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Simpson Bay Marina

Simpson Bay Lagoon, Sint Maarten · 18.037°N 63.114°W

SUPERADVISEDOPERATIONAL

The Caribbean's technical and crew-change capital. A lagoon behind a bridge: air draft and opening times are as important as berth length. Isle de Sol and the French side are neighbouring, not identical, products.

Live channels · not a chart · not a reservation

Estimate

Cloudy at 2026-10-13T00:00:00Z America/Lower_Princes. Wind 10 kn from ENE.

Wind
10 kn ENE
Gusts
—
Waves
—
Twilight
Day

Max LOA

80 m

Reported

Max draft

4 m

Reported

VHF

16/12

Verified

October band

MODERATE

Estimate

What is objectively known

Operator

Simpson Bay Marina

Marina operator rate card / facilities sheet · 2026-06-01

Verified
Authority

Sint Maarten Port / Harbour

Port authority notices · 2026-06-01

Verified
VHF

16/12

Harbour master / marina office published notices · 2026-06-01

Verified
Max LOA

80 m m

Marina operator rate card / facilities sheet · 2026-06-01

Reported
Max beam

14 m m

Marina operator rate card / facilities sheet · 2026-06-01

Reported
Max draft

4 m m

National hydrographic office / chart catalogue · 2026-06-01

Reported
Controlling depth

3.6 m m

National hydrographic office / chart catalogue · 2026-06-01

Reported
Tide range

0.4 m m

National hydrographic office / chart catalogue · 2026-06-01

Verified
Surge / fetch

LOW

Professional skipper / captain report · 2026-06-01

Reported
Port of entry

Yes

Port authority notices · 2026-06-01

Verified
Reservation required

Yes

Harbour master / marina office published notices · 2026-06-01

Verified

Restrictions

  • SPEEDVerified

    Dead slow, no wake inside the harbour.

    Harbour master / marina office published notices

  • HURRICANE_PROTOCOLVerified

    Hurricane / cyclone plan is first-class operational truth here. Haul-out priority and evacuation rules override ordinary reservations.

    Harbour master / marina office published notices

  • BRIDGEVerified

    Air draft is constrained by a bridge at approximately 4 m. This is not a soft guideline.

    National hydrographic office / chart catalogue

  • BRIDGEVerified

    Lagoon entry is bridge-controlled. Treat openings as a lock/bridge allocation, never as a berth reservation.

    Harbour master / marina office published notices