Anchorage· Romblon Island· Philippines
Lonos / Three P Anchorage (Romblon west)
12° 33.4′ N · 122° 14.9′ E · approximate
An open roadstead off the Lonos dive resorts on Romblon's west coast, handy for guided diving on the island's macro reefs while sheltered from the north-east monsoon.
Practical
Approx: placed about 230 m off the beach in front of The Three P Holiday & Dive Resort (OSM 12.55615, 122.25155; Ducks Diving next door). Soggy Paws (April 2018) wrote that it 'looked like you could find a reasonable sheltered anchorage near the 3P's resort' but did not anchor there, so no depth or holding is recorded - sound in and check the bottom; the house reef here is a dive site, so anchor on sand outside it. Lee from the NE amihan; exposed to W and SW. Book dives well ahead: the resort had no space when Soggy Paws called. The Giant Clam Sanctuary (Lonos) and Agnay Sanctuary are close; marine sanctuaries are no-anchor zones.
Best for
Diving the west-coast reefs from your own boat
Season
Nov–Apr (amihan); avoid in W/SW winds