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Yacht Question #217895
02/17/2020 12:26 PM
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After watching the yachts parked in front of us at SBR the past two weeks I have a question. Do they have to pay a fee to the government to anchor? I don’t know anything about the boating world.

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Re: Yacht Question [Re: SandS] #217900
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Yes they do have to pay.

Re: Yacht Question [Re: Kennys] #217905
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Huh. Interesting. I knew that they have to pay in order to go through the bridge, or to dock. Didn't realize they had to pay to use their own anchor at sea. Are you sure about that, Lesley?


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Re: Yacht Question [Re: Carol_Hill] #217906
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I've heard of mooring fees if using a mooring buoy but not at anchor. When we sailed the BVI's that was the case. Some smaller boats have their own mooring buoys they installed themselves in Simpson Bay.

Re: Yacht Question [Re: SXMScubaman] #217907
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That's kind of what I thought.


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Re: Yacht Question [Re: SandS] #218572
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All visiting yachts pay a cruising fee to enter the waters. On some islands, there is also a National Park fee to anchor in those areas marked as such.

No free lunch or anchorage.

Yachts pay to enter and anchor in the lagoon as well

Re: Yacht Question [Re: sailbynight] #218609
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how far out do an island’s (country’s) waters extend?


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Re: Yacht Question [Re: IslandBoi] #218610
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Not sure how far but the nature foundation Marine park extends pretty far and covers a large area.

Re: Yacht Question [Re: IslandBoi] #218627
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12 nautical miles according to the UN.

Re: Yacht Question [Re: Carol_Hill] #218752
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Originally Posted by Carol_Hill
Huh. Interesting. I knew that they have to pay in order to go through the bridge, or to dock. Didn't realize they had to pay to use their own anchor at sea. Are you sure about that, Lesley?


Yep. They have to pay clearance, harbor, and bridge fee if applicable. At the police station by the bridge.

http://www.portstmaarten.com/index.php?id=20

http://yachtingstmaarten.com/clearing-0


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Re: Yacht Question [Re: sailbynight] #218955
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I live here on a boat and pay no fees to anchor anywhere. The only fees are for entering the lagoon by the Simpson Bay bridge - though there are rumored fees to anchor on the dutch side of the lagoon, I have never heard anyone paying such.


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