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Pana Wina north-side creek - CYCLONE HOLE

Cyclone shelter · Central Calvados · Louisiade Archipelago, Papua New Guinea
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The guide

Position
11°09.18'S 153°00.78'E (approximate)
Getting in
A creek into the mangroves on the north side of Pana Wina. 2020 report: silt on the entrance - now only for shallow-draft cats. Recon by dinghy first; treat it as a last resort for deep keels and check it well before the season.
Ashore
Small, poor village with no water to spare.
Water
None to spare in the village (2020 note).
Notes
Marked as a cyclone shelter on a 2023 planning waypoint, but silted by 2020 and untested. Check it in good weather before you rely on it.

Our sketch map

Sketch map of Pana Wina north-side creek - CYCLONE HOLE

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

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Sources: cruiser note via Ryan's waypoint (2020/2023)
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 Information can be out of date or wrong, and positions can be out by hundreds of metres.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.