Berths in St Barths
Gustavia 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.
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Gustavia pleasure port
The port belongs to the Collectivité de Saint-Barthélemy and has a marina and a separate commercial port. The port website publishes no berth count or maximum length, so ask the port office before you plan a call.
| Port | Berthing | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Port de Gustavia, pleasure port (port de plaisance) | Stern-to the quay wall, dropping an anchor. Yachts email the port in advance with dates. | +590 590 27 66 97, portdeplaisance@portdegustavia.fr. VHF 12. Open 07:00 to 18:00 every day. |
Sources: Gustavia port website and Superyacht Services Guide. Superyacht Services Guide says all yachts must get authorisation from the Port Captain's office before they enter the port. Ask the port office for berth fees.
Services at the pleasure port
Source: Gustavia port website, services page.
Clearance and port rules
Forms
Entry and exit formalities are compulsory for the pleasure port. Complete them at the port office or online up to 24 hours ahead. The port registers them only after you print and sign the form at the office. An agent is not required.
Call the port
Noonsite reports that the Port Authority asks for a call on VHF channel 12 two hours before arrival. A yacht that stays 24 hours can clear in and out at the same time (Noonsite, updated November 2024).
Channel limit
The port website posts 3 knots in the channel. The Territorial Environment Agency says vessels must use the access channel and keep to 5 knots in the port area. Keep to the lower limit.
Sources. Checked 7 November 2026.
- Port de Gustavia, official port website
- Port de Gustavia, entry and exit formalities
- Port de Gustavia, services
- Port de Gustavia, contacts
- Port de Gustavia, opening hours
- Port de Gustavia, useful information (ferries)
- Port de Gustavia, New Year's Eve Regatta
- Territorial Environment Agency, on the water
- Territorial Environment Agency, regulatory zones
- St Barths Bucket, schedule of events
- Superyacht Services Guide, Port de Gustavia
- Noonsite, Gustavia clearance
- Noonsite, St Barts
- YachtBuyer, St Barts New Year's Eve 2025
- Dockwalk, Papers Please, 2011
- WMO climate normals 1991 to 2020, Princess Juliana International Airport
- US National Hurricane Center, climatology
- UKSA salary guide 2025
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim, coordinates
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