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Pana Tinani west - calm garden bay

Anchorage · Eastern Calvados & Nimoa · Louisiade Archipelago, Papua New Guinea
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The guide

Position
11°14.54'S 153°08.17'E
Our visit
Passed through in Apr 2024 on the return trip.
Notes
Very calm anchorage with very good fishing; people visit their gardens here.

Our sketch map

Sketch map of Pana Tinani west - calm garden bay

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

More in the Eastern Calvados & Nimoa

Grass Island (Wanim)Wanim south - deep anchorageHessessai Bay / Hevaisi (Pana Tinani)Hati Lawi Harbour (Pana Tinani SE)Pana Tinani SE - our anchorageNimoa (Nimowa) Island - mission anchorageColman's moorings (Nimoa)Hudunuwa Passage (exit east)

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Sources: cruiser note via Ryan's waypoint (2023) · OnceUponAReef 2023
Thanks to 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 Information can be out of date or wrong, and positions can be out by hundreds of metres.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.