Landmark· Anegada· Virgin Islands (BVI, USVI and Spanish Virgins)
Hawks Bill Bank & Robert Reef
18° 37.0′ N · 64° 18.0′ W
Two isolated rocky shoals on the bank southeast of the Virgin Gorda to Anegada crossing, the westernmost outliers of the Horseshoe Reef complex and a reason not to cut east of the rhumb line.
Practical
Position is the GeoNames point for Hawks Bill Bank; Robert Reef is about 3 nm south (GeoNames 18.56667, -64.30028). US Coast Pilot 5: Robert Reef is a small rocky patch with 4½ fathoms (27 ft) on it, 3.5 miles west of Herman Reefs, with another rocky head of 3¾ fathoms (22.5 ft) 1.1 miles north-northeast; Hawks Bill Bank, about 2 miles north-northwest of Robert Reef, is a small rocky ledge with 2¾ to 5½ fathoms (16.5 to 33 ft). Herman Reefs, at the southwest end of Horseshoe Reef's detached heads and ledges, break only with a swell or strong breeze. Both lie roughly 5 nm east of the direct line from North Sound to the Setting Point channel; Keep to the west of the course on the crossing.
Best for
Knowing the hazards east of the North Sound to Anegada line