Anchorage· Antigua· Leeward Islands
Jolly Harbour Anchorage (Mosquito Cove)
17° 4.5′ N · 61° 53.6′ W
Mosquito Cove opens to port as you enter the Jolly Harbour channel: a sheltered anchorage with the marina, customs, supermarket and boatyard a short dinghy ride inside.
Practical
Position is the OpenStreetMap small-craft anchorage node in Mosquito Cove. Noonsite (Feb 2025): good holding in sand and weed, though visibility in the water is poor; a little wash from boats using the channel. ABYMA: a quiet anchorage can also be had between Pearns and Reeds Points at the entrance marker to Jolly Harbour. Note that the harbour itself has no anchoring (Antigua Sailing Week guide): inside, use the 13 marina moorings (US$35 per night, first come first served, max 50 ft and 15 tons; call VHF 68 and pay at the marina office). Two dinghy docks in the marina (between A and B docks, and at D dock). Jolly Harbour cruisers' net on VHF 68 then switching to 74: Noonsite's port page gives 8:30 am, its weather page 9 am.
Best for
Staging for clearance, provisioning and the boatyard on the west coast
Season
Year-round; Jolly Harbour is a listed storm refuge
Nearby
- Lignumvitae Bay (Jolly Beach)0.4 NM away
- Antigua Scuba School (Bodog Beach Club)0.6 NM away
- Bodog Beach Club (formerly Castaways)0.6 NM away
- Hermitage Bay Anchorage0.6 NM away
- Al Porto (Jolly Harbour)0.7 NM away
- Indigo Divers (Jolly Harbour)0.8 NM away
- Jolly Harbour Customs0.8 NM away
- Jolly Harbour Marina0.8 NM away