Anchorage· Salt Cay· Other Caribbean
Big Sand Cay Anchorage
21° 11.5′ N · 71° 15.1′ W · approximate
An uninhabited cay 7 miles south of Salt Cay with one of the finest beaches in the country along its long, sheltered west side — the last (or first) stop on the Turks Bank before the run to Hispaniola.
Practical
Coordinate approximate: just off the west beach (Visit TCI marker 21.19197, -71.24851). Visit TCI calls the lee a favoured cruising-yacht mooring spot; noforeignland reviewers report 3–6 m and that swell can wrap around and make it rolly. Tern and noddy nesting ground; nurse sharks in summer. Snorkel the east side only in calm weather. Not a port of entry.
Best for
Jumping-off anchorage for the Dominican Republic
Season
Settled easterlies
Nearby
- HMS Endymion wreck (Endymion Rock)4.7 NM away
- Kelly's Folly (Salt Cay)8.1 NM away
- Humpback whale watching at Salt Cay (Jan–Apr)8.3 NM away
- Salt Cay salinas & White House8.3 NM away
- Cessna 401 & Lucky Lady wrecks (Salt Cay)8.5 NM away
- Coral Reef Bar & Grill (Balfour Town, Salt Cay)8.5 NM away
- Deane's Dock (Salt Cay)8.6 NM away
- Salt Cay Anchorage (Deane's Dock)8.6 NM away