San Juanico

This anchorage is a delight and provides an alternate for sailors departing Santa Maria Bay and unable to proceed to Abreojos due to adverse conditions. When the author first entered this bay in December of 1988 there were no village lights and the only light was a very dim beacon located on the point, at that time a satnav was being used for navigation, this instrument gave a fix on an average of about one an hour so some circumspection had to be used on approach to the anchorage, now with lights and GPS, its no problem. Since arrival usually was in the late evening, the author has preferred to spend the day at the anchorage and rather than buck wind and weather up the coast to Abreojos, depart at about sundown and do the 54 miles or so during the night after, hopefully, the wind and sea have piped down.  Usually this has worked out ok.

Shrimper at anchor in the bay with the northside beach in the background. Depth is about twelve feet.

Partial view of the village with windpower impellers in the background. In season, trucks will load lobster from the beach.

ANCHORAGE AND SMALL FISHING VILLAGE ARE LOCATED WHERE THE                 BEACHLINE TERMINATES AT THE PORT SIDE OF THE PHOTO.