Martinique : Profile

Facts

Martinique is an Overseas Department of France and is the main island of the French Antilles, the most northerly of the Windward Islands.
It has a high standard of yachting facilities and for boats arriving from across the Atlantic, Cul-de-Sac Marin is the most convenient port at which to clear in. There is now a large charter base there.
Cruising attractions include the French culture, mountainous interior and numerous quiet anchorages.

Based on reports to noonsite from cruisers, petty theft from yachts is on the rise in the Caribbean in general. Cruisers should take basic safety precautions and use common sense when leaving the boat or going ashore at night. Dinghy thieves operate throughout the Caribbean and best advice is to place your dinghy on deck and chain it overnight.

Check the Noonsite Piracy Pages and the Caribbean Safety & Security Net for information on the current island situation.

The Caribbean Safety and Security Net (safetyandsecuritynet@gmail.com) gather information by anchorage or by island, so sailors can plan their cruising in the Caribbean with an eye to appropriate behaviour and precautions wherever they decide to go. Should you have information about a security incident, as well as contacting Noonsite please also forward details to the Caribbean Safety and Security Net, as theirs is the most comprehensive source of Caribbean security incidents against sailors on the net. Please be sure to include boat name, date of incident and anchorage/port where the incident took place.

Weather

The island has a high rainfall due to the mountains. Wet season: June to November; The high humidity is made tolerable by the steady trade winds. Hurricane season: July to November.

Martinique Weather Forecast.