Anchorage· Culebra· Virgin Islands (BVI, USVI and Spanish Virgins)
Bahía Tamarindo Anchorage
18° 19.0′ N · 65° 19.2′ W · approximate
A small bay on Culebra's west coast inside the Luis Peña Channel reserve, sheltered by Cayo de Luis Peña, with turtle-grazed seagrass and reef right off the beach.
Practical
Position is the OpenStreetMap 'Bahía Tamarindo' label (node 368381493), checked to be in water. Coast Pilot 5 (ch. 13): a comfortable anchorage for small vessels in 20–30 ft in the entrance to Bahía Tamarindo, a mile northwest of Punta Melones; the coves between Punta Melones and Punta Tamarindo Grande are sheltered by Cayo de Luis Peña. Inside the Canal Luis Peña Natural Reserve: no fishing (Wikivoyage). Anchor only in clear sand: never on seagrass or coral, which here is turtle feeding ground (green turtle critical habitat, 50 CFR 226.208). Strong current and baffling winds in the channel (Coast Pilot).
Best for
Day stop for snorkeling with turtles