Anchorage· Isla Cerralvo (Isla Jacques Cousteau)· Mexico
Isla Cerralvo West-Side Beach Anchorage
24° 15.0′ N · 109° 55.6′ W · approximate
The sandy beaches along the west side of uninhabited Isla Cerralvo (renamed Isla Jacques Cousteau in 2009), facing La Ventana across the Cerralvo Channel - a lee-side stop with clear water and big-game fish all around.
Practical
Coordinate is approximate: a water point about 700 m off the west coast at mid-island, checked against OpenStreetMap coastline; no published anchoring pin was found. Wikipedia: 136 km2, peak 640 m, north-south ridge, steep bluffs on the east side and sandy beaches on the west; nature reserve with temporary ejido fish camps. A cruising family anchored off the west side after a failed first attempt into a strong headwind and called it 'not perfectly protected' (2017). These are lee-side roadsteads: usable in settled weather or easterlies, exposed to winter northers funneling down the Cerralvo Channel. Locals still call it Cerralvo. For the south end, see Punta Sur Anchorage (Isla Cerralvo); for the north end, the La Reina light and wreck. Other locally used anchorage names on the island could not be verified from published sources.
Best for
Remote day-stop or settled-weather night
Season
Settled weather only
Nearby
- La Reinita (Cerralvo)2 NM away
- Isla Cerralvo Sportfishing Grounds3.5 NM away
- Punta Sur Anchorage (Isla Cerralvo)9.1 NM away
- La Reina Lighthouse and Wreck (Cerralvo)9.3 NM away
- Punta Sur Light (Isla Cerralvo)9.6 NM away
- La Ventana Kiteboarding12.2 NM away
- Punta Arenas de la Ventana Anchorage12.2 NM away
- Muertos Ore Wharf Ruins16.4 NM away