Marigot Bay is an official St. Lucia point of entry centred on a sheltered yacht marina. Customs and Immigration operate from the Yacht Reception Facility; the marina publishes 42 berths, 20 inner-bay moorings and capacity for yachts up to 85.3 m.
Marigot Bay is one of the clearest examples of a marina-based St. Lucia entry point: the Yacht Reception Facility handles the core border contact, while berth or mooring arrangements, SLASPA charges, Port Health and any fuel or yacht-services requirements can be coordinated around it.
The Saint Lucia Tourism Authority states that Customs and Immigration are located at the Yacht Reception Facility in Marina Village. Customs clearance is available there and the office also acts as a collection point for SLASPA fees.
Marigot Bay Yacht Haven publishes 42 berths with maximum LOA 280 ft / 85.3 m and maximum draft 20 ft / 6.1 m, plus 20 inner-bay mooring buoys. This makes the local berth plan relevant even for significantly larger yachts.
The marina publishes VHF 12/16, tax/duty-free fuel and on-berth fuelling. Its current operator information sheet lists Customs and Immigration hours of 08:00–16:00; because that is operator-published authority information rather than a government timetable, attendance should be reconfirmed for the yacht's ETA.
Prepare the applicable records before arrival or departure.
Marigot Bay centres Yacht Clearance around the Yacht Reception Facility in Marina Village, with berth or mooring arrangements forming part of the same arrival plan.
The national advance-reporting rules apply before arrival, with crew, passenger, vessel, route and relevant cargo information prepared according to origin. The Yacht Haven publishes 42 berths and 20 inner-bay moorings, with yacht limits up to 85.3 m LOA and 6.1 m draft, so the assigned position should match the yacht's dimensions.
Marigot's marina setting does not remove the requirement to await pratique before normal shore communication. The Tourism Authority identifies the Yacht Reception Facility in Marina Village for Customs and Immigration, allowing the main border formalities to be coordinated within the marina environment.
Tourism Authority guidance states that Marigot Customs acts as a collection agency for SLASPA fees. The marina also publishes duty-free fuel, in-slip fuelling and a yacht-spares shipping procedure; these can be coordinated around the call, while international departure still requires the applicable outward reporting and border formalities.
Marigot Bay’s Yacht Reception Facility brings Customs and Immigration into the marina setting. The facility operates within St. Lucia’s national international-arrival framework.
A berth or mooring does not replace advance Customs reporting, Port Health/pratique or the competent authorities’ formal clearance decisions. Marina arrangements and border clearance remain separate.
Customs law requires advance passenger and cargo information through the proper officer, normally at least 24 hours before arrival from a non-CARICOM country and one hour from a CARICOM member state. Short-voyage alternatives may be set by Customs.
The Customs framework separately requires the vessel’s report inward 24 hours before arrival. This is distinct from the advance passenger and cargo data submission.
A vessel arriving from a foreign place must await pratique before shore communication. At Marigot Bay, that requirement needs to be aligned with the berth or mooring and the Yacht Reception Facility.
SailClear is an optional electronic pre-arrival service where supported. It does not replace IMPACS reporting, the separate Customs report inward, or formal Port Health, Customs and Immigration clearance.
Yes. SLASPA lists Marigot among St. Lucia's smaller points of entry, and the Tourism Authority states that Customs and Immigration are located at the Yacht Reception Facility in Marina Village.
The current Tourism Authority guidance places both at the Yacht Reception Facility in Marina Village. It also states that the Customs office acts as a collection agency for SLASPA fees.
The marina currently publishes 42 berths, maximum yacht length 280 ft / 85.3 m and maximum draft 20 ft / 6.1 m, plus 20 inner-bay mooring buoys. Current berth availability should still be confirmed for the actual yacht and dates.
Marigot Bay Yacht Haven publishes VHF channels 12/16. Its current operator information sheet lists Customs and Immigration hours of 08:00–16:00, but this is operator-published authority information rather than an official government timetable; current attendance and any overtime arrangements should be reconfirmed separately.
Yes. Marigot Bay Yacht Haven publishes tax/duty-free fuel together with high-speed dock and on-berth fuelling. The marina separately publishes a maximum berth length of 280 ft / 85.3 m; fuel eligibility, availability and timing should be confirmed for the intended call.
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