Anchorage· San Salvador· Bahamas — Eleuthera, Andros & the Out Islands
French Bay Anchorage (San Salvador)
23° 56.9′ N · 74° 32.9′ W · approximate
An anchorage on San Salvador's south coast near Sandy Point, sheltered in east winds, with patch reefs and the French Bay wall offshore.
Practical
noforeignland (rating 3.3): sheltered in east winds, rolly when waves come from the north, entrance manageable though visibility drops when it is windy. Point placed about 300 m off the south shore near French Bay from the OSM coastline (no published coordinates). Commons photos show patch reefs exposed at low tide in French Bay - enter in good overhead light. BNT notes the rocky shore here is a nesting area for white-tailed tropicbirds and Audubon's shearwaters.
Best for
An alternative to the Cockburn Town roadstead in easterlies
Season
E winds; rolly in N swell
Nearby
- La Crevasse (San Salvador)0.5 NM away
- Watling's Castle ruins0.6 NM away
- Grotto Beach and Sandy Point1.1 NM away
- Double Caves (San Salvador)1.5 NM away
- Great Cut (San Salvador)3.2 NM away
- Southern Great Lake National Park3.5 NM away
- Columbus underwater monument (Long Bay)4 NM away
- Columbus Landfall Monument (Long Bay, San Salvador)4.1 NM away