Anchorage· Bluefield Range· Other Caribbean
Bluefield Range Anchorage
17° 14.4′ N · 88° 4.6′ W · approximate
A quiet, lagoon-like harbour between three mangrove cayes with a lobster and fishing camp on stilts, the traditional overnight stop for boats running between Placencia and Belize City or San Pedro; manatees are often seen.
Practical
Position approximate: centre of the Blue Field Range group on OpenStreetMap. Enter from the south and pick your way round the shoals (noforeignland); protection from several wind directions. A Soundings cruiser anchored in the lee of the defunct fishing camp (light-blue stilt cabins), or on the Caribbean side in a westerly; the reef is a 2-mile dinghy ride. Fresh fish or lobster from the camps in season (Moorings eGuide). No facilities. Shallow coral heads around (Moorings itinerary). Mosquitoes in calm weather.
Best for
Protected mangrove night on the inside passage
Nearby
- Rendezvous Caye (Belize City Cayes)1.4 NM away
- English Caye Light & Pilot Station5.5 NM away
- Goff's Caye6.9 NM away
- Sayonara Wreck (Turneffe)8.2 NM away
- Blue Creek Anchorage (Turneffe)8.4 NM away
- Water Caye Anchorage8.5 NM away
- Caye Bokel Anchorage (Turneffe south)10.5 NM away
- Belize Lobster & Conch Closed Seasons10.7 NM away