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Cave Cay South

Location: Southern Exumas
Lat / Lon: N 23° 54.100' / W 076° 16.160'
Depth: 8'-10'
Tide: 2.5'-3.0'
Description:
Located south of the marina entrance, the anchorage is on a narrow shelf of sand in front of a small beach. There is good protection from the prevailing easterly winds and the holding is better than at the Cave Cay Airport anchorage 1 nm further north. Using this anchorage requires good anchor placement because a difference of a hundred feet can mean the difference between a restful stop with good holding and dragging your anchor into deep water and being bounced by the current from Cave Cay Cut. The beach is posted as private.

Holding:

4.50

Good holding in sand, avoid grassy patches

Wind Protection:

3.50

N-ENE

Current Flow:

3.00

Mild Current

Wake Protection:

3.50

Open and Exposed Northwest Through South

Scenic Beauty:

4.00

Ease of Shopping:

1.00

Shore Access:

2.00

Private Beach nearby

Pet Friendly:

2.00

Private beach nearby

Cell Service:

5.00

Fair Coverage

WiFi:

1.00

Review for Cave Cay South

Reviewed by: Jeremy Hatch on Apr 14, 2022
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 49'
Draft: 5.0'

Overall Rating:

4

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

4

Current Flow:

3

Wake Protection:

3

Scenic Beauty:

4

Cell Service:

5

Very easy access- just pull up to shore & drop the hook as shallow/deep as you wish. Good protection from E but S component results in some wrap around the point & of course the proximity to the cut means keeled boats will swing with the current primarily. We dinghied into the marina -approx. 10 larger boats. No fuel - got the standard " waiting for the fuel barge" answer others have received months ago. Would be good to see posts from cruisers who actually able to fuel there. The marina is well protected and easy access though mid - high tide best to get over the entrance bar for 6' draft or more. Once inside 9-13'

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Review for Cave Cay South

Reviewed by: Jason Spitz, Breathe, on Feb 16, 2022
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 40'
Draft: 4.0'

Overall Rating:

3

Holding:

4

Wind Protection:

3

Current Flow:

3

Wake Protection:

4

Scenic Beauty:

4

Ease of Shopping:

1

Shore Access:

2

Pet Friendly:

2

Cell Service:

5

WiFi:

1

The channel outside Cave Cay is quite deep. We were able to get quite close to shore and the beach and drop the anchor in about 7-10 feet of water in deep sand. As the boat pulled back, we were in over 20 feet. There were some large yachts anchored in the channel. We were able tomexplore the Caves by kayak and SUP, and paddled into the marina, which was empty, but for 1 boat. The marina is likely the most protected in the Exumas and has floating docks. It's a beautiful area with nice sandy beaches, but all were marked in multiple places "private property". It's a good stop for a day/night, but do to limited shore access to explore, I'd recommend moving to Musha/Rudder cut/Darby Cays as close alternatives with multiple anchorage possibilities. Cell service was very good for ALiV MIFI and BTC. For pictures of the anchorage and Cay visit https://www.facebook.com/100063618668322/posts/350920553705231/

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