Anchorage· St Croix· Virgin Islands (BVI, USVI and Spanish Virgins)
Great Pond Bay Anchorage
17° 43.1′ N · 64° 39.2′ W · approximate
A reef-protected bay on the otherwise exposed south coast of the East End, between Milord Point and Mount Fancy: one of the few places on that shore where the Coast Pilot gives a keelboat anchorage.
Practical
Position approximate: the OSM label for Great Pond Bay. Coast Pilot: good anchorage for vessels of 10 ft draft in hard sand. Entrance range: the east tangent of Milord Point in line with Sight Mill; when about 100 yards off the point, turn to 064 degrees, pass west of a 7 ft shoal 200 yards east of Milord Point, run 0.3 mile and anchor in 13 to 14 ft. Mount Fancy (245 ft, a conspicuous double hill) forms the east side and Fareham Hill (192 ft) the west. The whole south coast from East Point to Long Point is fronted by a broken, dangerous reef: enter only in good light with a lookout. Great Pond itself, ashore, is part of the East End Marine Park.
Best for
A rarely used south-coast stop with local knowledge
Season
Settled trades; avoid in southerly swell
Nearby
- Great Pond (East End Marine Park)0.4 NM away
- St Croix East End Marine Park (STXEEMP)0.5 NM away
- Southgate Corner Farmer's Market2.1 NM away
- Cheeseburgers in America's Paradise2.3 NM away
- Southgate Coastal Reserve2.3 NM away
- Chenay Bay Beach2.5 NM away
- Pickled Greek (Christiansted)2.5 NM away
- Green Cay Marina Fuel Dock2.6 NM away