Mustique’s recognised yacht-entry location is Britannia Bay. A visit combines SVG border formalities with the island’s own mooring and visitor arrangements, and Customs publishes a prohibition on vessels carrying more than 25 persons. Share the total number aboard and yacht dimensions early so a local partner can assess the intended visit.
Mustique needs two distinct conversations: national clearance with the authorities and reception with the island’s management. A mooring reservation does not resolve the yacht’s border or passenger eligibility.
Customs’ Mustique restriction concerns vessels carrying more than 25 persons, making the full headcount relevant before plans are fixed. A local partner can raise the actual complement with Customs, rather than judging the visit solely by yacht length or the number of paying guests.
The Mustique Company asks arriving boats to call ahead and reserve through its Moorings Office. Local assistance can align the yacht’s size, ETA and intended stay with those instructions, including seeking a suitable arrangement when a standard mooring is not appropriate.
Island management registers visitors separately from the national border process. A local partner can help coordinate the yacht’s guest information and any people joining ashore, while keeping Customs and Immigration documentation distinct from the island’s own access and hospitality arrangements.
Prepare the applicable records before arrival or departure.
The useful sequence begins before the mooring booking: establish the people aboard, the yacht’s suitability and whether Mustique is the first SVG arrival.
The initial file should state the total complement, yacht dimensions and private or charter use. The published person limit makes these details important at Mustique. Customs eligibility and a suitable mooring arrangement should be resolved before a guest itinerary assumes the boat can call.
Contact the Moorings Office ahead of arrival to arrange the yacht’s reservation. Provide dimensions, arrival date and intended length of stay so the office can organise an appropriate reception. Larger yachts and requests outside the standard visitor-mooring arrangement should be raised during this advance conversation.
Mustique’s security team registers island visitors, including those arriving by sea. The people and timing supplied to island management should match the planned visit. That private registration serves a different purpose from the Immigration decision admitting someone to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Where Britannia Bay is the yacht’s first SVG stop, Customs and Immigration formalities are required. A locally coordinated reporting arrangement connects the yacht in the bay with the relevant authorities. If the yacht is already cleared into SVG, that status should be supplied with the arrival enquiry.
The yacht’s stay follows the Moorings Office’s current directions and the island’s visitor conditions. A large yacht or a proposal to anchor needs specific guidance rather than an assumed right to use any part of the bay. Local charges remain distinct from government clearance fees.
Leaving Mustique for Bequia is an SVG movement; leaving for a foreign island requires outward clearance. A local partner can coordinate the latter around the release of the mooring and the people actually departing aboard, including guests who joined or left during the island visit.
Customs publishes a prohibition at Mustique for vessels carrying more than 25 persons. The wording concerns persons, not just guests, so the full complement should be supplied for the authority’s assessment. Do not assume a large-yacht mooring or a private invitation overrides this restriction.
The Mustique Company’s current visitor guidance asks boats to call ahead and reserve with the Moorings Office. That is the basis for planning the bay reception. The boat’s dimensions and intended stay should accompany the enquiry, especially when it needs an arrangement beyond a standard visitor mooring.
Mustique’s management registers visitors with its security team before arrival, including visitors arriving by sea. This island process sits alongside SVG Immigration clearance. A guest invitation, restaurant booking or mooring confirmation does not replace national entry formalities when the yacht arrives from another country.
Britannia Bay is Mustique’s yacht-entry and visitor reception area. The Moorings Office handles arrangements for larger yachts and questions about anchoring, taking account of the vessel and intended stay. Obtain the appropriate local directions before arrival, including the suitability of any proposed mooring for the yacht’s dimensions.
Customs publishes a prohibition on vessels carrying more than 25 persons. Raise the full complement with Customs before including Mustique in the itinerary; do not assume that crew are excluded or that a mooring booking creates an exemption.
Yes. The Mustique Company asks arriving boats to contact its Moorings Office and reserve ahead. The office should also handle questions about a larger yacht or an arrangement unsuitable for a standard buoy.
No general permission should be inferred from national clearance. Britannia Bay is the relevant yacht reception area, and any anchoring proposal needs the Moorings Office’s current directions. National entry and the use of Mustique’s local waters are separate matters.
No. It arranges the boat’s local reception. If Mustique is the first SVG destination after an international passage, Customs and Immigration formalities still have to be completed.
Their separate arrival and island registration do not automatically update the yacht’s sailing record. Share those movements with the local partner so the eventual departure documentation matches the people aboard.
Use this page for Mustique arrival, departure and St. Vincent yacht-paperwork assistance.