Best anchorages and harbours in Puerto Rico

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

Bahía de San Juan

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

Mangroves

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

Bahía de Boquerón

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

Puerto de Arecibo

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

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

Cayo Norte

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

Canal San Antonio

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

Bahía de la Punta Conejo

Bay by Punta Conejo on the south coast of Vieques, 5.3 NM east of Esperanza, on the edge of the former US Navy range.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Luis Pena Beach

Anchorage off a beach on the north side of Cayo Luis Peña, off the west coast of Culebra, 1.9 NM from Dewey.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE

Arrecife Margarita

Anchorage on sand by the Margarita reef, 4.7 NM south-west of La Parguera, off the south-west coast of Puerto Rico.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, 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

Carrucho

Anchorage 0.7 NM south of Marina de Salinas, in the outer part of Bahía de Salinas on the south coast of Puerto Rico.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

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

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 Cruz

Anchorage at Punta Cruz on the south side of Cayo Luis Peña, off the west coast of Culebra, 1.9 NM from Dewey.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Puerto Ferro

Enclosed bay on the south coast of Vieques, 2.6 NM east of Esperanza, inside the Vieques National Wildlife Refuge.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S

Ensenada Dakity

Mooring field just inside the reef at the entrance to Ensenada Honda, on the south coast of Culebra, 1.5 NM from Dewey.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S

Sun Bay

Anchorage off Sun Bay, the public beach park 0.6 NM east of Esperanza on the south coast of Vieques.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

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

Marina de Salinas

Marina of 125 berths at the head of Bahía de Salinas on the south coast of Puerto Rico, with a hotel, a restaurant and a fuel berth.

Dátiles Beach

Anchorage off Dátiles beach on the west coast of Culebra, 0.4 NM south of Dewey.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Bahía de Salinas

Anchorage in the inner bay of Salinas, 200 m off Marina de Salinas, one of the main cruising stops on the south coast of Puerto Rico.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, 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.

Snorkel Beach

Anchorage off a small beach on the south-west side of Culebrita, off the east coast of Culebra, 0.4 NM from Bahía Tortuga.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Crash Boat Beach

Anchorage off Crash Boat Beach, Aguadilla, on the north-west corner of Puerto Rico, 1.9 NM north of Aguadilla town.

• Sheltered NE

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

Club Náutico de San Juan

Yacht club and marina of 117 berths on the San Antonio Channel in Miramar, San Juan, beside Isla Grande airport.

Playa Doña Lala

Anchorage off Playa Doña Lala at Rincón, on the west coast of Puerto Rico, 0.6 NM north of Playa Córcega.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE