Anchorage · La Cordillera
Isla Palomino, west side
Lee of the island in the trades.
- Charted 38 to 43 ft
- DRNA moorings
Swell, the next three days
A planning aid, not for navigation. Height, period and direction from CariCOOS's 120 m nearshore wave model at this anchorage's position; a model, not a measurement.
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Rolly: 2 ft or more of swell at 8 s or longer, or 3 ft at any period. Some roll: 1 ft at 8 s or longer.
The anchorage
- Coast Pilot depth
- About 40 ft, 0.5 mile off the west side
- Charted depth
- 38 to 43 ft (11.5 to 13.1 m) below MLLWMost of the 14 charted soundings within 0.2 nautical mile, surveyed 2018. Least 35 ft (10.6 m), greatest 44 ft (13.4 m). MLLW is mean lower low water, the chart's datum: at most tides there is more water than this.
- Seabed on the chart
- No bottom note is charted here.
- Shelter
- Lee of the island in the trades.Sheltered from northeast, east and southeast winds (lee of the island in trades).
- Moorings
- DRNA public mooring balls: day use only (6 h), boats to 60 ft LOA.
- Rules
- Arrecifes de La Cordillera nature reserve.
- Position
- 18.35195, -65.58336: 0.5 nautical mile W of the charted edge of Isla Palominos on the chart, as the Coast Pilot places it.The Coast Pilot: "about 0.5 mile off the west side of the island in about 40 feet".
Protected areas
- About 150 ft from Arrecifes de la Cordillera Natural Reserve: DRNA mooring buoys at Cayo Icacos, Cayo Lobo, Cayo Diablo, Isla Palomino and Isla Palominito; no anchoring on the reef.Managed by DRNA. Source: Corales del Este (DRNA-linked), background
Charted dangers within 0.5 nautical mile
3 rocks and 2 obstructions on the chart, measured from the position above.
- Obstruction, submerged, 0.5 nautical mile E
- Rock, submerged, 0.5 nautical mile E
- Rock, submerged, 0.5 nautical mile E
- Obstruction, covers and uncovers, 0.5 nautical mile E
- Rock, submerged, 0.5 nautical mile E