Caribbean Compass Yachting Magazine - August 2020

august 2020 CARIBBEAN COMPAss pAGE 4
The Great Re-opening Begins
Info & Updates
Curaçao is one of the Caribbean countries
that organized controlled openings for yachts
Noonsite reports: There is much relief among cruising sailors that countries around
the world have started to open up; borders are being re-opened, but cautiously,
and in respect to yachts coming in from overseas, there remains some uncertainty in
many places. Entry, quarantine and testing rules in place for air travelers don’t transfer
easily to yacht crews and
changes take time to filter down
to every border control authority in
every port. We are also finding
that many regions interpret the
rules in their own way, so
Noonsite’s advice is to sit tight for
a couple of weeks once your destination
country has re-opened its
borders, until “grey” areas have
been ironed out. When you do
decide to move, contact your
destination port or marina in
advance and find out exactly
what is required. In many countries
the official government rules are
interpreted differently by ports
and marinas, making it particularly
important to check ahead before
leaving on passage.
for hurricane season.
We recommend that you keep a close eye on our Covid-19 document (www.
noonsite.com/news/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-special-procedures-being-introduced-in-ports-of-entry-worldwide),
which shows at a glance which countries are
now open and links to more detail in the country Biosecurity section. You can also
use our new mapping feature to view Covid-19 safe haven ports.
While some Caribbean countries organized controlled openings for yachts for hurricane
season in May (including Grenada, Bonaire and Curaçao), the tide really
began to turn at the start of June as more and more islands started to open up,
including Antigua and the Bahamas (albeit with quarantine and/or testing).
Visit www.noonsite.com for more information.
CURAÇAO MARINE
IGY RODNEY BAY MARINA
More New Island-Opening Rules
The rules and regulations regarding various Caribbean ports and nations being
open to foreign yacht arrivals are changing rapidly. As the issue of Compass goes to
press, some notable changes are highlighted:
• LUPERON, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
All port authorities are now working as normal. Boats can arrive and anchor or take
a mooring, but a 14-day quarantine is in effect for arrivals without a recent Covid-19
certificate. Only boats with Covid-19 certificates can take a berth at the marinas.
• ST. LUCIA
Marigot Bay Marina and Rodney Bay Marina have re-opened as ports of entry.
Yachts arriving in St. Lucia will be divided into two categories: those arriving from
within the “Caribbean Travel Bubble” and those arriving from all other countries. All
boaters arriving from within the Bubble will be exempt from the requirement for presentation
of Covid test results and quarantine. All boaters arriving from countries outside
the Bubble must have a negative result from a PCR test within seven days of
travel and undergo 14 days quarantine (ashore or onboard).
Rodney Bay Marina, and Marigot Bay Marina just down the coast, have re-opened
as ports of entry for St. Lucia.
The Bubble includes Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Anguilla, the Bahamas, Barbados,
Bermuda, Bonaire, the BVI, Curaçao, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat,
St. Barths, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Martin, SVG, Trinidad & Tobago, and Turks & Caicos.
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