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the ferry between Grenada and Carriacou
Arrival
on Carriacou by boat.
If you arrive from outside the country Grenada, you must stop at Hillsborough
to clear in,
as officials do not allow boats to anchor at Tyrell Bay before clearance.
This only applies to boats arriving from another country.
Customs office is in the commercial harbour, immigration at the police station.
In Carriacou one must also visit the Grenada Port Authority office, located next
to Customs.
A harbour fee is charged although facilities are minimal.
Customs
Tel:443 7659
Opening Hours: 0800-1145,1300-1545(weekdays)
Carriacou Yacht Club
Tyrrel Bay
Tel:(473) 443-6292, Fax:(473) 443-6292, VHF Channel 16
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Provides some of the other marina facilities but no docking. Internet cafe.
Carriacou regatta
Carriacou Regatta Festival
started in 1965 as a mere boat racing event in Hillsborough Bay, Carriacou. Carriacou Regatta festival has now grown to become the biggest summer festival in the region. Held over the Emancipation weekend each year, it now includes a large number of Sporting and Cultural activity. The Regatta Race events focus mainly on the locally built ‘Workboats' with some twelve different classes of Boats ranging from 14 to 35 feet in length and participation from Tobago, Grenada, Canouan, Mayreau, Bequia(Grenadines), Petite Martinique, Antigua and Carriacou. Other aspects of the Festival includes: Donkey Racing, Greasy Pole, Miss Wet T-shirt, Miss Aquaval Queen Show with participation from Trinidad, Tobago, Grenada, Barbados, Canouan, Union Island and host Carriacou; Road Races and much more.

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