Anchorage· Acklins Island· Bahamas — Eleuthera, Andros & the Out Islands
Jamaica Cay Anchorage (Bight of Acklins)
22° 22.9′ N · 74° 6.9′ W
A remote, very shallow anchorage beside Jamaica Cay in the southern Bight of Acklins, for shallow-draft boats that want the lagoon's bonefish flats to themselves.
Practical
Waterway Guide position N 22°22.900' W 074°06.850', 4.5-6 ft, fair holding in sand over rock; anchor off the western or southern shore. Open south-west through north. Shallow-draft boats only.
Best for
Shoal-draft solitude and wading the flats
Season
Settled E–SE weather
Nearby
- Camel Point Anchorage (Delectable Bay)6.8 NM away
- Bight of Acklins flats7.1 NM away
- Pompey Bay (Acklins)7.5 NM away
- Acklins Cascarilla Heritage Festival8 NM away
- Acklins fuel (Spring Point and Snug Corner)8 NM away
- Acklins Island Regatta (Spring Point)8 NM away
- Cascarilla bark harvest8 NM away
- Independence Day celebrations (Crooked Island and Acklins)8 NM away