 Braye : Profile
For Customs clearance, Braye is the only port of entry, and all vessels entering from outside the Bailiwick of Guernsey must complete a customs form - UK forms are not valid. Customs must be notified of any animals aboard - UK rules apply.
It is not permitted to tie up to the commercial Quay or the Breakwater, nor beach on Braye or Saye bays.
Crew may not join or leave the ship in Alderney.
H.M Customs
Tel:+44 (0)1481 822620
A favorite first stop when cruising to the Channel Islands from the U.K. The harbour provides good shelter except in strong NE or E winds. If such conditions are forecast, it is best to leave, if possible, as the harbour can be untenable.
There are 70 large yellow visitors' buoys and Mainbrace provides a water taxi service during the season. Room to anchor in the harbour is limited but, depending on the wind direction, various bays around the island provide limited shelter.
St Anne's is the only town on Alderney and is a 20 minute walk uphill from the harbour.
The Harbourmaster's Office is at the SW end of the harbour, near the entrance to Little Crabby Harbour. The Dinghy pontoon, dinghy slipway, showers, toilets, launderette, telephones, chandlers and a skip for rubbish are all nearby; the launderette is in the same building as the showers, and uses £1 coins - both are open 24 hours a day in the summer, but the showers are closed in the winter.
Harbour Master
Harbour Office, Little Crabby Harbour, Braye
Tel:+44 (0)1481 822620, VHF Channel 16, 74 (not 24hr) 'Alderney Radio'
The Harbour Master will gladly provide a fix, if required, in poor visibility. Contact him on VHF.
MMSI no. 002320196
Alderney Sailing Club
Tel:+44 (0)1481 822 758 / 822 959
The Alderney Sailing Club
www.sailalderney.com
The Alderney Sailing Club, adjacent to the Harbour Office, is open from 1800-2000 every day during the summer and Thursday to Sunday during the winter and welcomes visiting yachtsmen.
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