Anguilla : Profile

Facts

Anguilla is a self-governing British Overseas Territory, and the most northerly island of the Leeward Island chain. Nearest neigbour to the south is St. Martin/Sint Maarten.
The main attraction of Anguilla is her isolation and although distances to neighbouring Caribbean islands are very small, the changes that have occurred elsewhere have largely left Anguilla untouched. There are several delightful bays both on the south and north coasts of Anguilla, while those in search of blissful solitude can do no better than the Prickly Pear Cays and Dog Island, north of Anguilla.
Anguilla is noted for its spectacular and ecologically important coral reefs, as well as its beaches.
Yachting facilities are very basic and for any major repair one must go to neighbouring St Martin.

Based on reports to noonsite from cruisers, petty theft from yachts is on the rise in the Caribbean in general. Cruisers should take basic safety precautions and use common sense when leaving the boat or going ashore at night. Dinghy thieves operate throughout the Caribbean and best advice is to place your dinghy on deck and chain it overnight.

Check the noonsite Piracy Pages and the Caribbean Safety & Security Net for information on the current island situation.

The Caribbean Safety and Security Net (safetyandsecuritynet@gmail.com) gather information by anchorage or by island, so sailors can plan their cruising in the Caribbean with an eye to appropriate behaviour and precautions wherever they decide to go. Should you have information about a security incident, as well as contacting Noonsite please also forward details to the Caribbean Safety and Security Net, as theirs is the most comprehensive source of Caribbean security incidents against sailors on the net. Please be sure to include boat name, date of incident and anchorage/port where the incident took place.