Cruising Guide to Trinidad and Tobago

This book is a collaborative effort of many people.
Charlene Defrietas and Cathy Whitby helped me pull the Trinidad section together. Jeff Fisher sailed and helped in Tobago.
Peter Hoad, better know as Wipers, updated our Barbados section.
I put together the Guyana section from Information sent by many people in Guyana; this is mentioned In the Guyana section.
Special thanks to those who have emailed me with Information. Where possible it has been added.

CONTENTS
CRUISING GUIDE TO TRINIDAD
AND TOBAGO
STAR CHARTS
PLANNING AND CRUISING
INTRODUCTION
CRUISING COMFORT
FISHING
SWIMMING
CURRENCY
LANGUAGE
PHOTOGRAPHY
MEDICAL CARE
DANGERS
DRUGS & GUNS
SECURITY
PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
SAILING REGATTAS & EVENTS
CRUISING INFORMATION
WEATHER
NAVIGATION
GPS POSITIONS
MILEAGE CHART
CUSTOMS AND IMMIGRATION
VHF RADIO
TRINIDAD
TRINIDAD AT A GLANCE
INTRODUCTION
WORK IN TRINIDAD
BOAT BUILDING IN TRINIDAD
TRINIDAD AS A SERVICE CENTER
YSATT
TDC
HOW TO HAUL AND KEEP SMILING
HOW THE YARDS WORK
PREPARATIONS FOR STORAGE
EXPLORING TRINIDAD
NATURE TRIPS
TRINIDAD CARNIVAL
PASSAGES BETWEEN TRINIDAD, TOBAGO, AND GRENADA
ANCHORAGES IN TRINIDAD
CHAGUARAMAS BAY
BAY VIEW MARINA
CARENAGE BAY
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO YACHT CLUB
PORT OF SPAIN
NORTHWEST TRINIDAD
SCOTLAND BAY
MORRIS BAY
GRAND FOND BAY
CHACACHACARE ISLAND
GASPAR GRANDE ISLAND
POINTE-A-PIERRE
TRINIDAD'S NORTH COAST
LAVACHE BAY
MARACAS BAY
LAS CUEVAS
GRANDE RIVIERE
TOBAGO
TOBAGO AT A GLANCE
DIVING IN TOBAGO
EXPLORING TOBAGO
ANCHORAGES IN TOBAGO
SCARBOROUGH
TOBAGO PLANTATIONS
STORE BAY
PIGEON POINT
BUCCOO REEF AND BON ACCORD LAGOON
BUCCOO BAY
MOUNT IRVINE BAY
GRAFTON BAY I
GREAT COURLAND BAY, PLYMOUTH
PLYMOUTH TO MAN OF WAR BAY
CASTARA BAY
ENGLISHMAN'S BAY
Weather chart
Passages
Trinidad
Northwest Trinidad
Chaguaramas
Bay View, Gasper Grande
Carenage Bay anchorage
Trinidad and Tobago Yacht Club
Port of Spain approaches
Downtown Port of Spain
Scotland Bay
Morris Bay
Grand Fond Bay
Chacachacare
Gaspar Grande
Point-a-Pierre
Sate d'Eau to LaVache Point
LaVache to Maracas Bay
Las Cuevas
Grand Riviere
Tobago
Approaches to Scarborough
Scarborough
Pigeon Pt. to Crown Pt
Pigeon Pt to Shirvan Road
Buccoo Reef & Buccoo Bay
Grafton Bay & Mt. Irvine Bay
Plymouth Anchorage
Castara Bay
Englishman's Bay
Parletuvier Bay
Bloody Bay
Charlotteville
East Coast of Tobago
Anse Bateau Bay & Speyside
ANCHORAGES IN TOBAGO CONTINUED
PARLATUVIER BAY
MAN OF WAR BAY AND CHARLOTTEVILLE
CHARLOTTEVILLE TO KING'S BAY
ANSE BATEAU
KING'S BAY
SOUTH COAST BETWEEN KING'S BAY AND SCARBOROUGH
B CRUISING GUIDE TO
BARBADOS
BARBADOS AT A GLANCE
PLANNING AND CRUISING
INTRODUCTION
CRUISING INFORMATION
WEATHER
CUSTOMS AND IMMIGRATION
MEDICAL
SPECIAL EVENTS
I SAILING TO BARBADOS
EXPLORING BARBADOS
ANCHORAGES IN BARBADOS
BRIDGETOWN & CARLISLE BAY
BETWEEN BRIDGETOWN AND SPEIGHTSTOWN
SPEIGHTSTOWN & PORT ST. CHARLES
CRUISING GUIDE TO
GUYANA
GUYANA AT A GLANCE
ABOUT THIS GUIDE
PLANNING AND CRUISING
INTRODUCTION
CRUISING INFORMATION
SHOTS
WEATHER
CUSTOMS AND IMMIGRATION
LOCAL ETIQUETTE
MEDICAL
DANGERS
EXPLORING GUYANA
SAILING TO GUYANA
ANCHORAGES IN GUYANA
ROEDEN RUST MARINA
FORT ISLAND
STAMPA ISLAND
SHANKLANDS RESORT
HURAKABRA RIVER RESORT
BARTICA
BAGANRA ISLAND RESORT
DIRECTORY
INDEX OF TRINIDAD TECHNICAL SERVICES
GENERAL INDEX
ADVERTISERS INDEX
Barbados
Passages to Barbados
Bridgetown & Carlisle Bay
Bridgetown
Bridgetown to Folkestone Park
Folkestone to Port St Charles
Port St. Charles
Guyana
Passages, Trinidad to Guyana
Essequibo light to Parika
Essequibo River to Lau Lau Is
Fort Island to Lau Lau Is
Mamarikuru Is to Shanklands
Shanklands Resort Anchorage
Approaches to Hurakabra Resort
Hurakabra Resort Anchorage
Bartica and the confluence of the Essequibo and Mazaruni Rivers
Bartica
Baganara Island