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Yachting in St Vincent & the Grenadines
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Thirty-two islands, and one marina in the chain built for a superyacht. Sandy Lane Yacht Club at Glossy Bay on Canouan states "120 berths up to 100m LOA", and its own FAQ adds that the marina "can accommodate boats up to 100m LOA with drafts max 5.5m." That is 328 ft over 18 ft of draft.
Everywhere else in the Grenadines the infrastructure is a mooring buoy or a patch of sand. And it is priced. The Tobago Cays Marine Park publishes its own schedule, effective 1 January 2023: $15.00 per person to enter by yacht, and $60.00 for 24 hrs on a park mooring.
The Tobago Cays is not a no-anchor, mooring-only park. The authority's own regulations read "Do not anchor in coral or sea grass beds, but use moorings where provided or select sandy areas" — and the same fee schedule that prices the moorings carries a line reading "Park Anchoring – (NEW FEE) $60.00 for 24 hrs." The park priced anchoring rather than banning it, at exactly the mooring rate. Anchor in sand and you pay what the boat on the buoy pays.
Mustique is stricter, and it is statutory. The Mustique Company's own moorings guide cites the Mustique Company Limited Act 2002, passed by the government of St Vincent and the Grenadines, which "declared the island, together with the beaches and surrounding waters a Conservation Area." The instruction is "Use only designated areas at Britannia Bay for mooring & anchoring", and the published fee — per three nights, not per night — runs EC$200 (US$75) up to 70 ft to EC$1,000 (US$385) at 151 ft and over.
The rest of the chain works by telephone. Blue Lagoon on St Vincent, Admiralty Bay on Bequia and Clifton on Union Island are all designated ports of entry, and berth, depth and rate at each are settled on the call rather than off a tariff. A Cruise Tax is payable by a private vessel for unlimited stay in SVG waters — ask the amount at your first port of entry.
So treat St Vincent & the Grenadines as what it is: a cruising ground where the anchorages are the infrastructure and the park authority is the landlord — with one 100-metre marina at Canouan for the boat that needs a berth.
Where to keep a yacht in St Vincent & the Grenadines
Sandy Lane Yacht Club at Glossy Bay, Canouan, is the market's marina.
| Berths | "120 berths up to 100m LOA" — 328 ft |
| Draft | "drafts max 5.5m" — 18 ft |
| Power | "Electricity (European and US Shore Power Connections) and potable water from each of our state-of-the-art service modules" |
| Fuel | "Dedicated Fuel Dock and fueling points at designated super yacht berths" · "Clean diesel and gasoline are available with quality certificates on request" · in-slip bunkering for larger vessels |
| Sanitation | "Sanitation Pump Out locations throughout Marina" |
| Clearance | "pleased to be a Port of Entry for St Vincent & The Grenadines" · "if required custom and immigration clearance is available" |
| VHF | 16 & 68 |
| Entrance waypoint | 12° 41.93′ N, 61° 21.26′ W |
| Also | Marina reception and capitainerie · changing rooms and laundry · CCTV and security patrols · ice, dry and wet waste removal |
Two sets of opening hours are published for the marina office. The contact block on its Information page reads "0800 – 1900 7 days a week"; the FAQ directly beneath it reads "The normal opening hours are 08:00 to 17:00, 7 days a week." Plan against the shorter one and call ahead for a dusk arrival — out of hours the marina asks that you "contact the marina office in advance and we will endeavour to accommodate your requirements."
Eighteen feet of draft is the number to check first, not the 328 feet of length. A 100-metre berth rating does not help a boat drawing twenty feet, and in a chain this shallow the draft governs long before the length does. Check both against your boat, in that order.
⚠️ Blue Lagoon is a reef-bar entrance, and no controlling depth is published for it. Blue Lagoon (Ratho Mill) is one of the nine seaports of entry the Ministry of National Security lists for the country, and the way in crosses the reef. The marina itself publishes "Berths & moorings in a sheltered lagoon" and "On-site fueling and water." Treat it as a local-knowledge approach: take it in good light on a rising tide, and call +1 784 458 4308 before you commit to it.
