Anchorage· Tahiti· French Polynesia — Society Islands
Yacht Club de Tahiti Moorings (Arue)
17° 31.5′ S · 149° 32.1′ W
A handful of club moorings and occasional end-ties inside the reef at Arue, reached through the buoyed Passe d'Arue: a quieter, cheaper base than the Papeete marinas when a buoy is free.
Practical
GPS is the Tahiti Cruisers Guide position for the Yacht Club anchorage. Moorings are rarely available and expensive; ask the club on VHF 6 or +689 40 42 78 03 (office Mon–Fri 8am–noon and 1–5pm, Sat 9am–noon). A 46 ft boat paid 900 XPF a day for 2 people plus 200 per extra person (2010; verify locally). Dinghy dock and hot showers 1,500 XPF a week. Depths around 20 m; anchoring near the club is reported not allowed (2017 gendarme comment; Dec 2019 reports). Hazards (2010): a bommie near the stone wall and thatched canoe shed in front of the slips, and a sunken yacht with its mast showing between the wall and the slips. Carrefour Arue and the food trucks are a short walk away.
Best for
A quieter Tahiti base if a club buoy is free
Season
Year-round; uncomfortable in strong north swell
Nearby
- Arue – Yacht Club de Tahiti0.1 NM away
- École de Plongée de Tahiti (Yacht Club de Tahiti, Arue)0.1 NM away
- Yacht Club de Tahiti Fuel Dock (Arue)0.1 NM away
- Arue Roulottes & Coconut Station (Yacht Club de Tahiti)0.3 NM away
- Carrefour Arue0.3 NM away
- Nautisport Life-Raft Service Centre (Arue)0.5 NM away
- Tomb of King Pomare V (Arue)0.6 NM away
- CHPF Taaone Hospital (Pirae)0.7 NM away