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Bagaman south bay
Anchorage · Central Calvados · Louisiade Archipelago, Papua New Guinea
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- 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
Drawn by us from OpenStreetMap, Sentinel-2 and our GPS. Not for navigation.
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Thanks to SV Obiwan, other cruisers' notes (2023): 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 Information can be out of date or wrong, and positions can be out by hundreds of metres.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.
Thanks to SV Obiwan, other cruisers' notes (2023): 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 Information can be out of date or wrong, and positions can be out by hundreds of metres.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.