2008 REED’s East Coast Edition - Pilot Notes
Little Harbour Cay Light
restaurant are at the Berry Islands Club at
25 33.6N, 77 42.4W Fl W 2.2s 9M Black/white
Frazer’s Cay.
banded pipe, 23ft. (Reported destroyed 2006)
Great Harbour Cay: 24 45N, 77 43W
(see chart on next spread)
Chub Cay: 25 24N, 77 54W
Waypoint
(see chart on next page)
Great Stirrup Cay light: .5nm from E end
Pilotage: The Chub Cay anchorage will
t
become untenable in strong westerlies.
25 49N, 77 54W Fl (2) W 20s 22M White
ilo
Port of entry: Tie up in Chub Cay Club
circular tower, 57ft.
P
Marina to clear customs. The officials may
Pilotage: From the western tip of Little
have to travel from the airstrip.
Stirrup Cay bear 180° for roughly 2.8 nm
Dockage: Chub Cay Club Marina is pro-
to unlit mark with radar reflector, then
tected; and 8ft of water has been reported in
bear 110° through a marked channel to the
the entrance channel after it was dredged in
marina Consult local charts. Some channel
2006. The Berry Islands Club VHF 16 on the
markers missing or damaged.
channel E of Frazer’s Hog Cay also has slips
Port of entry: Tie up in Great Harbour Cay
and a small restaurant.
Marina. The dockmaster will give you cus-
Anchorage: Boats crossing the banks and
ahamas
toms and immigration forms and call cus- B
headed to Nassau often anchor in the bight
toms officials for you 242-367-8204. Officials
SW of the Chub Cay Marina entrance chan-
must come in from the airstrip.
nel. This area is subject to a surge, and depths
Dockage: Great Harbour Cay Marina, 9ft
run less than 6 t in some spots. Shallow-draft
at low tide.
boats can get good protection between Mama
Anchorage: Anchor W of Bullock’s Har-
Rhoda Rock and Chub Cay. Moorings and a
bour or S of the marina channel or off the
grassy anchorage area are also found in the
beach club on the E side of the island in good
channel along the E shore of Frazer’s Hog Cay.
weather.
Services: Fuel, water, electricity, ice, a res-
Services: Fuel, water, ice, showers, laundry,
taurant and bar, limited groceries, and minor
limited groceries, a few restaurants, govern-
repairs are available at Chub Cay. Water, ice,
ment clinic, and accommodations.
limited electricity, moorings, and a small
Facility Location Phone VHF
Chub Cay Club Marina Chub Cay 242-325-1490 68
Great Harbour Cay Marina Great Harbour Cay 242-367-8005 68
Nassau: 25 05N, 77 21W
Chub Rocks Light
(see chart three pages ahead)
Waypoints
25 06.51N, 77 14.41W Fl W 5s 4M White
Goulding Cay Light, off W point
framework tower. 32ft.
of New Providence Island
East End Point Light, on point S of East End Point
25 01.3N, 77 34.3W Fl W 2s 8M Gray
25 01.97N, 77 16.8W Fl W 6s 8M White
structure, 49ft.
square stone structure. 57ft. Visible 180°-056°.
Paradise Island Light, W point
Currents: During the flood current a
strong W set exists outside the harbor and
25 05.2N, 77 21.1W Fl W or R 5s 13M White/Red
an E set exists in the basin. This has been
structure, 68ft. Fl R 5s when bar is dangerous, obscured
attributed to the ocean currents drawing wa-
334°-025°.
ter out of the basin and around the E end of
Porgee Rocks Light, SE rock
Paradise Island.
Landmarks: When you approach the har-
25 03.98N, 77 14.61W Fl W 3s 5M Gray
bor from N, the hotels on Paradise Island are
structure, 25ft.
very conspicuous–also a 221ft water tower
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