Anchorage· Palomino Island· Virgin Islands (BVI, USVI and Spanish Virgins)
Palomino Mooring Field
18° 20.7′ N · 65° 34.7′ W · approximate
Free Department of Natural Resources moorings off Palomino's west side, in the lee of the island with Pyramid Reef in the middle of the field and Palominito a short dinghy ride south.
Practical
Position is derived, not surveyed: it is the anchorage Coast Pilot 5 defines by bearings, about 0.5 mile off the west side of the island in about 40 ft with Cabo San Juan Light bearing 313°, Las Cucarachas Light 331° and Punta Águila (the northwest point of Palomino) 037°; the bearings were intersected on OpenStreetMap positions of the three marks. Sail Caribe (2026): a protected harbor with plenty of free moorings maintained by Puerto Rico's Department of Natural Resources, Pyramid Reef in the middle of the field. Anchor only on sand if no ball is free; reefs are steep-to up to 0.6 mile off the island. Weekend day-boat traffic is heavy; it quiets at night. Exposed to the west and to northerly swell wrapping around the island.
Best for
First-night mooring 4 nm from Puerto del Rey
Season
Year-round in normal trades; rolly in north swell