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All of the times that we went to the Tobago Cays, we anchored in about the same place, between Baradal and Jamesby, inside Horseshoe Reef, in about 8' of water over clean white sand.  The anchorage north of Baradal is OK if the winds are light, but it was always blowing 15-20 knots while we were there.  Most of the pictures taken looking down on the anchorage were taken from the top of Petit Bateau, the easternmost island.

Horseshoe Reef breaks the surface much of the time over most of its length.  The best place through it is just east of the north end of Baradal, but even there one has to be careful because some coral heads stick up close to the surface, and new props for the outboard cost $200.  There are dinghy moorings just outside the cut so we could snorkel the outside of the reef.  We also took the dinghy to explore Petit Tabac, Egg Reef, and Worlds End Reef, but the best snorkeling we found was actually on each side of Horseshoe Reef.

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