Utila : Profile

Location

Puerto Este (otherwise known as Utila Town) lies at the easterly end of the island. Utila is now reported to be cruiser friendly with much less theft reported than in previous years. The anchorage however does not have good holding.

Last updated November 2010.

Clearance

The Port Captain and Immigration Officer can be found in their offices on the town dock during weekday working hours. Check in is said to be straightforward.

Documents required are: a complete crew list (four copies in Spanish), the passports of all on board, a copy of the ship’s papers and a clearance fee of US$5 per person.

No Customs clearance is required.

Last updated November 2010.

Docking

One can anchor east of the concrete town dock, in the area off the fuel dock (marked by two high, cylindrical, white tanks); alternatively, the area farther to the east, inside the harbor’s protective reef. Another anchorage is available west of the Municipal Dock, near the easterly end of the town’s beach.

Holding is said to be poor.

There is a bank just across the street with money exchange and cash withdrawal facilities; photocopies can be made at the Internet Café on the Main Street just west of the town dock.

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