Abacos Map with facilities and attractions.
Fox Town, Wood Cay Settlements.
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Explorer Chart: AB-9
Airstrip
Air Service
Anchorage
Area Information / Tourism
- Bahamas Area Websites. Sites that can be searched for tourist and business information throughout the Bahamas.
Bakery
Bank & ATM
Beverage Store
Bike Rental
Boat Rental / Charter
Book Exchange
BTC / Batelco Office
- 242-365-2000; Fax: 242-365-2290.
- Chucks Auto & Car Rental; 242-365-2276 / 2220; 242-577-6738.
- A Batelco cell tower provides area coverage.
- Anglican
- Baptist
Cruisers Net
Customs & Immigration
Dinghy Landing
- At government pier.
- At fuel stations.
- Report whale sightings to BMMRO! Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organization; 242-366-4155; 242-357-6666; info@bahamaswhales.org.
- Friends of the Environment; 242-367-2721 / 0721; info@friendsoftheenvironment.org. Based in Marsh Harbour.
- See: Environment & Ecology for Cruisers
- BASRA; 242-367-2226 / 3752; VHF Ch-16, Ch-20.
- Bahamas Red Cross; 242-367-0734. Marsh Harbour.
- Cruisers who need to be contacted in an emergency can receive an email if it is sent with contact information (boat name; persons name; cottage name) in the Subject line to: cruisers@oii.net This is provided as a free service by Out Island Internet.
- Police / Fire emergency phone: 919 or 911
- TowBoatU.S. Marsh Harbor; 242-367-4602. Service Area: 100 miles offshore. Home base: Rockledge, FL.
- VHF Ch-16 is monitored by emergency services and local authorities in the Abacos.
Fishing
Fresh Fish
Fuel
- Fox Town Shell; 242-365-2046; has diesel and gas.
- Texaco StarPort; 242-365-2120; has diesel and gas.
Government / Administrator
Groceries & Produce
- G&J Convenience
- M&M Grocery Store; 242-365-2046.
Ice
- Shell dock.
- Royal Ice Cream Parlor & Deli; 242-365-2101. Wood Cay.
Laundry
Library
Lodging
Mailboat
Marina & Dockage
- Ambrister Marina; 242-365-2059.
Marine Services & Repairs
Medical / Clinic
- Government clinic; 242-365-2172. Full time nurse; doctor 2 days a week.
Navigation
- Packages & Shipping
- Claudine Jackson’s barber shop
- Police; 242-365-2111. Located in Administration Building
- 242-365-2115 / 2117.
Resort
Restaurant & Bar
- Park's Place Takeaway; 242-365-2015.
- Valley
- Royal Ice Cream Parlor & Deli; 242-365-2101. Wood Cay.
- Tangelo on Wood Cay.
Showers
Snorkeling & Scuba Diving
Taxi
Things to See & Do
Tides
Trash
Veterinarian
VHF Protocol
Water
Weather
- Marine Weather Center; Daily SSB, webcast, & email forecasts by Chris Parker. Note: Best reception in this area is usually at 4045 KHz USB Simplex at 0630 AST.
- Bahamas Met Office website provides weather forecast for local areas throughout the Bahamas.
- Barometer Bob; an excellent website providing weather for the Abacos.
- Abacos Cruisers Net; VHF Ch 68 at 0815; provides a daily weather summary.
- FM Radio 93.5 MHz; Radio Abaco at 0630.
Topics: 19 Jan 12