Anchorage· Cebu· Philippines
Moalboal Panagsama Anchorage
9° 56.8′ N · 123° 21.9′ E · approximate
The roadstead off Panagsama Beach, Moalboal's dive-resort strip, where the reef wall drops away a few fins from shore - spectacular water, but one of the hardest places in Cebu to anchor a yacht.
Practical
Approximate position about 200 m west of Panagsama Beach as mapped in OpenStreetMap (9.9466°N 123.3662°E) - not a logged anchorage. Webb (2009): 'No anchorage under 40 m deep' at Moalboal. The wall drops off 20-30 m from shore, to 40-70 m in places (Wikivoyage). Mokisha (2017) anchored in Badian Bay instead and faced a long dinghy ride to the concrete jetty, and suggested negotiating a dive-shop mooring off Panagsama next time - do that rather than anchoring on coral. Use the Badian Bay (Tomonoy) anchorage to the south for overnight. Exposed to the west and to SW-monsoon swell; in the NE monsoon the coast is in the lee. Ashore: dozens of dive shops, bars and restaurants; ATMs at Panagsama (PNB) and in Moalboal town.
Best for
Day stop for the sardine run and Pescador on a dive-shop mooring
Season
Calm weather or NE monsoon (Nov-Apr); exposed to W/SW
Nearby
- Moalboal Sardine Run0.1 NM away
- Moalboal Dive Shops (Panagsama)0.2 NM away
- Panagsama House Reef Wall (Moalboal)0.2 NM away
- Panagsama Beach Bars and Restaurants0.3 NM away
- Smooth Cafe (Panagsama)0.3 NM away
- Talisay Wall (Moalboal)0.3 NM away
- Kyro Cafe (Moalboal)0.4 NM away
- Tongo Point and Turtle Bay (Moalboal)0.9 NM away