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Clearance

It is now possible to clear into and out of the country here.

It is a long way to the local offices, therefore if planning to visit Barbuda on the way out of the country it is easier to obtain outward clearance when clearing out of Antigua, mentioning the fact that one intends to visit Barbuda first.

Last updated January 2012.

Customs
Tel:+1 268 460 0085, VHF Channel 16

Docking

The best anchorages are at Spanish Point and off the west coast.

Cocoa Bay has been recommended by cruisers as a good anchorage behind a reef. The pass is at an angle and can be tricky however there is a good spot to anchor just off the Cocoa Point Resort.

Twenty miles north along the coast is the pink sanded "11 Mile Beach" and from here one can visit the mangrove lagoon and the Frigatebird colony (November).

Palaster Reef is a national park and fishing with a speargun or rod is not permitted.

Charts of Barbuda have been reported as unreliable because of coral growth, especially on the south side of the island.

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