French Antilles Clearance for Yachts Clearance formalities, mandatory for the entry and exit of pleasure craft coming from/going to a foreign port, foreign maritime area or the high seas and...

Kourou is a small and fairly unattractive town on the river Fleuve Kourou, about 40 nm north of French Guiana’s capital, Cayenne. Don’t let the town’s appearance put you off....

I have tried to get cleared into French Guiana – but it is not like clearing in anywhere else. I went up the Mahoury River to the marina occupied by...

Update: French Guyana (visit December 2012 – January 2013) We arrived in French Guyana from Mindelo (Cape Verdes) in December 2012. First, we approached the River Mahury on the east...