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Bagaman south bay

Anchorage · Central Calvados · Louisiade Archipelago, Papua New Guinea
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The guide

Position
11°08.37'S 152°41.22'E
Wind shelter
good in N, NE
Our visit
2-5 Apr 2024 (journal), moved here when strong northerlies made the NE bay rolly; gave a local man and his son a lift to Moturina on the 5th.
Shelter
Our refuge from strong northerlies (us, 2024); SV Obiwan used it in NE winds (2022).
Bottom
shallow sand
Ashore
A beautiful bay with a nice shallow sand anchorage; few visitors.
Anchoring (us)
A beautiful bay with a nice shallow sand anchorage: our refuge from strong northerlies, 2-5 Apr 2024. Few visitors.

Our sketch map

Sketch map of Bagaman south bay

Drawn by us from OpenStreetMap, Sentinel-2 and our GPS. Not for navigation.

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Sources: OnceUponAReef 2024 · via cruisers (SV Obiwan 2022)
Thanks to SV Obiwan, other cruisers' notes (2023): their notes are summarised in our own words.
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