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Utian (Brooker) Island
Anchorage · Western Calvados · Louisiade Archipelago, Papua New Guinea
Open Utian (Brooker) Island in the interactive mapHighlights
- Clay-pot making demonstration
- School visit (bring stationery and a ball)
- Drift dives on the outer north wall
The guide
- Position
- 11°02.99'S 152°26.44'E
- Depth
- 6–10 m
- Shelter
- Very safe, enclosed lagoon.
- Getting in
- Through the pass blasted by the PNG Navy (1976) off the east arm of East Brooker Passage - ~4 m min with bommies either side; then 10 m+ to the north-side bays. Pass the marker stick to starboard and turn left at it. Good light and eyes on the bow essential.
- Bottom
- sand
- Holding
- good
- Ashore
- Big village (600+): permanent school, church, library, public toilets at both ends of the beach. Utian is THE clay-pot island - women will show the whole process from digging clay to firing on palm fronds. Traditional dance and sailing-canoe trips possible.
- Cautions
- Very busy with canoes asking for lollies, fishing gear and clothes; can be pushy.
Our sketch map
Drawn by us from OpenStreetMap, Sentinel-2 and our GPS. Not for navigation.
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Thanks to Soggy Paws PNG Compendium, Maranatha guide, Sailing Totem, SV Obiwan: 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 Information can be out of date or wrong, and positions can be out by hundreds of metres.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, Sailing Totem, SV Obiwan: 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 Information can be out of date or wrong, and positions can be out by hundreds of metres.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.