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Useful information for life at anchor, with links to the official sources. If in doubt, the official sources prevail.

Information checked on 4 November 2026.

Gustavia harbour office

Opening hours: Every day, all year round, 7 am to 6 pm
VHF: Channel 12
Phone: +590 590 27 66 97
General enquiries: [email protected]
Administration: [email protected]
Accounts: [email protected]
Mail: Capitainerie du Port de Gustavia, BP 695, Gustavia, 97099 Saint-Barthélemy Cedex

Boaters can receive mail at this address. Port contacts page

Mandatory to use the pleasure port.
At the harbour office, or online up to 24 hours ahead. The online form must then be printed, signed and presented at the harbour office.
No ship’s agent is required.
Speed limit of 3 knots in the channel.
Immigration questions: national gendarmerie.

Water: individual meter on every quay — €0.012/litre (subscribers), €0.019/litre (transit).
Toilets and showers for port users only, every day 7:30 am to 6 pm.
Shower card: ask at the port office; issued against a €100 deposit, maximum 2 cards per boat.
Wi-Fi: ask the harbour office for the code.
Waste sorting is mandatory on the island.

Much of the island’s waters are a Nature Reserve. The official brochure contains the zone map and shows where anchoring is allowed.

Simple protection zone (Colombier and Fourchue bays, Gros Îlets, Pain de Sucre, Toc Vers, Frégate islets): anchoring only in the areas shown in the brochure.
Colombier and Fourchue: vessels over 25 m not allowed; insurance with a “removal and destruction” clause required.
Ecological buoys: 20 t and 25 m maximum, 96 hours at most; you must then leave the Reserve for at least 96 hours before returning.
Enhanced protection zone and dive sites: anchoring prohibited.
Speed limit 5 knots; jet skis, seabobs, electric boards, towed sports and underwater lighting prohibited.
Grand Cul-de-Sac lagoon: specific rules — see the official sign.

Unofficial, undated source: confirm with the harbour office before relying on it.