Cruising Guide to the Kingdom of Tonga in the Vavau Island Group
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- The best beaching and diving are accessible from a daytime
anchorage to the W. of the pass between Ngau and Pau. This
anchorage requires good light to enter and to avoid fouling your
anchor in coral. Be very cautious as the water is either very
deep or very shallow. At high tide the reefs are awash and the
anchorage can be roi1y. At low tide you are protected by the
drying reef.
Diving is good all around this anchorage. The beach on Pau
is excellent and another on the S.E. end of Ngau provides a good
hiking expedition. Go N. until you reach the isthmus then cross
to the village.
- This is one of the most beautiful beaches in all of the Vava'u
group. Enter from the southern end of the beach and be sure to
proceed slowly as there are some coral heads. If the
southeasterly's are strong, this anchorage is very exposed and can
be rough, therefore, use only as a day anchorage.
