Anchorage· Basse-Terre· Leeward Islands
Malendure Anchorage
16° 10.2′ N · 61° 46.7′ W · approximate
The yacht anchorage off Malendure beach, facing the Pigeon islets: the base for snorkelling and diving the Reserve Cousteau, with dive centres, glass-bottom boats and beach restaurants ashore.
Practical
Coordinate approx: about 200 m off Plage de Malendure (OSM way 58841230), outside the park core zone around the islets; checked as open water. Anchor in sand off the beach clear of the dive-boat pontoon and the buoyed swimming area; the shelf drops off quickly, so anchor close enough in. noforeignland reviewers call the nearby 'Pigeon South' anchorage rolly in some swell with variable holding, and note a dinghy dock in disrepair and several grocery shops nearby. Dinghy and outboard thefts have been reported here (2015, 2018) - lock everything. Open to the west.
Best for
Base for the Reserve Cousteau
Season
Year-round in trades; rolly in northerly or westerly swell
Nearby
- Le Rocher de Malendure0.1 NM away
- Malendure Dive Centres0.2 NM away
- Plage de Malendure0.2 NM away
- Malendure Wrecks (Franjack & Augustin Fresnel)0.3 NM away
- Gustavia Wreck (Malendure)0.5 NM away
- Pigeon Islands Park Moorings0.5 NM away
- Cousteau Statue Dive0.6 NM away
- Pigeon Islands (Reserve Cousteau)0.7 NM away