Marina· Great Abaco (Schooner Bay)· Bahamas — North
Schooner Bay Harbour
26° 9.7′ N · 77° 10.7′ W
A purpose-built, golf-cart village harbour carved into Abaco's wild Atlantic coast - the only marina between Little Harbour and Sandy Point, and a welcome refuge after rounding Hole-in-the-Wall from the Berry Islands or Eleuthera.
Practical
Takes vessels up to 80 ft with 8 ft draft at MLW; transient slips daily, weekly or monthly; dockage $3.00/ft per day (undated site listing - verify locally). Diesel and gas at market rates, delivered at the slip - call ahead. 30 and 50 amp power. VHF 16/77; Harbour Master Albert Russell 242-366-2044, harbourmaster@schoonerbaybahamas.com; hours 7:30 am-4:30 pm daily. Earlier reports (2013-2017): RO water ($0.25/gal), small general store with produce from an on-site farm, beach restaurant, limited showers/laundry, cash-only at times. Not on the official list of Bahamas ports of entry. Surge rolls around the circular basin in any swell - double up lines and fenders. Entrance is through a reef off a lee-less Atlantic beach (see Schooner Bay Entrance). Coordinate is the inner basin (OpenStreetMap piers / ActiveCaptain harbour marker 26.16415, -77.17513).
Best for
Safe(ish) harbour and fuel on Abaco's southeast coast
Season
Enter only in moderate seas
Nearby
- Schooner Bay General Store and FarmRight here
- Sandpiper Inn Restaurant (Schooner Bay)0.1 NM away
- Cabana Bar & Grill (Schooner Bay)0.2 NM away
- South Abaco Blue Holes Conservation Area2.2 NM away
- Crossing Rocks2.4 NM away
- Cherokee Sound Anchorage (Cherokee Point)9.5 NM away
- Cherokee Long Dock9.8 NM away
- Cherokee Grocery and Deli9.9 NM away