Fueling in the Caribbean

John,

Are you going to change your screen name to H92?

Bump. Looking for some fuel facts on those little slabs of Terra Firma rising from the Carib for no apparent reason, except to spawn speculative conjecture on why a can of Coke costs 5 bucks!

The Caribbean used to be known for "iffy" fuel but in 15 years of sailing up and down the island chain, the only "bad shot" I've had was in Portsmouth, Dominica (last year). Otherwise, apart from the extortionate prices in some of the British and independent islands, the fuel quality nowadays is pretty good.

Venezuelan and Trnidadian fuels are not as good as Gulf Coast fuel, Higher sulphur content and not so well refined so its worth asking where the fuel comes from.

Tony

Try Global Yacht Fuel 954-462-6050 or globalyachtfuel.com. They have a good handle on the caribbean and you can put it on account. Price is usually cheaper although mainly you are getting it from commercial docks and trucks.
I have used them all over the place and they make life easy.