Bequia and Union Island work by telephone. Admiralty Bay at Port Elizabeth and Clifton Harbour on Union Island are the two busiest anchorages in the chain and both are ports of entry; berthing, depth and rates at each are agreed on the call rather than off a tariff. What is published for Clifton is a mooring price, and it comes from the park authority rather than a marina — $60.00 for 24 hrs, on the same Tobago Cays Marine Park schedule that prices the Cays themselves.
Marinas
| Name | Where | Max yacht | Slips | Fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Lane Yacht Club · Glossy Bay Marina, CanouanThe chain's one marina with a published specification: "120 berths up to 100m LOA" — 328 ft — and, in its own FAQ, "can accommodate boats up to 100m LOA with drafts max 5.5m", which is 18 ft. "Electricity (European and US Shore Power Connections) and potable water from each of our state-of-the-art service modules", "Sanitation Pump Out locations throughout Marina", marina reception and capitainerie, changing rooms and laundry, CCTV and security patrols, ice and waste removal. "Sandy Lane Yacht Club & Residences is pleased to be a Port of Entry for St Vincent & The Grenadines", and "if required custom and immigration clearance is available." Entrance waypoint 12° 41.93′ N, 61° 21.26′ W. Eighteen feet of draft governs here, not the 328 ft of length — check both against your boat, in that order. The marina office publishes two sets of hours: plan against the shorter one and call ahead for a dusk arrival. | Glossy Bay, Canouan | 328 ft | 120 | Dedicated fuel dock; clean diesel and gasoline with quality certificates on request; in-slip bunkering for larger vessels |
| Blue Lagoon Hotel & Marina · Ratho Mill, St VincentA designated seaport of entry with a reef bar across its entrance. The Ministry of National Security lists Blue Lagoon (Ratho Mill) among the country's nine seaports of entry, and the way in crosses the reef. No controlling depth is published for it, so treat it as a local-knowledge approach: take it in good light on a rising tide, and call +1 784 458 4308 before you commit. The marina publishes "Berths & moorings in a sheltered lagoon" and "On-site fueling and water"; berth length, depth alongside and rates are settled on that call. | Blue Lagoon, Ratho Mill, Calliaqua | — | — | On-site fuelling and water — confirm grades and hours when you call |
| Admiralty Bay (Bequia) and Clifton (Union Island)The two busiest anchorages in the chain, and both are designated ports of entry on the government's own list. Neither works off a tariff: moorings, berthing, depth and rates are agreed by telephone with the operator on arrival, so call ahead and settle them on that call. The one officially published price for Clifton comes from the park authority rather than a marina — the Tobago Cays Marine Park's own fee schedule lists a Clifton Harbour mooring at $60.00 for 24 hrs, on the same document that prices the Cays. | Port Elizabeth, Bequia · Clifton Harbour, Union Island | — | — | — |
Figures are as each facility publishes them on its own site; blank cells mean the facility doesn't state a number. Confirm slip availability and current rates directly — or ask us to make the calls.
Cruising from St Vincent & the Grenadines
The park authority is the closest thing this market has to a harbourmaster, and it publishes a full tariff.
The Tobago Cays Marine Park covers "a 50 sq. km sand-bottomed lagoon" and, in the authority's own description, "five uninhabited cays, the populated island of Mayreau, and three islets." The defining feature is the reef: "The four-kilometer long Horseshoe Reef, the longest of the four main reef systems in the TCMP, encloses four of the cays (Petit Bateau, Petit Rameau, Baradal, and Jamesby)." Inside it the authority names the Baradal Turtle Sanctuary, "Protected area where green and hawksbill turtles can be observed foraging freely."
