Anchorage Review for Norman's Cay - McDuffs

Reviewed by: Heath Johnson, Roam, on Mar 31, 2025
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 48'
Draft: 4.5'

Beautiful sand beach, large anchorage to spread out, McDuffs restaurant is a must-do, noise from jets. Winds out of the southeast cause surge. Great one night and move on spot. Some food available at the dock market in Norman's cay marina.

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Anchorage Review for Little Norman's Cay

Reviewed by: Heath Johnson, Roam, on Mar 28, 2025
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 48'
Draft: 4.5'

I'd agree this hike is excellent to hide from weather but be advised getting in here except at slack tide can be treacherous. The charts don't show new sand bars and the depths are off by two feet. The current rips through like a river. It's a trade off whether or not to dip into this place or not. I wouldn't come again unless I was faced with a very significant storm.

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Anchorage Review for Water Cay

Reviewed by: Heath Johnson, Roam, on Mar 17, 2025
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 48'
Draft: 4.5'

Not much here but good holding and plenty of room to spread out when the wind is out of the south. Disregard any previous comments about fishing here. If there were fish here, they are gone now.

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Anchorage Review for Marsh Harbour

Reviewed by: Heath Johnson, Roam, on Mar 15, 2025
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 48'
Draft: 4.5'

Easy access to good shopping. Muddy bottom holds very good. Shore access at the Union Jack dock on the south side and another spot conveniently in front of the liquor store to the east slightly. On the north side the marina has a floating dock for customers. The Jib room restaurant is there and has decent food and clean restrooms. This is a good location to pick up visitors easily and feed them before bringing them aboard.

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Anchorage Review for Lighthouse Bay - Hopetown (Outside)

Reviewed by: Heath Johnson, Roam, on Mar 15, 2025
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 48'
Draft: 4.5'

After a quick and unsuccessful swing through hometown harbor to find a mooring, we anchored right outside in a light and variable wind with no problems. It is very easy access into Hopetown via dinghy. A small dock on the west side of the harbor makes access to the historic lighthouse easy. The only downside is the big yachts frequently this area and the boat is tossed from sun up to sunset.

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Anchorage Review for Aunt Pats Bay / Tahiti Beach North

Reviewed by: Heath Johnson, Roam, on Mar 15, 2025
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 48'
Draft: 4.5'

Great place to anchor when the wind is from the right direction. Easy dinghy ride to Tahiti beach to the south, or to white sound to the north. I recommend the Abaco Inn to shed the dinghy either at the beach or their dock. They have a great restaurant that you can see both sides of the island. The only downside to this anchorage is all the big yachts seem to frequent this area and the boat gets tossed around from sun up to sunset

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Anchorage Review for Man-O-War Scopley Rock

Reviewed by: Heath Johnson, Roam, on Mar 15, 2025
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 48'
Draft: 4.5'

Great place to drop anchor if the wind is out of the north through southeast. It makes for a short dingy ride in through the north entrance to the harbor that is too shallow to take a keelboat. Be careful when pulling up your anchor, it's easy to hook a telco cable in this area.

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Nav Alert comment on BA: Man-O-War Cay Underwater Cables

Comment by: Heath Johnson, Roam, on Mar 15, 2025
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 48'
Draft: 4.5'

I pulled one cable up today, was able to dislodge it from the anchor easily enough.

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Anchorage Review for Dunmore Town- Harbour Island

Reviewed by: Heath Johnson, Roam, on Mar 8, 2025
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 48'
Draft: 4.5'

This island has some of the best infrastructure I've seen in the Bahamas. The anchorages are good for all but heavy west winds. There is some filly action due to small boat traffic but it's not too bad. Going ashore requires taking the dinghy to the beach next to government dock. You cannot land on the dock itself, so be prepared for the beach landing. No surf though.

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Anchorage Review for Meeks Patch

Reviewed by: Heath Johnson, Roam, on Mar 5, 2025
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 48'
Draft: 4.5'

Overall great place to hide from the wind out of the east and southeast. We had over 30 knots of wind and holding was good. A lot of other boats use this anchorage. There is a beach to go shore but nothing else.

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Anchorage Review for Gun Point

Reviewed by: Heath Johnson, Roam, on Mar 5, 2025
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 48'
Draft: 4.5'

Good anchorage within dinghy range of Spanish Wells. Well protected from southerlies. Only downside is a lot of motorboat traffic comes through regularly making it rocky on occasion.

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Anchorage Review for Hatchet Bay

Reviewed by: Heath Johnson, Roam, on Feb 26, 2025
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 48'
Draft: 4.5'

Hatchet bay has the best protection on Eleuthera I think. They have a great public dinghy dock but not much in infrastructure beyond that. There is a mini market but you will need a car or taxi to access other resources. There is a very good but expensive restaurant nearby called Front Porch. Food is great but drinks miss the mark.

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Anchorage Review for Governors Harbour

Reviewed by: Heath Johnson, Roam, on Feb 26, 2025
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 48'
Draft: 4.5'

Governors harbor offers great infrastructure, provisioning and restaurants. They do not have a public dock, so accessing the beach can be a non starter if the wind is from the wrong direction. If you want quality shore access via dinghy use the French Leave dock and patronize their services for that privilege.

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Marina Review for French Leave Harbour Village Marina

Reviewed by: Heath Johnson , Roam, on Feb 26, 2025
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 48'
Draft: 4.5'

Rating: 5

Do not treat this like a marina, it's more of a private dinghy dock for those who patronize the hotel, restaurant and bar. They loaned us a golf cart to take to the nearby pink sand beach, which the hotel also owns a part of. Great experience and fantastic property.

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