The Boatyard, Vava’u
Business Contact Info
Address:
Private Bag 21Neiafu
Vava'u
Tonga
Contact Details:
Phone: (+676) 7516854Alternative Phone: (+676) 7516846
Email: info@boatyardvavau.com
Website: http://www.boatyardvavau.com/
The BoatYard is the newest addition to Vava’u’s and Tonga’s growing array of marine orientated industries. Ideally located in an old quarry, The BoatYard sits 20ft above mean sea level and is protected on three sides by steep hills and the old quarry face. Access to the water is gained via a gently sloping slipway.
Joe and Al from the Vava’u Shipwrights are ex-cruisers and opened this eco/cruiser-friendly haul out and storage boatyard in October 2015. Using a custom built hydraulic trailer they can lift mono and multi hull boats with a max length of 60ft, tonnage of 30 metric tons and draft of 8ft.
The yard is close to the main harbour. Custom cyclone cradles and tie downs.
Living on board and working on your own boat is permitted for a fee of TOP $115 per person per month which includes hot showers, toilets, garbage disposal, electricity and water (heavy use electricity will be assessed separately). There are also a range of repair services available.
Their website has useful local information about Tonga and Vava’u.
Related to following destinations: Neiafu (Vava'u), Tonga
Related to the following Services, Goods and Amenities: Amenities, Boat Caretaking, Boatyards, Canvas Work, Coffee Shop, Engine Repair, Hull and GRP Repair, Hydraulic trailer, Marine Services, Marine Supplies - Chandlery, Mechanical Repair, Metalwork, Painting and Polishing, Repairs and Equipment, Restaurants, Rigs and Sails, Sanding, Shore Services, Showers, Water
Nice little storage for boats in Tonga.
Friendly staff, gorgeous location.
We saw on their website that they offer quite a few services, so we chose Vava’u for storage of our boat instead of Fiji.
We left our boat there for almost a year.
But beware that there is no mechanic, electrician, rigger, or sailmaker. Spare parts are hard to come by and
importing parts is a nightmare in Tonga. They only offer FedEx to Vava’u and 9 out of 10 parcels took weeks longer than what we paid for (express). Some of the parts were broken by the time they got to Vava’u.
So, all in all this became a seriously expensive place (importing/ staying months longer than we wanted/ food is also expensive and low in quality). All in all no alternative to Fiji unfortunately.