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ONBOARD Magazine autumn 2023

ONBOARD is aimed purely at the superyacht professional – whether onboard or shoreside. 100% of your spend will hit your targets on the Mediterranean from Palma in Mallorca, Barcelona, through France to Genoa and beyond together with Montenegro and the Aegean, plus the eastern seaboard of Florida. We hand deliver every copy to superyachts over 30m to make sure your message gets in to the hands of the decision makers on board. The publication is also delivered to relevant businesses around the ports and marinas together with shipyards. We also attend the major yacht shows in Monaco, FLIBS, METS, Boote Dusseldorf, Palma and MYBA for on site distribution. Plus, we post over 500 copies to relevant businesses not on the Mediterranean such as the UK, the Netherlands, Germany the rest of northern Europe and of course the USA and Caribbean. We work hard to develop a publication that all the crew and land based decision makers will read from cover to cover. An enjoyable and informative read for everyone means your message will be read. Talking about your brand, product, services and your team is essential and with our help, the message hits the right decision makers.

ONBOARD is aimed purely at the superyacht professional – whether onboard or shoreside. 100% of your spend will hit your targets on the Mediterranean from Palma in Mallorca, Barcelona, through France to Genoa and beyond together with Montenegro and the Aegean, plus the eastern seaboard of Florida. We hand deliver every copy to superyachts over 30m to make sure your message gets in to the hands of the decision makers on board.

The publication is also delivered to relevant businesses around the ports and marinas together with shipyards. We also attend the major yacht shows in Monaco, FLIBS, METS, Boote Dusseldorf, Palma and MYBA for on site distribution. Plus, we post over 500 copies to relevant businesses not on the Mediterranean such as the UK, the Netherlands, Germany the rest of northern Europe and of course the USA and Caribbean.

We work hard to develop a publication that all the crew and land based decision makers will read from cover to cover. An enjoyable and informative read for everyone means your message will be read.

Talking about your brand, product, services and your team is essential and with our help, the message hits the right decision makers.

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Getting the right stamp<br />

With the help of BWA Yachting in the Caribbean, we<br />

take a look at the important customs and clearance<br />

procedures for yachts and crew when visiting these<br />

island nations in the crystal blue waters of the Caribbean<br />

ANGUILLA<br />

Where we can meet you to pick up passports:<br />

Rendezvous Bay, Maundays Bay, Meads Bay, Crocus<br />

and Road Bay.<br />

Documents needed prior to arrival:<br />

Registration, Crew & Guest lists, last port clearance (no US<br />

Cruising permit), projected departure date, and the next island<br />

country you will be visiting.<br />

• Physical passports and Seaman Discharge books of crew who<br />

need a visa to enter are needed.<br />

• Agent can handle your clearance on your behalf – no Captain/<br />

First Officer / Purser presence needed ashore.<br />

• Notify your agent if you carry more than $10K (or equivalent)<br />

cash or weapons onboard.<br />

ANTIGUA<br />

Official ports of entry: English Harbour, Falmouth Harbour<br />

and Jolly Harbor.<br />

• Possibility of applying for permission to be cleared in another<br />

location. 48-hours notice is needed on weekdays / 72h on<br />

weekends.<br />

Documents needed prior to arrival:<br />

Registration, Crew & Guest lists, last port clearance (no US<br />

Cruising permit), projected departure date, and the next island<br />

country you will be visiting. Physical passports and Seaman<br />

Discharge books of crew who need a visa to enter are needed.<br />

• Agent can handle your clearance on your behalf – no Captain/<br />

First Office / Purser presence needed ashore.<br />

• Notify your agent if you carry more than $10K (or equivalent)<br />

cash or weapons onboard.<br />

BARBUDA (part of Antigua)<br />

• It is possible to go straight there with permission. 48 hours’<br />

notice is needed.<br />

BVI<br />

Ports of entry: Road Town & West End, Tortola/<br />

Spanish Town, Virgin Gorda.<br />

Documents needed: Registration for the main yacht and tow behind<br />

tender if you have one (Tow behind tender is seen as a separate<br />

vessel in the BVI), Crew and guests list with all passport<br />

information from the passport bio page and signed by captain,<br />

length of time you will spend in the BVI, last port clearance, next<br />

port information and a signed declaration stating there are no<br />

firearms or ammunition onboard.<br />

• All vessels must be anchored in view of a clearance house<br />

to clear in.<br />

Additional information:<br />

• If you are a yacht that is offered for hire anywhere in the<br />

world and charters anywhere in the world: you will need to<br />

obtain a commercial recreational license (CRVL) prior to entry.<br />

This license will then allow you to purchase a cruising permit<br />

upon entry.<br />

• If your vessel is 100% private: then you do not require a<br />

CRVL but you will need to provide proof of ownership in the<br />

form of Share certificate, list of registered directors, UBO<br />

letter from the director of the owning company. You will also<br />

need to provide a letter from the Director of the owning<br />

company of the yacht stating the yacht is 100% private and<br />

never charters.<br />

• Agent can handle your clearance on your behalf.<br />

74 | AUTUMN <strong>2023</strong> | <strong>ONBOARD</strong>

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