Utila - General Info
Description:
Utila Island is well known for the great diving on the Mesoamerica coral reef and its funky laid-back attitude. Puerto Este (otherwise known as Utila Town) lies at the easterly end of the island. There are a lot of Europeans here and English is widely spoken.
Entrance Notes and Cautions:
Following quite a lot of theft by locals from yachts in the past, Utila has become much more cruiser-friendly in recent years. That said, however, be sure to secure anything left on deck, in particular, valuable items such as dive tanks and dinghies (see related reports).
Utila is a big party place at night, so it’s advisable to have a watch person on board if leaving your boat to go ashore after dark.
Position:
16° 05.27’N, 86° 54.08’W (bay entrance)
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Posted on main Honduras page by tbunker:
I cleared in at Utila in June of 2017. I’ve been there before and there have been a few changes. The Port Captain and immigration are in the same building at the public dock.
The Port Captain went to the boat with me and took photos. HThese were exterior shots and he didn’t enter the boat.
He filled out forms and photographed them with his phone. Then he sent everything to the main office. I had to come back the next morning for the cruising permit.
Immigration requested a $3.00 entry fee.
The exit procedure was the same, except that the turn around time to get approval from the main office was 2 hours. Immigration requested another $3.00.
There was no charge for the cruising permit or the zarpe.