Anchorage· Acklins Island· Bahamas — Eleuthera, Andros & the Out Islands
Spring Point Anchorage (Bight of Acklins)
22° 28.0′ N · 73° 58.5′ W
A shoal-draft anchorage inside the Bight of Acklins off Spring Point, Acklins' capital, in the shallow, gin-clear lagoon.
Practical
Waterway Guide position N 22°28.000' W 073°58.500', 5-8 ft, good holding in hard sand; open and exposed west through north-east. Waterway Guide warns the Bight of Acklins is out of reach for most cruising boats; the banks are uncharted in detail, so cross only with shoal draft, good overhead light and a rising tide. Dinghy ashore to Spring Point.
Best for
Shoal-draft boats visiting Spring Point
Season
Settled SE–S weather
Nearby
- Airport Inn Restaurant & Bar (Spring Point Airport)1.5 NM away
- Spring Point (Acklins) Airport and settlement1.5 NM away
- Acklins Cascarilla Heritage Festival2.1 NM away
- Acklins fuel (Spring Point and Snug Corner)2.1 NM away
- Acklins Island Regatta (Spring Point)2.1 NM away
- Cascarilla bark harvest2.1 NM away
- Independence Day celebrations (Crooked Island and Acklins)2.1 NM away
- McKinney's Grocery (Spring Point)2.1 NM away