This is a busy bay with lots of boat boys competing for your business. It's very sheltered and can accommodate a large number of yachts. Mooring buoys are available in addition to a small marina, or you can anchor either side of the central ferry channel. Be aware of the depth and be sure to leave plenty of room for the ferries or you will be moved. If you use a mooring, dive down to check it - you may be surprised. Because of the crowding, you may end up a long way from shore.
To the SW of the ferry dock there is a pair of large red and green buoys - nothing to do with port and starboard - the tanker moors between them when it comes in, so keep well clear.
There are several dinghy docks available around Port Elizabeth.
Garbage facilities are by the market at the northern end and water is available from a floating boat/barge.
A popular anchorage, but be aware of security issues here. See General Info. for more details.
Another good anchorage located on the south-eastern side of Bequia. It is a short distance over the hill from Lower Bay. This sheltered bay provides a secure anchorage for yachts with good holding in sand, but watch out for the small moorings on the east side of the bay. The bay is also sometimes affected by bad swell. It also offers excellent snorkelling, scuba and windsurfing conditions.
Note: West Cay, at the far south-west of Bequia, is shown as being 2 cables further west than it actually is on the Navionics electronic chart.
Action Bequia [actionbequia.org] have installed yellow buoys for private and charter boats at various dive locations around Bequia. These are intended for use while diving and snorkeling, not for long stays and definitely not overnight. See Caribbean Compass for approximate positions of all moorings. Large yachts should contact Bequia Dive Adventures [458-3826] or Dive Bequia [495-9929] before using the moorings to see if they are suitable.
The local VHF channel for hailing - which is locally monitored - is channel 68. Every morning at 0800, Cheryl from the Fig Tree Restaurant runs a cruisers net on this channel.
Last updated: June 2024
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