 Canouan : Profile
Lying south of Mustique and north of Mayreau, in the middle of the Grenadine archipelago, Canouan is an island of only 5 square miles.
Position 12deg 42.6'N, 61deg 20'W.
Both Customs and Immigration are located at the airport.
Charlestown Bay is the main anchorage but can be uncomfortable.
The mooring buoys close to the shore belong to the charter fleet and not available to other boats.
The pier at the Tamarind Beach Hotel can be used to come ashore in your dinghy, but use an anchor to keep your boat clear of the pier. If landing on the beach, be aware that huge waves can appear from nowhere and sumersault the boat.
The hotel welcomes cruisers and has WiFi and will sell you bread. Also boats will call to sell you fish, lobster, bread, water, ice and diesel.
If buying diesel be sure to filter it well - it is unlikely to be clean.
A new marina, (The Glossy Bay Marina) is planned for Canouan.
Note:The safety department at SVG Air strongly urges yachts to avoid the area within 2 miles of the airport's final approach area.
On numerous occasions vessels have been crossing the final approach path at Canouan, at the same moment an aircraft is on its final approach. This poses a problem to both the aircraft and the yacht alike, especially at night or in low visibility. This is especially difficult for a pilot unfamiliar with the area.
Last updated January 2012.
Marcus (Iceman)
VHF Channel 16
Supplies ice, gas, moorings and water and will try to assist in other ways.
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