Harbours and anchorages near Ponce

Isla Cardona

Anchorage by Isla Cardona, a 2.4 ha key on the western side of the entrance to Ponce harbour, 1 NM south-west of the Club Náutico de Ponce.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Cayo Aurora

Anchorage off Cayo Aurora, the western of the three Cayos de Caña Gorda off Guánica, nicknamed Gilligan's Island since the 1970s after the television series.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, S, SE

Punta Cucharas

Anchorage off Punta Cucharas, 3.2 NM west of the Club Náutico de Ponce, inside the Punta Cucharas nature reserve on the south coast of Puerto Rico.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, S

Copamarina Beach

Anchorage off the beach of the Copamarina resort at Caña Gorda, Guánica, on the south-west coast of Puerto Rico, 0.5 NM from Cayo Aurora.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

Isla Caja de Muertos

Anchorage off Caja de Muertos, an uninhabited island 8.4 km off the coast and 6.7 NM south of Ponce, protected as a nature reserve since 1980.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Club Náutico de Ponce

Private yacht and fishing club founded in 1941 on Isla de Gatas, joined to the mainland by a causeway at Punta Carenero, beside the port of Ponce and La Guancha.

La Guancha

Anchorage off La Guancha, the waterfront of the Playa district of Ponce, 200 m east of the Club Náutico de Ponce on the south coast of Puerto Rico.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SW, S, SE

Bahía de Ponce

Anchorage at the head of Ponce bay, 1.4 km north of the Club Náutico de Ponce, beside the commercial port of Ponce on the south coast of Puerto Rico.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

Parada Vista al Mar

Anchorage off a beach 4.4 NM west of the Club Náutico de Ponce, on the south coast of Puerto Rico.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E