Ramon Frank is building a 50ft long-line trawler with us here at Grenada Marine, using traditional wood-boat construction methods. Follow us through the build – she is going to be a beautiful boat. We wish Ramon all success with her.

Grenada Marine mechanic Gerald Pascal and W. E. Johnson‘s Marine Travelift inspector Dale Collins.

Today our travelift underwent it’s annual certification inspection, performed by inspector Dale Collins. Our custom-built travelift has been inspected by Marine Travelift every year since Grenada Marine’s inception in 1999, and each year it has been successfully certified as being operationally sound and correctly maintained. Inspector Dale confirms “This is one of the best maintained travelifts in the Caribbean”.

We wish to advise that effective March 24th 2011, we have closed reservations for one-piece steel cradles for Summer 2011.

If you are are looking for an alternative to regular storage & chocking/strapping, please inquire about the option of having your chocking stands welded together with flatbar steel.

Regards,
Raquel Edwards
Yard Office

Dear All,

As 2010 draws to a close, we at Grenada Marine extends to you our warmest wishes for the holidays and we would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your support. Feedback from you – our clients – has always been crucial to our growth and development. Despite some scheduling setbacks this year, a large number of yachts were launched during the October/November/December period. As always, we thank you for your patience and for entrusting your yachts in our care. We hope you will continue to let us know your thoughts, comments, suggestions and criticisms – all feedback is helpful feedback.

2010 saw continued growth and development at Grenada Marine. In February we opened our outpost booking office at the Camper Nicholson’s Port Louis Marina in St George’s. The Port Louis office has enabled us to expand our off-site services, particularly with respect to our growing list of dealerships and agencies; this year alone we are pleased to have added Mastervolt, Balmar, Dessalator and GMPCS to our roster. In September we welcomed Mark Solomon onto the project management team and have been pleased to already see the benefits of Mark’s contribution over the past three months. Also in September we were joined by management consultant Rosetta Weston who has been tasked with the responsibility of reviewing and streamlining our administrative and operational procedures. We have begun a comprehensive overhaul of our security team, which has included nearly doubling the size of the security staff and hiring a former law-enforcement officer to supervise the department.

The year has included its share of emotional events for the Grenada Marine team. Our administrative assistant Arlene Telesford and customs broker Ricky Telesford expanded their family with the birth of their daughter in August. But it is with great sadness that we said goodbye to electrician Shon Elcock who passed away three weeks ago; he will be missed by both the staff and our clients.

Please note that the boat yard and the restaurant will be closed from mid-day December 24th 2010 until January 3rd 2011. Our security officers will be on the premises during the holiday period as we will have clients living aboard and returning during that time; senior supervisors will be a telephone call away in case of any emergency. Waterside Restaurant at neighbouring Bel Air Plantation will be open daily from 7am to 11pm.

We wish to let you know that our new rate sheet has been completed and will be posted on the website (www.grenadamarine.com) on January 1st 2011. All rate changes are effective from that date. We encourage you to check the website for updates.

For those of you who have already launched, we wish you fair winds and safe, trouble-free sailing for the season. For the boats that will be launching in the new year, we look forward to welcoming you back to Grenada and the service and warm reception you can expect from Grenada Marine. To our future clients, we look forward to having you with us and anticipate the establishment of a long-lasting relationship. We wish to thank you for your patronage, and we pledge our continued commitment to provide you the best service possible.

With our best regards and wishes for a happy, healthy, peaceful and prosperous 2011.

From all of us to all of you,
Jason Fletcher and the Grenada Marine Team

Dear Clients,
Please be advised that effective 1700hrs Grenada has been placed under a tropical storm warning in advance of Tropical Storm Tomas. We have been advised to expect storm force conditions within the next 12-24 hours. We have been monitoring this system since Thursday, when we began our usual procedure of double-checking the boat straps and propping stands, removing covers/awnings and securing the buildings and equipment.

AT 800 PM AST…0000 UTC…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM TOMAS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.6 NORTH…LONGITUDE 57.6 WEST. TOMAS IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH…24 KM/HR…AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
ON THE FORECAST TRACK…THE CENTER OF TOMAS IS EXPECTED TO PASS
THROUGH THE WINDWARD ISLANDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

We will continue to send email updates as necessary and when possible. Updates can also be found on our weblog (www.grenadamarine.com) or via our Facebook account (www.facebook.com/grenada.marine). Once the storm has passed and we are able to return to the yard, we will access damages – if any – and advise the relevant clients. Information on the passage of Tropical Storm Tomas can be found at www.nhc.noaa.gov.

Regards
Raquel Edwards
Office Manager

The following is an advisory from the Grenada Ports Authority dated October 8th, 2010.

NOTICE TO MARINERS

Masters/Owners of vessels are hereby reminded that it is prohibited to anchor in Grand Anse Bay, south of 12:02:05 North.

Masters are also advised that anchoring north of St. George’s Harbour entrance leading lights is also prohibited; vessels anchoring off the Ross Point area must display the appropriate lights after sunset.

Ian Evans
Port Manager – Grenada Ports Authority

Dear Clients,

Just to advise that we are aware of and closely monitoring the area of disturbed weather that is east of the Lesser Antilles.  Given it’s present location and forecast track, we believe that any major development will probably occur after the system has passed over the islands. However, we are in the process of double-checking the boat straps and propping stands as a preliminary measure, and will continue to advise you as necessary.

Regards,
Raquel Edwards
Office Manager

Dear Clients:

We are well into the summer season here at Grenada Marine and we are arranging our project completion and launching schedule. Please let us know the expected dates for your return to Grenada and for a possible launch date. Please give yourself a few days between your return date and your launch date, so that you have adequate time to prepare the boat.

Please note the following public holidays when the yard will be closed.

August 9th and 10th, 2010

October 25th, 2010

December 24th 2010 to January 3rd 2011.

If there are any clients who are still awaiting information on estimates, projects or work lists, please let me know by return email. We wish to remind you that the boat’s account must be completely paid prior to the boat being launched, so please keep this in mind if you are arranging wire transfers.

As the hurricane season is here, we would like to take this time to remind you of our basic storm preparation procedure.

When a storm warning is issued, all staff members begin the process of checking and tightening straps, removing covers and securing items on the boats and in the yard. The office will send you emailed updates about the storm. At that time we would not be able to respond to emails or telephone calls as our primary concern would be securing the boats in the yard. Once the yard is closed, updates will be posted through our website www.grenadamarine.com and our Facebook account http://www.facebook.com/grenada.marine. After the storm has passed, our priority would be contacting the owners of damaged boats and inspecting all the boats. Your patience and understanding during that time would be appreciated. All updates and information available would be posted on our website and our Facebook.

Many thanks in advance.

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Google Translate – French

Nous sommes bien dans la saison d’été ici à Grenade maritime et nous sommes l’organisation de nos achèvement du projet et le lancement prévu. S’il vous plaît laissez-nous savoir les dates prévues pour votre retour à la Grenade et d’une date de lancement possible.S’il vous plaît donnez-vous quelques jours entre la date de votre retour et votre date de lancement, afin que vous ayez suffisamment de temps pour préparer le bateau.

S’il vous plaît noter les jours fériés suivants lorsque la cour sera fermé.

9 et 10 août, 2010

Octobre 25th, 2010

Décembre dimanche 24 Janvier 2010 à Janvier 3rd 2011.

S’il ya des clients qui sont toujours en attente d’informations sur les estimations, les projets ou le travail des listes, s’il vous plaît faites le moi savoir par retour de courriel. Nous tenons à vous rappeler que compte le bateau doit être entièrement payés avant le bateau en cours de lancement , donc s’il vous plaît garder cela à l’ esprit si vous arranger des transferts de fil .

Comme la saison des ouragans est là, nous aimerions saisir cette occasion pour vous rappeler de notre procédure de tempête préparation de base.

