Four Galileo navigation system satellites were launched on Nov. 17 from the European Space Agency’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana – from http://phys.org/ By http://www.oceannavigator.com/ This means mariners equipped with...

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...

St.Laurent du Maroni: © www.marinaslm.com I would like to share our recent sailing experience in French Guyana. My wife and I on our Admiral 40 sailing catamaran spent 3 1/2...

We arrived in Degrade des Cannes after our Atlantic crossing and spent June and July 2012 in French Guiana. Degrade des Cannes You can anchor close to the marina Degrade...

The buoyed channel is excellent and well lit as this is the main commercial port for French Guiana; Anchor past the commercial port in very soft mud – give the...

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....