Nissan Island - Docking
Southern passage approach waypoint:
04 30 288S,154 09 844E.
From there head directly to 04 30 190S, 154 10 258E.
Turn to starboard and you can anchor in front of the sandy beach and village or Yotchibol.
The anchorage provides good shelter from both the SE trade winds and the NW monsoon winds. There is a good sandy bottom that holds the anchor well, although in some places the bottom is patchy so it pays to find a sandy spot and snorkel on your anchor to check it has dug in.
The people here are extremely friendly and you will likely be surrounded by canoes from the village on arrival. The villagers are always keen to trade garden foods such as greens, fruits green coconuts and yams or sweet potatoes for rice, noodles or biscuits.
The Chief’s name is Patrick, he won’t come out to your boat so it is polite to go into the village to introduce yourself and sign his guest book. In years past up to 20 yachts a year have visited this Island, however, few visits now.
Nearby you will find the new Nissan Island Yacht Club (NIYC). This is where Australian Andrew Kilvert and his Papua New Guinean wife Imelda Tokiapron live. You may see Andrew’s yacht anchored outside his property on the shore.
By far the most important service the NIYC offers is a secure mooring at the front of Yotchibol village. No visiting vessels will be bothered by opportunists trying to trick people into paying non-existent anchorage fees (as occurs in other places). The local villagers keep a careful watch over any boats in the anchorage to make sure that no-one from another part of the island is straying too close.
The NIYC can also provide introductions to other atolls for those who are planning on spending time exploring the region and cultural tips on how to get by safely.
There is a WW2 road going from one end of the island to the other and an airfield which is not currently used as flights have stopped coming here. There is a mission station on the far side of the lagoon where there is a store for basic supplies. The Primary school is a 30-minute walk away and well worth a visit.
A lot of the villagers are keen fisherman and make their own quite impressive spear guns. Snorkeling along the drop-off is reported to be excellent with some big fish and lots of sharks.
The villagers are always keen to trade garden foods such as greens, fruits green coconuts and yams or sweet potatoes for rice, noodles or biscuits.
Green Islands are part of Bougainville and the locals sometimes travel to Buka, a 2-hour journey via open boat with outboard. The island has a Digicel tower.
Last updated: May 2016
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