 St Peter Port : Profile
Port Control monitors VHF Channel 12. Visitors should call about one hour prior to arrival to receive berthing instructions. One of the port launches normally meets arriving yachts and directs them to a berth. A red light on the pier at the port entrance indicates large vessels are under way, and only boats of 15 m (49 ft) or less may enter or exit if keeping clear of the main fairways. Do not anchor or berth without the prior permission of the harbour master. Customs and immigration documents will be handed to you on arrival and these must be completed before anyone goes ashore. The forms should then be handed to a customs officer or deposited in one of the yellow customs boxes. All arriving vessels must clear in at the main harbour in St Peter Port before proceeding to one of the marinas.
The marina lock is open 3 hours each side of HW. If arriving outside this time, the harbour launch will direct you to an appropriate holding pontoon. The harbour authorities are well organised here. Having sorted out the boats beforehand, a launch will then lead each boat to a berth when the lock opens and departing boats have cleared the entrance.
If departure time dictates, it is possible to remain in the outer harbour. Charges are the same as for the marina, but there is no water or electricity and the water taxi to get ashore costs £1 each way! Anchoring in Havelet Bay (free) might be a better option if the weather is suitable.
Harbour Authority
PO Box 631, St Julian's Emplacement, St Peter Port
Tel:+44 (0)1481 720 229, Fax:01481 714177, VHF Channel 16, 20 'St Peter Port Radio'
www.guernseyharbours.gov.gg, guernsey.harbour@gov.gg
Port control is on VHF ch 12.
MMSI no. 002320064
Queen Elizabeth II Marina
Tel:01481 725987
This marina is usually reserved for local boats, unless visitors are directed here by the Harbourmaster.
Victoria Marina
St Peter Port
Tel:+44 (0)1481 725987, VHF Channel 37, 80 (summer)
Opening Hours: HW +/- 3hrs
Visitor berthing and facilities with all-tide access to outer pontoons and controlled access to marina. 250 visiting yachts here. All facilities available in blocks at either side of the marina. Right in centre of the town. Shops, markets, banks and restaurants all close by. Completely sheltered.
Water Taxi
VHF Channel 10
Guernsey Yacht Club
Castle Emplacement, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 1AU
Tel:01481 725 342, Fax:01481 711890
www.gyc.guernsey.net, gyc@gtonline.net
On the Pier, just beyond thr fuel berth.
Royal Channel Islands Yacht Club
Tel:+44 (0)1481 723 154
2008 the RCIYC moved to across from the creening hard, above Da Bruno's Italian Restaurant. Welcomes visiting yachtsmen.
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