Highbourne Cay
Highbourne Cay is a privately owned island near the top of the Exumas with a small marina, two long beaches and the clearest water you will have seen so far. It is a common second night out of Nassau.
Why stop here
Highbourne is the first stop that feels properly like the Exumas: white sand, water in three shades of blue, and almost nobody on the beach. The island is private but welcomes visiting yachts, and the marina has fuel, water and a small store, which makes it a useful resupply before heading into the park where there is nothing.
Nurse sharks
A group of nurse sharks lives around the marina docks and the fish-cleaning station. They are harmless if left alone and have become one of the things people remember. The crew will tell you where it is safe to get in.
Anchoring and conditions
Yachts anchor off the western side in sand with good holding, and the marina takes berths by reservation. The anchorage is open to the west, so a frontal passage with wind going round to the northwest is the time to be somewhere else.
What else to do
Walk the beach at the north end, snorkel the reef off the southern tip, and ask the crew about the cut between Highbourne and the cays to the south, which fishes well on a falling tide.
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