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Lexington - 3/24/17. 9°. 48.4985 south. 130° 01.965' west. Hiva Oa at anchor



We got in last night in the dark of the night. We had good charts and the navigation lights were right on. With Mark, Sam and I all being very diligent we made each landmark as we slowly guided our way into the anchorage. The main navigation light was what is called a sector light. It is a light that shines out from the shore. It has lenses that only allow the light to go in sectors (imagine section of a pie). It also has lenses that color the light so that if you are coming in at the right angle then your path toward the light is clear and correct. We then found an area to anchor in. There were other boats that we had to avoid and it is a relatively small narrow anchorage. We put the anchor down, checked our position, put on anchor alarms (signal if you are moving too much), watched to see that we were holding, had a cocktail and congratulated ourselves. It is now morning. We will check in with customs and immigration this morning and then plan our activities. I will send a couple of photos Bob

 


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