Tristan da Cunha - Bio-Security
While the protocols below are as accurate as per the last date recorded, the situation is constantly changing with regards to Covid-19 protocols for yacht arrivals and skippers should always check with their intended port of arrival before getting underway to be 100% certain of what is required.
COVID-19: CLOSED
Yachting Protocols:
July 2022
- The ban for foreign yachts visiting Tristan is still in place.
- As soon as the ban is lifted it will be published on www.tristandc.com
- No vessels, other than supply vessels, can come to the Island currently.
Resources:
- www.tristandc.com
- https://www.tristandc.com/government/news-2020-03-15-visitsban.php
- https://tristandc.com/visits.php
History:
- On 9 March, 2020, Tristan da Cunha Island Council decided to not allow passengers to disembark from visiting cruise ships at the island. The ban was extended to any other ad-hoc visiting vessels, eg yachts.
- The isolated Tristan da Cunha community is particularly vulnerable to the introduction of any new virus as there is very limited immunity among the people. Therefore, even with common colds, epidemics occur locally which cause the hospitalization of the most vulnerable.
- A flu epidemic, probably introduced from the last ship visit, affected the island in early March 2019. This put pressure on Tristan da Cunha’s healthcare services and so steps had to be taken to minimize the risk for COVID-19 to be introduced to the island by visitors.
- COVID-19 is particularly serious for older people and Tristan’s population has a disproportionate proportion of older people, many of whom have underlying respiratory disease which places them in the most at-risk group.
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I had a great experience at Tristan da Cunha, when in passage from Uruguay to Cape Town (February, 2019). True, is’s a hard place to anchor (a buoy would be very welcomed,) but very rewarding. I was sailing solo, already 2,000 miles on my back, and needed some supplies. Bad weather one day (I slept at the lee shore, anchored close to a penguin colony,) and a holiday the other (declared at the last minute after the death of a member of the community,) prevented me from disembarking. A tender service “for all the crew” (just myself..) was offered to me at the impossible price of £150, but at the end (probably due to the delays and the fact that I really, really needed a battery,) they took me for free to shore. Fuses, a battery, clothes, fresh fruit and bacon, eggs, medicines… I’ve got everything I needed and also had the opportunity to take a glance at the settlement before getting back to the boat. Rare, beautiful, unique, extreme… what other adjectives does Tristan da Cunha demonstrate, other than remote?