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World ARC Local Information Recommended Reading...........................................................................................................03/2 Destination Comparison ..........................................................................................................03/6 Saint Lucia ..............................................................................................................................03/11 Colombia ...............................................................................................................................03/20a Panama ....................................................................................................................................03/21 San Blas Islands .......................................................................................................................03/22 Shelter Bay Marina ...................................................................................................................03/24 Panama Canal Transit Information ...........................................................................................03/28 Flamenco Marina ......................................................................................................................03/30 Las Perlas Islands ....................................................................................................................03/34 Galapagos Islands ..................................................................................................................03/36 French Polynesia: Hiva Oa .....................................................................................................03/45 Tahiti .........................................................................................................................................03/49 Bora Bora .................................................................................................................................03/54 Cook Islands ...........................................................................................................................03/58 Suwarrow ................................................................................................................................03/58 Niue ..........................................................................................................................................03/59 Vava’u, Tonga ..........................................................................................................................03/62 Fiji ............................................................................................................................................03/65 Vanuatu....................................................................................................................................03/77 Port Resolution, Tanna .............................................................................................................03/78 Port Vila, Efate ..........................................................................................................................03/79 Australia ..................................................................................................................................03/82 Mackay, Queensland ................................................................................................................03/83 Thursday Island ........................................................................................................................03/87 Part 2 Darwin ......................................................................................................................................03/91 Indonesia: Bali.........................................................................................................................03/97 Australia: Christmas Island ...................................................................................................03/101 Australia Cocos (Keeling)......................................................................................................03/104 Mauritius ................................................................................................................................03/109 La Réunion ............................................................................................................................03/113 South Africa: Richards Bay ...................................................................................................03/117 Cape Town ..............................................................................................................................03/120 St Helena ...............................................................................................................................03/124 Brazil ......................................................................................................................................03/128 Salvador de Bahia ..................................................................................................................03/129 Grenada .................................................................................................................................03/133 Saint Lucia: Marigot Bay .......................................................................................................03/137 Rodney Bay ............................................................................................................................03/140 © World 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World ARC Local Information Suggested The Panama Cruising Guide by Eric Bauhaus Pilot Books & Guides ISBN 9789962006374. The ‘Panama Bible’. Great There are more general cruising and sailing colour maps and aerial books in the Preparations section, pages 52-53 photographs of the San Blas islands and good section Don’t forget that you can save 10% by on transiting the Canal. A ordering your books and charts through new edition is due in print in our online shop Autumn 2014. www.worldcruising.com/shop Havens and Anchorages by Tom Morgan/ RCC Pilotage Foundation ISBN 954190041. A Ocean Passages and Landfalls by Rod companion guide to the South Atlantic Circuit Heikell and Andy O’Grady ISBN 9781846231551. covering the smaller and less-known destinations. Cruising routes of the world with passage planning information and information on key harbours. Brazil Cruising Guide by Michel Balette ISBN 9781846232015. Translated from French. Atlantic Ocean Over 250 harbours and anchorages are described and illustrated in full colour with charts and Atlantic Pilot Atlas by James Clarke photographs. Originally published in 2008, so ISBN 9781408122471. Large format map-book reflects data from 2007 at best but still a good, showing wind and current percentage information useful guide. for every month of the year. It covers the Atlantic, Caribbean and Mediterranean. There is a good Pacific Ocean commentary on each month too. Landfalls of Paradise by Earl Hinz ISBN Atlantic Crossing Guide by RCC Pilotage 9780824830377. Good general Foundation ISBN 981408113806. A useful book passage planning book, with to read if you have not cruised the Atlantic before. details on ports of entry and Introduces all the basic problems, as well as much more. giving outline port information. Pacific Crossing Guide RYA Book of Caribbean Cruising by by RCC Pilotage Foundation Jane Gibb ISBN 9780713654318. Full of top-tips ISBN 9780713661828. Good for your boat and equipment preparations. Highly general passage planning book, including recommended. Marquesas, Bora Bora and Fiji. Chris Doyle’s Sailors Guides South Pacific Anchorages by Warwick Chris Doyle’s Sailors Guides are regularly Clay ISBN 0852884826. Clear but less detailed updated, accurate and good value. They make maps of passes and anchorages. navigating straightforward. He provides sailing, Cruising Guide to the Kingdom of mooring, shopping, eating and leisure information Tonga by Ken Hellewell ISBN 972749217. as well as technical support. The range includes: Includes information on over 90 anchorages Windward Islands, Grenada to Martinique, Leeward Islands, Anguilla to Dominique, Trinidad Charlie’s Charts – Polynesia by Charles and Tobago, Venezuela and Bonaire Wood ISBN 9780968637067. A cruising guide containing hundreds of sketch plans and pilotage South Atlantic Circuit by Tom Morgan notes to anchorages and ports in the ‘Polynesian ISBN 9789541900338. A comprehensive Triangle’ of the SE Pacific. reference to Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina, the South Atlantic Islands, South Africa and Namibia. © World Cruising Club 2014-2016 Local Information 03/ 2 WORLD CRUISING CLUB RALLY HANDBOOK 03. World ARC Local Information Australia: Darwin Customs and Immigration Further information on clearances will be distributed by the World ARC team on arrival. Information Customs House 21 Lindsay Street Tel: 8980 6532 Time Zone UTC +9.30 (minus minutes from TI & Mackay) or 8946 9999 Dialling Code +61 (+08 for Northern Local Dangers Territories) Saltwater crocodiles (salties) are the most Emergencies dangerous animals in the north of Australia. All 000 or 112 000 from a mobile/cell phone Attacks are rare, but usually fatal. There are lots of salties in the Darwin area, and sea bathing Useful websites should be avoided. www.australia.com www.tourismtopend.com.au Box jellyfish (marine www.darwin.nt.gov.au stingers) are usually found between October and May,