No electronic systems in use for Sint Maarten or the French islands. I now clear into the French side at Anse Marcel at the Capitainerie; the anchorage is good and it is just a short dinghy trip in. Once cleared in I head around the corner to Grand Case. I think you can still clear into the French side at the French Island Waterworld (one could never clear in at Budget Marine). At the Saintes the same people who collect mooring fees run the clearance computers, so I just ask them when I should head in to do my inbound or outbound clearance and they'll tell me when the shop is open. Just a heads-up regarding Deshaies on Guadeloupe. The "Le Pelican" no longer has a clearance computer and the official customs office in Deshaies now does that - but their opening hours are essentially random, according to all recent accounts.


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