Approach: Easy

Shelter: Good

Night approach: No - Overnight anchorage: Yes

Draft: No issue

Beware: Follow carefully the marking (unlit)

Waypoints: Approach: 12° 35,3 N - 061° 24,7 W -
Stop: 12° 35,7 N - 061° 25,0 W

Anchorage: Very good holding on sandy bottom

Leg: 328° V - 0,5 M

Coming from the north the landing strip partly built on the sea is very obvious. The reef is quite visible and breaks. Thompson Island with its small coconut trees is a good mark, then follow the red buoys.

Coming from the north, keep away from the south-eastern coast of Union Island and from the southern point of the bay. As soon as you can spot the red and the green entrance buoys, steer north-west towards the village.

There are various places you can moor:

• At the town docks, aft towards the docks and anchor in front. The manoeuver can often be tricky;
• At the Anchorage yacht Club's dock, aft towards the docks and anchor in front. The manoeuver can often be tricky because of shifting winds in the bay;
• Anchor in front of the village: beware of the reef in the center of the bay. The bottom is 6 to 9 meters in front of the Anchorage Yacht Club's docks;
• Anchor behind Thompson Island. Go in as far as possible (particularly attractive for catamarans).

Going ashore: at the harbour.