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Gigila Island (Kuwanak village)
Anchorage · Central Calvados · Louisiade Archipelago, Papua New Guinea
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- Position
- 11°10.24'S 152°55.90'E
- Depth
- 6–10 m
- Wind shelter
- good in SE, S; rolly in E
- Shelter
- Good S-E to ~20 kn; NOT for strong E (wind wraps the north point from NE; bullets from SE). Gusty - Songlines moved next door to Robinson's Anchorage.
- Getting in
- Best spot 6 m tucked under the hill behind the point.
- Bottom
- coral and sand; bommies can foul the chain
- Ashore
- Small friendly Catholic village, good English. Elementary school built by Australian yachties in 2010 with a roof tank. Trades shells, mud crabs, crays, lemons, bananas, tomatoes; likes clothes. Climb to the two memorial trees on the ridge (from Robinson's side). Good tap water at Wee Wel Matana village; small spring on the beach.
- People
- Noah - crayfish (1990s, Sunburn); John Martin, Basilia, Andrew (1990s)
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Drawn by us from OpenStreetMap, Sentinel-2 and our GPS. Not for navigation.
More in the Central Calvados
Bagaman NW bay - Chief Noah's villageBagaman NE bay - Oisi village (the carvers)Bagaman south bayBagaman - anchorage 4 (east)Bobo EinaHoba Bay, Pana NumaraPana Numara village - bagi makers (NE side)Blue Lagoon (Madnewan / Leiga lagoon)Robinson's Anchorage, KunawakPana Wina - Pastor Paskel's village (west)Pana Wina north-side creek - CYCLONE HOLEPana Wina - Pana Bali (south side)Pana Wina - SW / river mouthHemenahei IslandSabara (Sabari) lagoonSabra NorthKimuta Island (Renard Islands)Baiwa islet (Renard Islands)Siwai Wa passage (west side)Chibudi PassDuna Labwa PassagePassage east of Wuri Wuri (no name)
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Thanks to Soggy Paws PNG Compendium, 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 Information can be out of date or wrong, and positions can be out by hundreds of metres.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.
Thanks to Soggy Paws PNG Compendium, 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.