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Buckle Cut

Location: Berry Islands
Lat / Lon: N 25° 24.059' / W 077° 48.334'
Depth: 6'-8'
Tide: 2.5'-3.0'
Description:
Buckle Cut is tucked into a narrow cove between the SW end of Whale Cay and Bird Cay and it is the only anchorage on the ocean side of Whale Cay.
It is enough for 2 to 3 boats and there is good protection for winds from every direction except south, but there will almost always be a swell sweeping in from The Tongue of the Ocean, regardless of wind direction. The holding is good in clear sand, and it is not uncommon to find fishing boats anchored in the lee of Whale Cay for lunch.

3.67

(3)

3.67 out of 5 stars

Holding:

5.00

Good, Sand

Wind Protection:

3.00

W-E

Current Flow:

4.50

Strong reversing currents

Wake Protection:

4.00

Open and Exposed North, South and Surge

Scenic Beauty:

4.00

Ease of Shopping:

1.00

Shore Access:

1.00

Beach nearby

Cell Service:

2.00

Fair Coverage

WiFi:

1.00

Review for Buckle Cut

Reviewed by: Richard on Mar 2, 2022
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 45'
Draft: 5.0'

Overall Rating:

5

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

5

Current Flow:

4

Wake Protection:

5

Scenic Beauty:

5

Ease of Shopping:

1

Shore Access:

1

Cell Service:

1

WiFi:

1

Truly a beautiful scenic and peaceful Anchorage. Anchored in between bird and whale in a sandy bottom with excellent holding. Decided to move to the southside of Bird key and quickly found that it was mostly rock with poor holding. Moved back and reset the anchor without any problems. Was joined by two other catamarans in the same Anchorage and everybody held well and there was plenty of room for even more boats to anchor. The only downside is there's no where you can go ashore. Little whale, whale and bird are all private. Very pretty over. Great stepping off point for Nassau.

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Review for Buckle Cut

Reviewed by: Chris Himmelheber, Carina, on Feb 10, 2020
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 36'
Draft: 6.0'

Overall Rating:

3

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

3

Current Flow:

5

Wake Protection:

3

Scenic Beauty:

2

Cell Service:

3

Stayed south of Bird Cay (rather than between Bird and Whale Cays) as the wind was shifting to the North. I still caught some significant swells until at least 12 hours after the wind had shift from the West to North. The depth is about 10 feet as close as 100 feet from the shore, but even being so close in, there was still only moderate wind protection. Being in the lee of the clump of trees meant being far enough away from the cut that there was no discernable current at all. Holding was excellent in soft sand. If the wind anywhere but North or maybe Northeast, you don't want to be here.

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Review for Buckle Cut

Reviewed by: Lucy Wilcox on Apr 4, 2017
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 38'
Draft: 3.9'

Overall Rating:

3

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

1

Scenic Beauty:

5

Exposed, calm weather anchorage.There is room for several boats in good holding in sand in 8 feet of water. Surrounded by private islands. You can snorkel a shallow wreck. Expect ocean surge.

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