Whale watching, sport fishing and fantastic seafood bring tourists to San Quintin. Oysters, mussels and abalones are harvested from the crystal clear waters of the bay so please avoid dumping waste of any kind overboard. The lagoon provides great opportunities for dinghy exploration and the remains of an abandoned British colony lie in the shore of the inner bay.
Approaches
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Anchorage
The anchorage on the east side of the bay is open to the SW and feels quite exposed with surf breaking even a mile offshore. Anchor on a sandy bottom in 5-10m just outside the shoal line which is marked by small breakers.
Facilities
The town of San Quintin lies about 20km from the bay hosts a supermarket as well as several restaurants, convenience stores and a gas station.
Isla San Martin is an uninhabited island lying 15NM from San Quintin. The island was formed by an extinct volcano. Access to the island is by permission only.
Approaches
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Anchorage
Anchor at Hassler’s Cove on the SE corner of the island in 10.5m on a sandy bottom. The cove is reported to be a calm anchorage with good shelter from the south. It is home to a harbour seal colony.
A proposal to turn this desolate and sparsely inhabited inlet in to a multibillion-dollar deep water mega-container port luckily seems to have stalled. This anchorage offers little shelter from the north or south.
Approaches
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Anchorage
On the south side of Punta Colonet find a deep gorge in the cliff and anchor in 7m on a sandy bottom. There is beach access to shore close to the river mouth.
Facilities
The small settlement which lies 12km from Bahia Colonet Bight has a convenience store.
The blowhole at La Bufadora on the Punta Banda Peninsula is said to be the second largest in the world. The water spout and the thunderous noise are generated by the ocean swell giving a strong indication that this anchorage is likely to be rolly.
Approaches
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Anchorage
Anchor in 4.5m in sand. There is beach access to shore. The anchorage provides shelter from weather from the north.
Facilities
La Bufadora is a tourist attraction and there are several souvenir and food vendors at the site but little else.
Reputed to have some of the biggest waves in North America Isla Todos Santos are legendary with surfers. Anchoring on the east side of the islands offers some shelter from the Pacific swell.
Approaches
Lighthouses mark the northern and southern ends of the islands.
Anchorage
The anchorage on the east side of the north island in 18m on a sandy bottom is reported to be rolly.
Islas Coronado lie 15NM south of San Diego and 7.7NM west of Rosarito Harbour. The anchorage is in the square shaped bay on the east side of Coronado del Sur.
Approaches
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Anchorage
Anchor in 5m on a sand/muddy bottom. This anchorage is open to the north but provides good protection from southerly wind and swell. The bay is lined by steep cliffs, there is no beach access.
