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John Morris says:

November 21, 2023 at 6:24 PM

We were sailing down to Forr dd France yesterday when we were intercepted by the Police Maritime RIb. There’s an exclusion zone on the port until 27 November 2023 for the arrival of French transat sailor Jaques Vabres. We diverted to St Pierre. I can’t find any notice to mariners referring to this exclusion zone anywhere.

Navigation, anchoring or berthing is forbidden in the Baie de Flamands. This includes the normal anchorage for FdF under the walls of Fort St Louis.

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Sue Richards says:

November 22, 2023 at 11:51 AM

Thankyou John for this info. We’ve added an alert to the port page.

daniela-rausch says:

May 3, 2019 at 1:40 PM

The marina is great and efficient – what I am used from Europe. I agree it is a on the outskirts of FdF, with few facilities nearby. I am writing to recommend a great car rental company though: Cover Car. 2 minutes walk from the Marina along the main road, they have great customer service and good prices. For the same price as the bigger companies I get a better car (and you safe 2x 20 eur for the taxi to the airport). (example: a 5 doors sedan for 35 eur per day) It is true, that the challengers try harder, and this company succeeds. http://www.covercar.fr; they speak mostly french but can speak English as well.

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Data Entry1 says:

April 3, 2018 at 9:06 PM

Hello, the address and phone number of Customs shown above is wrong. Also Google map entries. We eventually found customs in the Express des Iles, inter-Island Ferry Terminal in Fort du France. This is where the Ferries leave to Dominica, St. Lucia, etc. They could help us with the import of a cat.

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Data Entry1 says:

March 28, 2018 at 11:58 AM

Good anchoring here, in sandy mud, but it was very rolly. This seemed more to do with swell than just the ferries.

A good place to the provision as Leader Price is just down the road and there is a fantastic Carrefour a little further into town. Also chandlers across the road from Leader Price.

Fuel in Fort de France
We got diesel and petrol from Baie de Tourelles, DCML WIPCO. It’s possible to get it on your boat or in the dinghy. Pass into the small marina and the fuel dock is signposted DCML in green letters. There are 2 moorings for boats to get diesel, we are 42ft and our tank is at the stern of the boat, the hose just reached. The dock is a floating pontoon and you have to tie your lines to the plastic rings, there is no one there to help. Wear your shoes as the plastic is scorching on your feet. Diesel was €1.20 a litre, petrol €1.41.

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Data Entry1 says:

February 24, 2018 at 1:30 PM

We stayed 6 nights in la Marina of Etang z’Abricots. A New port for sailing yachts. Superb! All facilities like shower, laundry. During the night there is a guard. The port is well organised and safe.
You can take bus 211 in the centre of Fort France. It takes 25 mins and costs €1.80.
We rented a car for two days for 50€ via the Port Captain. They bring the car to the port.
The bakery is at 200 meters.
We had a wonderful stay and liked it very much.

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Data Entry1 says:

January 30, 2018 at 3:48 PM

We stayed in the Marina Etang Z’Abricot for 11 EUR a night (12-meter boat) including water and electricity. It is a long walk to town (1,5 hour), if you have a fast dinghy it’s better to take that into town. The marina wasn’t on our charts as its pretty new. Follow the buoyed channel, give Pointe des Sables a very wide berth. Depths in the marina were 3 metres or more. Showers are horrible.

There is a Decathlon with an impressive assortment of water sports toys (even kitesurfing gear) near the freeway on a 45-minute stroll from the marina. We also tried to anchor off the Fort but it was way too windy and crowded.

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Data Entry1 says:

November 15, 2017 at 9:10 PM

From Martinique Cruisers Facebook Page:
When anchoring in Fort de France, we no longer consider that the regular dinghy dock is a safe place to leave your dinghy, even during daylight hours.
We’ve noticed that local French cruisers use the higher dock, slightly west of the main boardwalk dock. The boys do not seem to bother dinghies over there.

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Data Entry1 says:

April 12, 2017 at 7:56 PM

Reported on CSSN:
DATE: 2017-03-20 21:00
Owners returned to the Fort de France main dinghy dock at 9 PM and found that a thief used cable cutters to cut the single cable that had secured the fuel tank, outboard and the dinghy, then took only the fuel tank.

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Data Entry1 says:

December 28, 2016 at 7:03 PM

We tried the telephone number, but was told the number was not in use

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Data Entry1 says:

March 5, 2016 at 5:06 PM

Marina very safe and quiet, contact on channel 9 when in a channel. Gates to pontoons and main entrance are electronic. Staff very helpful and friendly. Showers, e-mail no laundry yet, 45-foot yacht €13 a night, electricity and water. Taxis not cheap. Mooring is stern to with pick up lines on the jetty for attaching to bow marina staff will assist. Tel local 0596.75.11.57

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Data Entry1 says:

January 16, 2016 at 6:15 PM

Marina is indeed operating (January 2016) and had basic facilities like wifi and showers. They don’t seem to have internet pages but there was plenty of room for guest boats. Price was 11 euros per day for a 40ft sailboat.

The marina is pretty far from everything. There is boulangerie on walking distance but provisioning is best done with a cab to supermarkets (Carrefour) which is just 10 minutes drive away.

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Data Entry1 says:

March 28, 2015 at 1:45 PM

What are the fees for mooring? Are there fees if the boat is anchored?

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Fort-de-France - Update History

Dec 02, 2025

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December 2025: Anchoring rules updated courtesy of Doyle Guides.
August 2023: Clearance information updated.
July 2022: Security section updated with latest report from CSSN.
June 2022: Security section updated with latest report from CSSN.
August 2021: Security section updated with latest report from CSSN.
December 2019: Security section updated following reports from CSSN.
January 2018: Marina and anchoring updates from Eve and Tom.
October 2017: Checked and updated marina/boatyard information.
April 2017: Security section updated with info. re gas tank thefts on main dinghy dock as reported by CSSN.
October 2016: Carenantilles boatyard information updated with upgrades now completed - information from boatyard direct.
June 2016: Clearance updated.
April 2015: Security update under docking re. local youths from Culebra Cruisers Facebook Group.

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