Norman's Cay
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Norman's Cay
DD°24.36′N, DD°76.49′W
1 Norman's Cay 1.1 Overview 1.2 Charts 1.3 Radio Nets 1.4 Weather 1.5 Marinas 1.6 Anchorages 1.7 Offshore Islands 1.8 Routes/Passages To/From 1.9 Things to do Ashore 1.10 Fuel, Water, & Electricity 1.11 Marine Stores 1.12 Grocery & Supply Stores 1.13 Eateries 1.14 Internet/WiFi 1.15 Laundry 1.16 Motorbike & Car Rentals 1.17 Garbage Disposal 1.18 Transportation 1.19 Cruiser's Friends 1.20 Forum Discussions 1.21 External Links 1.22 References & Publications 1.23 Personal Notes 2 Contributors to this page [add 3 tildes (Osprey) on the name line] 3 Cruising Wiki Navigation
Overview
Norman's Cay is 4 miles long making it one of the longest islands in the Exumas. Norman's Cay gaining notoriety in the 1970's when drug lord Carlos Lehder made it a base of his cocaine smuggling operation. He was arrested in the early 1980's and is currently in prison in the US. A crashed DC-3 sitting in the harbor is left from these days. There is a popular anchorage between the plane and the old dock on the SE corner of the island. The runway on at the southern end is the northern most runway in the Exumas. MacDuffs Restaurant & Bar is just off the beach at the SW corner of the island. They monitor ch 17.
Charts
- The Explorer Chartbook
Radio Nets
Also see World Cruiser's Nets.
Weather
Marinas
- There are none.
Anchorages
Offshore Islands
Routes/Passages To/From
Things to do Ashore
Fuel, Water, & Electricity
None
Marine Stores
Things to do Ashore
Grocery & Supply Stores
Eateries
MacDuffs (closed Mondays)
Internet/WiFi
Laundry
Motorbike & Car Rentals
Garbage Disposal
Transportation
- Charter planes only.
Cruiser's Friends
Forum Discussions
External Links
References & Publications
- Stephen Pavlidis, The Exuma Guide, Seaworthy Publications, ISBN-13: 978-1-892399-31-1
Personal Notes
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