Harbours and anchorages near Fajardo

Punta Boca

Anchorage at Punta Boca on the south-west coast of Vieques, 5.9 NM west of Esperanza, inside the Vieques National Wildlife Refuge.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Cayo Icacos

Anchorage on the lee side of Cayo Icacos, in La Cordillera Reef Natural Reserve, 2.2 NM north-east of Las Croabas and 3.5 NM from the Fajardo marinas.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Monte Pirata SW

Anchorage on the south-west coast of Vieques below Monte Pirata, the highest point of the island at about 290 metres, 5.8 NM west of Esperanza.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Playa del Medio

Anchorage off Playa del Medio on the west coast of Vieques, 0.4 NM south of Punta Arenas, inside the Vieques National Wildlife Refuge.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Isla Palominos

Mooring field off Isla Palominos, a private island in La Cordillera chain 3.5 NM east of Fajardo, leased to the El Conquistador resort.

• Free
• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Ensenada Honda

Deep inlet at Ceiba on the east coast of Puerto Rico, the former harbour of the Roosevelt Roads naval station, 3.6 NM south of Puerto del Rey.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW

Punta Arenas

Anchorage off Punta Arenas, known as Green Beach, at the western tip of Vieques, 6.2 NM west of Esperanza, inside the Vieques National Wildlife Refuge.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Puerto del Rey

Safe Harbor Puerto del Rey, one of the largest marinas in the Caribbean, on the east coast of Puerto Rico south of Fajardo, 13.6 NM from Isabel Segunda on Vieques and 19 NM from Dewey on Culebra.

Playa Cayo Piñeiro

Anchorage off the north beach of Isla Piñeros, in front of Ceiba on the east coast of Puerto Rico, 0.4 NM from the Isla Piñeros anchorage.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Cayo Santiago

Anchorage off Cayo Santiago, the monkey island 0.5 NM off Punta Santiago at Humacao, east coast of Puerto Rico, home to a rhesus macaque colony since 1938.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Cayo Lobo

Day anchorage at Cayo Lobo, a rocky cay 2.4 NM west of Cayo Luis Peña, off Culebra, known as a boat dive site.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Icacos Beach

Anchorage off the western beach of Cayo Icacos, in La Cordillera Reef Natural Reserve off Fajardo, 0.4 NM from the main Icacos anchorage.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Isla Piñeros

Anchorage off Isla Piñeros, an island in front of Ceiba on the east coast of Puerto Rico, 2.8 NM south of Puerto del Rey.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Bahía de Fajardo

Main anchorage of Fajardo, in north-east Puerto Rico, between Isleta and the mainland marinas, 0.2 NM from Isleta Marina.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Cayo Diablo

Mooring off Cayo Diablo, a small cay in the eastern part of La Cordillera Reef Natural Reserve, 6 NM north-east of Fajardo.

• Sheltered NW, N

Bahía de Mulas, Isabel Segunda

Harbour of Isabel Segunda, the main town of Vieques, on the north coast of the island, 13.6 NM from Puerto del Rey.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Sunbay Marina

Marina of 282 berths on the Fajardo waterfront, north-east Puerto Rico, 0.6 NM from the Isleta anchorage and 3.5 NM from Cayo Icacos.

Isleta Marina

Marina on Isleta, a small island off the Fajardo waterfront in north-east Puerto Rico, linked to the mainland by a passenger ferry.

Mosquito Pier

Anchorage by Mosquito Pier, the mile-long breakwater on the north-west coast of Vieques, 4.5 NM west of Isabel Segunda.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Villa Marina

Marina in an artificial basin on the Fajardo waterfront, north-east Puerto Rico, 0.4 NM north of Sunbay Marina.

Las Croabas

Fishing harbour of Las Croabas, on the north-east tip of Puerto Rico in Fajardo, the closest mainland departure point for the La Cordillera cays.

Cayo Lobos

Anchorage off Cayo Lobos, a private cay in the La Cordillera chain 4.2 NM north-east of Fajardo, north-east Puerto Rico.

• Sheltered NE, E

Playa Húcares, Naguabo

Small harbour at Playa Húcares, 3 km south-east of Naguabo town on the east coast of Puerto Rico, 2.3 NM from Cayo Santiago.

Punta Caballo

Anchorage at Punta Caballo on the north coast of Vieques, 3.3 NM west of Isabel Segunda.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE