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Marine Distress & Safety System Distress, Search & Rescue
e all know that even with everything be temporarily established in other areas as Wchecked, checked and triple checked, demanded by the situation. nautical disasters DO happen. Suva (3DP) maintains a continuous listening In case of emergencies all distress messages watch on 2182 kHz and VHF 16 for distress must be sent to the nearest RCC. Search & calls. The station is also equipped with 6215.5 Rescue operations within the waters around kHz for Search & Rescue Operations. Fiji are coordinated by a National Search & If you are in imminent danger and require Rescue Committee. RCCs are located at Suva urgent aid, use MAYDAY. and Nadi. Rescue Sub Centres (RSCs) may Fiji’s Complete Marine Stores
1. Switch to 2182 kHz or 6215 kHz or 156.8 MHz (Chnl 16) 2. Alarm signal, say: “MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY. This is ...... 3 TIMES Give your position State the nature of your distress. State the nature of help required. Give any other information that will assist the rescue operation. Listen on the same frequency for acknowledgement.
Our National Search & Rescue Authority is the Maritime Surveillance Centre HQ Fiji Navy, Box 12387, Suva, Fiji Islands. T: +679 331 5380 | E: [email protected] Tradewinds Marine Group 4 Vetaia Street Lami T +679 336 1522 [email protected] Royal Suva Yacht Club T +679 999 3932 [email protected] RCC Suva T: +679 331 5380 Port Denarau T +679 999 3706 [email protected] RSC Suva T: +679 330 4296 | 3DP Suva T: +679 337 1326 Vuda Point Marina T +679 999 3617 [email protected] RCC Nadi T: +679 672 5777 Copra Shed Marina T +679 999 9307 [email protected]
The Government of Fiji is upgrading current RCC protocol and procedures. They aim to have a centralized RCC FIJI established within 2015. Please stay tuned to fijimarinas.com for updates as they occur, but for now, the above procedure remains firmly in place. www.yachtshop.com.fj 4 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 Bula Vinaka! e are delighted to welcome you to the 2020 edition of ‘A Mariners Guide YACHT HELP FIJI Wto FIJI Shores & Marinas’. We aim to be your trusty guide throughout the YACHTING PROFESSIONALS SINCE 1987 duration of your visit; helping you to navigate clearance procedures, make the most of your time here by highlighting the best of everything Fiji has to offer and finally, providing procedural information on departure clearance when the time comes for you to set sail in pursuit of your next adventure. Fiji is a unique cruising destination. From the remote and very traditional Lau Group of islands to the white sandy beaches of the Yasawa and Mamanuca Group. 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Map of Suva City 100 Contents Sailing TAU 102 Cruising the Lomaiviti Group 110 Distress, Search & Rescue 2 Bula Vinaka and Welcome to Fiji 6 Fiji Fishing Regulations 114 Emergency Contacts 10 Coastal Plants of Cultural Importance 118 Yadua Island & Yadua Taba 123 2020 Calendar of Events 12 Welcome to Savusavu 124 Map of Fiji 16 Map of Savusavu 128 Cruising the Fiji Group 18 Navigation Cautions for Entering Savusavu 129 Cruising the Yasawa & Mamanuca Islands 20 Things to See & Do in Savusavu 130 The Climate of Fiji 24 Copra Shed Marina 132 Surfing Fiji 26 Waitui Marina 135 The Boathouse Nanuya 33 Savusavu Marina & Boatyard 135 Vuda Marina Fiji 36 Cruising Taveuni, Vanua Levu & the Ringgolds 137 The Rum Co. of Fiji 44 Coral Farming at Dive Academy Fiji 140 Port Denarau Marina 49 Map of Taveuni Island 143 Rourou Around 61 Coral Restoration at Makaira Resort 144 How to Crack a Coconut 65 Being a Responsible Diver 148 Sevusevu 66 Freediving Fascination 150 Musket Cove Marina 68 Cruising the Lau Group 154 Next Stop Solomons 76 2020 Tide Predictions for Fiji 161 The Drua Experience 80 Entering Fiji & Fiji Revenue & Customs 165 Sail in for Pizza at Cloud 9 81 iTaukei Affairs Board Cruising Permits 169 Up, up and away... 82 Ports of Fiji 171 Map of Nadi Town 84 Health Quarantine 172 VOU Dance Fiji 85 Biosecurity Authority of Fiji 173 Cruising Kadavu & Beqa 86 Departing Fiji 174 The Pearl Resort Marina 90 Information on Wildlife Trade 175 Fijian Names and their Meanings 91 A Quick Guide to the Fijian Language 176 Royal Suva Yacht Club 94 Directory Service 180
