Tristan da Cunha - Facts
- COVID-19 Coronavirus restrictions in place for all visiting vessels. See Biosecurity for more information.
- Tristan da Cunha is a remote group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean.
- Part of the British Overseas Territory, (nowadays called St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha) it is under the sovereignty of the British Crown.
- Other islands nearby are the small, uninhabited and inaccessible Nightingale, Middle and Stoltenhoff Islands. A weather station is located on Gough Island and manned by a few personnel.
- Tristan da Cunha is almost circular, the core of a volcano with steep cliffs plunging into the sea. On the north-west corner is a small habitable plateau, and the settlement of Edinburgh. It is home to less than 300 people.
- On Friday 13th November 2020, the most remote inhabited island on Earth became the fourth largest completely protected marine area in the world, and the largest in the Atlantic. The 687,247km2 Marine Protection Zone – almost three times the size of the UK – will safeguard one of the world’s most pristine marine environments and protect the wealth of wildlife that lives there.
- The anchorage is completely unprotected and a heavy swell is constant, worst in a north-westerly. The small boat harbor has only about one meter (three feet) of water and a heavy surge from the constant swell. Yachts can rarely stay for very long, even if they want to. The best time to visit is from January to March when the chances of actually being able to land are highest.
- In spite of all the difficulties, every year this remote community is visited by a few intrepid yachts.
- The Islanders are very adept at all kinds of repairs and have helped yachts in the past. The Government workshop may be able to help with repairs.
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I had a great experience at Tristan da Cunha, when in passage from Uruguay to Cape Town (February, 2019). True, is’s a hard place to anchor (a buoy would be very welcomed,) but very rewarding. I was sailing solo, already 2,000 miles on my back, and needed some supplies. Bad weather one day (I slept at the lee shore, anchored close to a penguin colony,) and a holiday the other (declared at the last minute after the death of a member of the community,) prevented me from disembarking. A tender service “for all the crew” (just myself..) was offered to me at the impossible price of £150, but at the end (probably due to the delays and the fact that I really, really needed a battery,) they took me for free to shore. Fuses, a battery, clothes, fresh fruit and bacon, eggs, medicines… I’ve got everything I needed and also had the opportunity to take a glance at the settlement before getting back to the boat. Rare, beautiful, unique, extreme… what other adjectives does Tristan da Cunha demonstrate, other than remote?