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Best anchorages and harbours in Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands

149 documented anchorages and harbours in Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.

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  1. 31
    AnchoragePuerto Rico

    La Parguera Est

    4.4

    Anchorage in the mangroves 3.3 NM east of La Parguera and 0.6 NM north-west of Punta Montalva, on the south-west coast of Puerto Rico.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, S, SE
  2. 32
    AnchorageU.S. Virgin Islands

    Caneel Bay

    4.4

    Bay on the north-west coast of St. John within Virgin Islands National Park, off the former Caneel Bay resort, about 2 km north-east of Cruz Bay.

    • Paid
    • Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
  3. 33
    AnchorageU.S. Virgin Islands

    Inner Brass

    4.4

    Anchorage off Inner Brass, the nearer of the two Brass islands off the north coast of St. Thomas.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E
  4. 34
    AnchorageU.S. Virgin Islands

    Leinster Bay

    4.4

    Mooring field in Leinster Bay on the north shore of St. John, within Virgin Islands National Park, off Waterlemon Cay and below the ruins of the Annaberg sugar plantation.

    • Paid
    • Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
  5. 35
    AnchoragePuerto Rico

    Cayo Icacos

    4.3

    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
  6. 36
    AnchoragePuerto Rico

    Villa Parguera

    4.3

    Anchorage off the fishing village of La Parguera, officially Villa Parguera, in the municipality of Lajas on the south-west coast of Puerto Rico, beside Isla Magueyes.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
  7. 37
    AnchoragePuerto Rico

    Bahía de Almodóvar

    4.3

    Reef-enclosed lagoon on the east coast of Culebra, facing Culebrita, 2.7 NM from Dewey.

    • Free
    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
  8. 38
    AnchoragePuerto Rico

    Ensenada, Bahía de Guánica

    4.3

    Anchorage off Ensenada, on the western shore of Guánica bay, a natural harbour on the south-west coast of Puerto Rico.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW, S
  9. 39
    AnchoragePuerto Rico

    Cayo Aurora

    4.3

    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
  10. 40
    AnchoragePuerto Rico

    Palm Tree Swing, Esperanza

    4.3

    Anchorage at the western end of the Esperanza bay, south coast of Vieques, 0.3 NM west of the village.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
  11. 41
    AnchorageU.S. Virgin Islands

    Cowpet Bay

    4.3

    Bay on the east end of St. Thomas, home of the St. Thomas Yacht Club, facing Great St. James to the south-east.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
  12. 42
    AnchorageU.S. Virgin Islands

    Hassel Island, north-west side

    4.2

    Anchorage off the north-west side of Hassel Island in Charlotte Amalie harbour on St. Thomas, opposite Frenchtown and close to Haulover Cut. Most of the island belongs to Virgin Islands National Park.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE
  13. 43
    AnchoragePuerto Rico

    Patillas

    4.2

    Anchorage off the beach at Patillas, on the south-east coast of Puerto Rico, 17.5 NM east of Salinas.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
  14. 44
    AnchoragePuerto Rico

    Playa Carlos Rosario

    4.2

    Mooring field off Playa Carlos Rosario, on the north-west coast of Culebra, 2.1 NM from Dewey and 0.9 NM west of Flamenco.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SE
  15. 45
    AnchorageU.S. Virgin Islands

    Francis Bay

    4.2

    Bay on the north shore of St. John within Virgin Islands National Park, with 29 moorings and one of the park's two designated anchorages offshore.

    • Paid
    • Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
  16. 46
    AnchoragePuerto Rico

    Mosquito Bay

    4.2

    Anchorage off the mouth of Puerto Mosquito, the bioluminescent bay of Vieques listed by Guinness World Records as the brightest in the world, 1.7 NM east of Esperanza.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
  17. 47
    AnchoragePuerto Rico

    Monte Pirata SW

    4.2

    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
  18. 48
    AnchoragePuerto Rico

    Playa del Medio

    4.2

    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
  19. 49
    AnchorageU.S. Virgin Islands

    Santa Maria Bay

    4.2

    Bay with a beach on the north coast of St. Thomas, west of Hull Bay towards the West End.

    • Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
  20. 50
    AnchorageU.S. Virgin Islands

    Frederiksted

    4.2

    Open roadstead off Frederiksted, on the west coast of St. Croix, beside the town's cruise ship pier.

    • Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
  21. 51
    AnchorageU.S. Virgin Islands

    Buck Island, St. Thomas

    4.2

    Moorings on the west side of Buck Island, the small island and National Wildlife Refuge off the south-east coast of St. Thomas.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E
  22. 52
    AnchoragePuerto Rico

    Bahía de San Juan

    4.2

    Anchorage in San Juan Bay, 0.8 NM south of the walls of Old San Juan, on the north coast of Puerto Rico.

    • Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
  23. 53
    AnchoragePuerto Rico

    Mangroves

    4.2

    Anchorage among the mangrove cays 3.2 NM south-east of Salinas, west of the entrance to Jobos Bay on the south coast of Puerto Rico.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S
  24. 54
    AnchorageU.S. Virgin Islands

    Tektite Reef

    4.2

    Dive mooring off Cabritte Horn, on the east side of Great Lameshur Bay on St. John, over the reef where the Tektite underwater habitat sat in 1969 and 1970.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, S, SE
  25. 55
    AnchorageU.S. Virgin Islands

    Trunk Bay

    4.2

    Bay on the north shore of St. John within Virgin Islands National Park, with the park's underwater snorkelling trail around Trunk Cay.

    • Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
  26. 56
    AnchoragePuerto Rico

    Bahía de Boquerón

    4.2

    Anchorage in Boquerón Bay, Cabo Rojo, on the west coast of Puerto Rico, often described by cruisers as the most popular anchorage on the island.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, S, SE
  27. 57
    AnchoragePuerto Rico

    Puerto de Arecibo

    4.1

    Anchorage in the harbour of Arecibo on the north coast of Puerto Rico, close under Punta Morrillos and its 1898 lighthouse.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, S, SE
  28. 58
    AnchoragePuerto Rico

    Punta Cucharas

    4.1

    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
  29. 59
    AnchoragePuerto Rico

    Cayo Norte

    4.1

    Anchorage off the south beaches of Cayo Norte, a private cay 0.6 NM north-east of Culebra, 2.9 NM from Dewey.

    • Sheltered N, NE
  30. 60
    AnchoragePuerto Rico

    Canal San Antonio

    4.1

    Designated anchorage in the San Antonio Channel, San Juan, just west of San Juan Bay Marina and the Club Náutico de San Juan.

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