Anchorage· St Vincent· Windward Islands
Wallilabou Bay Anchorage
13° 14.9′ N · 61° 16.4′ W · approximate
A deep, steep-sided bay on the north-west coast, where the remains of the Port Royal set from Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl still stand on the shore. It is the first port of entry for yachts coming south from St Lucia or Martinique.
Practical
Coordinate is the Wikidata/GeoNames point for Wallilabou Bay (approx; Noonsite gives only 13 15'N, 61 17'W). The bay is deep, so most boats take one of the few mooring buoys or anchor and run a stern line to a palm tree ashore. Boat boys will meet you to handle lines: a 2019 Noonsite report paid EC$50 for a stern line ashore, and a 2018 CSSN report cited EC$20 for help onto a mooring (verify locally). Agree the price and get the person's name first, and pay only when done. Prepare lines and the anchor before you arrive, and be polite but firm if you do not want help. The Wallilabou Anchorage restaurant offers water, ice, showers, internet and garbage disposal, and monitors VHF 68. The old film-set dock can surge badly in swell. Security (Noonsite, Jan 2025): there were thefts off the old film dock and burglaries off the Anchorage Hotel; robberies rose after Hurricane Beryl; and the catamaran Simplicity was found poorly anchored here on February 20, 2024, with its owners missing, presumed dead; three escaped Grenadian prisoners were later charged with capital murder. Leave a watch aboard if possible and lock the boat and dinghy.
Best for
Clearing in from the north and the Pirates of the Caribbean set
Season
Nov-May best; north and north-west winter swell makes it rolly
Nearby
- Wallilabou Anchorage (restaurant, bar and moorings)0.1 NM away
- Wallilabou Customs and Immigration0.1 NM away
- Wallilabou Pirates of the Caribbean Film Set0.1 NM away
- Rock Side Cafe (Keartons Bay)0.2 NM away
- Wallilabou Beach0.2 NM away
- Keartons Bay Anchorage0.3 NM away
- Wallilabou Falls0.7 NM away
- Barrouallie Shoreline Snorkel0.8 NM away