Chatham Bay (Union Island)

Hi everyone,

We spent four nights at Chatham Bay on Union Island in the SVGs.  It's a very laid-back place with a set of small cafes on the beach.  Quite isolated from the rest of the island with only a dirt track up to the main road.  The anchorage wasn't rolly for most of our stay, the wind is gusty as it comes over the hill but the holding is extremely good.

Chatham Bay from the NE side

The main dinghy dock in the Bay is at the resort.  However we found it badly affected by swell and didn't dare attempt a landing there.  They are at the S end of the bay.  At the N end of the bay there's little swell so it's easy to land on the beach.  Once on the beach its a nice walk to any of the cafes/bars/resorts.

We visited Sunset Cove, Sun Beach Eat and the resort for drinks and/or meals.  All are nice and have their own style.  Sun Beach Eat offers a taxi service into Clifton for those who want to see the island and visit the main town.

Sea Beach Eat

The caretaker at Sea Beach Eat goes by the name of HighTech.  He's a keen amateur radio guy and a Mr Fixit.  He plans to start a VHF net in the bay on VHF 68 at 0800 each morning.

View over the Bay from Sea Beach Eat

The Tenuta resort sadly has few visitors due to Covid.  It's a really nice place.  It seems the lack of visitors has resulted in them making cruisers welcome for drinks, meals and a swim in their pool.

Tenuta Chatham Bay Resort

Nice Beach

Sunset Cove is another nice bar and cafe.  It offers a clearance service for EC$130.  We took up the latter to clear out.

Snorkelling in the bay seems best at the NE corner.  We saw huge schools of tiny and smallish fish, plus quite a few colourful larger fish and nice coral.  We didn't see any turtles while snorkelling but saw several while aboard Zen Again.

Sunset Cove offers Clearance Agency

Our visit to Chatham Bay was very relaxing.  Next stop Carriacou!

Trust all's well where you are.