Mero : Profile

Location

A bay on the west coast of the island, about 15nm north of Roseau.

Clearance

There are no clearance facilities here.

Docking

This bay offers a sheltered anchorage off the resort of Castaways, which welcomes yachts and allows the use of the hotel facilities. Mooring buoys available. NPlease note that bay is subject to building swells when weather unsettled.

There is good holding in the sand shelf to the SW of the dinghy dock. Beware of the artificial reef in front of the hotel.

There is sometimes a spare mooring here. Call on VHF 16.

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