Its published schedule is effective 1 January 2023:
| Entrance by yacht, charter boat, pleasure boat, dive boat or cruise ship | $15.00 per person |
| Local excursion | $5.00 per person |
| Mooring — Park (TCMP) | $60.00 for 24 hrs |
| Park Anchoring — (NEW FEE) | $60.00 for 24 hrs |
| Mooring — Clifton Harbour | $60.00 for 24 hrs |
| Mooring — Salt Whistle Bay | $60.00 for 24 hrs |
| Day charters (per boat) | $200.00 per month · $2,000.00 per year |
| Dive shop operators | $30.00 per week · $90.00 per month · $900.00 per year |
| Barbeque | $25.00 for 1–10 people · $45.00 for 11+ |
| Filming permit · wedding permit | $500.00 each · duplicate permit ¾ of original fee |
⚠️ Anchoring inside the park is charged, and at the mooring rate. The regulations page says it plainly: "Do not anchor in coral or sea grass beds, but use moorings where provided or select sandy areas." Sand is allowed, coral and sea grass are not, and since 2023 the sand costs what the buoy costs. There is no saving in anchoring, only a choice — and the $15.00 per person entry charge runs alongside either one, so a full boat is the number to budget from.
The schedule prints bare dollar figures and names no currency. Confirm it with the park on (784) 485-8191 before you budget.
The rest of the park's rules are short, published and enforced by rangers: no scuba without a registered local operator, do not fish, do not buy lobster out of season "(that is from May 1 to August 31)", do not take corals or marine life, do not discharge bilge or wastewater in the park, do not disturb nesting or roosting seabirds, do not bring pets, and "Do not exceed speed limit of five knots."
Mustique is the chain's other regulated water, and it is regulated by statute. The Mustique Company's own moorings guide states that the island "is a privately owned island with a responsibility for 'Conservation' enshrined in the Mustique Company Limited Act 2002 passed by the government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines", an Act which "declared the island, together with the beaches and surrounding waters a Conservation Area." The instructions that follow are the operative ones: "Use only designated areas at Britannia Bay for mooring & anchoring", and "If Mustique is your 'first Port of call' to St. Vincent & the Grenadines, you MUST declare your entry with Customs & Immigration Department."
| Mustique — length of vessel | EC$ | US$ |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 70 ft | $200.00 | $75.00 |
| 71 ft – 100 ft | $450.00 | $170.00 |
| 101 ft – 150 ft | $550.00 | $210.00 |
| 151 ft and over | $1,000.00 | $385.00 |
Those fees buy three nights, not one — the chart "entitles you to three (3) consecutive nights stay." On a 70-footer that is US$25 a night. A day-trip head tax of EC$40.00 per person applies to non-Vincentians, and "A daily mooring/anchorage rate is available @ $300" — confirm the currency on that line when you call. Moorings Office (784) 488-8363, VHF 68/16, open Mon–Fri 08:00–12:00 and 13:00–18:00, Sat 08:00–12:00 and 13:00–17:00, Sun and holidays 09:00–12:00 and 13:00–16:00. The fee chart dates from 2018, and the island's own standing instruction is "If you are arriving by boat please call ahead and reserve a mooring with our Moorings Office" on VHF 68/16 — settle the rate on that call.
Clearing in: nine seaports, and the Ministry of National Security publishes the list. They are Kingstown, Campden Park, Blue Lagoon (Ratho Mill), Walliabou and Chateaubelair on St Vincent, plus Bequia, Mustique, Canouan and Union Island. The Ministry of Tourism states the rule that governs the first hour: "Visiting yachts arriving in the territorial waters of St. Vincent & The Grenadines must proceed directly to a designated port of entry to complete clearance formalities before stopping at any other anchorage", and "Boats must also clear out at one of the official ports before departing." Bring "Three crew lists", "Clearance from the previous port", "Passports" and "Ship's papers."
