Refits in Chaguaramas

Three boatyards at Chaguaramas: lift sizes, the trades on site and when to reserve a space on land.

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Yards

Yards at Chaguaramas

The largest lift is the 200 t travel lift at CrewsInn. Each yard sets its own limits. Ask the yard before you book.

Yard	Haul-out	Where	Notes
CrewsInn boatyard	200 t travel lift. Beam up to 30 ft.	Point Gourde, Chaguaramas	Draft on the approaches to the bay is 20 ft at the shallowest point. Haul-out for storage, repair and refurbishment. info@crewsinn.com
Peake Yacht Services	150 t travel lift. Beam up to 31 ft.	Chaguaramas	Stores up to 350 boats. No forestay removal on most yachts below 60 ft. Painted vessels from 10 ft dinghies to 110 ft yachts. +1 868 387 1066
Power Boats	Two lifts, 60 t and 50 t, 20 ft inside clear width. Monohulls up to 60 t, 19 ft beam, 11 ft draft and about 70 ft long. A catamaran trailer takes catamarans up to 55 ft long, 28 ft wide and about 18 t.	Chaguaramas Bay	Hauls over 500 yachts a year. Room for about 250 yachts on land in hurricane season. +1 868 634 4303

Haul-out figures come from each yard's own website.

Booking

When to book

Hurricane seasonPower Boats says its yard is normally very full of yachts in storage from June to November, so a space on land must be reserved.

PeakePeake says many customers leave boats on the hard for the hurricane season or other long periods. Its contact form asks for an intended booking date and length of stay.

Trades

Trades and services on site

Peake, in-houseFibreglass and gelcoat repairs, osmosis treatment, antifouling, Awlgrip spray painting, pressure washing, polishing and shrink wrapping. For major refits it can fit a shrink wrap shed over the boat.

Peake, contractorsMarine surveyors, electronic repairs, welding, canvas work and upholstery, sandblasting and outboard repairs.

Power BoatsA marine hardware shop, a grocery, a restaurant and a fuel jetty are on site.

Supplies

Chandlery and duty

Peake

Duty and VAT free supplies

Peake says a foreign-registered yacht in transit can buy boat supplies free of duty and VAT. The chandlery is open Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings. Check the terms with the yard.

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