The Pros and Cons of Sailing in Anguilla

Anguilla should be on all sailor's lists to visit, if only for a short stay. Pristine beaches and beautiful coastlines make it worthwhile. Learn how to sail Anguilla while keeping the costs down in this video. Why did we go to Anguilla ? Anguilla is not a popular destination for sailors, but of course we had to find out why. We had heard it was simple math. Anguilla’s entry fees were unreasonably high. Anchoring in Road Bay is free. You can make it your home base and then rent a car or scooters to see the rest of the island. Or you can pay anchoring fees per night. Your rate is based on your boat’s registered tonnage. Gross Tonnage? Net tonnage? The gross tonnage is the volume of all enclosed spaces of the ship. Our Leopard48 boat weight specs 37000 pounds dry weight, and if you convert to tons 18.5. Gross tonnage is supposedly 55 – Net tonnage around 45. Remember this is a volumetric measure that has nothing to do with physical weight. Our USCG registration said 37 tons, so guess what we paid. Too much! We decided to invest for 2 nights. *Harbour Fees – yachts up to 20 tons - $50. *Cruising Permit Fees as of 2022 publication – to go anywhere other than Road Bay. **5 to 20 tons– $225 EC ($85US) /day. **Over 20 tons - $560 EC ($207US) /day. You may only anchor overnight in NON Marine Park areas. Full details here. https://gov.ai/Legislation/Regulations/C165-Cruising%20Permit%20Regulations For reference, the Marine Park areas are: • Little Bay Marine Park: The smallest protected zone. Known for dense seagrass beds and dramatic limestone cliffs. Anchoring is strictly banned here to protect the seafloor. • Sandy Island Marine Park: A small, white-sand cay surrounded by a shallow reef structure. Popular for casual snorkeling right off the beach. • Prickly Pear Cays Marine Park: Encompasses both Prickly Pear East and West. Known for rich coral reef ecosystems, underwater caverns, and vibrant nurse shark populations. • Shoal Bay-Island Harbour Marine Park: The largest park in the system. It covers a massive barrier reef system running along the northeast coast, shielding the main island from wave erosion. TIMELINE: 0:00 Introduction 1:20 Anguilla Check In and Anchoring Fees 3:19 Road Bay Anguilla 3:45 Underwater Restaurant in Road Bay 5:27 Sandy Island 6:35 Prickly Pear Island 9:31 Mead's Bay 10:02 Little Harbor 10:19 Crocus Bay LINKS: SUBSCRIBE TO CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjfh_pM48xnJ7dr4jTvt8cw?sub_confirmation=1 SUBSCRIBE TO EMAIL NEWSLETTER: https://bluedotvoyages.com/contact-us/ READ SAILING LOGS ON OUR WEB SITE: https://bluedotvoyages.com FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/bluedotvoyages.sailingpilar INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bluedotvoyages.sailingpilar COMPLETE PLAYLIST: SAILING & CRUISING VIDEOS https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz8Z8h1MloaPq2o05r6wnJqaqyeABUKiu CATAMARAN MAINTENANCE VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz8Z8h1MloaOcpGajnaH0DPm1U0otTJtc Blue Dot Voyages is a Sailing Adventure Company. We are traveling the world in our Leopard48 Sailing Catamaran PILAR. We produce travel videos and blogs and offer charter sailing experience trips in exotic places! Watch our videos and live vicariously through us! Master Captain: Stephen Bell First Officer: Dawn Bell #catamaransailing #leopard48catamaran #sailing