Two things to settle at that first port. The first is money: a private vessel "must pay a Cruise Tax to enable unlimited stay in St. Vincent & The Grenadines waters", and the amount is not published — ask the officer what it is when you clear. The second is paperwork: SailClear is optional. CCLEC, which runs it, describes it as "an optional service", and SVG's own clearance page does not mention it, so the clearance that counts is the one you do in person. Arrival is not a filing and there is no advance-notice window to meet. Whether you clear again moving between islands within the country is the other question worth asking there.
The haul-out is at Ottley Hall, a mile north of Kingstown. Invest SVG, the government's investment promotion agency, publishes its figures — "A 30-ton Travel Lift which can lift vessels up to 75 ft in length", "A Dry Dock (of graving dock design) that is 212 ft long, 38 ft wide, 17 ft deep – and can accommodate vessels up to 1,000 tons", a "1,700 ft marina which allows for the mooring of vessels up to 270 ft long", a "Fully concreted three-acre storage apron that can hold up to 150 yachts", a 30-ton crane and forklift, and fuelling for vessels to 270 ft from 4,000 gallons of on-site storage. Those figures date from the yard's commissioning in 1994 — confirm the lift is running before you plan a season around it.
- Tobago Cays Marine Park — anchor in sand, and pay for it — The Tobago Cays, Mayreau and Horseshoe ReefThe Tobago Cays is not a no-anchor, mooring-only park. Its own regulations read "Do not anchor in coral or sea grass beds, but use moorings where provided or select sandy areas", and its fee schedule effective 1 January 2023 added a line reading "Park Anchoring – (NEW FEE) $60.00 for 24 hrs" — the same as a mooring. The park priced anchoring rather than prohibiting it, so there is no saving in it, only a choice. The park is "a 50 sq. km sand-bottomed lagoon" covering "five uninhabited cays, the populated island of Mayreau, and three islets"; "The four-kilometer long Horseshoe Reef, the longest of the four main reef systems in the TCMP, encloses four of the cays (Petit Bateau, Petit Rameau, Baradal, and Jamesby)", and inside it the Baradal Turtle Sanctuary is a "Protected area where green and hawksbill turtles can be observed foraging freely." Rules: no scuba without a registered local operator, do not fish, no lobster "from May 1 to August 31", no discharge of bilge or wastewater, no pets, and "Do not exceed speed limit of five knots." The same schedule prices moorings at Clifton Harbour and Salt Whistle Bay at $60.00 for 24 hrs each. The schedule names no currency — confirm it on (784) 485-8191 before you budget.
- Britannia Bay, Mustique — a statutory Conservation Area — Britannia Bay, MustiqueThe one island in the chain whose water is protected by its own Act of Parliament. The Mustique Company's own moorings guide states the island "is a privately owned island with a responsibility for 'Conservation' enshrined in the Mustique Company Limited Act 2002 passed by the government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines", which "declared the island, together with the beaches and surrounding waters a Conservation Area." The operative instructions: "Use only designated areas at Britannia Bay for mooring & anchoring", and "If Mustique is your 'first Port of call' to St. Vincent & the Grenadines, you MUST declare your entry with Customs & Immigration Department." The published fees buy three nights, not one — the chart "entitles you to three (3) consecutive nights stay" — which on a 70-footer works out at US$25 a night. A day-trip head tax of EC$40.00 per person applies to non-Vincentians, and "A daily mooring/anchorage rate is available @ $300"; confirm the currency on that line when you call. Moorings Office (784) 488-8363, VHF 68/16, Mon–Fri 08:00–12:00 and 13:00–18:00, Sat 08:00–12:00 and 13:00–17:00, Sun and holidays 09:00–12:00 and 13:00–16:00. Also published: holding tanks are not to be emptied into island waters; jet skis, water skis and spear guns are prohibited; fishing is not allowed; drones are not permitted. The fee chart dates from 2018, and the island's own standing instruction is "If you are arriving by boat please call ahead and reserve a mooring with our Moorings Office" on VHF 68/16 — settle the rate on that call.
