Exumas

Cruising the Exumas

Allan’s Cay – popular first stop on a cruise of the islands. After a day traversing the Yellow Banks from Nassau,  swim or take a walk on a beach. Allan’s and its neighbor Leaf Cay

Highbourne Cay – great snorkeling in the area, both near the anchorage and at reefs a dinghy ride away. Highbourne Cay Marina for provisions, water or fuel, the marina offers one of the few fuel docks in the Exumas, and the store is well-stocked

Norman’s Cay  – ruins of Lehder’s compound and airstrip and the wreckage of a smuggling plane that rests near one of the anchorages. sandbars dry out at low tide and offer great shelling

Shroud Cay and the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park – stretches 22 miles from Wax Cay Cut on the northern end to Conch Cut at the southern. headquarters Warderick Wells

Warderick Wells Cay – park headquarters. 20 marked nature trails to explore on land and 20 secluded beaches located throughout the island’s border.

Staniel Cay – Thunderball Grotto, a gorgeous underwater cave

Great Guana Cay and Black Point – friendly residents, a great ­cruisers happy hour and easily the best laundromat in the islands (2017)

Rose Island – Sandy Toes serves up a vibrant party scene on Sundays at the seaside bar and grill. swim with pigs. Anchorage only on Northern side of island

also see Mooring 7 Day Itnerary

Exumas

The Exuma chain comprising about 360 or more cays, stretch for about 130 miles beginning 30 miles southeast of New Providence. It is a haven for yachtsmen and is said to be the loveliest part of The Bahamas. The beaches and sea of a large part of the Exuma Cays are being preserved by the Government under the Bahamas National Trust’s Exuma National Land and Sea Park. This comprises underwater limestone and coral reefs, drop-offs, blue holes, caves and marine life, and the last home of the Bahamian iguana, a giant lizard-like creature

http://www.cruiserswiki.org/wiki/Exumas

• Compass Cay
• George Town (Port of entry)
• Highborne Cay
• Little Farmer’s Cay
• Norman’s Cay
• O’Brien’s Cay – Good protection from the East, open from the North West. One park services mooring 24:19.4N 76:33.5W. Good protection from East. Open to North. Anchorage nearby looked good albeit deep
• Sampson Cay – ovely well protected marina. There is a pier on the west side and completely protected slips behind the dredged channel .
• Shroud Cay< – mooring field – Good other then winds are between south and west.
• Staniel Cay – Thunderball Grotto. Big Majors swimming pigs
• Warderick Wells – mooring field, referred to as Warderick Wells, is horseshoe shaped in front of the park HQ with about 22 moorings, with good all around protection. large mooring field is on the west side of the island between the cay and Emerald Rock, and is open to the west and south. There is a third small mooring field on the southeast corner of the island, between the cay and Hog Cay.