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| Moorea / Opunohu Bay / W side / Papetoai |
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For boats
This is a
very nice anchorage. Close to the village of Papetoai and closer to
Intercontinental Resort. Crystal blue water.
Approach
Moorea has 2 deep bays on north coast – east one is named Cook’s Bay, the west Opunohu Bay. Both are worth to visit.
Opunohu bay is the west one. The pass through the reef is well marked by red/green buoys and leading lights, and is 200m wide. This anchorage is located on W part of the bay’s head, near the Papetoai village. Turn slowly right (West), follow the green / red marks then follow north of white / black mark. When you pass the last turn slowly right and sail over the shallow sandy area (watch the corlas).
Anchorage
There is a room for many boats, drop the anchor at position:
17 29.256S and 149 52.761W (sand, 4m depth, good holding).
The bay is safe in all condition.
Best place for dinghy landing is on the public concrete wharf. Go into the basin. Position:
17 29.520S and 149 52.274W.
Formalities
Moorea is not port of entry, do it in Papeete.
Fuel
No fuel station around.
Provisions
Few shop in the village.
Bank / ATM
No banks or ATMs around.
Approach
Moorea has 2 deep bays on north coast – east one is named Cook’s Bay, the west Opunohu Bay. Both are worth to visit.
Opunohu bay is the west one. The pass through the reef is well marked by red/green buoys and leading lights, and is 200m wide. This anchorage is located on W part of the bay’s head, near the Papetoai village. Turn slowly right (West), follow the green / red marks then follow north of white / black mark. When you pass the last turn slowly right and sail over the shallow sandy area (watch the corlas).
Anchorage
There is a room for many boats, drop the anchor at position:
17 29.256S and 149 52.761W (sand, 4m depth, good holding).
The bay is safe in all condition.
Best place for dinghy landing is on the public concrete wharf. Go into the basin. Position:
17 29.520S and 149 52.274W.
Formalities
Moorea is not port of entry, do it in Papeete.
Fuel
No fuel station around.
Provisions
Few shop in the village.
Bank / ATM
No banks or ATMs around.
For crews
Snorkeling –
there is some corals around, but not many fishes. But try to find few Tikis
sinked into the water.
Scuba diving - there 3 or 4 several dive shops in Moorea. Most of them can pick up you from your anchorage area. Easy to find on the internet. E-mail and ask about the prices. I dived with Moorea Blue Diving, small family center located on NE corner of the Cook’s bay. E-mail: mooreabluediving@mail.pf. I negotiated very good price for 2 tanks diving. The nearest one is Top Dive located in Intercontinental Hotel, but this is still a long distance to walk. During the dive you can meet turtles, many sharks including the Lemon Shark, sometimes also a Humpbacks (depends of the season). The coral is not very good but there are still many colorful fishes.
This is also the best anchorage for doing the Sting rays as they are about a mile or so
west of this position. Travel by dinghy west and the site is west of the Taotoi Pass on the barrier reef side. When you see several moorings balls, you are there. The trick is to keep tight to the white and black markers; the "road" with a churned-up bottom runs just a few feet north of them. When you reach the marker at about 17°29.2' S, 149°52.61' W, turn south towards the resort, again staying close to (just west of) the markers. Stingray City is located about one half mile west of the Passe Taotoi entrance, near the green buoy. Water is 1.5m deep and there are multiple mooring buoys. If you get there before 10am you'll beat the hotel boats and their hordes of tourists.
Hiking - Belvedere Point. Go by dinghy to the end of the Bay or walk. There is a road (signed) going up to the Belveder Point. Nice view, early morning is best for photos.
Scuba diving - there 3 or 4 several dive shops in Moorea. Most of them can pick up you from your anchorage area. Easy to find on the internet. E-mail and ask about the prices. I dived with Moorea Blue Diving, small family center located on NE corner of the Cook’s bay. E-mail: mooreabluediving@mail.pf. I negotiated very good price for 2 tanks diving. The nearest one is Top Dive located in Intercontinental Hotel, but this is still a long distance to walk. During the dive you can meet turtles, many sharks including the Lemon Shark, sometimes also a Humpbacks (depends of the season). The coral is not very good but there are still many colorful fishes.
This is also the best anchorage for doing the Sting rays as they are about a mile or so
west of this position. Travel by dinghy west and the site is west of the Taotoi Pass on the barrier reef side. When you see several moorings balls, you are there. The trick is to keep tight to the white and black markers; the "road" with a churned-up bottom runs just a few feet north of them. When you reach the marker at about 17°29.2' S, 149°52.61' W, turn south towards the resort, again staying close to (just west of) the markers. Stingray City is located about one half mile west of the Passe Taotoi entrance, near the green buoy. Water is 1.5m deep and there are multiple mooring buoys. If you get there before 10am you'll beat the hotel boats and their hordes of tourists.
Hiking - Belvedere Point. Go by dinghy to the end of the Bay or walk. There is a road (signed) going up to the Belveder Point. Nice view, early morning is best for photos.
Fees
Anchorage – free of charge
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