For Services and Resources in French Polynesia Last update: 03 Mar 2023 Please send your tips to [email protected] • • • • • • • • • Table of Contents 3 3D Printing A Acrylic Agents Air Conditioning Airlines / Airports Alcohol Alternator And Starter Repairs Aluminum (Fabrication, Bending, Welding) Anchorages Anchors Animal Rescue / Animal Adoption Apple Computers Appliances (Washing Machine, Fridges, etc) Art Supplies Attorney Auto Parts & Supplies B BBQ Bakery Batteries Bearings, Belts, Seals Bed Linen Bicycle Repairs Boat Brokers Boat Cards Boat Cleaning Boat Watchers Boat Workers Boat Yards (see Haulouts) Books, English Books, Fish Identification Bottom Cleaning Brass Fittings & Copper Tubing Buses Buy / Sell C CO2 Refills Camera Repair / Camera Battery Replacement Canon Canvas Supplies Canvas Work Carpentry Carpet Cleaning Carpets Cars (Buy/Rent) Chains Chandlery See Marine Suppliers Charts Charts / Cruising Guides Child Care Chinese Medicines / Herbs Ciguatera Fish Poisoning Coffee & Teas Compass Adjustment Composting Head - see Toilet Computer Repairs / Services Computers Construction Materials Consulates Cooking Gas see Propane Copy / Print Courtesy Flags Covid Testing Craft Supplies Craigs List Tahiti Style Crew Customs D DPAM - Direction Polynesiennes des Affaires Maritime Delivery Service Dentist / Dental Surgeon Diesel / Gas Diesel Mechanic Diesel Parts Dinghy New / Repair Disinfestation/Anti-termite Diving Equipment Diving Services Doctor, General Doctor, Specialists & Surgeons Donations (Clothing, etc) Dry Ice E E-Bike Rental Ear Drops Electric Motors Electrical Supplies Electrician (12V / 24V) Electronics (Marine) Emergency Contacts Epirb Epoxy Supplies Exterminator - Roaches, Ants, Termites F Fabrics, Sewing Supplies Fasteners (See Nuts & Bolts) Federal Offices Ferry Services Fiberglass, Resins, Gelcoat Filters (Motor, Water) Fire Extinguisher Fish Identification - See Books, Fish Identification Fishing Supplies Flags Flares Foam Food Distributor / Buyer Freight Forwarder - see Importing Parts Fuel Injectors / Injector Pumps (diesel) Fumigation Furuno G GTO15 Wire (SSB Antenna) Galvanizing Gasoline Gasoline see Diesel Gaz (See Propane) Generator Sales / Service Getting Around Tahiti Glasses (Prescription) GoPro Cameras Graphics Groceries Groceries - Gourmet Grocery Out Island Delivery (see Food Distributor) Guides to French Polynesia H Hair / Beauty Salon Hardware Stores Haulout Haut Commissaire Heat Exchanger Repairs High Pressure Cleaners Honda Generator Hoses Hospitals Hotels / Hostels Hydraulics I Ice Icom Immigration Impellers Importing Parts Injector Insurance - Marine Inter Island Shipping International Health Certificate (Pets) Internet Inverters Iridium J Jabsco Jerry Jugs K Kitchen Equipment / Appliances Kite Boarding Gear Kite Boarding Instruction L LEDs and Lighting La Poste - see OPT Language School - French Laundry Laundry / Dry Cleaning Lawyer - See Attorney Lettering for Boats Lexan/Plastics Life Raft Certification Line Lowrance M MRI Machine Shops Mail/Freight Makita Tools Maps & Yellow Pages Marinas & Anchorages Marine Suppliers Massage Mattress Mirrors (Custom) Misc. Money - Paying vendors in FP Money Transfer to French Polynesia Musical Instruments N Navico Nets (Radio) News (Local) Notary (Tahiti) Notary (USA) Nuts, Bolts, Screws, Fasteners O O Rings OPT Oil & Oil Filters Oil Recycling Oil, Synthetic Opticians Optometrist see Doctor, Specialists & Surgeons Outboard – New Outboard – Repairs and Parts Oxygen P PVC – Pipe, Supplies, Fittings Paint Passport Photos Pearls (Sell & Drilling) Pelican Storage Cases Perkins Parts Personal Tahiti Guides Pet Supplies Pharmacy Plexiglass - see Lexan/Plastics Plumbing Post Office Propane Refills Propeller & Shaft Repair Pumps R Racor Filters Radar Repairs Radio Radio Nets Railroad Raymarine Recycling Refrigeration – Repairs Refrigeration – Supplies Restaurants Restaurants Mo'orea Rigging Wire & Supplies S Sails Sand Blasting Scooters Scuba Seals & Bearings Seals & Bearings Sewing Machine: New, Repairs Sewing Services Ship Movement in FP Shipping - see Importing Parts Shoe Repair Simrad Skateboard Sodastream Refills Solar Panels Splices Stainless Steel – Fabrication and Welding Stainless Steel – Nuts and Bolts Starter Motors Strata Glass Sunbrella Surfboards Surveyor T Tahiti Sights Tanks Taxis Teas (See Coffee & Teas) The Direction Polynesiennes