Anchorage· Barbareta· Other Caribbean
Pascual Bight Anchorage (Barbareta)
16° 26.1′ N · 86° 8.9′ W
A gloriously peaceful anchorage inside the reef on the south side of Barbareta, east of Roatán — shallow sand and grass, a reef to snorkel and agoutis in the forest ashore.
Practical
Waypoints from OCC cruisers Coral Moon: pass the outer reef due south of the island's high point; the inner reef has an ~8 m-deep passage from 16°25.89'N 86°09.02'W to 16°26.08'N 86°08.88'W (this coordinate). Anchor in about 4 m; holding good in shallow grass and sand. Snorkel the reef east of the cut. The island was described as a reserve with a US$10/head entry fee that nobody collected (mid-2000s report). The source labels the bight without naming the island; these coordinates fall on Barbareta's south coast (OSM island centroid 16.4378, -86.1457). Enter only in good overhead light. Noonsite advises care on the eastern end in the low season (crime). Island centroid and hotel: Hotel Isla Barbareta is mapped on the north side.
Best for
Remote, quiet anchorage between Roatán and Guanaja
Season
Settled easterlies; reef entry needs good light
Nearby
- Pigeon Cays (Barbareta)2.1 NM away
- Old Port Royal Anchorage (Roatán)7 NM away
- La Sirena (Camp Bay)8 NM away
- Camp Bay Beach (Roatán)9 NM away
- Paya Bay Beaches (Roatán east end)9.5 NM away
- Port Royal Anchorage (Roatán)9.6 NM away
- Port Royal Cays & Cow and Calf Snorkel (Roatán)9.6 NM away
- Calabash Bight Anchorage (Roatán)11.2 NM away