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General Information
Accommodations
Dockage
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Delivery
captain information:
The power outlets
at Atlantis are 50 amp. You will need 30 amp converter plug if you
plan on using a 30 amp shore power cord. The Marina is looking into
having 110 v power available for use with wetvacs and dehumidifiers.
Further details to follow.
Cruising permits
are necessary. The cost is US $100 for up to four people. If there
are more than four people, there will be an additional $15 charge
for each person. The fee is payable to The Bahamas Customs Department
upon arrival at Atlantis' Marina. The necessary documents will be
provided upon your arrival at the marina.
For American
or Canadian citizens, a passport or birth certificate and photo
ID (driver's license) is necessary for each person on board. Please
make sure you and your delivery crew have the correct documentation.
For citizens
not from the USA or Canada, please check the entry requirements
at the following link: www.bahamas.com/travel_tips/visa_entry.html
Boats entering
the Bahamas MUST clear customs upon arrival. Please contact the
dockmaster at the Atlantis Marina (VHF channel 10 or 16) when you
arrive in Nassau, and they will provide the appropriate customs
and immigration paperwork for you to fill out for the customs officials,
who will be available from 0900-1800 to clear you in. If you arrive
outside that time frame, YOU MUST NOT LEAVE THE BOAT, otherwise
you risk having the boat seized.
Additional information
is available on www.boating.bahamas.com
or www.bahamas.com.
Crew
arrival via commercial flights:
For American
or Canadian citizens, a passport or birth certificate and photo
ID (driver's license) is necessary for each person on board. Please
make sure your crew have the correct documentation.
For citizens
not from the USA or Canada, please check the entry requirements
at the following link: www.bahamas.com/travel_tips/visa_entry.html
Crews staying
at the Atlantis: Please have inform your crew which tower they will
be staying in. Each crew member must go to their individual tower
to check in.
If anyone is
bringing in boat equipment or anything other than their own personal
belongings, please contact Farr International so that we can assist
in getting through customs. The customs agents in Nassau are very
thorough in checking bags. If equipment is being flown in, you will
need to provide a letter with a description of the goods, serial
numbers if applicable, the name of the event they will be used for,
that the goods will be leaving the country after the regatta, and
the value of the goods. This will need to be supplied at least two
weeks prior to the regatta so that we can get a letter from the
Ministry of Tourism for the customs officials.
There is a $15.00
per person departure tax at the airport.
Dress code:
The opening ceremony will be at the Bahamian Government House. The
dress code for gentlemen is jacket, long pants (no jeans), and no
tennis shoes, tie optional, and appropriate corresponding attire
for ladies. There is not a required dress code for any of the other
events.
Measurement:
Bow numbers:
Will remain the same for both the Mees Pierson Bahamian Championship
and the Rolex Farr 40 Worlds. Bow stickers will need to be changed
between events.
Golf carts will
be available for transporting sails to sail measurement. Pickup
will be every 40 minutes, 10 minutes prior to your scheduled time.
The location will be posted at the marina. Please make sure you
bring ALL sails that you are declaring for the Bahamian Championship
to sail measurement. Sail declarations must be filled out for each
event. If you are changing some sails between events, any new sails
that you are declaring for the Worlds (that were not measured on
Nov 6-8) must be measured between 9-5 on Nov 11, or from 9-2 on
Nov 12. ALL sails must have an ORC stamp. The storm trysail must
be buttoned, and must be inspected. Sails may be re-measured a maximum
of one time if they do not meet the measurement criteria after the
initial measurement. It would be very helpful if two people from
a team are available to lay out and fold the sails so that the measurement
schedule remains on ! time.
Boat weighing
will take place on Potters Cay, which is the small island in the
middle of the channel between Paradise Island and Nassau, directly
under the bridge and straight out of the Atlantis Marina entrance.
The crane will be at the northwestern end of the island. Each boat
shall be available for hull weighing in Builders Weight condition
as outlined in the Class Rules, except that each boat shall have
its mast stepped, with the standing rigging and boom attached, and
the halyards led to the base of the mast. Each boat shall arrive
with their safety gear assembled in the cockpit. This will be unloaded
and inspected as the boat is weighed.
On
site services:
- Cell Phones:
Only selected services will work in the Bahamas, please check
with your service provider before arriving in Nassau, as most
GSM (European) phones will not work there. The only US providers
that work are Verizon and Cingular, details on activating service
follow. Cell phones that will operate locally can be purchased
for $199, and will be bought back at the end of the event for
$100. You will need to buy local airtime. Verizon phones will
work in Nassau, under the following conditions: you must have
a tri-mode phone and subscribe to the Single Rate National Plan.
You must call their service department before leaving the US to
activate service, that number is 1800 922 0204. Roaming charges
will apply.
- Cingular
service may be activated if you have the"international calling
feature" on your account. You will be billed at a rate of
$1.49/minute, your plan minutes will not apply. The toll free
number for Cingular service is 800 238 2351 to confirm the details
of your plan.
- Local cell
phones are available from Quality Business Center. You can rent
a Nokia 5165 for $12.50 per day with a security deposit of $200,
or buy a phone for $199.00, which will be purchased back from
you by Quality Business Center for $99.50. You can arrange for
a phone number prior to arrival. You must buy time cards for the
phones. Local rates are $.40/minute from 7:00a.m.-7:00p.m., and
$.20/minute from 7:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m. Calls can be made to the
USA for $.99/minute, and incoming calls from the USA are at the
local rate. Please inquire about calling cards for Europe, Australia
and Japan when you make your reservation. Their telephone number
is 242 356 2217, fax is 242 325 7661 and they are located at East
Street North, Nassau next to central police station downtown.
- Computers:
Atlantis rooms are equipped with a data port in the telephones.
Hardware and software requirements for laptops are: Microsoft
Windows CE, 95, 98, ME, 2000 or NT 4.0; Macintosh; web browser
(Internet Explorer, Netscape); dial-up modem; and standard modem
cable. The charge is $0.15 per minute upon connection, and will
be billed directly to the room account. Computers are also available
in the Atlantis business center. Internet access is $5.00 for
1-5 minutes, $12.50 for 6-15 minutes, $22.50 for 16-30 minutes,
etc.
- Sail loft
- pick-up/delivery and repair service at the Atlantis Marina is
being provided by Phillips Sailmakers in Nassau, $85/hour cash
only. Service will commence Nov 6 for sail measurement. The loft
is on East Shirley Street.
- North Sails
will also be providing daily weather service during the Worlds.
- The Bahamas
Department of Meteorology can be reached at 242 377 7040 or 242
356 3734.
- Brian Fisher
from Aramid Rigging will be on site, and has spare equipment.
- Lightbourne
Marine 242-393-5285 carry epoxy
- Renee Mehl
local cell phone number 242 558 5032
- A spectator
boat will be available for both regattas. There will be a sign-up
sheet at registration on November 8, and again for the Worlds
on November 11-12. The boat has been donated by Craig Symonette
of the Nassau Yacht Club. Spectators can order their lunches at
registration as well, orders must be received one day in advance.
- Owners will
be extended reciprocity at the Nassau Yacht Club for the duration
of the Mees Pierson Bahamian Championship and the Rolex Farr 40
Worlds.
Doctors
Hospital
147 Shirley Street
phone 242 302 4605
fax 242 323 4801
Dr. Jason
McCarroll - doctor on call for event
Collins Ave & 1st Terrace
phone 242 322 2226
fax 242 322 2226
cell 242 357 4532
home 242 324 1072
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