Snorkel· Saba Island (USVI)· Virgin Islands (BVI, USVI and Spanish Virgins)
Saba Island (USVI)
18° 18.5′ N · 65° 0.1′ W · approximate
A small, triangular uninhabited island 2.4 miles west of Water Island, with 150 ft red cliffs on its south shore, a sand beach on the northwest side and mangrove lagoons; reef and rocks surround it, and Turtledove Cay is joined to it by a reef that dries at low water.
Practical
Position approximate: off the northwest beach, west of the OpenStreetMap Saba Island and Turtle Dove Cay outlines, checked to be in the water. Coast Pilot: landing on the northwest sand beach; a reef with a bare 5 ft rock and rocks awash lies about 150 yards east of the island, another reef awash 100 yards south of the west end; Dry Rock, a group of rocks bare and awash, lies 0.5 mile southwest; a boat channel runs between the rocks 0.1 mile west of Turtledove Cay and the cay. Currents to 1 knot set ESE/WNW between Flat Cays and Saba. Day stop only in settled weather; the nearest overnight is Southwest Road.
Best for
A remote day stop and snorkel in settled weather
Nearby
- Southwest Road Anchorage1.8 NM away
- Cyril E. King Airport (STT)2.4 NM away
- Lindbergh Bay Anchorage2.4 NM away
- Brewers Bay Anchorage2.5 NM away
- Druif Bay / Honeymoon Bay Anchorage (Water Island)2.5 NM away
- Flamingo Bay Anchorage (Water Island)2.5 NM away
- Brewers Bay (St Thomas)2.6 NM away
- Fort Segarra (Water Island)2.6 NM away