- Clearing into St Vincent & the Grenadines — nine seaports — St Vincent & the Grenadines watersThe Ministry of National Security publishes the nine seaports of entry: Kingstown, Campden Park, Blue Lagoon (Ratho Mill), Walliabou and Chateaubelair on St Vincent, plus Bequia, Mustique, Canouan and Union Island. The Ministry of Tourism publishes the rule that governs the first hour — "Visiting yachts arriving in the territorial waters of St. Vincent & The Grenadines must proceed directly to a designated port of entry to complete clearance formalities before stopping at any other anchorage" — and "Boats must also clear out at one of the official ports before departing." Bring "Three crew lists", "Clearance from the previous port", "Passports" and "Ship's papers." A private vessel "must pay a Cruise Tax to enable unlimited stay" and the amount is not published, so ask the officer what it is when you clear. SailClear is optional — CCLEC, which runs it, describes it as "an optional service", and SVG's own clearance page does not mention it, so the clearance that counts is the one you do in person. Arrival is not a filing and there is no advance-notice window to meet. Whether you clear again moving between islands within the country is the other question worth asking at that first port.
Service, refit & supplies
Shipyards & refit
| Name | Where | Max yacht | Dockage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ottley Hall Marina & Shipyard, St VincentThe country's haul-out, a mile north of Kingstown, and the one graving dock on the island. Invest SVG, the government's investment promotion agency, publishes "A 30-ton Travel Lift which can lift vessels up to 75 ft in length" and "A Dry Dock (of graving dock design) that is 212 ft long, 38 ft wide, 17 ft deep – and can accommodate vessels up to 1,000 tons", plus a "1,700 ft marina which allows for the mooring of vessels up to 270 ft long", a "Fully concreted three-acre storage apron that can hold up to 150 yachts", a 30-ton crane and forklift, and 40,000 square ft of office and warehouse space on a 38-acre site. Those figures date from the yard's commissioning in 1994 — confirm the lift is running before you plan a season around it. | One mile north of Kingstown | 270 ft | Confirm the yard is lifting before you plan a season around it |
On the St Vincent & the Grenadines calendar
The clocks in this market belong to a park authority, a mooring office and a marina — not to a season calendar.
- Tobago Cays Marine Park fee schedule: effective 1 January 2023, and still the current published version. Every figure on it is a bare "$" with no currency named — confirm on (784) 485-8191.
- Park moorings and park anchoring are both charged by the 24 hours, at $60.00 each. The clock is a day, and it runs the same whether you are on a buoy or on your own anchor in sand.
- Mustique Moorings Office: Mon–Fri 08:00–12:00 and 13:00–18:00 · Sat 08:00–12:00 and 13:00–17:00 · Sun and holidays 09:00–12:00 and 13:00–16:00. Its fees run per three consecutive nights, so the meaningful unit here is a three-day block, not a night.
- Sandy Lane Yacht Club publishes its opening hours twice — "0800 – 1900 7 days a week" in its contact block and "08:00 to 17:00, 7 days a week" in its FAQ. Assume the shorter one and call ahead for a late arrival.
- Lobster is closed 1 May to 31 August — the park's own wording is "Do not buy lobster out of season (that is from May 1 to August 31)."
- Arrival is a clearance, not a filing. There is no advance-notice window to meet: go directly to the first designated port of entry before stopping anywhere else, and settle the Cruise Tax and anything else outstanding there.
Regatta dates in the Grenadines are set by the organising clubs — confirm the 2026–27 dates directly with the organiser. The fee dates and office hours above are the operators' and the authority's own, and they are the clocks that actually change what a trip costs.
Yachts we'd shortlist for St Vincent & the Grenadines
Reviewed the same way as everything on this site — specifications verified against the builder's own numbers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you haul out a yacht in St Vincent and the Grenadines?
