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Kamatal (Kamataal) Island lagoon
Anchorage · Western Calvados · Louisiade Archipelago, Papua New Guinea
Open Kamatal (Kamataal) Island lagoon in the interactive mapHighlights
- Jimmy's yacht club and book exchange
- Wall dives and snorkelling outside the reef
- Watching sailau
The guide
- Position
- 10°56.88'S 152°42.38'E
- Depth
- 7–12 m
- Wind shelter
- very good in SE
- Shelter
- Calm with no swell in 15 kn SE in the western lagoon; the eastern part (24 m) is exposed and poor. Small - rally fleets take turns.
- Getting in
- Follow the waypoints; the dark patches in the entrance can be ignored. Use ~40 m of chain. Jimmy often paddles out to pilot boats in.
- Bottom
- sand
- Holding
- good
- Ashore
- Jimmy built the only "yacht club" (and book swap) in the Louisiades - sign the visitors' book. Kamatal is a natural overnight stop for sailau between Misima and the Calvados, so you'll see canoes coming and going. Best water visibility in the Louisiades and deep coral walls outside (trevally, red emperor, coral trout). Water tank not always full; well water brackish.
- People
- Jimmy - 'harbour master' and yacht-club founder (2009-2023)
Our sketch map
Drawn by us from OpenStreetMap, Sentinel-2 and our GPS. Not for navigation.
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♥ Join us on PatreonOpen the interactive mapSources: compendium p113-116 (Maranatha; Songlines 2011; Endless Summer 2011; Opal Lady 2010; Chasse Spleen 2009) · cruiser note via Ryan's waypoint (2023)
Thanks to Soggy Paws PNG Compendium, Maranatha guide, 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 Information can be out of date or wrong, and positions can be out by hundreds of metres.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 Soggy Paws PNG Compendium, Maranatha guide, 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 Information can be out of date or wrong, and positions can be out by hundreds of metres.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.