Anchorage· Nevis· Leeward Islands

Cades Bay Moorings

17° 10.8′ N · 62° 37.6′ W

The northern mooring field off Cades Bay near the Sea Bridge ferry, a quiet escape from the SE swell that works into Charlestown, with a beach club for lunch.

St Martin, Anguilla & St BarthsAntigua & BarbudaGuadeloupe, Les Saintes & Dominica

Practical

NASPA moorings run along the west coast from Oualie Beach to Charlestown; call NASPA on VHF 16 for an assigned mooring within 24 hours of arrival, and no one may use a mooring without NASPA authorisation (naspakn.com). Mooring classes: up to 35 ft, 36-60 ft, 61-90 ft; vessels over 90 ft anchor in a designated area. Rates are published only as an image on NASPA's fee page, with surcharges of +25% weekdays 4:01pm-7:59am and all day Saturday and +50% on Sundays and public holidays. User reports (verify locally): about US$30 a week in 2016; a 2024 Noonsite report of a quoted US$25/night and that NASPA removes the moorings in the off-season (not yet back in Oct 2024), with anchoring prohibited while they are in. Pay at the Port Authority in Charlestown. Use of the moorings is mandatory here and anchoring is not allowed (ActiveCaptain); pay per day at the port. A May 2023 visitor spent five peaceful nights, sheltered from the SE swell, with no noise from the land bars; Chrishi beach bar has a floating dock for dinghies, good food and cold beer. Keep clear of the Sea Bridge car-ferry jetty at Cades Point (17.18769, -62.61997) and its approach.

Best for

A quiet night and a short hop to the Narrows

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