Martial Barriel is a certified surveyor with over 20 years of experience in yachting. He was said to be very professional, knowledgeable and speaks good English.

Cell: +(590) 690 554278
Tel / Fax: +(590) 590 281441
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North Sails Caribbean HQ Sail Loft is located at English Harbour, Antigua, BWI.  From here, they supply & service new and used North Sails across the entire Caribbean region. Andrew Dove originally set up the Guadeloupe North Sails Loft in 1984 and since then he has been fully committed to serving the professionally crewed yacht market as well as the cruising and racing fraternity.

This business is based out of Marina Bas-du-Fort, and is run by rigger Jean Paul Levert, who was a professional racer, and is now a professional rigger. He came highly recommended as being excellent in providing a fast service for any rigging works, and will work with yachts anywhere on island.

Tel: +(590) 590 227633
Cell: +(590) 690 581804
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Claude Thelier is a local figure in the Caribbean. He has more than 30 years of experience as a rigger and is a highly successful racer, still racing maxis and catamarans in major regattas. With a team of 15 staff, they can perform any installation or rigging maintenance / repair works. They can look after any hydraulics problems with access to a huge hydraulics parts stock; and are agents for Sparcraft, Navtec, Acmo, Facnor, and GP 3 rudder bearings.

Richard Dupuis has almost 20 years of experience in his trade and is an agent for Cruisair, Frigoboat and CLD Marine. He offers the whole range of refrigeration and air conditioning services and was again rated as an excellent professional. He is located in the Marina Bas-du-Fort. Cell: +(590) 690 587 820 

Located within Marina Bas-du-Fort, this highly recommended company supplies flares and a range of safety equipment including Dan Bouys, to Superyachts in the port. As agents for Zodiac, Avon and Bombard liferafts, R.I.B’s and tenders, they offer sales of these brands and a valuable repair service to all types of inflatable tenders and dinghies as required.

Tel: (590) 590 903414
Fax: (590) 590 907703
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This company, run by the charismatic Winston Turney - who is half Barbadian and half Dominican - has a very good reputation. Winston is so competent in his trade that he is called all the way from St.Martin or Antigua when needed. He can deal with any brand of outboards - 2 or 4 strokes - and of any power. He also works on jet engines and jet skis. Passionate about his job, he keeps updated on new technology, attending factory training regularly. He can also sell and source any outboard engine parts, as required.

Cell: +(590) 690 556518
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Bernard Vonesch who has over 27 years of mechanical engineering experience, came highly recommended by several Superyachts who used his services as an official Volvo agent. Having worked in the Volvo factory in France, Bernard explained that he deals with all Volvo engines up to 800cc. GMD is located next to General Mecanique Marine in the Marina Bas du Fort.
Tel: (590) 590 909403
Fax: (590) 590 909623
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We received a whole round of good recommendations for Yves Hecq and his company General Mecanique Marine, who were said to be reliable and very competent. As agents for Caterpillar, Onan / Cummins, Lombardini, Eliche Radice (propellers) and Technodrive invertors, amongst others, they carry out the full range of mechanical repairs and welding / fabrication works from their workshop based within Marina Bas-du-Fort. They are also official agents for Quicksilver, Mercury and Mercruiser outboard engines.

Tel / Fax: +(590) 590 907051
Cell: +(590) 690 712506
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With a well equipped workshop based out of Bas-du-Fort Marina, they work with numerous professionally crewed yachts, and thanks to their extended local knowledge and connections; offer a dedicated ‘one stop, technical shop’ to their customers. As authorized dealers for Yanmar, Kholer and Tohatsu, they can perform diagnosis and repair services on any engine or generator. They also sell parts, and can order anything not held in stock.