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Araida village (after Snake Passage)
Anchorage · Sudest (Vanatinai) · Louisiade Archipelago, Papua New Guinea
Open Araida village (after Snake Passage) in the interactive mapThe guide
- Position
- 11°25.90'S 153°27.20'E (approximate)
- Depth
- 14–15 m
- Getting in
- Straight run from the Snake Passage exit to the reef-channel entrance; the channel is ~100 m wide, narrowing slightly from the west after entry, plenty deep. Follow it to the end, turn to port and continue to a slight bay in the mangroves; anchor in line with the exposed dead mangrove roots near the east end of the bay.
- Bottom
- sand
- Holding
- good
- Notes
- Reasonable overnight stop east of Snake Passage when there isn't time for Rossel Lagoon before dark.
Our sketch map
Drawn by us from OpenStreetMap, Sentinel-2 and our GPS. Not for navigation.
More in the Sudest (Vanatinai)
Venama islet - "Great anchorage" (Sudest south coast)Damaga Bay - Duwa (school)Sudest SW - deep lagoons with swim-throughsPamela - Hinai Bay (Sudest)Midawa village (Sudest west coast)Griffin Point (Sudest north coast)Muhua BaySnake PassageJelewagaLigi Ligi BayRambuso Creek - jumping-off for Rossel LagoonHobuk school anchorage (per cruiser mark)Sudest north coast - cruiser anchorages
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This guide is a set of personal cruising notes shared in good faith. Information can be out of date or wrong, and positions can be out by hundreds of metres. It is not a substitute for official charts and notices, your own eyes, local knowledge, or professional medical, legal or customs advice. You use it at your own risk: the skipper alone is responsible for the safety of the vessel and everyone on board, and the authors accept no liability for any loss, injury or damage arising from its use.
Thanks to Maranatha guide: their notes are summarised in our own words.
This guide is a set of personal cruising notes shared in good faith. Information can be out of date or wrong, and positions can be out by hundreds of metres. It is not a substitute for official charts and notices, your own eyes, local knowledge, or professional medical, legal or customs advice. You use it at your own risk: the skipper alone is responsible for the safety of the vessel and everyone on board, and the authors accept no liability for any loss, injury or damage arising from its use.