Our Experience No Name Harbor to Bimini

[hamburking]

Originally Posted by powsmias

Thanks.. sorry if this post comes up more than once, my comp messin up.. question. does a pearson 35 make the cut or is it LOA? or play dumb at registration and declare the 35 ft?

You mean Pearson 34, right? The model is Pearson 35, the length is 34 feet....for sure....where's my tape measure....Yup, 34 feet and 12 inches.

[wsmurdoch]

Originally Posted by pesarsten

In the interest of presenting good info, the charges for Bahamas cruising permit are now $150 for up to 30 feet LOA and $300 for over 30 ft. This changed quite a while back. I have heard of people being charged the old rate, of $150 up to 35 ft, feel lucky if you do. Many websites including the Bahamas tourism site are not accurate.

We were charged $150 in North Bimini (Alice Town) March 21, 2017. We are a 34 foot (34.2 on the USCG documentation form) Pacific Seacraft. I have my computer printed and rubber stamped receipt.

Bill Murdoch
Irish Eyes to the Bahamas

[GordMay]

Greetings and welcome aboard the CF, Jerr.

[pesarsten]

Bill,
Glad to hear you got the lessor charge. I hope you spent the extra 150 pretty quickly on some wonderful adult beverages. But, I wanted to make sure that others who check in to the Bahamas don't think that they will be charged the same as you. I have confirmed that the "official" charge is 150 for 30 ft and under and 300 for over 30 ft. Of course it is the Bahamas and perhaps the rules have changed again!
I'm going to be sure to check in at Alice Town next time in hopes of getting the lower rate.

[MV Wanderlust]

Glad you had an easy enough crossing. Thanks for the info on No Name. We were near there last week. Welcome back.