Port Louis Marina

Add a little ‘spice’ to your yachting
Situated in a natural lagoon on the lee side of the ‘Spice Island’ of Grenada in the Eastern Caribbean, Port Louis Marina offers luxury slips for yachts up to 90m LOA. Perfect for exploring the fabulous cruising grounds of the Grenadines, Grenada’s friendly, vibrant, and distinctively Caribbean atmosphere is a breath of fresh air with a tang of spice. Only 15 minutes from the international airport and safely situated below the hurricane belt, Port Louis provides the perfect place for all boats, year round.

Port Louis Marina currently operates 170 berths – fully serviced marina slips for yachts of all sizes, including superyachts up to 90m (300ft) in length and 6m (20ft) draft.

This luxury Caribbean marina, ideally situated for cruising the beautiful waters of the Grenadines, offers marina slips for sale as a permanent home marina base, as well as for annual or seasonal rental, or for short-term visitor stays.

Facilities

VHF Channel 14

Standard facilities for all marina slips include:
• Electricity 220/240v to 600 amp (60 Hz power on selected berths)
• Fresh water
• Waste disposal
• Black and grey water pump-out
• 24 hour security staff
• On-site yacht cleaning services
• Nearby boatyards with 70 ton travel lift (to 32′ wide)
• Technical services for yacht repairs and servicing
• Chandlery within a few minutes’ walk

Services

Port Louis Marina provides visitors with luxury facilities on-site supported by a comprehensive local commercial infrastructure.

The Capitainerie is open 7am to 7pm, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. If the marina staff are out checking boats, they can be contacted on VHF Channel 14.

The following are either within the marina or close by:

• Spronks Provisioning – provisioning and yacht services: +1 473 436 4369 / 444 4662 or email Claire»
• Bluewater Liquors – provisioning and yacht services: +1 473-435-9517 / 473-535-2583 or email Bluewater»
• Henry’s Safari Tours – laundry, transfers, taxi, yacht services, tours and more: +1 473 444 5313/443 5296, VHF channel 68 or email Henry»
• Horizon Yachts – new yacht sales (dealers for Bavaria, Fountaine Pajot, Sea Ray and Meridian), brokerage, management, charter, repair services: +1 473 439 1000/2 or email Horizon Yachts»
• Foodland – supermarket across the lagoon; 10 minutes’ walk or 2-minute dinghy ride
• There are two chandleries – Island Water World and Budget Marine. Island Water World is in the lagoon and only a 2-minute dinghy ride from the Marina.

Port Louis Marina has invested a great deal in the facilities on-site with the washrooms being no exception. A provisioning delivery service is available, and there is a serviced launderette. The marina also has its own private swimming pool.

Trolleys are available for use by berth holders and visiting yachtsmen. If you have a heavy or awkward load, please ask a member of staff to assist you. Please return trolleys to one of the designated areas. Nobody, especially children is permitted to ride in the trolleys.

Cable TV and Internet access are available throughout the marina. Please contact the Capitainerie for details. There is ample car parking.

Technical Services

Most yacht services are available on-site at Port Louis Marina, provided by the marina tenants or local shipyard services:

• Grenada Marine – Boat repairs, refits and engines: +1 (473) 443 1667or email Grenada Marine»
• Turbulence Grenada Ltd – Sail making, rigging, repairs, electronics, deck equipment servicing: +1 (473) 439 4495.
• Island Dreams – Guardianage and yacht management: +1 473 443 3603 / 473 415 2138 or email Island Dreams»
• On the south coast of Grenada there are technical services and facilities provided by Spice Island Marine and Grenada Marine. There are also agents at the marina to help with any yacht service requirements, including provisioning and transport.

Electricity and water are available 24 hours a day on the pontoons and are chargeable through a metered point. Please contact the Capitainerie.

Port Louis Marina offers a facility for the emptying of holding tanks. Please do not empty grey or black water tanks into the marina; please ask at the Capitainerie if you wish to make use of this service.

Regulations

In line with local regulations, yachts arriving from outside Grenada or Carriacou will need to clear in with Customs and Immigration at a port of entry. Port Louis Marina has several very local Ports of Entry and the marina team will be more than happy to help assist and direct you:

• Grenada Yacht Club, St Georges (2 minute dinghy ride from Port Louis)
• Grenville, St Andrew
• Grenada Marine, St David’s Bay
• Prickly Bay Marina
• Hillsborough, Carriacou
• Customs Regulations in Grenada
• Inward clearance must be completed by the captain before any crew member lands. Four copies of the crew list/clearance form are required; these can be completed in advance.

Outward clearance is also required from Grenada to ensure inward clearance in the next country to be visited. Yachts should depart within 24 hours of clearing out.

The Grenada Customs and Immigration offices are open Monday to Friday from 0800 to 1145 and 1300 to 1600, and from 0800 to 1330 at the weekend.

Full details of clearance procedures for Grenada.

Pilotage

The approach to Port Louis Marina and St George’s is straightforward in all weathers. The buoyed marina fairway is lit and easy to identify, day and night, making it very easy to safely find your marina slip.

Don’t forget! Grenada uses the American system (“Red Right Returning”) so red buoys mark the starboard side of the channel on your arrival.

Please pay special attention to commercial traffic when entering or leaving Port Louis Marina. It is important for yachtsmen to keep a good watch, especially along the Carenage waterfront in St George’s itself.

On approach to the marina, call the Capitainerie on Channel 14 for instruction on your marina slip.

Please note: vessels intending to berth in the Port of St. George must follow Port regulations, which state a mandatory requirement for all vessels of 200 gross tons and above to have a pilot from Grenada Ports Authority on board upon entering and leaving the Port of St. George. Pilots require 24 hours notice in advance of the vessel’s arrival and 3 hours in advance of the vessel’s departure.