Bimini Cruising Guide by Dave Kresge

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Bimini Cruising

Guide

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"The author did a great job of researching the island. He includes all the inside spots and local knowledge."

Al Sweeting Jr.

Charter captain

 Bimini, Bahamas

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Latest Bimini Tides

North Bimini tides from the US Government

Cat Cay tides from the US Government

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Entry Requirements

Bimini is part of the Bahamas, an independent and sovereign country. As such, all visitors to the island, including U.S. citizens, must have proper identification in order to gain legal entry. For U.S. and Canadians citizens, the requirements are:

A passport (current of expired within 5 years)

OR

Birth certificate (original or official / certified copy) plus government issued official photo ID (such as a drivers license).

Please note, a U.S. drivers license alone is not sufficient.

Hotels & Marinas

Please note, the Bimini Cruising Guide contains detailed listings and reviews for all these establishments.

Listed alphabetically:

1. Bimini Beach Club

2. Bimini Big Game Resort & Marina

3. Bimini Bluewater Resort & Marina

4. Bimini Ocean Villas

5. Bimini Sands Condos & Marina

6. Cat Cay Yacht Club

7. Chic Store Apartments

8. The Compleat Angler Hotel

9. Dun's Bayfront Apartments

10. Ellis on the Bay Cottages

11. Hillerys

12. Kings Brown Apartments

13. M&J Townhomes

14. Scuba Bimini Hotel & Docks (SBYC)

15. Seacrest Hotel & Marina

16. Trev Inn

17. The All My Children Hotel

18. Weech's Bimini Docks & Rooms

Safety Gear 

1. Type I, offshore lifejackets

2. Fixed mount VHF radio

3. 406 Epirb

4. Fire extinguishers

5. Back-up handheld VHF

6. Back-up handheld GPS

7. Offshore flares

8. Drift fishing anchor

9. Back-up handheld compass

10. Rescue strobes

11. Whistles

12. Compressed air horn

13. Handheld spotlight

14. Wooden thru-hull plugs

15. Alkaline batteries for handhelds

16. Watertight safety box

17. Cell phone (optional)

18. Sat-phone (optional)

19. Life raft (optional)

20. Jimmy Buffett CD's (mandatory)

See book for detailed discussion of the above recommendations.

Links of Interest ::

Royal Bahamas Police in Bimini  www.biminipolice.com

Atlantic Yacht Company www.atlanticyachtcompany.com

Bluewater Books & Charts  www.bluewaterweb.com

SeaTow   www.seatow.com

TowBoat US   www.towboatus.com

Bahamas Air Sea Rescue Association   www.basra.org

US Power Squadron   www.usps.org

South Florida Boating

US Customs   www.ustreas.gov

US Immigration   www.ins.usdoj.gov

The Weather Channel   www.weather.com

National Hurricane Center   www.nhc.noaa.gov

NOAA   www.noaa.gov

Bahamas Out Island Promotions Board   www.boipb.com

US Coat Guard   www.uscgboating.org

The National Weather Service   www.nws.noaa.gov

The bimini Museum    www.bimini-museum.org

Super Yacht Logistics   www.superyachtlogistics.com

"The great thing about Bimini is that it's so close to the U.S., you can round aground in two countries in one day!"

the Author

Dive Deep,

Stay Down Long,

Come Up Fast.

Motto of the world's shortest lived diver

Advice:

Crossing the Gulf Stream in the wrong conditions is foolish - that's why God invented Chalks Airlines.

Believe it or not:

One couple sailed over to Bimini on their homebuilt 10-foot wooden sailboat.

Advice:

Directions from Bimini back to the U.S.

1 

Head out of

Bimini harbor.

2

Hang a right.

3

Aim for North America.