Buka - Docking
Anchorage:
The best anchorage is between Sohano Island and Bougainville Island and is well sheltered from the trade winds (05 26 590, 154 40 203). The island is not labeled on C-map.
Entrance notes and cautions:
The easiest entrance is from the east. The Buka Passage can on rare occasions flow at up to 8kn creating large standing waves when wind opposes tide. The norm is anything between 1 and 3 knots of current. Best entrance is at slack water, but once through any waves near the channel marker posts, the passage is deep and easily navigable.
You can enter Buka from the west but this involves traveling past coral reefs and small islands. Fishing vessels do come through this way.
Do not use the main wharf in Buka – it is not yacht-friendly and you will be charged commercial fees to park there (for example, in the region of 1800 kina (£600) for a 22-hour stay).
Last updated: August 2017
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