Best anchorages and harbours in Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands

Bahía Fosforescente

Anchorage at the southern entrance of the bioluminescent Bahía Fosforescente, 2.2 NM east of La Parguera, inside the La Parguera nature reserve.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

Sugar Bay

Anchorage inside Salt River Bay on the north coast of St. Croix, within Salt River Bay National Historical Park.

• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W

Ensenada Honda, Vieques

Large bay on the south-east coast of Vieques, 7.3 NM east of Esperanza, inside the eastern part of the Vieques National Wildlife Refuge.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SW, S, SE

La Parguera Ouest

Anchorage 0.6 NM west of the village of La Parguera, among the mangrove cays of the La Parguera nature reserve on the south-west coast of Puerto Rico.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Cayo Luis Peña

Anchorage on the west side of Cayo Luis Peña, the cay off the west coast of Culebra, 2.1 NM from Dewey.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Puerto Real

Anchorage in the harbour of Puerto Real, a fishing village on the lower west coast of Puerto Rico, 250 m from Marina Puerto Real.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE

Bahía Mosquito

Inlet on the east side of the Ensenada Honda entrance, south coast of Culebra, 2.1 NM from Dewey by water.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

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

Krum Bay

Bay west of Crown Bay on St. Thomas, opening south onto Gregerie Channel opposite Water Island.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Bahía Tortuga

Bay on the north side of Culebrita, the cay off the east coast of Culebra, 4.2 NM from Dewey.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Brewers Bay

Bay with a beach on the south-west coast of St. Thomas, west of the airport runway, below the St. Thomas campus of the University of the Virgin Islands.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Magens Bay

Long bay on the north coast of St. Thomas with a public beach park of about 56 acres behind it, run by the Magens Bay Authority.

• Sheltered N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Princess Bay

Bay in Hurricane Hole, on the east side of St. John, within the Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, S, SE

Cano Quebrado

Anchorage on the east shore of Ensenada Honda, Culebra, 1.1 NM east of Dewey.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, S, SE

Bahía de Sardinas

Bay on the west side of Dewey, Culebra, where the ferries from the main island berth, 0.2 NM from the town centre.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

Bahía Salina del Sur

Bay on the south coast of the eastern tip of Vieques, 9.7 NM east of Esperanza, inside the former US Navy bombing range.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Dewey public marina

Public berthing in Dewey, the only town on Culebra, on the narrow isthmus between Bahía de Sardinas and Ensenada Honda.

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

Bahía Flamenco

Anchorage off Flamenco beach, on the north coast of Culebra, 1.9 NM from Dewey by sea.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Great Lameshur Bay

Bay on the south coast of St. John within Virgin Islands National Park, home of the Virgin Islands Environmental Resource Station, VIERS.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE

Turtle Cove, Buck Island

Cove with mooring buoys on Buck Island, a National Wildlife Refuge off the south-east coast of St. Thomas, where snorkellers come to see green and hawksbill turtles feeding on the seagrass.

• Free
• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE

Buck Island, West Beach

Anchorage off West Beach on Buck Island, about 1.5 miles off the north-east coast of St. Croix, within Buck Island Reef National Monument.

• Sheltered NE, E

Bahía Fosforescente

Bioluminescent bay 2 NM east of La Parguera, one of the three bays of its kind in Puerto Rico, inside the La Parguera nature reserve.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Mangrove islands

Anchorage off the outer mangrove cays, 3.5 NM south-east of Marina de Salinas on the south coast of Puerto Rico.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Little Saba Island

Anchorage off Little Saba, a small island south-west of St. Thomas, next to Saba Island.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Punta Soldado

Anchorage at Punta Soldado, the southern tip of Culebra, 1.6 NM south-east of Dewey.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Cayo Pirata

Anchorage by Cayo Pirata, an islet near the head of Ensenada Honda, the largest bay of Culebra, 0.3 NM from Dewey.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Otter Creek

Mangrove creek in Hurricane Hole, the northern arm of Coral Bay on the east side of St. John, within the Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, S, SE

Bahía Tamarindo Grande

Northern part of the Tamarindo bay on the west coast of Culebra, facing Cayo Luis Peña, 1.8 NM from Dewey.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

Druif Bay

Bay on the west side of Water Island, south of Charlotte Amalie, backed by Honeymoon Beach.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE