DestinationSaint Lucia I Marigot Bay
Not just a dock,
a destination A skipper’s guide to Marigot Bay
Marina manager Troy Blanchard – you can miss him on the boardwalk in his crisp white shirt, gold chains and wearing a permanent broad smile – says his favourite visitors to the marina are the beautiful single-masted J-class racing yachts. One of the major attractions of Marigot Bay is its reputation as a “hurricane hole”. The surrounding mountains cradle the bay and protect visiting boats from rough tides and high winds. Blanchard says that during a tropical storm in 2018 with winds of 70 knots and gusts of up to 100 knots, the winds didn’t exceed 20 knits in the bay. While Saint Lucia is technically within the hurricane belt, it is far enough south and west that it misses most of the storms, says Blanchard. “If a hurricane is forecast, within an hour every dock space and every mooring is taken. Boats will even tie up in the mangroves,” he says. Yachts don’t just come here when the wind gets up though. It is a spectacularly beautiful place to moor and the facilities are second to none. Marina guests can make use of the Marigot Bay Personal Assistants to arrange on-land and off-shore excursions. The requests are sometimes challenging but nothing fazes Blanchard and he and his team deliver with that famous smile. “We had to arrange to fly someone’s pet from Argentina on a private jet once,” he says. If the team discover that an owner has a young family on board, they will go out of their way to make the children welcome too. One amazing benefit of being here is that all marina guests get free access to the resort. “Guests of the marina are also guests of the resort,” says Blanchard. “The owner can get off and enjoy the pool area, the spa, the restaurants and the fitness suite. It’s not just a dock but a destination.”
Marigot Bay
need to know
• Diesel/gasoline fuel dock dispensaries brought directly to vessel via trolley boat • Electricity - 110v/220v 50/100 amps 50 or 60 Hz; 410v 125/200 amps 50 Hz • Water – metered taps at all berths with 50psi treated, potable (drinking) water • Complimentary WiFi • Complimentary cable TV • Garbage disposal – twice daily collections from each berth • 24 hour security and CCTV • VHF channel 12. Entrance channel waypoint is at 13o , 58.05’N 61o , 01.90’W • Electrical, electronic, and hydraulic repairs (ASEA agent on-site) • Hull cleaning and polishing • Paint and FRP repairs • Varnishing • Valeting - interior and exterior • Underwater cleaning and inspection • Sail and canvas repairs • Engine, generator, and outboard maintenance • Sheet winch, windlass, and capstan maintenance • Waste oil disposal • Cooking gas – bottle exchange and refill service • Yachts not arriving from international waters may stay for 72 hours without clearing customs and immigration. • Visitors can request to stay up to six months in the first instance and bona fide visitors and yachtsmen can expect to be granted a minimum of 42 day with an EC$100 fee per 21 day period.
KEY 1 Marigot Bay Resort and Marina 2 Marigot Beach Club & Dive Resort/ DOOlittle’s 3 Oasis Marigot, St Lucia Villas 4 Mango Beach Inn 5 Root’s Bar 6 Chateau Mygo, House of Seafood 7 Hassy’s Bar 8 Pirate Bay Chop House and Ale 9 Roots 2 Bar 10 Julietta’s
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