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Shroud Cay Moorings (FREE)

Location: Northern Exuma
Lat / Lon: N 24° 31.845' / W 076° 47.804'
Depth: 7'-10'
Tide: 2.5'-3.0'
Description:
There are 14 mooring balls that are available on a first-come, first-served basis located south of a rocky point that juts out from the southern half of Shroud Cay. In prevailing easterly conditions there will be less swell than in the north anchorage, but the mooring field is not immune as the winds rise above 15 knots. When it is calm, however, the views from the mooring field are very pretty and on especially calm days you might even be lucky enough to spot an elusive green flash at sunset.

4.75

(4)

4.75 out of 5 stars

Holding:

5.00

Good, Sand

Wind Protection:

2.50

N-E

Current Flow:

3.67

Wake Protection:

3.25

Open S-NW

Scenic Beauty:

5.00

Within Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park

Ease of Shopping:

1.00

Shore Access:

4.25

Beach nearby

Pet Friendly:

3.00

Beach nearby - Leashes please

Cell Service:

3.00

Fair Coverage

WiFi:

1.00

Review for Shroud Cay Moorings (FREE)

Reviewed by: Rey Stephane on Apr 18, 2024
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 47'
Draft: 4.0'

Overall Rating:

5

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

3

Current Flow:

3

Wake Protection:

3

Scenic Beauty:

5

Ease of Shopping:

1

Shore Access:

5

Another magical island!!!
The anchorage is excellent by NE and E, this area is deeper than the anchorage further north. Use Explorer maps which are just unlike Navionics.
The must is to go with the annex to do the "river dinghy" a little before high tide to benefit from the rising current, you enter through the middle of the island and you exit to the north, go see the sea on the side is, it's absolutely magnificent.
In the south, lots of things to do too

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Review for Shroud Cay Moorings (FREE)

Reviewed by: Jeremy Hatch on May 3, 2022
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 49'
Draft: 5.0'

Overall Rating:

5

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

3

Current Flow:

4

Wake Protection:

4

Scenic Beauty:

5

Shore Access:

5

Shroud Cay is a great spot with something for everyone. The S. Mooring field has a lot of balls -all in good shape. but also large areas in 8-10' MLW to anchor -just remember to pay on line whether you anchor or use a ball. The S. anchorage is more exposed to the SE than the N. Both are totally open to the W.
There are great expanses of mangroves to explore by kayak or SUP - just watch the tide as the creeks can run for miles and many start their trip with the flood tide only to discover they have to fight the Ebb tide on the way back also.
The dinghy cruise begins an hour before high tide at the N end of the N Shroud Cay Anchorage & is shown on Explorer charts. When you come to the Large T junction where the turtles hang out, make sure you take the Lt turn and you will see the Sound shortly thereafter. (The Right turn runs for 3/4 mile mid Cay before becoming too shallow for O/B's. though Kayaks can complete the loop.)
By dinghy, there are several shallow spots near the entrance as well as the T junction but generally 3-6' 1hr either side of high tide. There is a small picturesque beach at the Sound entrance to the creek. Just around the point you will see the rocky scramble up to "Camp Driftwood" with nice views thru the palm trees over the Sound and Banks.

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Review for Shroud Cay Moorings (FREE)

Reviewed by: Jason Spitz, Breathe, on Feb 3, 2022
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 40'
Draft: 4.0'

Overall Rating:

4

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

2

Current Flow:

4

Wake Protection:

4

Scenic Beauty:

5

Ease of Shopping:

1

Shore Access:

3

Pet Friendly:

3

Cell Service:

3

WiFi:

1

The mooring balls are well maintained and the park rangers come through daily to collect fees if you don't pay online. Beautiful anchorage and easy to get to. However it is terrible in West winds, even in the 10-15 knot range. Between the waves coming in from the west and bouncing off the rocks on Normans, you will rock and roll 100 degrees plus as a monohull and hobbyhorse if you're a cat. We had a beautiful time there prior to west winds, but one of the worst nights ever in west winds. Cell service ok for ALIV and BTC

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Review for Shroud Cay Moorings (FREE)

Reviewed by: Andreas, AKKA, on Feb 7, 2021
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 42'
Draft: 6.2'

Overall Rating:

5

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

2

Wake Protection:

2

Scenic Beauty:

5

Shore Access:

4

Pet Friendly:

3

Cell Service:

3

With our draft of 6.2' the more protected northern mooring field seems to shallow, so we took a mooring close to the south side of the land spit. We came in on a true 90° COG with never less than 3.0m over sand at low tide. The mooring is one of the best we have ever seen with a floating pennant easy to connect to. - To the east is a tiny beach (not at high tide) where kind of a steal mailbox is installed to collect the park fees, but the forms box was empty and during the 4 days we stayed here, nobody else was visiting the box. Hope everyone will pay via internet or at the Park Station. There are about 14 moorings and 6 at the northern field.
A highlight is the very shallow winding creek through mangroves to the eastern side. Beautiful beach and breathtaking water colors best viewed from the tiny hill of "Driftwood Camp". Don't miss it.
For internet we received ALIV with a hotspot-tablet pulled up at the mast.

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