure, 24 hour monitoring will be placed on every vessel using the system. A dinghy dock is accessable for coming ashore to use the shower, washroom facilities and or meals at the restaurant. Wireless Internet is available. We offer private diving services." NEWS FROM ALDIVE - THEIR MOORINGS (OUTSIDE ALDIVE) WILL BE FREE FOR THE FIRST YEAR. Dominica
- the 'new' moorings need to be treated with care - ours pulled free in
the middle of the night.
Nevis 30 moorings have now been put down between the Four Seasons Charelstown by the port authority. These will be available for rent. I do not at this moment know the price or whether anchoring will still be allowed. I will post any information I get. HERE IS AN UPDATE ON THESE MOORINGS WITH CHARGES. They do no seem unreasonable to me, I particularly like that he had geared them so that people will be willing to stay for longish periods. Hello,
Chris. Guadeloupe The people on Alumine alerted me to a a great coastal walkway that goes both south and north from Port Louis in Gadeloupe. The southern one includes fascinating mangrove pathways on wooden planks. You can see some photos here.
Chris,
We thought everyone would want to know that
the dinghy dock that was in Deshaies in February was gone in April 2008.
Unfortunately our French isn't good enough to find out why they took it
out, but it is now a lot more challenging to get ashore there.
Morgan and Wilbur Chapman
s/v On the Wings of the Wind
Yes, I have no idea about this, except maybe someone decided it got too old and needed rebuilding. Let us hope they do another. If not we are stuck with getting ashore on the beach or somewhere inside the fishing port, Chris Guadeloupe - the Des Hayes river can be walked but is dangerous especially near the top, you cannot see the road you mention when heading up only if you look back. Breaking a leg here would be very easy and getting help very difficult. You really need to warn people that this is not an easy walk at all. Larry
Jeram-Croft, SY 'Tiger Frightener' Jeanneau 42 Quite a
few people seem to feel like this. Others, like me, have done it
many times in sandals…
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