Anchorage at St Anne:
Busy anchorage but plenty of space as it’s very big.

Dinghy docks:
The main concrete one is in the town.
There is another floating one in front of the Pirates Bar Restaurant. This restaurant is only open for lunch.
It’s a 5 min walk to the town from this dinghy dock.

Rubbish bins:
There are bins a little to the left and some more to the right of this restaurant.
Rubbish bins also near the main pontoon. No recycling but then further into town there are bottle recycling bins.

We walked from St Anne, along with the trail to the other side of the island (9km). NB, there is no cafe, bar or anywhere to buy drinks when you get there! After another 5k we hitched a ride back to St Anne.

Bus A goes from the main town centre to Le Marin, 2.10 Euro each one way.

Le Marin:
The marina area seems to be the only interesting part of La Marin.
Provisioning can be done at Leader Price by dinghy or there is a small, expensive Carrefour walking distance from the Carenage.
Good chandlers in the marina and in the carnage.

Dear Noonsite Team,

For the statistics:

We have been on anchor from the 22. August to the 23. August in front of the marina Le Marin, Martinique. Our berth was only available on the 23. therefore, we stayed our last night of the sailing season on the anchor.

We saw that most yachts had their dinghy behind in the water. We usually always lifted it with the davit during the whole year, but unfortunately, we felt secure in this spot and left the dinghy in the water.

The next morning we found the line cut and the dinghy was gone. Exceptionally frustrating, given it was our last day of sailing. A discussion with the marina showed there was one other dinghy stolen during the same night.

It seems that this spot, contrary to its appearance is not safe at all for dinghies.

Regards,
Daniel Köppel
S/Y Neorion

Another option for clearing in at Marin is the less crowded anchorage of St Anne. There is a Clearance Computer Terminal located at the “Snack Boubou” next to the church. Just walk off the main dock towards the church, and you will find Boubou on the left. It cost 2 euros for the paper/printing. The owner was very helpful and spoke enough English to help you along. The computer form is in French and English. St Anne itself is a charming little town, and catching a bus into Marin for provisioning is easy enough if desired.

Travis and Joanne
s/v Calico Jack

An update after clearance expects to be boarded and searched. Especially if you fly an American flag. Also if you are not a 220-volt boat there is no provision for electrical hook up. The craftsman seems to be mad that they have to work on your boat or that you would ask for an estimate. Bottom line if you are not a French boat and/or speak French I got the freeing that I was not welcome.

Great safe anchorage with best victualling in the Caribbean. Just tie up alongside the Leaderprice dock and stock your boat to the gunwales. The Internet can be a problem. A lot of the time the Mango Bay at the marina doesn’t work and when it does it is painfully slow. We found the SucreSale bar right on the beach where the folk boats sail from just past the covered market. The planters punches are to die for and the internet is fast, free and always working. La Belle Elene was there November 2013.