St John's : Profile

Location

This town (not to be confused with Saint John, New Brunswick in the Bay of Fundy), lies on the SE corner of Newfoundland.

St. Johns is a pleasant city, with numerous restaurants, bars and coffee shops. The city enjoys a long and vibrant history as the seat of the provincial Crown; and the oldest English-founded city in North America.

Clearance

When you are about 12nm from the approach channel to St. Johns Harbour, call St. Johns Traffic on VHF Ch.11.

Customs is located on the 6th floor of the Canada building. If you have firearms on board you will be required to buy a permit and have them locked.

Docking

Cruisers report it is convenient to tie up to one of the floats in line with the Narrows near the large "Canada" building known as "Queens Wharf". There are no facilities, water or electricity, but the dock is very handy for downtown.

Dockage here is inexpensive and payment is made at the Harbour Master's office in the blue building north on Water St.

Showers can be found at the YMCA on Kingsbridge Road, a 15 minute walk and quite expensive.

Last updated July 2008.

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