Guadeloupe — Pointe-à-Pitre: boating safety
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Marina Bas-du-Fort at Pointe-à-Pitre is Guadeloupe's main marina and charter base, at the centre of the butterfly-shaped island. Boats cruise to Les Saintes, Marie-Galante and La Désirade, and along the leeward coast of Basse-Terre to the Pigeon Islets, part of the Guadeloupe National Park. Dominica and Antigua are also within reach.
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Harbour and marinas
The Marina Bas-du-Fort dockmaster (Service Marin) answers on VHF channel 9.
Marina de Bas-du-Fort (official site) ▾
Local rules
In the national park's core zones, such as the Pigeon Islets off Bouillante (the Cousteau Reserve), you must not anchor or stop outside the park's eco-moorings. Some moorings are for professional dive boats and others for pleasure boats. Never drop anchor on coral reefs or seagrass. (Park leaflet, 2011.)
Parc national de la Guadeloupe · Parc national de la Guadeloupe ▾
Hospital and medical
The CHU de la Guadeloupe, the university hospital, has an adult emergency department (Service des Urgences Adultes, SAU).
CHU de la Guadeloupe ▾
Arriving from abroad
Any pleasure boat arriving in or leaving Guadeloupe must complete French Antilles clearance. French Customs runs it online, so you can file before you arrive.
French Customs (Douane) via demarche.numerique.gouv.fr · French Customs (Douane) via demarche.numerique.gouv.fr ▾
Frequently asked
Who do I call in an emergency at sea near Guadeloupe — Pointe-à-Pitre?
Call CROSS Antilles-Guyane on 196. On the radio: MAYDAY on VHF channel 16, or a DSC distress alert on channel 70.
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Nearby destinations
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