Mullet Bay

Mullet Bay holds the Dutch side's beach crown by local acclaim: a golden crescent backed by palms and the old golf course's green ghost, where the middle swims calm and clear while the corners catch enough wave to keep the island's surfers and boogie-boarders in practice - the swell's winter pulses drawing the local pack to the point. Beach-shack barbecue and loungers run the modest economy, sunsets stage over the water with Saba's silhouette on clear evenings, and the bay's local-weekend energy - music, dominoes, grill smoke - remains its warmest feature.

The landscape

• The golden crescent - the Dutch side's acclaimed classic.
• The surf corners - winter pulses and the local pack.
• The calm middle - clear swimming between the breaks.
• The sunset stage - Saba's silhouette on clear evenings.

When to go

December to May with the season; weekdays swim quietest, local weekends bring the bay's social warmth. Swell days move swimmers to the middle honestly.

Good to know

Shade competition starts early - palms are finite; the shore-break corners dump on the careless. Facilities are shack-simple by preference.

Nearby

Maho's plane-spotting strip, Cupecoy's cliffs and Simpson Bay.