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There is one extra thing to be aware of on the French islands, on a charter boat. The forms are quite long and the keyboards are French (some characters are in different places compared to a U.S. keyboard so don't try and touch type!!!). Charter boats that have been to the island before will already be entered into the system but, you need the password for the boat. The guys behind the desk in the Capitainerie USUALLY know the password and if you get that, it'll save you a load of typing.

Don't be put off by the procedures, it is well worth the effort to get to these other islands. I did a trip with Dreamyacht last month out of Anse Marcel, St Martin (Zanshin is right, that is the best port to do the formalities on St Martin). We didn't get to Anguilla this time but went down to St Barts, Nevis and Montserrat and the formalities were easy and actually pleasurable on all occasions.