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South Side Marina

Venetian Road (26 Turtle Tail Drive)
Providenciales, TCI TKCA 1Z
Atlantic Ocean 21 45 26 N 72 13 93 W

Lat / Lon: N 21° 45.632' / W 072° 13.408'
Hours: 24/7
Contact: Bob Pratt
VHF Monitored: 16
VHF Working: 72
Phone: (649) 231-4747; cell
Fax: (649) 946-4137
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.southsidemarina-tci.com

Review for South Side Marina

Reviewed by: Jann Hedrick , Sweet Escape, on Mar 26, 2024
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 40'
Draft: 3.9'

Rating: 4

Still a very nice marina. Bob has retired but Julien on the dock and Navard in the office will assist you. The marina has floating docks, is open and breezy and is protected from waves from all directions-no surge, however the entrance is difficult, twisty and shallow. Be aware that one of the green entrance bouys is out of place. About 6.5 ft draft is the maximum at high tide and even 5.5 must take care to stay in the channel. A smaller, 30', sailboat ran aground in the entrance yesterday. We used Navionics Sonar Chart and it was very accurate.
The marina uses med style mooring for monohulls and have the bow lines already in place, so no anchor needed. We saw slips for about 10-15 med ties and 2 side ties for multihulls. Larger yachts shoud call the office for more entrance information. Bob is still here living on his sport fisher. The docks have 110v power and water. There are very nice shower and bathroom facilities that are clean and well maintained. The fuel dock has easy access.
On site there is Bob's Bar & Eats, TCI dive shop, Beaches dive boats and a jetski operation. We found them all to be relatively quiet and unobtrusive. Bob's doesn't open until 5PM but has a nice menu, live music night on Wednesday. Cleaning services are available, bottom, topsides, interior - ask Julien or dive/jetski operators. Ask in the office for taxi's, rental cars etc. There is no public transportation system in the Turks and Caicos, so getting around can be costly for the more budget minded. Provisioning options relatively nearby are excellent. Graceway IGA and Graceway Gourmet are costly but have virtually everything.
Only two downsides for this marina are how remote the marina is and the evening mosquito attack.

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Review for South Side Marina

Reviewed by: Ken Reynolds on May 13, 2017
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 36'
Draft: 5.0'

Rating: 5

This is a great marina. Bob will take good care of you. This has been the best marina I have stayed at since Providence Island Bahamas.

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