Cruising Guide to the Kingdom of Tonga in the Vavau Island Group

(Nancy Kaufman) #1

Notes to Moorings -Vava'u guide


p. 23 - # 11 anchorage - Poor holding in both places


p. 27 - Mariner's Cave - GPS fix - 18 deg 41.43 S 174 deg 04.46 W -
painted rocks
about 50 ft to right of entrance - from close in you can see the lone
palm tree. Entrance
is underwater, entrance is a "dark" spot at the base of the wall.


p. 38 - #21 anchorage - Poor holding


p. 39 - #24 anchorage - Quite shallow - anchor 200 yards off beach -
holding just OK.


p. 43 - #30 anchorage - Good holding in sand


p. 43 a-Chart 7 - see A, B, C, D
A, B, C, D - all miserable - no anchorages
A, B, C -landing not usually possible - surge & reef edge
C -landing OK, steep-to beach, no shells, landing not worth the
effort.
Very poor anchorage -lots of rock, coral in 30 ft.


p. 44 - #31 anchorage - 1 st para seems all B.S. - Very poor anchorage. We
stood off and
took dingy ashore. Steep-to beach.


p. 48 - 2nd para - North side - Not good. Patchy sand. Steep dropoff.
Anchor in 15' - boat in 75'.


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