Landmark· West Cay· Windward Islands
West Cay and Big Cay (Bequia)
12° 59.4′ N · 61° 17.4′ W · approximate
The two rocky cays off Bequia's south-west tip that every boat rounds between Admiralty Bay and the south coast. Local legend says a misfired 18th-century cannon from Fort Hamilton split the tip into the two cays.
Practical
Position is the OpenStreetMap West Cay outline (approx); Big Cay lies just east. The legend is posted on a sign at Fort Hamilton (Uncommon Caribbean). Noonsite warns Navionics plots West Cay about 2 cables west of its true position. The Wall dive site is here; see the West Cay rounding passage.
Best for
A landmark and turning mark on the south-west corner