rivonia
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Hi, I need some serious info about bringing my yacht into Southern Cyprus. If there is anyone there who can advise . Please get in touch.
fair winds
Peter
fair winds
Peter
Any one live aboard in Cyprus
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pmyatt
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Had our boat in Cyprus since 2000 and lived aboard for past 2 years - apart from trips to Turkey and Lebanon. Happy to assist - have PMd you.
rivonia
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Andy and Lyn
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thinking also of coming in the Cyprus direction - any chance of a bit of info in "open forum".
pmyatt
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Cyprus
Southern Cyprus, the Greek part, is part of the EU and as such expects all yachts to be able to prove payment of VAT if asked - whether you get asked or not is a matter of luck - VAT is 15%. There are no Customs/Immigration charges, even out-of-hours. Cyprus has had an illegal immigrant problem in the past and, as they all came by sea, now has well developed radar coverage of the coast. They will be tracking you from 50 miles out even if they do not contact you - if you close the coast and look like you are entering an anchorage you are likely to be visited by a patrol boat and instructed to go to the nearest port of entry - all very polite and professional. You have to both clear-in and clear-out of Customs and Immigration, even if you are an EU registered vessel. The ports of entry for yachts are Latchi(Customs come from Paphos), Paphos, St. Raphael Marina Limassol (Customs come from Limassol Main Port) and Larnaca Marina - as a yacht you cannot clear at either of the two commercial ports, Limassol or Larnaca. Additionally, if you leave your berth for a day-sail or to move to an anchorage or another marina / harbour, you have to clear-out and clear-in with the Marine Police on each and every occasion. Based on the huge influx of cash into Cyprus over the past few years from property development, and the influx of wealthy Russians, there has been an explosion in boat ownership and marinas and harbours are bursting at the seams. We are only able to stay here at the moment because we were forced in by storm damage and are now awaiting a weather window to leave. We have to move around the marina as berths become vacant when a yacht is lifted ashore. Summer mooring rates, for us (11.55 meters), in St. Raphael are €26.44 daily, €132.20 weekly, and €406.27 monthly (no liveaboards, no washing machine and in the expensive tourist area). Getting a berth anywhere would be very difficult and you would have to be prepared to be turned away to anchor-off somewhere once you had cleared-in. The problem with that is that there are very few secure anchorages. Larnaca (washing machines, town centre but scruffy, and staff unwelcoming) is probably the only place where you could guarantee a berth as a visitor, but you would have to stay on the arrivals quay which is exposed to the East and not safe to leave a boat un-attended for any length of time. St. Raphael Marina website addresses are as follows:
http://www.raphael.com.cy/article.php?id=21
http://windowoncyprus.com/larnaca_marina.htm
Southern Cyprus, the Greek part, is part of the EU and as such expects all yachts to be able to prove payment of VAT if asked - whether you get asked or not is a matter of luck - VAT is 15%. There are no Customs/Immigration charges, even out-of-hours. Cyprus has had an illegal immigrant problem in the past and, as they all came by sea, now has well developed radar coverage of the coast. They will be tracking you from 50 miles out even if they do not contact you - if you close the coast and look like you are entering an anchorage you are likely to be visited by a patrol boat and instructed to go to the nearest port of entry - all very polite and professional. You have to both clear-in and clear-out of Customs and Immigration, even if you are an EU registered vessel. The ports of entry for yachts are Latchi(Customs come from Paphos), Paphos, St. Raphael Marina Limassol (Customs come from Limassol Main Port) and Larnaca Marina - as a yacht you cannot clear at either of the two commercial ports, Limassol or Larnaca. Additionally, if you leave your berth for a day-sail or to move to an anchorage or another marina / harbour, you have to clear-out and clear-in with the Marine Police on each and every occasion. Based on the huge influx of cash into Cyprus over the past few years from property development, and the influx of wealthy Russians, there has been an explosion in boat ownership and marinas and harbours are bursting at the seams. We are only able to stay here at the moment because we were forced in by storm damage and are now awaiting a weather window to leave. We have to move around the marina as berths become vacant when a yacht is lifted ashore. Summer mooring rates, for us (11.55 meters), in St. Raphael are €26.44 daily, €132.20 weekly, and €406.27 monthly (no liveaboards, no washing machine and in the expensive tourist area). Getting a berth anywhere would be very difficult and you would have to be prepared to be turned away to anchor-off somewhere once you had cleared-in. The problem with that is that there are very few secure anchorages. Larnaca (washing machines, town centre but scruffy, and staff unwelcoming) is probably the only place where you could guarantee a berth as a visitor, but you would have to stay on the arrivals quay which is exposed to the East and not safe to leave a boat un-attended for any length of time. St. Raphael Marina website addresses are as follows:
http://www.raphael.com.cy/article.php?id=21
http://windowoncyprus.com/larnaca_marina.htm