Spanish Water : Profile

Clearance

Boats may tie up to the reception dock at Seru Boca Marina, in the SW corner of Spanish Water or anchor west of the Curaçao Yacht Club. Customs no longer come to Spanish Water, yachts must now go to Punda in the town for clearance, and then to Immigration on the other side of the river, in the cruise ship terminal area.

The entrance into Spanish Water is sometimes difficult to locate and should not be attempted at night.

Customs, Immigration and Harbour Inspection
Within 24 hours you need to check in at Customs and Harbour Immigration. Customs are at Punda at the corner of Handelskade and Capriles Kade, north of the floating bridge and west of the floating market.

Harbour immigration is at Otra-Banda, over the floating bridge to the right, direct under the high bridge. At the harbour Inspection, in the building next to harbour Immigration, you need to obtain an anchorage permit. They will ask you to mark where you are anchored. Be sure to take all your documents. You should be in one of the permitted anchorages.

ESeaClear December 2011 cruisers report succesfully using the ESeaClear system here for Customs, however you still have to walk across the bridge and fill out forms for Immigration and Port Authority (two separate stops).

Last updated December 2011.

Customs Office
Capriles Kade
Tel:+599 9 434 5300
Opening Hours: 24/7

Immigration Office
Harbour Immigration, Otra-Banda
Tel:461 4100
Opening Hours: 07:00-21:30 (every day)
An initial stay of 90 days is allowed. For extensions apply 2 weeks in advance at the Immigration office, Mortierweg 5, Otrabanda.

Docking

Most visiting boats anchor in Spanish Waters Bay, which is well sheltered. However all anchoring needs permission from the harbour office in Willemstad. It costs $10 USD for 3 days in each anchorage, exept Spanish Water where a permission lasts for 3 months.

Click here for a map of the anchorage areas.

Sarifundy's Marina, which offered a range of services to visiting yachts, has now burnt down.

There is a dinghy dock at the Fishernam's snackbar.

The Curaçao Yacht Club is only open to members.

Last updated November 2011.

Harbour Master
Motet Kade
Tel:+599 9 434 5972 / 434 5968
Opening Hours: 07:30-11:45, 13:30-16:30 (Mon-Thurs), 07:30-11:45, 13:30-16:00 (Fri)

Kima Kalki Marina
Kima Kalki Marina N.V., Brakkeput Ariba 62, Spanish Water, Curaçao Netherland Antilles
Tel:5999-7673014/5999-5602759, Fax:5999-7674673
Kimakalk@bgate.net
A small, safe marina for yachts up to 80ft with electricity and water located in a well protected bay at Spanish Water. Showers, toilets, telephone, internet, airport and supermarket shuttle bus services. Sailmaker and mechanical services. Customs and immigration clearance.

Royal Marine Services Curacao B.V
Piscadera Bay, Curacao
Tel:+599 9 461 2028
info@royalmarineservicescuracao.com
Haul and launch, maintenance and repairs, yard storage and berths. Fuel dock, chandlery.

SOV Asiento
Rust & Burghlaan z/n
Tel:+5999 737 5560 / 466 3888
www.sovasiento.com , info@sovasiento.com
Temporary membership available. Dinghy dock for members. Restaurant.

Seru Boca Marina
P.O. Box 4816, Porta Blancu z/n, Nieuwpoort
Tel:5999-767-9042, Fax:5999-767-9003, VHF Channel 67
sbmar@attglobal.net
120 berth marina, 24 hour security, water and electricity to berths. The marina can also help arrange a range of marine repairs. It is regarded as a hurricane-safe marina.