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Dickenson Bay Anchorage
17° 9.6′ N · 61° 51.1′ W · approximate
A long white beach on the north-west coast lined with resorts, beach bars and water-sports huts: the liveliest anchorage on the island and the jumping-off point for Barbuda.
Practical
Pin is placed off the beach west of the OSM Dickinson Bay node and checked to be in water. ABYMA: approach from outside Sisters Rock if you draw more than 7 ft; the bay is open and the sea can get uneven in some conditions; shallow close in but the bottom shelves gently and a controlled approach under Weatherill's Point is safe. Nightlife, a casino and restaurants ashore; land the dinghy on the beach or at Warri Pier (OSM). Wikipedia notes small uninhabited islands and a mile-long reef off the bay. No anchorages between here and Parham Harbour (ABYMA).
Best for
Beach-bar evenings and staging for Barbuda
Season
Settled trades; uncomfortable in northerly swell
Nearby
- Epicurean Fine Foods (St John's)1.9 NM away
- Fort James1.9 NM away
- St John's Harbour Anchorage2.3 NM away
- St John's Harbour & Heritage Quay2.4 NM away
- Antigua Carnival2.5 NM away
- St John's Public Market2.6 NM away
- Fort Barrington2.7 NM away
- Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre (formerly Mount St John's)2.7 NM away