des Affaires Maritime (DPAM) Thread Toilet (Composting) Tool Rental Tools Tourist Office Tours - Island Translators - Language U Ukuleles & Guitars Upholstery V VHF Net Vacuum Seal Bags Veterinarian Victron Volvo-Penta W Watch Repair Water Fresh Water Pump Watermaker Webbing Welding West System Wind Surfing Windlass Windlass Repair Wood Wood Workers X Xantrax Y Yacht Services Yacht Transport Yanmar/Yanmar Parts Yogurt Z Zippers • • • • • • • • • 3 3D Printing 3D Technology Island: Tahiti GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees): Latitude: -17.52721 Longitude: -149.52716 view in google maps 3D Technologies Michael Girard +689 89 64 58 64 Rue Tapoa Cowan [email protected] https://m.facebook.com/3dtechtahiti/ BP 110076 98709 Mahina - Tahiti 6-2021 SV Bella Marina They do 3D design and printing, as well as machine shop work. More info on their FB page. The owner speaks English really well. Extensive experience with boat design, composite materials, boat parts. A Acrylic Societe Polynesienne de Miroiterie (SPM) Island: Tahiti GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees): Latitude: -17.527422 Longitude: -149.527015 view in google maps Societe Polynesienne de Miroiterie (SPM) For more information, see Lexan/Plastics Agents Nuku Hiva Yacht Services Island: Nuku Hiva Yacht Services Nuku Hiva BP 301 Taiohae 98742 Nuku Hiva Polynesie Franciase tel: +689 87 22 68 72 fax: +689 40 920 750 VHF 72 [email protected] https://www.yachtservicesnukuhiva.com Kevin & Annabele VHF Net Monday - Friday Opening at 0800 on 72 and then switching to 68. 10-2019 SV Longta We bought a pair of sails from Lee Sails in Hong Kong. We were in Nuku Hiva and we used Kevin (Nuku Hiva Yacht Services) as our agent. We used the "yacht in transit" process because of the value of the purchase. Everything was handled seamlessly and our sails arrived (earlier than originally quoted!) on the Aranui. AMATRANSIT - Bollore Logistics Polynésie Island: Tahiti GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees): Latitude: -17.561158 Longitude: -149.612881 view in google maps AMATRANSIT - Bollore Logistics Polynésie Jean-Pierre COMBESCURE BP 20359 - 98713 PAPEETE Tahiti - Polynésie Française Tél. : (+689) 40 54 84 70 Fax : (+689) 40 43 18 70 Mob. : (+689) 87.77.03.57 Mail : [email protected] Emilie TROFLÉAU Responsable Technico-commerciale Bolloré Logistics Polynésie Immeuble EPPV Fare Ute 98 713 Papeete Tahiti - Polynésie Française Tél. :(+689) 40 54 84 70 Mob. : (+689) 87 28 0715 Mail : [email protected] Jean-Pierrewas myinitial contact and theperson Idealt with face-to-face. Hespeaks pretty good English. He’s either the owner or the Manager. I think Emilie did most of the leg work and I emailed back and forth with her for some details. I usually sent my inquiries to both of them. Jean-Pierre made the deliveries personally, though, dropping them off at the marina gate using his own car. I usually paid him in cash at the time of delivery, but also paid cash into an account at their bank directly across the street from the marina when some minor adjustments were necessary. I did three imports with Bollore. The first was just an iPad that had gotten tangled up in red tape in the mail. Jean-Pierre did this for free, I think because I’d been personally referred to him by a mutual friend and because we’d already started discussing my bigger shipment. The second was house batteries, etc, amounting to about $4500. The third was a new-used helm pedestal valued at about $500. I’d say Bollore’s fees on these worked out to about 5%. There were no hassles on any of these, only time and patience required, none due to delays that I would attribute to Bollore. Actual shipping into Tahiti was out of Los Angeles through Vanguard at: LALA FARAIMO JR. South Pacific Islands Supervisor Direct: (310) 604-2699 Fax: (310) 847-8008 Vanguard Logistics Services (USA), inc. 2665 E Del Amo Blvd Rancho Dominguez CA 90221 LinkedIn | vanguardlogistics.com As I understand it Vanguard also used to act as an import agent here but, due to some bad actors among us cruisers, won’t do that anymore and I only used their shipping service. Although the requirements for paperwork were a hassle, I had no trouble with Vanguard themselves at all. Roy (SV Mabruka) 9-2018 Gondrand Transit & Voyages Island: Tahiti GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees): Latitude: -17.541653 Longitude: -149.56863 view in google maps Gondrand Transit & Voyages Weused Gondrand forboth importing abattery chargerand also importing theboat. Battery charger was in customs less than 4 hours before I had it in hand! The company is used by the majority of boats that want to import their vessel into French Polynesia. We can highly recommend them. (Jacaranda) They are located very close to McDonalds in city center. I have only dealt with them via email and phone - Yes importation was all handled via email and phone. (Jacaranda) Michele Lichon [email protected] Laurent BAUDIT Gondrand Transit & Voyages BP 475 – 98713 Papeete Tel 40 54 31 58 [email protected] [email protected] 10-2022 SV Auntie AVOID!! Complete fail on Gondrand, largely because of their US partners, I.L.S. Bottom paint I use not available here any longer so bought 8 gallons in Miami and had Gondrand handle all shipping. In the US, I.L.S. lost 4 gallons, and damaged the remaining 4 gallons beyond use. They did not communicate this, had I not repeatedly asked for updates I would still not know. Gondrand’s insurance would not cover because it never reached the dock. AVOID!! Poly Trans Island: Tahiti NOT recommended by numerous cruisers who used them and will never use them again. They do not process yacht in transit status and basically were very difficult to work with. If using Vanguard in LA as the US shipper they give you an option of 2 agents to use. Polynesia Yacht Services Island: Tahiti Polynesia Yacht Services (PYS) Laurent Bernaert Tel:(689)87 77 12 30 [email protected] Excellent reports from numerous yachts that have used Laurent. Speaks English 10-2019 SV Amilie We first used PYS when Oyster retained him as yacht agent for the 2013/4 Oyster World Rally We contacted him, again, when in Mexico before departing for Nuka Hiva last Spring 2018 PYS use Kevin (NHYS) in Nuka Hiva and our Fuel Duty Free Certificate were available on arrival, together with Kevin sorting out the paperwork for our entry in FP Marina Taina seems to be pretty well booked up whatever time of year & we’ve met many cruisers who’ve been denied berths and moorings because fully booked. PYS have arranged our bookings and we’ve always been allocated a berth. We were recommended Matt Rigging Services when in Marina Taina, again he seemed constantly booked up, when we contacted PYS we were on the schedule and it was worth the 10% fee charged for going through Laurent. We’ve had occasion to import spares, new sails & a new generator over the past 18 months, each time PYS have sorted clearance at Customs and delivery to Marina Taina within 24 hours of goods arriving in Papeete Airport. As an avid cigar smoker I found myself ordering cigars through PYS to fly them to Rangiroa. They were bought at wholesale, not retail, and even including the 10% buyers fee and freight to Rangiroa they were 30% cheaper than the shop in Papeete. If you want to enjoy cruising these beautiful islands & minimise the time waiting for spares & services we highly recommend using PYS.” ------------------ Handles the Oyster Rally when it comes thru. Seal Super Yachts Tahiti Island: Tahiti Handling mostly mega yachts Pascal Bredein 87 774 447 [email protected] [email protected] Tahiti Crew Island: Tahiti GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees): Latitude: -17.585972 Longitude: -149.614556 view in google maps Tehani Located Tania Marina area. Tehani -- [email protected] -- [email protected] http://tahiticrew.com/ (689) 87 23 55 41 Tahiti Crew can provide bond and duty free fuel certificates for yachts arriving. See the website for nfo. In addition they have a discounted special for members of the Pacific Puddle Jump group http://www.pacificpuddlejump.com/ For more information, see Yacht Services Tahiti Ocean (Taina Marina) Island: Tahiti Tahiti Ocean Large yacht Agency https://tahiti-ocean.com/ +689 40 42 80 31 Marina Taina next to Casa Blanca Tahiti Superyacht Support Island: Tahiti Tahiti Superyacht Support Gérants : Laurent-Patrick CORNU Mobile +689.70.48.75 – Tel/Fax +689.41.07.78 Email : [email protected] Web site : www.tahitisuperyachtsupport.com Skype : Tahiti Superyacht Support FaceBook : Tahiti SuperYacht Support Tahiti Yacht Agents Island: Tahiti Tahiti Yacht Agents Contact : Bud GILROY Mobile : 689 79 66 05 – 689 42 55 61 [email protected] www.tya.pf Tahiti Yacht Services