The absence of marinas and moorings has made Dominica a difficult island for many cruisers to visit. Now, the tide has turned. A new mooring field placed in Prince Rupert Bay, Portsmouth, has opened up the Nature Island to encourage the economic benefits of nautical tourism. To welcome cruisers, P.A.Y.S. (Portsmouth Association of Yacht Services)…
The ‘Nature Island’ of Dominica will soon be even easier to visit by sea. A new mooring field in Portsmouth is almost 40% complete, and when finished in the next year, will offer over 100 moorings in Prince Rupert Bay for use by visiting cruisers. Once ashore, the Nature Island rewards exploring — including a…
A message from Hubert Winston, President of the Dominica Marine Association… On August 27th, 2015, the Commonwealth of Dominica, a small island of only 289 square miles in the Caribbean, was hit by Tropical Storm Erika, resulting in widespread catastrophic damage and death. Twenty people are confirmed dead and others are still missing. Damage…