New Plymouth (Green Turtle Cay) - General Info
Description:
Green Turtle Cay is one of the Abaco “Out Islands” and can only be reached by boat or ferry. New Plymouth is the main settlement and was founded in the 18th Century.
The port of New Plymouth has no marina or yacht dockage, just a good anchorage that offers protection from easterly winds and two options for dinghy docks. There are several reasonable stores in the main street, for hardware and food.
Elsewhere on Green Turtle Cay there is good hurricane shelter with Black Sound being the best option. Black Sound has a boatyard and 4 small marinas/docking facilities.
White Sound has two fair sized marinas (Bluff House and Green Turtle Club).
Cruiser Highlights:
Green Turtle Cay Community Net: VHF Channel 72 at 0815 – 7 days a week.
Entrance Notes and Cautions:
To get into the sounds is a bit tricky and certainly getting into Black Sound should best be done at HW. There are mooring balls available in both Black and White Sounds as holding is poor.
Hurricane Dorian – September 2019:
Green Turtle Cay (GTC) was hit hard with strong winds and flooding. The Customs office was destroyed so for the time being this is no longer a port of entry. The GTC community are pulling together with the help of volunteers to recover and reports from cruisers volunteering here is that spirits are still high and construction and clean up continues daily. Volunteers are very welcome and the community net broadcasts a daily review of volunteer projects, mostly involving clean up of construction sites and beaches along with some light construction help needed. There is also an assortment of other activities that come up at times.
Key West Cares are very active in GTC and coordinate shipping of materials and organizing roofing and construction crews. They can always use the help of skilled carpenters and other trades people. They are located in the building just across from the Government Dock.
Turtle Cay Marina is officially opening on March 1st 2020 and other docking facilities are still under repair. Water and fuel are available once more. See more updates on both the Black and White Sound pages.
Position:
26° 45’40″N, 77° 19’41″W (New Plymouth harbor)
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New Plymouth (Green Turtle Cay) was last updated 5 years ago.
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We are presently here in Green Turtle Cay with our sailing vessel, Samana. Please note – There is no longer any Customs and Immigration in New Plymouth since the Customs office was destroyed by the hurricane.
Customs and Immigration has been relocated at China Harbour on Great Abaco Island. This is a commercial harbour just north of Cooperstown and is shown in the Explorer Chartbook. Their hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. weekdays.
Harbour entrance is wide and deep. Just enter and tie up on the wall. Looking straight back from the wall you will find the office. Very easy clearance procedure.
Update for Green Turtle Cay by Bahamas Chatter – 12 October, 2019:
Construction has already begun to restore homes and businesses and clear endless piles of debris. There is no water or electricity in the town. Some people have their own generators. Relief efforts continue with locals and outside volunteers coming in to help with construction, food, medical care, etc. The school miraculously survived as a shelter for the entire town until after the hurricane passed. The road that extends the length of the cay is open. Freight boats have been coming in with supplies and construction crews. A BobCat loader was donated to help fill the dump trucks with massive piles of debris. Watermakers has come in to help with supplying bottled drinking water for the islanders and construction crews. Also crews have set up a kitchen for workers with basic meals.