Anchorage

Anse Galet

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Shelter: E, SW, S, SE
Seabed: sand
Anchoring: Allowed

Anchorage in Anse Galet, west of the village of Terre-de-Haut in Les Saintes, sand bottom in about 10 metres.

Water
Pontoon
Beach

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Sheltered from the east round through south to south-west, open to the north and west. The main mooring field off the village is 0.4 miles to the east-north-east.

Practical

Sand bottom, beach and pontoon ashore with fresh water. Shops and restaurants of the village are a short walk away. Customs clearance at Les Saintes Multiservices, 3 rue Jean Calot in Terre-de-Haut, Monday to Saturday 9am to noon and 2pm to 7pm, phone +590 590 81 53 57.

Ashore

Fort Napoléon stands on the Morne Mire, 119 metres up, north of the village. Rebuilt between 1844 and 1867 and protected as a historic monument since 1997, it houses a museum on the history of Les Saintes, in a garden of succulents where iguanas roam. Le Chameau, the highest point of the archipelago at 306 metres, overlooks the island.