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JULY 2010
Once you have cleared in to
Tobago you must
get permission from customs for any move you wish to make to any
other anchorage. There are two ports of clearance Scarborough and
Charlotevbille. You can get a coastwise from one to the other with
stopping places inbetween..
New Regulation in Tobago
Only boats with special permission may access
Bucoo Reef. Permission is not being granted to yachts or their
tenders, so you may not use your tender to go snorkeling on the
reef. You may still swim out there from the beach.
Tobago
July 2011.
Just wanted to update you about Tobago and the information in
your guide - Manta Dive now no longer exists - it's now closed
and the owner Goran has now left the island. I spent a
long time looking for Eleven Degrees North - it's now called
WYSIWYG and Muntaz the Indian restaurant has now closed, as has
Pepe's. I did find a good restaurant called La Cantina which is
on the main road to the airport just next to the Clothes Wash
Cafe - it is a pizza/Italian place and does excellent food for a
reasonable price.
The Clothes Wash Cafe is still there but not quite how your
guide describes it - there is no longer a book swap or a coffee
bar which was a bit disappointing and personally I didn't find
the staff that friendly. I did find a place next to Bago's Beach
Bar called Store Bay Marine Services - it does laundry and has a
book swap and also gives lots of advice to cruisers. It also
offers a whole host of services for cruisers like engine repair,
bottom cleaning, internet cafe, mail order chandlery YIT etc
Thanks. Mel Carlton, Calmos 3
November
2011
The big news in Tobago is John and kate's
Store Bay Marine Services - right by the beach in Crown Point, Tobago
They
have good wifi and email, a very reasonably priced laundry, an
excellent bookswap. They fill gas tanks give good advise and in
additiontheir team of service engineers can undertake repair, maintenance, fabrication and installation at short notice in the following areas:
• Marine Electrics and Electronics
• Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
• Marine Woodwork, Metalwork and GRP
• Canvas Work
• Outboard Engines (2 & 4 Stroke)
• Diesel Engines
• Plumbing (Water & Gas)
• Commercial Diving
They
can also get chanderly in a few days.
Store Bay Marine Services Limited, Unit B, Bago's Beach Bar, Pigeon Point Road, Crown Point, Tobago web:
www.sbms.co.tt, e: john@sbms.co.tt
tel: 660 8468 mobile: 390 5408 VHF: Ch06
The
mooring buoys are all gone.
The following came from Caribbean Compass:
Hazards
to Navigation Off Tobago
Sailors
should beware of 12 Fish Aggregation Devices (FADS) that have been
placed in the waters off the north coast of Tobago. Each FAD
consists of two bamboo rafts tied in tandem and anchored. Each FAD
is marked by a flagged buoy. The two rafts (each nine to 12 feet
long) comprising each FAD are connected by 35 metres of
polypropylene rope. The FADS are located in an area roughly between
11°18’N, 60°34’W and 11°23’N, 60°58’W. They are
apparently unlit. For more information phone (868) 471-4696. In
the same general area, oil-drilling operations are underway. If you
see the anchored drilling rig, you are advised to give it a wide
berth, maintaining a distance of at least 500 metres. In addition to
the rig, anchors in sets of eight have been pre-laid in other well
exploration sites. Vessels are also advised to give the anchor
marker buoys a wide berth. Relevant Notices to Mariners will be
broadcast on North Post Radio (Trinidad). North Post Radio monitors
VHF Channel 16 and MF 2182 USB, then uses VHF Channels 24, 25, 26,
or 27.
Tobago 24/04/08
Dear Mr Doyle
The latest guide mentions using the Coco Reef beach for dinghy
landing if
using their restaurants. Please be advised that there is a 125TT
charge
for beaching your dinghy and this still applies if using their
restaurant!!!
Graham Payne Yacht Eowyn
Tobago April22, 2009, Hi Chris,
We were referred to you by Heather and Sam
(unfortunately I did not get their last name) they sail
a catamaran. They live in England when they are not
sailing. They came and had a meal at our cafe and told
us that we should contact you and let you know about our
cafe. They did say if they saw you on their travels they
would let you know about us.
We have just reopened our cafe after being closed for 8
years. We are cooking grilled food; chicken, fish,
vegetables, lamb, beef/fish/veggie burgers and hot dogs,
usually served with chips and coleslaw but we can make baked
potatoes, pasta
salad or rice. We cook everything
fresh so once it is ordered we grill. Our prices are
reasonable local prices and we do not have a different
price for tourists and locals. We do not currently serve
alcohol but our guests are welcome to bring it in to
enjoy with their meal.
We have done a buffet meal for a group of people off a
catamaran for that we did a price per
person.
We are located on Windward Road at the eastern edge of
Delaford where it becomes Kings Bay. We
have a sweeping view of Kings Bay. Some boats do come
and stay in the bay from time to time but not as much as
Pirates Bay in Charlotteville.
Our phone number is 868 771 2716 or of course you can
email us at this address. If you are traveling around
the island please stop by the cafe if you have a chance.
We are listed on the My Tobago website.
Joanne and Michael
The above looks very good, They do not sell alcohol but
you can buy it next door. Chris
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Date last
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