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St Barths

St Barths has one port for yachts, at Gustavia. The harbour office, the quays and the town sit close together, and the busiest week of the year is New Year.

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superyachts over 78 ft off the island at New Year 2025

3 knots

speed limit in the Gustavia harbour channel

07:00 to 18:00

port office hours, every day of the year

96 hours

longest stay at one time in the Nature Reserve

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For crewJobsCrew jobs on St Barths come mostly from yachts that call at Gustavia in winter. This page lists the first-week steps and the work and port rules that sources report.For captainsBerthsGustavia is the only port for yachts on St Barths. Yachts go stern-to the quay wall with an anchor down, and every yacht needs authorisation from the port office.For owners and charter guestsVisitingThe yacht season runs from December to April, and New Year is the busiest week. The 2027 St Barths Bucket starts on 17 March.

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Gustavia harbour

Yachts clear in, berth and anchor at Gustavia, the only port of entry on the island. The port office, the quays and the town are within about 1 km of each other.

Quai de la République. Quay on the Gustavia waterfront in the pleasure port.

Hôtel de la Collectivité. Government building on the west side of the harbour.

Fort Gustav and lighthouse. Headland above the harbour entrance. The Territorial Environment Agency has its public reception in the Fort Gustav III garden.

Fort Karl. Hill and ruins on the south side of the harbour.

Seasons

Best months and weather

28.6°

67.9

Jan

28.7°

49.4

Feb

29°

46.9

Mar

29.6°

60.1

Apr

30.4°

May

31.3°

Jun

31.5°

96.6

Jul

31.8°

106.2

Aug

31.7°

116.1

Sep

31.2°

157

Oct

30.3°

162

Nov

29.3°

101

Dec

Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff seasonTop number: mean daily high, °C. Bars: rain, mm.

WMO climate normals 1991 to 2020 for Princess Juliana International Airport, Sint Maarten (WMO 78866), about 30 km north-west of Gustavia. The island has no published station of its own. Highs are the mean daily maximum. Hurricane season runs from 1 June to 30 November (NOAA). Season bands are our own estimate.

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