March 2018: New information posted on noonsite
Published: 2018-04-14 00:00:00
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The beautiful Galaxidi, Greece - taken by Tony Olin
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Thank you to all of you who found time to contribute to noonsite last month with cruising information, to those who helped us with a small donation and to our new advertisers – all of you are helping to keep noonsite a valuable and free service for the cruising community.
Our March Portrait of a Cruiser are another cruising family, this time from the UK. Caspar and Nichola Craven circumnavigated with the World ARC Rally aboard their Oyster '53 with their 3 small children on board.
MARCH ROUND-UP: WORLDWIDE PORT UPDATES & COUNTRY CRUISING REPORTS
Caribbean
Bahamas: High fees if just stopping overnight
Bonaire: 9 incredible days mid-March
BVIs, West End, Sopers Hole: No marinas open for business
Dominica, Roseau: The Legendary Marcus Augustus
Grenada, True Blue Bay: Quieter alternative to Prickly Bay
Guadeloupe: Updates from cruisers
Jamaica, Montego Bay: Get the correct forms when checking-in
Martinique, Fort de France: Updates
Martinique, Marin: Mechanic recommendation
Martinique: Marin and St. Anne updates
Saint Lucia: Clearing in at Marigot Bay
Saint Lucia: Updates for Rodney Bay
St. Martin - Caution if arriving with a Pet: Distemper at epidemic levels!
St Vincent & the Grenadines, Canouan: Excellent snorkeling in Rameau Bay
St Vincent & the Grenadines, Union Island: Clifton was a surprisingly good stop
St Vincent & the Grenadines, Wallilabou Bay: Mobbed by boat boys
Tobago Check-in: Time your arrival to avoid high fees
Central America
Belize: Clearance ports
Guatemala: Arrival in Livingston for the Rio Dulce
Mexico, Puerto Escondido: "The Waiting Room" is now off-limits
Panama: Affordable Marinas on the Pacific coast of Panama
Panama: New marina on Pacific coast
Panama: Recommendation for importing spares & packages
Panama: Recommendation for electrical work
Panama: Clearing into Panama at Porvenir and Puerto Lindo
Panama: Transiting the Panama Canal without an Agent
South America
Argentina: Useful website for weather warnings
Brazil, Cabedelo: Wonderful friendly marina
Brazil, Fortaleza: Armed Night Robbery
Brazil, Recife: Anchoring and visiting Old Recife
Suriname: Highly recommended
Uruguay, La Paloma: A recent visit
Uruguay: Useful notes for cruisers
Venezuela, Los Roques: Latest Update
Mediterranean & Black Sea
Wintering in the Mediterranean: Cyprus - Limassol Marina
France, Gruissan: Wintering here
Greece: From the Ionian to the Dodecanese
Greece, Corfu, Port Mandraki: Berthing costs and services
Italy South Coast (Ionian Sea): Safe haven in Porto Degli Argonauti
Italy South Coast (Ionian Sea), Crotone: Tucked up in Ciro' Marina during strong southerly storms
Italy South Coast (Ionian Sea), Gallipoli: Best all-round shelter in the Winter
Italy: Resource for port information
Russia: Report of a Visit to the Far East Coast
Russia: Cruisers with questions - can you help?
Spain & Portugal: Marina Prices
Turkey: Cruising from Bodrum, Datca, to Marmaris
Western Europe & North Atlantic Islands
Canary Islands, Fuerteventura: An update on facilities at Gran Tarajal
West Africa & South Atlantic Islands
Gambia, Banjul: A Cruiser's Visit 2017
South East Asia & East Asia
Indonesia, Kupang: Our port of entry for Indonesia
Indonesia, Lombok, Medana Bay: Very glad we stopped here
Malaysia: Yachts now required to clear Immigration at every port visited
Malaysia: Clearance in Labuan
North Indian Ocean & Red Sea
India, Kochi: A cruiser's Experience of a Visit in Early 2018
Sri Lanka, Trincomalee: Two important points if planning to visit this port
Sudan: Three weeks in Suakin
South Indian Ocean
Cyclone patterns in the SW Indian Ocean
The Challenge of Passage Planning in the SW Indian Ocean
A Passage from the Seychelles to Kenya
North Pacific Islands
Guam: Updates from a visit in February 2018
Kiribati: Join Sea Stewardship and help with the crises brought upon by climate change
Kiribati: Internet and WiFi on the Islands
Northern Marianas: Updates for 2018
Western Pacific, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas: Total country update
South Pacific Islands
Australia, Brisbane: Southport is now a port of entry
French Polynesia: Registrations Open for Tahiti Pearl Regatta
Galapagos: New tax for visiting yachts
Vanuatu, Port Vila Boatyard: Marine Repair, Maintenance, Marine Supply & Cyclone storage facility
WORLDWIDE CRUISING NEWS
Australia: 3 tropical storms and a 4th possibly for Fiji & Tonga next week
Europe: Storm Emma sinks boats from Wales to Cadiz
South Pacific, Fiji: New Port of Entry - Port Denarau Marina
USA: Google to map South Florida waterways
USA: World Cruising Club eNews
WORLDWIDE PIRACY & SECURITY NEWS/REPORTS
Information Partners with the Caribbean Safety & Security Net (CSSN)
Brazil, Salvador, Maragogipe: Armed Night Robbery
Brazil, Salvador, Maragogipe: Gloom and doom in the Bay of All Saints continues
Cape Verdes, Sao Vicente, Mindelo: Night boarding and theft
Canary Islands, Lanzarote, Arrecife: Dinghy and bicycle thefts
Caribbean, Grenada, Chemin Bay: Outboard theft
Caribbean, Guadeloupe West Coast: Dinghy and Outboard Theft
Caribbean, Saint Lucia, Rodney Bay, Gros Islet: Dinghy Theft
Caribbean, Saint Lucia, Rodney Bay, Gros Islet: Another Dinghy Theft
Caribbean, SVG, Canouan, Charlestown Bay: Charter yacht burgled
Caribbean, USVI, St. Thomas: Outboard Thefts
Colombia, Cartagena: Outboard & fuel tank theft
Colombia, Isla de San Andres: Death of Dutch Cruising Couple - Criminal Investigation Opened
Gulf of Aden: Attempted Piracy
OTHER NEW CRUISING-RELATED REPORTS & INFO.
NEW: Noonsite's Recommended Booklist
OpenSeaMap has added new charts for OpenCPN
SSCA sponsors Trans-Atlantic Cruisers' Net - starts April 15th, 2018
World Cruising Club Forums & Seminars
Portrait of a Cruiser: The Craven Family
10-Year Circumnavigation Aboard Halekai
Around the World with Nine of Cups - 86,000 nautical miles
Caribbean: Sargassum Weed Update
Caribbean: Outlook of Sargassum blooms in the Caribbean Sea for 2018
North Pacific Islands, Kiribati: Sea Stewardship - a response to crises brought upon by climate change
Race for Water Foundation - Global Odyssey on specially designed solar-hydrogen-kite powered catamaran
Peters & May: Global Yacht Transport
Cyclone patterns in the SW Indian Ocean
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