PAPEETE’s New Marina
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| Photo Jean-Baptiste Calvas |
April 24, 2015 – Bora Bora
Big news in French Polynesia! At long last, Papeete has a downtown marina. It opened yesterday, just in time for the ARC Rally to inaugurate.
To summarize:
- 80 spots: 60 for regular sailboats, 20 for mega-yachts, long-term stay OK
- 60 day-use spots for small boats (poti marara, small outboards), no overnight
- Live aboard: 10% of the spots, max.
- Local boat owners’ spots: fewer than 10
This is, obviously, a marina dedicated to international cruisers. Locals will remain at Marina Taina, Arue, or even Moorea.
Cost? Pretty international. I have converted the prices from CP Francs to USD (US $1 = 100 CP approx..)
- Day use for small boats: $5/day (no overnighting). This is where you would leave your dinghy if coming to town from Marina Taina.
- Monohulls:
o 12 meters: $15/day, $350/month (low season); $35/day, $800/mo (high season)
o 16 meters: $20/day, $460/mo (low season); $50/day, $1,100/mo (high season)
o 20 meters: $25/day, $600/mo (low season); $65/day, $1,500/mo (high season)
- Multihulls:
o 12 meters: $22/day, $520/mo (low season); $52/day, $1,250/mo (high season)
o 16 meters: $30/day, $700/mo (low season); $70/day, $1,700/mo (high season)
o 20 meters: $38/day, $900/mo (low season); $98/day, $2,350/mo (high season)
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- Docks are equipped with electricity (220) and water. Supposedly, a pumping station (I have not verified)
A new 1-km long boardwalk follows the docks. Permanent facilities to welcome cruisers have not been built yet, but have been budgeted.
This is a marvelous improvement and we congratulate the new government for having, at last, seen the marina project to completion.
Enjoy Papeete!
s dominomarie