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Places to stay
Section titled “Places to stay”| Anchorage | A place to anchor your boat. | |
| Harbour/Dock | A harbour suitable for pleasure boats. | |
| Hurricane hole | Somewhere to shelter when a named storm has been forecast. | |
| Marina | A marina with facilities for yachts and their crew. | |
| Mooring buoys | An area with mooring buoys. |
Things ashore
Section titled “Things ashore”| Airport | An airport convenient for crew transfers. | |
| ATM cash machine | A bank ATM machine close to somewhere you might moor your boat. | |
| Boat service | Professional boat maintenance (sail makers, engineers, surveyors, etc.). | |
| Boat yard | A place to get hauled out for maintenance or long term storage . | |
| Chandler | A shop specialising in selling boat related parts and equipment. | |
| Dinghy dock | Somewhere to tie up your dinghy when going ashore. | |
| Fuel | Buy fuel for your boat here (can display fuel prices when provided). | |
| Gas/Propane | Fill your gas bottles here (propane, butane, etc.). | |
| General info | Can be used as a last resort if there's not a more suitable marker. | |
| Hairdresser | Somewhere to get your hair cut. | |
| Hardware store | A hardware store. | |
| Laundry | A laundry. | |
| Marina/Harbour office | Shows where to find the marina or harbour office. | |
| Medical | Can be a medical center, pharmacy, etc.. | |
| Parcel drop | Somewhere that can accept or send parcels for you. | |
| Pet stuff | In case you need something for you ship's cat or dog. | |
| Place of worship | A place of worship. | |
| Pump out | Get your holding tanks pumped out here. | |
| Restaurant/Bar | A restaurant recommended by sailors. | |
| Shop | Food shopping (supermarkets, convenience stores, grocers, bakers, etc.). | |
| Shore support | Someone based on land that can offer support to passing boats. Possibly linked to a cruising club (an OCC port officer for example). See their description for details.. | |
| Shower | Can be a washroom in a marina or a public shower. | |
| SIM Cards | A shop selling local SIM cards. | |
| Transport | Getting around (train station, bus stop, taxi, tour guide, etc.). | |
| Waste disposal | Designated waste disposal/recycling facility. | |
| Water | Fresh water available. |
Things to see and do
Section titled “Things to see and do”| Beach | A nice beach. | |
| Bicycle hire | Somewhere you can rent a bike. | |
| Book store / swap / library | Somewhere to find a book. | |
| Dive/Snorkel spot | An area popular for diving/snorkeling when placed at sea, or a dive shop when on land. | |
| Fitness activity | Keep yourself in shape here (running route, fitness center/park, yoga classes, etc.). | |
| Hiking trail | A nice route for walking/hiking. | |
| Historical site | A place of historic interest. | |
| Kids activity | Somewhere to keep the kids entertained. | |
| Nature reserve | A nature reserve/park. | |
| Watersport area | A good spot for surfing/foiling/windsurfing/kitesurfing. | |
| Tourist attraction | General tourist attraction. |
Navigational
Section titled “Navigational”| Port of entry office | Check in/out of a country here at the customs & immigration offices. | |
| Yacht clearance agent | Agent to help you with customs and immigration procedures when checking in/out of a country.. | |
| Bridge | A bridge. | |
| Lock | A lock. | |
| Navigational info | Useful navigational information - for example: strong tidal stream. | |
| Navigational warning | Navigational warning - for example: an uncharted reef. |
Community posts
Section titled “Community posts”Community posts are short lived markers that allow you to post a group chat on the map:
| Question | Ask the community a question. | |
| Event | Share an event with the community. | |
| Temporary navigation warning | Share a temporary warning. | |
| Crew available | Let our community know you are available as crew.. | |
| Crew wanted | Let our community know you are looking for crew.. |