Yes — at Ottley Hall, a mile north of Kingstown. Invest SVG, the government's investment promotion agency, publishes a 30-ton travel lift for vessels up to 75 feet and a graving dry dock 212 feet long, 38 feet wide and 17 feet deep taking vessels up to 1,000 tons, alongside a 1,700-foot marina for vessels to 270 feet and a three-acre apron holding up to 150 yachts. Those figures date from the yard's commissioning in 1994, so confirm the lift is running before you plan a season around it, and telephone ahead to agree tonnage and lift dates.
What is the largest yacht that can berth in St Vincent and the Grenadines?
One hundred metres — 328 feet — at Sandy Lane Yacht Club's Glossy Bay Marina on Canouan, which publishes "120 berths up to 100m LOA" and, in its own FAQ, that it "can accommodate boats up to 100m LOA with drafts max 5.5m." That 5.5-metre figure is 18 feet of draft and it is the constraint most owners miss: draft governs long before length does in this chain. It is also a published Port of Entry, with customs and immigration clearance available on request. Everywhere else in the country — Blue Lagoon on St Vincent, Admiralty Bay on Bequia, Clifton on Union Island — berthing is arranged by telephone rather than off a tariff, so call ahead and agree length, depth and rate on that call.
Can you anchor in the Tobago Cays?
Yes — in sand, and it costs the same as a mooring. The Tobago Cays Marine Park's own regulations say "Do not anchor in coral or sea grass beds, but use moorings where provided or select sandy areas", and its fee schedule effective 1 January 2023 added a line reading "Park Anchoring – (NEW FEE) $60.00 for 24 hrs" — exactly the park mooring rate. So the park priced anchoring rather than banning it, and there is no saving in it, only a choice. Entry into the park is charged separately at $15.00 per person for yachts, charter boats, pleasure boats, dive boats and cruise ships. The schedule names no currency, so confirm it with the park on (784) 485-8191 before you budget.
Is there dock and dine in the Grenadines?
In one place. Sandy Lane Yacht Club at Glossy Bay on Canouan has four venues on its own marina — Shenanigan's Beach Club & Restaurant, Foxy Jacks, a daily bakery on the plaza and Scruffy's crew bar — where you are already berthed and the moorage transaction is the marina's. Everywhere else the chain works the way it always has: take a mooring, pay the fee and go in by tender. That holds across Admiralty Bay, Britannia Bay, Clifton and the Cays, and in the Tobago Cays even the barbeque ashore carries a published price — $25.00 for one to ten people and $45.00 for eleven or more.
Where can you clear customs in St Vincent and the Grenadines?
At nine designated seaports. The Ministry of National Security lists Kingstown, Campden Park, Blue Lagoon (Ratho Mill), Walliabou and Chateaubelair on St Vincent, plus Bequia, Mustique, Canouan and Union Island in the Grenadines. The Ministry of Tourism states that visiting yachts "must proceed directly to a designated port of entry to complete clearance formalities before stopping at any other anchorage", and that boats must also clear out at an official port before departing. Bring three crew lists, clearance from the previous port, passports and ship's papers. Arrival is a clearance rather than a filing — there is no advance-notice window to meet, and SailClear is described by CCLEC, which runs it, as an optional service. A private vessel must also pay a Cruise Tax for unlimited stay in SVG waters; the amount is not published, so ask the officer when you clear.
How much does it cost to moor at Mustique?
The Mustique Company publishes EC$200 (US$75) for a vessel up to 70 feet, EC$450 (US$170) from 71 to 100 feet, EC$550 (US$210) from 101 to 150 feet and EC$1,000 (US$385) at 151 feet and over — and those fees buy three nights, not one. The chart states it "entitles you to three (3) consecutive nights stay", which puts a 70-footer at about US$25 a night. The island is a Conservation Area under the Mustique Company Limited Act 2002, so you must "use only designated areas at Britannia Bay for mooring & anchoring", and if Mustique is your first port of call in the country you must declare entry with Customs and Immigration. Moorings Office (784) 488-8363, VHF 68/16. The chart carrying these figures dates from 2018, so settle the rate when you call.