Lorsqu’un avertissement de tempête est émis, tous les membres du personnel de commencer le processus de vérification et de sangles de serrage, retirer les couvercles et les éléments de fixation sur le bateaux et dans la cour. Le bureau vous enverra par courriel des mises à jour de la tempête. A cette époque, nous ne serions pas en mesure de répondre à des courriels ou des appels téléphoniques que notre principale préoccupation serait sécuriser les bateaux dans la cour. Une fois que la cour est fermée, les mises à jour seront affichées sur notre site et notre www.grenadamarine.com ou http://www.facebook.com/grenada.marine compte Facebook. Après l’orage est passé, notre priorité sera de contacter les propriétaires des bateaux endommagés et inspecter tous les bateaux. Votre patience et votre compréhension durant cette période serait appréciée. Toutes les mises à jour et des informations disponibles sera affichée sur notre site et notre page Facebook.

Merci d’avance.

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German

Liebe Bootseigner
die Sommersaison läuft hier in Grenada Marine und wir sind dabei alle unsere Projekte so zu organisieren, so daß sie rechtzeitig fertig sind. Wir planen so weit als möglich das Launchen der Schiffe.Bitte lassen Sie uns daher die geplanten Daten Ihrer Rückkehr nach Grenada wissen und auch wann Sie Ihr Schiff launchen lassen wollen. Bitte lassen Sie sich einige Tage Zeit zwischen Ankunft und dem Launchen für alle ‘Vorbereitungen am Boot.

Grenanda Marine wird an folgenden Feiertagen geschlossen sein:
am 9. und 10. August2010
am 25. Oktober 2010
und vom 24.Dezember 2010 bis zum 03.Januar 2011

Falls einige von Ihnen noch auf Information über Kostenvoranschläge, Projekte oder Arbeitslisten warten, bitte senden Sie mir eine Rückantwort per e-mail, Danke. Wir möchten -sie daran erinnern, daß Sie bitte vor dem Launchen alle Rechnungen bei uns bezahlt haben müssen, Bitte bedenken Sie das, wenn Sie Überweisungen an uns tätigen.

Da jetzt zur Zeit Hurrcane Saison ist, möchten wir Sie noch einmal an unsere grundsätzliche Wirbelsturmvorbereitung erinnern:
Wenn es eine Sturmwarnung gibt, werden alle unsere Angestellten alle Boote checken, alle Befestigungen überprüfen und noch einmal festziehen, alle Planen werden entfernt und alle Teile auf den Booten und im Gelände der Marina werden gesichert. Unser Büro wird Sie per e-mail über den Wirbelsturm informieren. In dieser Zeit wird es nicht möglich sein e-mails zu beantworten oder Telefonanrufe entgegenzunehmen, weil wir alle damit beschäftigt sein werden, alle Boote und die Marina zu sichern. Wenn die Marina geschlossen ist, wird unsere website auf dem neuesten Stand sein und Sie können sich auf www.grenadamarine.com und auf Facebook http://facebook.com/grenada.marine informieren.
Wenn der Hurricane vorbei ist, werden wir als Erstes mit den Eignern der Schiffe Kontakt aufnehmen, die beschädigt sind und alle Schiffe auf Beschädigungen hin überprüfen. Wir danken Ihnen schon jetzt für Ihre eventuell nötige Geduld und Mitarbeit. Alle neuesten Informationen könne Sie unserer Homepage entnehmen und auch auf Facebook nachlesen.
Vielen Dank im Vorraus

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Raquel Edwards
Office Manager
Grenada Marine
www.grenadamarine.com
Tel: 473 443-1667 / 443-1053
Fax: 473 443-1668

The following is information received from the Marine and Yachting Association of Grenada regarding the Grenada Cruising Permit.

Grenada has reviewed fees for visiting yachts and, in line with much of the Caribbean, the cruising permit fee is now charged on a monthly rather than “one time” basis.

The monthly cruising permit fees are as follows:

Complete months spent in boatyards are exempt, and MAYAG has requested that this be applied to time on the dock in marinas also – this will be confirmed once MAYAG has final agreement from Customs.

MAYAG has proposed an ‘amnesty’ period for yachts already in Grenada with an old “one time” cruising permit, and they await confirmation from Customs. MAYAG will publish more information as soon as we have this confirmation.

Overall, the tax and fee structure for yachts in Grenada is still favourable. Yachts in Transit pay only 2.5% on imported parts and supplies, and yacht services – including dockage and yard storage – for foreign flagged vessels are exempt from VAT.

For more information, please email MAYAG at mayagadmin2@gmail.com.