Anchorage· Sian Ka'an (Bahía del Espíritu Santo)· Mexico
Bahía del Espíritu Santo Anchorage
19° 20.0′ N · 87° 35.1′ W · approximate
An enormous, completely uninhabited bay at the south end of Sian Ka'an - shallow, rich in lobster and so remote that a visiting crew saw nobody at all.
Practical
Coordinate is approximate: the bay's reference point on Spanish Wikipedia (19 20'01"N, 87 35'08"W), not the anchorage. A January 2009 crew (Noonsite report) entered on the waypoints in Freya Rauscher's cruising guide and anchored behind the island, just clearing some shallow sandbars with a 5 ft 6 in draft, and found good holding and shelter. Leaving northbound, swells at the bay mouth were big and breaking, which they attributed to about 2 knots of current running close inshore. Spanish Wikipedia: very shallow and hard to navigate; shores entirely unpopulated, inside the Sian Ka'an reserve. No services of any kind. Shoal-draft boats only; enter in good light with a current guide or chart waypoints.
Best for
Wilderness night for shoal-draft boats with good waypoints
Season
Settled weather only
Nearby
- Punta Herrero Fish Camp (Bahía del Espíritu Santo)7 NM away
- Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve13.6 NM away
- Bahía de la Ascensión and Punta Allen Anchorage25.7 NM away
- Punta Allen Lighthouse27.6 NM away
- Punta Allen Flats Fishing28.6 NM away
- Punta Allen Village28.7 NM away
- Costa Maya Cruise Pier (Majahual)36.6 NM away
- Faro de Mahahual37.2 NM away