Anchorage· Kauehi· French Polynesia: Tuamotus, Marquesas, Gambier & Australs
Kauehi NW (Airport) Anchorage
15° 46.8′ S · 145° 8.6′ W
The locals' storm anchorage off the north rim of Kauehi, by the airstrip and the guesthouse. Advised by village elders when the wind is forecast to box the compass.
Practical
Position from Jacaranda (April 2019), who got the advice from several locals, including Hieti, a retired FP cargo-ship captain: when the wind is forecast to go 'around the clock', anchor by the airport near the pension. It gives protection from winds between 235° and 080° (SW through N to E). It is open to the SE-S quadrant across the lagoon. Depth and bottom were not recorded; anchor on sand and float your chain. The 2019 government atoll sheet lists an airport landing (débarcadère) with 20 m of berthing and 2 m depth, a handy dinghy landing. A concrete road runs from the airport to Tearavero. OpenStreetMap shows the Kauehi Lodge guesthouse bungalows on the shore here.
Best for
A refuge from northerly and westerly shifts
Season
Use when a front or trough brings N-W wind
Nearby
- Kauehi Lodge (North Rim Pension)0.1 NM away
- Ancien Phare Ruins (Kauehi North Rim)0.3 NM away
- Kauehi Airport (KHZ)1.1 NM away
- Tearavero Village Anchorage (Kauehi)2.9 NM away
- Kauehi Moorings3 NM away
- Tearavero Village Beach (Kauehi)3 NM away
- Kauehi Gendarmerie and Mairie3.2 NM away
- Kauehi Supply Ship Day (Tearavero)3.2 NM away