Best anchorages and harbours in Saint-Martin and St. Barts

43 documented anchorages and harbours in Saint-Martin and St. Barts, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.

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  1. 31
    AnchorageSt. Barthélemy

    Shell Beach

    3.3

    Anchorage off Shell Beach, the beach at the southern edge of Gustavia, 0.3 NM south of the harbour quays.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E
  2. 32
    HarbourSandy Ground, St. Martin

    Time Out Boat Yard

    3.2

    Boatyard at Sandy Ground, on the French shore of the Simpson Bay lagoon, with around 70 spaces ashore for boats up to 16 metres.

  3. 33
    HarbourMarigot, St. Martin

    Marina Port La Royale

    3.2

    Marina in Marigot, on the French side of the Simpson Bay lagoon, reached from the sea through the Sandy Ground bridge.

  4. 34
    AnchorageSt. Martin

    Potence Bay

    3.1

    Anchorage north of Marigot, 0.4 NM north-east of Marina Fort Louis, sand bottom off a small beach.

    • Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
  5. 35
    AnchorageSt. Barthélemy

    Les Petits Saints

    2.8

    Rocks at the south-west entrance to Gustavia harbour, 0.3 NM west of the quays, with mooring buoys on sand.

    • Sheltered NE, E
  6. 36
    AnchorageSt. Martin

    Mont Fortune

    2.8

    Anchorage in the eastern part of the Simpson Bay lagoon, off Mont Fortune, 0.9 NM north of Lagoon Marina in Cole Bay.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE
  7. 37
    AnchorageSt. Martin

    Baie des Petites Cayes

    2.6

    Small bay on the north coast of French Saint-Martin, 0.7 NM north-east of Anse Marcel, inside the Saint-Martin national nature reserve.

    • Sheltered SW, S, SE
  8. 38
    AnchorageSt. Barthélemy

    Anse Corossol

    2.5

    Anchorage off the village of Corossol, 0.7 NM north-west of Gustavia harbour on the west coast of Saint-Barthélemy, sand bottom.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
  9. 39
    AnchorageSt. Martin

    Baie de l'Embouchure

    2.5

    Bay of Le Galion on the east coast of French Saint-Martin, 0.6 NM south of Orient Bay, with sand and weed bottom off the beach.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
  10. 40
    AnchorageSt. Martin

    Oyster Pond

    2.4

    Enclosed lagoon on the east coast of Saint-Martin, shared between the French and Dutch sides, with all-round shelter once inside.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
  11. 41
    AnchorageSt. Barthélemy

    Anse Toiny

    2.2

    Bay on the east coast of Saint-Barthélemy, 1.5 NM east of Grande Saline, sand and rock bottom.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
  12. 42
    HarbourOyster Pond, St. Martin

    Captain Oliver's Marina, Oyster Pond

    1.4

    Former marina of the Captain Oliver's resort in Oyster Pond, on the east coast of Saint-Martin, destroyed by Hurricane Irma in 2017.

  13. 43
    AnchorageSt. Martin

    Caye Verte

    Islet just off Orient Bay, inside the Saint-Martin national nature reserve, where anchoring is forbidden.

    • Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

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