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OFFICIAL PORTS OF ENTRY are operated and administered by the Grenada Ports Authority, which regulates and controls navigation within port limits
PRICKLY BAY: The Port of Lance aux Épines (Prickly Bay), located in position 12°00’N, 61°45.7’W on the south coast of the mainland, is a port of entry for yachts only. The port consists of the water north of a line from Prickly Point to True Blue Point (Mace Point). A reef extends the full length of the eastern shore, so yachts should proceed with caution. True Blue Point should be given a wide berth owing to shoaling just offshore. Approach from south-west with caution. The Porpoises – a group of rocks located about half a mile south of Prickly Point – are sometimes awash and difficult to spot, being about 3 ft above sea level at low tide. Anchorage is permitted inside the bay in depths of 5.0 to 15.0 metres with good holding grounds in a mixture of sand and mud. Anchorage within 200 metres of the beach on the northern shore is prohibited. Spice Island Marine Service Co Ltd is a modern full service marina with a 35 ton travel hoist. Contact ‘Spice Island Marine’ on VHF Channel 16.
GRENVILLE: The Port of Grenville is defined by the water enclosed by a line from Telescope Point to Soubise Point to the
nearest point on the mainland at Soubise. Grenville Bay, in position 12°7’N, 61°37’W, and St Andrew’s Bay, separated by Marquis Islet, should not be entered without local knowledge. Breaking seas across the entrance to Grenville Bay will be experienced during strong north-east winds. The port has a single pier with a depth alongside of 3.0 metres at its head. Vessels over 3.0 metres draught can anchor safely within the outer reefs. Pilotage is compulsory for all vessels over 150 grt. Pilots are based in St George’s.
TYRREL BAY: Located in position 12°27’N, 61°29.2’W, in the south-west corner of Carriacou, it includes all the water within Tyrrel Bay east of a line drawn on longitude 61°31’W. Vessels can anchor in 9.1 to 27.45 metres in the northern outer part of the bay. Anchoring is prohibited in the inner lagoon. There is a 90 metre long jetty at the northern end of the beach and a tanker terminal to the south of the jetty. Pilotage is compulsory for tankers over 100 grt, with at least 24 hours’ notice required.
HILLSBOROUGH: The Port of Hillsborough, on the west coast of Carriacou, takes in all the waters within a line from Craigston Point westward to the north side of Jack-aDan Island and then west to the north side of Mabouya Island and then south to Cistern Point and then back along the foreshore to the starting point. Hillsborough Bay (12°N,
61°28’W) is entered between Jack-a-Dan and Sandy Islet. A town stands at the head of the bay.
ST DAVID’S HARBOUR: Located on Grenada’s south coast, St David’s Harbour is defined as being north of a line from Little Bacolet Point (12°0.63’N, 61°40.96’W) to St David’s Point (12°0.78’N, 61°40.51’W) including all of the foreshore. St David’s Point has a distinctive rock at the peninsula forming the eastern side of the harbour entrance. The channel is marked by buoys and the harbour may be used only by yachts.