Seasonal· Anegada· Virgin Islands (BVI, USVI and Spanish Virgins)
Hurricane Season (Anegada)
18° 43.4′ N · 64° 23.1′ W · approximate
Anegada lies in the Atlantic hurricane belt and, at only about 28 ft high, offers no storm shelter at all: in September 2017 Hurricane Irma's northern eyewall passed directly over the island and caused major damage.
Practical
Position is the Setting Point mooring field, used as a reference. The official Atlantic season runs June 1 to November 30, with the climatological peak on September 10 (NOAA National Hurricane Center); Coast Pilot 5 says tropical cyclones are most likely to reach the Virgin Islands in August, September and October. Wikipedia records that Irma's northern eyewall crossed Anegada (2017), with Horseshoe Reef breaking the waves and sparing the north shore from surge. Setting Point is shallow, low and open: it gives some shelter from north-west through north-east in normal trades but little protection in heavy weather (Kraken/Ocean Sailor), and the moorings are not storm moorings. With a system forecast, leave Anegada early for a hurricane hole or haul-out on Tortola or Virgin Gorda (see Paraquita Bay, Nanny Cay and Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbour entries) or leave the area, allowing time for the open-water run back across from Anegada. Services on Anegada are thin all year. Check charter and insurance named-storm clauses and monitor nhc.noaa.gov daily.
Best for
Deciding whether to make the Anegada run in late summer and autumn
Season
June 1 to November 30; peak August to October
Nearby
- Setting Point Mooring Field & AnchorageRight here
- Setting Point Mooring Operators & PaymentRight here
- Winter North Swell & Horseshoe Reef HazardRight here
- Anegada Bonefishing Flats0.2 NM away
- Anegada Lobster Festival0.2 NM away
- Anegada Provisions & Small Markets0.2 NM away
- Anegada Reef Hotel0.2 NM away
- Horseshoe Reef & Conch Island Boat Tours0.2 NM away
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