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SHIPS AGENTS Emergency Contacts CUSTOMS BROKERS FREIGHT FORWARDERS Despite being an experienced sailor, swimmer or diver - accidents can and do happen. BUNKERING While we are able to put many mechanisms in place to protect ourselves, sometimes SHIPPING AGENCY VESSEL CLEARANCE these are not enough and we need help. Here in Fiji, there is a dedicated team standing OF THE YEAR AWARD 2018 by to help in emergencies and there are some necessary steps you should follow to PROVISIONING assist them with their efforts. INTERNATIONAL COURIER CREWING If a member of your crew suddenly OCEANIA HOSPITAL FIJI feels ill after having dived - place the Contact Person Phone patient on Oxygen before you do Dr John Alfred 992 9541 anything. Oxygen first aid is essential and Clinical Coordinator may reduce symptoms of DCS; however, O2 Dr Penuel Anav - Ward Manager 992 4683 is not a substitute for a full evaluation by a Medical Physician (Internal Medicine) medical professional. DAN recommends David Qumivutia 992 4056 that there be enough oxygen available General Manager to get the injured diver to an appropriate Hospital (after hours) 330 3404 medical facility. In Fiji, this may take up to Nursing Supervisor five (5) hours. District Hospitals Hospital Phone Hospital Phone Dive Emergency Lautoka 666 0399 Savusavu 885 0444 Sigatoka 650 0455 Labasa 881 1444 Telephone Numbers 24/7 Taveuni 888 0444 Navua 346 0181 Emergency Mobile Number Insurance Dr Luke Nasedra | T: 973 0854 Willis PADI Insurance, Doctor in charge of Hyperbaric Services V Insurance Group 0061 29285 4111 Colonial War Memorial Hospital Mike Holme 0061 29451 2300 Hyperbaric Chamber | T: 331 3444 PADI QA/Incident Rpt Mgr ext. 202 OR Dr Neeraj Sharma | T: 976 6584 Police EMERGENCY 917 Fiji Air | Sea Rescue CRIME STOPPERS 919 Tourist police unit 331 1222 Police Sea Rescue 368 2488 POLICE HEADQUARTERS 334 3777 Fiji Navy 331 2585 | 331 5380 Lautoka Police Station 666 0222 Heli-Tours in Partnership Tim | 992 4078 Nadi Police Station 670 0222 with LifeFlight Fiji Mary | 992 4940 Sigatoka Police Station 650 0222 Pacific Island Air 672 5644 | 999 1644 Pacific Harbour Police Post 345 0156 Island Hoppers 672 0410 | 672 3343 Navua Police Station 346 0222 Helipro Fiji 770 7770 Lami Police Station 336 1222 DAN 24-Hour Emergency Hotline +61 88212 9242 Suva Central Police Station 331 1222 PADI 24-Hour Emergency Hotline +61 28907 5614 Kadavu Police Station 368 1268 Levuka Police Station 344 0222 AGENTS FOR: ZEN’s Medical Centre (Nadi) Savusavu Police Station 885 0222 Contact Person Phone Labasa Police Station 881 1222 Dr Zen 672 2288 | 979 7872 Taveuni Police Station 888 0224 Dr Tupou 672 2288 | 939 3590 Vanua Balavu Police Station 828 0890 10 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 FIJI Shores & Marinas T KE CO S V U E
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FIJI PUBLIC HOLIDAYS th 1st January New Year’s Day 37 Fiji 10th April Good Friday Regatta Week 11th April Easter Saturday th th 13th April Easter Monday 11 - 16 of September 2020 7th September Constitution Day 10th October Fiji Day 2nd November Prophet Mohammed’s Birthday 16th November Diwali 25th December Christmas Day 28th December Boxing Day
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new friends. Sail in from a foreign port and become a Featuring local Member of the Musket Cove Yacht Club. An & international iconic destination in the Mamanuca Island musicians & dance group known for it’s laid back atmosphere groups. Bring a Sat 28th March Satsafe 3rd moorings, October berths andSat on7th shore November facilities. at Thurston at the Denarau Golf at the Uprising mat, a hat and your Gardens in Suva & Racquet Club on Resort in Pacific latest dance moves. REGISTER NOW Denarau Harbour musketcovefiji.com/ 12 yacht-club-marina 13 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 T KE CO 2020 S V U FULL THIRD NEW FIRST E
MOON QUARTER MOON QUARTER M On Loftus Street, Suva every 3rd Sunday of EST 1982 the month. A place for artisans, producers @ T * G of cultural products and locally hand made MOON PHASES CALENDAR F I A goods, food stores and entertainment. JI R E G AT T JAN 3:G 11:@ 18: T 25:* REMEMBER to carry small cash in Fiji G @ T * currency to outdoor markets & events FEB 2: 9: 16: 24: for hassle free transactions. Carry MAR 3:G 10:@ 16:T 24:* valuables in an over the shoulder bag APR 1:G 8:@ 15:T 23:* and under your arm anywhere in Fiji. MAY 1:G 7:@ 15:T 23:* 30:G th Vuda Beach Market is held JUN 6:@ 13:T 21:* 28:G 37 Fiji Regatta Week on the 2nd Saturday of the JUL 5:@ 13:T 21:* 28:G th th month. Support local AUG 4:@ 12:T 19:* 26:G 11 - 16 of September 2020 vendors and craftspeople SEP 2:@ 10:T 17:* 24:G by purchasing unique handmade items. Fresh OCT 2:@ 10:T 17:* 24:G home grown fruit & veges, NOV 1:@ 9:T 15:* 22:G 30:@ juices, jams and delicious DEC 8:T 15:* 22:G 30:@ baked goods are also available. www.timeanddate.com Sail in from a foreign port and become Bring a hat and wear sunscreen. a Member of the Musket Cove Yacht Club. An iconic destination in the Mamanuca The 2020 Auckland Fiji Island group known for it’s laid back Yacht Race will set sail on atmosphere safe moorings, berths 17Ø 46’17.09ØS 177Ø11’40.61ØE Saturday 30th May 2020 and on shore facilities. with a fleet of offshore 17Ø 46’17.09ØS 177Ø11’40.61ØE yachts and multihulls competing in the 1,100nm endurance event across the Pacific Ocean. For all the details visit Giacomo sets a record finishing in 2 days, 22 hours, www.aucklandfiji.co.nz 53 minutes and 19 seconds. 17Ø 46’17.09ØS 177Ø11’40.61ØE
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While visiting Fiji, be sure to look out for the ‘FIJIAN MADE’ emblems on products that you intend to purchase. The ‘FIJIAN MADE’ certification logos give everyone the opportunity to easily recognize Fijian made products and services. When you buy a Fijian made product or service, you’re helping to create jobs and promote growth in the country. Your purchase ensures that the money spent in Fiji stays in Fiji, reinvesting in the economy and the community. REGISTER NOW musketcovefiji.com/yacht-club-marina 14 15 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
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here are so many reasons with unspoiled coastlines and Tto cruise the idyllic waters often empty anchorages. of Fiji. It is one of the warmest, Provisioning and other supplies friendliest nations on earth and for superyachts are easily im- caters to cruisers looking for ported from New Zealand and adventure, timeout experiences Australia on a regular basis; how- with locals and very remote ever, it is worth noting that many cruising. Fiji suppliers especially near Nadi Fiji is a nation comprising can meet such demands. 322 islands in 18,376 square Fiji also has some very capable kilometers of the Pacific Ocean. ship repair experts; Specializing The islands range from being in hydraulics; electronics; large and volcanic with high engineering; varnishing; canvas peaks and lush terrain to sand works and more. Also, IMEL keys so small they peak out of “Cruising in Fiji operates a floating dry dock the warm aqua water when the waters is remote and business in Fiji with lifting tide recedes, to rugged up thrust stunningly beautiful, capacity of 3500 MT. limestone cliffs. and over the past Cruising in Fiji waters is remote There are five distinct cruising 44 years it has given and stunningly beautiful, and areas as described throughout me the opportunity over the past 44 years it has this guide, which provide very given me the opportunity to diverse cruising locations to suit to experience many experience many once-in-a- every traveler of the high seas. once-in-a-lifetime lifetime moments. However, its This is not always the case in moments.” isolation and untouched beauty some of the other South Pacific also means that it is one of the island destinations where good anchorages can more navigationally exacting cruising areas in be sparse. In the outer islands, off the beaten the South Pacific. tourist track, there are many deserted beaches, With the start of the Americas Cup challenge in good anchorages, and opportunities to really Auckland March 2021 owners may not wish to experience local customs and the culture of Fiji. miss the stunning cruising in this country. Its also Fiji is certainly worth making the decision to a chance to catch up on boat maintenance; plan pass through the Panama Canal and into the major refits, where the shipwright standards and South Pacific for something unique in all the local expertise is high. Out of the South Pacific island groups. tropical cyclone belt it’s a great country to take Now that superyachts can charter in Tahiti and time out before exploring more remote island Resort Transfers Aerial Photography & Filming groups beyond Fiji. now Fiji, and New Zealand, many ship owners Scenic Tours / Combo packages Aerial Survey & Lifting and captains may be tempted to commit to So, as the South Pacific has so much to offer the a longer cruise in this magical region, which adventurous cruiser, we look forward to seeing Charters/ Romance & Wedding Proposals Medical Evacuations compared to the Mediterranean and the you soon! Caribbean, must be refreshingly unpopulated - Captain Carol Dunlop 18 19 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
Cruising in the Fiji Group with Captain Carol Dunlop
This series of articles is about cruising the 5 quite distinct and diverse areas of Fiji. Voyage and charter planning should be restricted to one area at a time, to avoid the cruise being interrupted by long sea passages as the ship re-positions. Yasawa & Mamanuca Islands | Kadavu & Beqa Lagoon | Lomaiviti Group comprising the Vatuira Channel, Makogai, Namena, Wakaya, Ovalau, Gau and including the Northern side of Viti Levu | Taveuni, Vanua Levu and The Ringgold’s | Northern and Southern Lau and Eastern Group of Islands.
16o 56’ 28” South | 177o 22’ 10” East
CruisingWhite sandthe beachesYasawa && protectedMamanuc cruisinga ISLANDS Att: All Boaties - Take a Break! ‘On-shore’ in the Yasawa Islands drop anchor in the famous Blue Lagoon and enjoy our purpose built facility.
R RESTOCK @ The Boathouse Nanuya General Store R REVIVE @ The Boathouse Nanuya Bar R RECHARGE @ Nanuya Island Resort Restaurant R REFRESH @ Nanuya Lailai Day Spa R RELAX @ Motel Accommodation
Wayalailai Beachfront. Photo: Jayson Chang Photo: Beachfront. Wayalailai R REMEMBER Boathouse Nanuya when planning your Yasawa adventure! he Yasawa and Mamanuca islands are the Tclosest cruising grounds to Fiji’s International Airport in Nadi. A departure from Port Denarau (which is only 20 minutes from the main international airport) will find you at Malolo Island, the southern-most in the Yasawa/Mamanuca chain of islands, in just a couple of hours. The chain of islands and surrounding coral reefs are strung out over 80 nautical miles from Malolo Island to Yasawa-i-rara at the most northern tip of the Yasawas. Most of the traveling is inside the www.boathousenanuya.com.fj reef with short passages between many good Nanuya Lailai, Yasawa Islands anchorages and fine beaches. PO Box 7136, Lautoka | T: +679 666 7633 The climate is reliably very sunny due to being located on the “dry” side of Fiji. You are likely to see a few cruising boats, but the area is still pristine with easy, safe diving and very good snorkeling. 20 21 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
put on a meke (Fijian Dancing) and/or lovo for guests on very short notice. The beaches are magnificent. Whiter and more dramatic the further north you go; Yasawa Island being the most spectacular with miles of white sand, nobody there except for a few villages and the very upmarket Yasawa Island Resort tucked away, almost invisible amongst the palms. At the southern end of Yasawa Island are the famous Sawa-i-Lau Caves which are worth a visit. You can hire a guide from the village to show you the entrance into the underwater caves. Take torches, masks and snorkels! The lagoon at Sawa- i-Lau is just great for exploring with kayaks, and the snorkeling is very good near the caves. There is a fee charged which varies from week to week! Waya Sunset. Photo: Capt. Carol Dunlop Many anchorages can be found both on the east The diving is good for novice to moderately Nanuya Island Resort is right on the beach and west side of the island chain. The best in bad experienced divers. It’s a great area for guests at Nanuya Lailai Island; close by and actively weather being the Blue Lagoon anchorage at that do not feel comfortable in open waters. welcome cruising yachts. Matacawalevu; other anchorages are at Sawa-i- There are a few small boutique resorts in the They put on a lovo and meke on a Saturday night Lau caves, which has good holding; Vawa island Mamanucas where you can hire jet skies, go and welcome yachts if they made a booking. It is in a strong southerly and North and South Naviti parasailing, have a spa treatment and do the a lovely venue with perfect sunsets. and Waya island both east and west depending on the wind direction. n usual resort things. A lovo is the Fijian way of cooking food on hot Vatuvula Bures, Wayalailai. Photo: Jayson Chang Good anchorages can be found off Malololailai rocks buried in the ground. A lovo meal will and Qalito Island close by. include fish, pork, whole chicken, and some dalo (taro), palusami and other root crops from the Musket Cove really encourages yachts; there is a market. The resort staff weave coconut frond bar on the beach. It’s a great place to visit; hire baskets to hold the food, which is then placed a mooring and do some socializing; Its close to on the heated rocks, covered with banana leaves Cloud 9 which is a bar and restaurant from which and more coconut fronds, and buried for a few you can surf paddle board and windsurf. hours. The food comes out tender, juicy and Momi Bay is a good anchorage both to arrive at infused with the flavor of grated coconut. night on the leading lights, and from where to We have also found the Blue Lagoon Beach make an early departure. Resort on the Southern end of Nacula Island At the southern most island of the Yasawas - very helpful in assisting some of our guests. The Waya Island, you will find the lovely Octopus Resort is lovely and the location stunning. Resort. Cruise northwards up the island chain to Yaqona (Kava) drinking while being serenaded see the many other small backpacker operations by harmonious Fijian singers provide a musical and several more luxurious resorts nestled on delight under the stars. A really great night out some of the islands. Fiji style! We would take our guitars and ukuleles. Many of these resorts if properly approached can I guess this is the nearest thing to a nightclub - offer Spas and the use of some of the facilities South Pacific Island style! but a polite call first is a must do. One can easily cruise for 7-10 days in the Yasawa/ About midway up the chain you will find the Blue Mamanuca area and find something of interest Lagoon anchorage (so named as this was the to suit everyone on board; beaching, hiking, location for the movie Blue Lagoon’ in 1980) and kayaking, snorkeling, diving, fishing, cultural Yasawa Islands. Photo: Patricia Mallam the private Turtle Island Resort. village visits and water sports. Most villages will 22 23 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
Sunshine islands receive various amounts according to their Being located within the tropical latitudes sunshine location and size, ranging from around 1500mm to variations on a seasonal basis are smaller than 3500mm. that of locations at higher latitudes. On June 22nd The south-eastern parts of the main islands, The Climate (Winter Solstice) there is typically eleven hours and generally receive monthly total rainfall of 150mm two minutes of daylight (excluding twilight) while during the dry season, and 400mm during the on the December 21st (Summer Solstice) there is 13 wettest months. These parts of the islands have rain hours and 13 minutes of sunshine. on about six out of ten days for the dry season, and of Fiji A geographic difference in sunshine distribution is about eight out of ten days for the wet season. The evident between Suva - windward side of Viti Levu north-western parts of these islands are in the rain and Nadi - Leeward side of Viti Levu during winter shadow and receive generally less than 100mm per (Jun - Aug). The prevalence of onshore trade winds month during the dry period. results in significant periods of overcast along the The variation in the monthly totals between the windward coast of the larger islands, often (but not two zones during the wet season is little. always) associated with showers or drizzle. While The wettest month is usually March and the driest these two locations represent the two extremes of month is almost always July. During the wet season, sunshine, most locations including all of the smaller brief heavy afternoon showers and thunderstorms outer islands receive sunshine amounts in the mid are common in the lee of the main islands. ranges. Rainfall Tropical Cyclones Rainfall is highly variable and strongly influenced Fiji lies in the area occasionally traversed by tropical by the orography of the islands and the prevailing cyclones. They are mostly confined to the period Comprising over 300 islands lying wholly within the tropical south-west Pacific ocean, Fiji enjoys south-east trades. The trade winds are often Nov - Apr, with greatest frequency around Jan and a tropical maritime climate without great extremes of heat or cold. By virtue of its location close saturated with moisture, causing any high land Feb. On average, some ten to fifteen cyclones per decade affect some part of Fiji, and two to four will to the equator and within the Pacific, the El Nino – Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the dominant mass lying in their path to receive much of the precipitation. The mountains of Viti Levu and Vanua do severe damage. influence on climate variability in Fiji. - Neville Koop | Nadraki Levu create wet climatic zones on their windward Specific locations may not be directly affected sides and dry climatic zones on their leeward sides; for several years but the dominant north-west Winds Temperatures hence, the main islands have pronounced dry and to south-east tracks gives some increased risk of Trade winds are the predominant broad scale Temperatures at sea level near the coast around wet zones. Little climatic differentiation occurs on damage in the outlying north-west island groups winds affecting Fiji and occur in all seasons with Fiji are fairly uniform. Due to the influence of the smaller islands. and the north and west coasts of the main islands. varying duration and intensity. The trade winds the surrounding warm tropical ocean waters, Fiji experiences a distinct wet season (Nov- Apr) and Seasonal variability of tropical cyclones also blow from the south-east towards the northwest, changes in the temperature from day to day and a dry season (May-Oct), controlled largely by the occurs based on the El Nino – Southern Oscillation and as a result there is a strong windward – leeward season to season are relatively small. The average north and south movements of the South Pacific cycle, with Fiji at higher risk of more and stronger component to the microclimate of Viti Levu and temperatures change only about 2 to 4°C between Convergence Zone, the main rainfall producing cyclones during warm phase (El Nino years) of the n Vanua Levu, the two largest and most populated the coolest months (Jul & Aug) and the warmest system for the region. Much of the Fiji’s rain however ENSO cycle. islands of Fiji. This in turn affects rainfall to a large months (Jan - Feb). In the lee of the mountains, falls in heavy, brief local extent and temperatures to a lesser extent. however, the day-time temperatures often rise 1 to showers and thunderstorms. 2 °C above those on the windward sides or on the On the coast of these two main islands, Viti Levu Rainfall is typically abundant smaller islands. Also, the humidity on the lee side and Vanua Levu, day-time sea breezes blow with during the wet season, To subscribe, txt sub
inside Cloudbreak (If the conditions are calm). Kadavu and Lau close to the surf breaks but you Just be aware of the fragile Corals in this area will still need to use your tender to get to the and try to anchor in the numerous sandy areas breaks from your sail boat. An alternative route available. is to enter into Savusavu then to Lau, Kadavu, From this area in calm conditions an overnight Frigates then back to Musket Cove as you will SURFINGFIJI be running with the trades instead of beating sail to Beqa or Yanuca island to experience the By Ian Thomson wonder of the classic left at Frigates Passage. into them (any time you do this trip either If you love surfing, you will love Fiji! After a long period of restricted private use, The anchoring outside Frigates is very marginal way you are far better in lightish winds for the sake of comfort of navigation as it can be very the Government has released access to all breaks to everyone. We have many so best to arrange a local boat to take you from your anchorage on the North Side of Yanuca to demanding at times. 20 years ago there were awesome waves to offer in addition to the world famous Cloudbreak, and if you Frigates Passage. very few sail boats coming to Fiji with surfers on board. Now it seems there are many more - so are cruising around our magnificent waters; you should check them out! From The next waves are either in Kadavu or Lau and while you are at Musket Cove best to chat with a lot of preparation and good knowledge of beginner to advanced; here in Fiji, it’s all about adventure culture and waves… them at the Island Bar as they will surely help the charts of these areas is highly necessary. you out with directions and dos and don’ts. A surf breaks in the surrounding area 20 to 30 (NB If using Chart plotters especially in Lau and Where to go if you have just sailed in... very important thing to remember is that minutes by tender from Musket Cove which Kadavu be very cautious to use your eyes rather f you have just arrived after journeying across Fijian Surfing is still very friendly and localism will have your jaw dropping in wonder at the than plotter as plotters can be very inaccurate in the Pacific on a sailboat there are a few does not exist so good attitude in the water at I magnificence of so many high quality waves in these areas. Saying this - it goes for all of Fijian suggestions of places to head to where you all times is what will keep this unique surfing such a short distance of each other. Lefts and waters even around Musket Cove, Mamanucas will have a great anchorage and an abundance experience extremely rewarding for you and Rights to suit all skill levels and still relatively and Yasawas to not rely on the accuracy of of surf close by. For yachties, the best place to future travellers who embark on these shores. head after clearing customs and reprovisioning uncrowded. There are numerous anchorages your chart plotters. As well many reefs are not on the main island of Viti Levu is Musket Cove at close to the breaks namely Namotu Island near charted. There are plenty of anchorages in both Malolo Lailai Island in the Mamanucas. Swimming Pools, Wilkes Passage, Tavarua Island near Restaurants and an overnight anchorage Right on the doorstep of some of the most famous surf breaks in the world. There are many
Late drop at Cloudbreak. Photo: Stuart Johnson
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only accessible by boat which tends to make NW-W winds at mid-high tide works best for this the whole surf mission to Fiji more expensive beginner friendly spot on smaller days. It can than a lot of other tropical destinations. even tube when the SW swell gets bigger. Best “Bera na liva” (literally, lightning is slow) There are a few budget surf resorts that have to stay at Rendezvous for this location and hire Very fast, faster than lightning. Note the Fijian way reasonably inexpensive surf trips with food and Inia Nakalevu to coach you from here he has his of expressing a comparative, by saying “lightning accommodation packages taking you out to own boat and will charter especially for you . is slow” rather than “faster than lightning”. the main surf break area near Nadi. Mamanucas & Yasawas Fijian Proverb translated by Dr. Paul A Geraghty Namely Rendezvous which is a dedicated surf Mana Island has a left-hander on its North west A S-SW swell (the more West in the swell the resort that has morning and afternoon trips tip that is great fun on its day and good for long or they can organise a one off charter for you more critical the wave) with a NE-SE wind make boarding. Best on mid-tide and requires large this great at any tide. Can be deceptively heavy, if you need. There is also Funky Fish on Malolo swell to get through Mana passage with winds and over 6ft is for the experienced only! Island as well as the main resorts Musket Cove from S to SE offshore. and Plantation Island on Malolo Lailai which Restaurants is also rated one of the top ten Monu Island has a left on its Northern side that organise surf trips out to the breaks if you wish waves in the world. It doesn’t break a lot, only in can be fun at mid tide and breaks very shallow. to go out and get wet. a large SW ground swell, but when it does, it is Wind from the South is offshore. perfection in motion. Kadavu has plenty of surf and the main resort Waya Island has a great left on its Northern side Namotu Left is sometimes referred to as the for surf there is Matava Eco Resort. Here you will near Octopus Resort and barreling waves right best longboard wave in Fiji, but it can also pack discover true Fiji in its raw as there is very little in front of the resort that are also fun. Requires a punch for the shortboard guys too. Great for all tourism on Kadavu offshores from the East and South. levels when 3ft and under, but when it reaches Travelling further afield from the main island 8ft and above, it is one of the best big wave Tavewa near Blue Lagoon Beach Resort has of Viti Levu is an adventure in to unexplored spots in Fiji for intermediate surfers and above. a fun right-hander. Best swells are from the territory but is logistically difficult. Finding It is a quality long set-up and is a little protected North but it also works in large SW’s. Ideal for boats or other transport to get around these from the SE trades. S-SW swell and E-NE winds intermediate to advanced, and breaks perfectly places is generally difficult and unreliable. (avoiding gnarly currents at low tide). on its day. You will definitely need time and patience to Tavarua Rights is a rarely surfed right-hander get barrelled in the outer islands of Southern Cloudbreak is rated one of the top ten waves on the back of Tavarua Island. It needs a and Northern Lau but if you have both a great in the world! Cloudbreak is a ‘must surf’ wave considerable SW swell and Northerly winds, appetite for adventure and an indulgence to on most surfers bucket list. Depending on which is a tough combination to find in discover real traditional Fijian Culture it is a swell direction and power, it can be a long wall Fiji. When the conditions align with a high great and memorable adventure well worth with tubing sections, or a very long and critical tide however, it is a very quality set-up for Surfing Cloudbreak near Musket Cove doing. barrel. Surfable up to 20ft while also fun at 2ft. intermediates and above. Waves for beginners What to do if arriving via air... There is plenty of surf for beginners and several or those of you straight off the plane, great coaches around the Nadi area namely Inia Fyou have most likely booked into some Nakalevu and Godfrey Eaton. These coaches accommodation already and have some sort can be found on facebook. As well most surf of plan for your stay here.There are several surf dedicated resorts will have a surf coach for companies doing boat charters off of the main beginners . land mainly from Denarau, Sonaisali Island, Fiji Natadola Inside Left is an inner reef left in Surf Co and Uciwai where there are several local Natadola Bay (just outside Nadi), that only charter boats reasonably close to the main surf breaks when there is a large SW groundswell breaks. around. It is great for beginners and the wave If you have not made a decision there are a few is only fifty yards from the beach. You need a good resorts down the coral coast that offer trips large SW swell at high tide with offshore winds out to the local waves or you can paddle off the to create the perfect 1-4ft beach break. beach out to several reef waves from the likes of Swimming Pools on the SE side of Namotu The Beachouse, Matanavusi and Hideaway. Like Island while is one of the most fun waves in everywhere in Fiji except for a few beach breaks Fiji. A right-hander that has a wide-open face Surfing Namotu Left and the odd close reef the majority of surf is and steep wall make the perfect playground. 28 29 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
Kadavu The best time to surf in Kadavu is between December and May when the winds are light and generally out of the North. Remember before surfing around Kadavu, the traditional sevusevu should be performed. This is a show of respect and although the new ‘Surfing Decree’ opened waves to the public for surfing without having to present a sevusevu, it is extremely advisable, as this is a very traditional island. The main resort that caters for surfing on Kadavu is Matava Eco Resort. The owner Mark Obrien is a Surfing Sigatoka Sand Dunes. Photo: National Trust of Fiji. keen surfer and loves to take guests to show his secret surf locations King Kong Left is a heavy left-hander that Wilkes is a long right-hander on the opposite Coral Coast Surfing Vesi Passage Kadavu side of Wilkes Passage from Namotu Island. comes straight from the deep to meet one The Coral Coast is the area between Natadola World class on its day, which is S-SW swell of the most Southerly points of Fiji. Situated anything from NW to SW and swell from S to SE. and Pacific Harbour where there is a long reef with NE-NW winds. At 1–3 ft Wilkes is very off the island of Kadavu, this will pick up any Can get very rippy at times. Surfable from 2-10ft. flat leading from the shore out to a break along accommodating, over 3 ft, it is recommended scrap of swell around from SE–SW. NE-E winds Vesi Passage is a very powerful, shallow the reef crest. Waves here are usually accessible for intermediate surfers and above. are best but it can also handle the SE trades if breaking left-hand barrel. Not for the faint from the beach and take their name from the not too strong. Low tide can get pretty gnarly. Desperations is big hump in the barrier reef hearted as this is an extremely heavy, >4ft wave resorts they are in front of. Intermediate level when small, 4ft and over for just North of Wilkes Passage. It is not a classic (take a good supply of spare boards as breakage Hideaway is a great little reef pass in front of advanced only. reef pass set-up, but has a unique shape that is common!). Swell is best out of the S to SE with the Hideaway Resort. A 10-minute paddle from funnels the incoming swells into fun peaks. SW– Typhoon Alley is a high quality, barreling right- NW wind at mid to high tide. On its day it is the beach gets you set for some super fun right- SE swell and NE-NW wind make a good wave for hander. Mid to high-tide with offshore winds mechanical perfect barrel. hand tubes which are fairly accessible to all up intermediate surfers and above. to 3 ft. When the swell gets to 4ft and above, it Mini Cloudbreak doesn’t quite live up to the churns out some pretty intimidating barrels and quality of its namesake, but if there is a trade usually inflicts a few grazes to the unlucky. Best BaobabWaterSports wind blowing and you want to surf somewhere conditions are SW –SE swell with N-NW winds. fun, without a crowd, this is a good option. It Naviti is similar to parts of the North Shore of SURF / KITE / SPEAR RETAIL STORE is a long stretch of reef in the Navula Passage Hawaii when it’s working i.e. fast, barrelling near Momi Bay, but it tends to section a bit. It’s peaks that end in close outs in the shallow definitely worth a look if the SW swell and NE- water. Expect a 20+ min paddle out from the ESE wind conditions are right. beach. Sigatoka Beachouse is similar to Hideaway in that it is a Sigatoka Beach Break short and punchy right-hand tube. SW-S swell The Sigatoka Sand Dunes stretch West and NE-NW winds at mid to high tide make this for seven kilometers from the mouth of the a great wave for intermediate level and above. Sigatoka River. There are waves along the entire Yanuca stretch of beach, however they depend on the Frigates Pass is an exposed wave that picks banks at the time. The bank at the river mouth up every ounce of energy from the southern is much more consistent and better protected ocean. A world-class wave to rival Cloudbreak, from the SE trade winds. While generally a long and one of the longest in Fiji. The wave breaks barreling left-hander, there are often some for over 100m when it is lining up properly with short punchy rights available that break back a W-SSW swell and NE – E wind. Intermediate in to the river channel. Avoid after heavy rain and above when it is small to medium size. 6ft and if the water is murky as Bull sharks do tend and over is experienced only. to hang out around the river mouth. WSW to SE CALL: +679 999 6556 • EMAIL: [email protected] swells will pick up with a NW-NE wind. 30 31 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 Something’s Happening Downunder
Surfing at the Beachouse on the Coral Coast
Nacomoto Passage is a very fast peeling, right- Left, is a long walling right-hander with a mellow hander in SW swells; perfect when the winds takeoff and some good backdoor tube sections are out of the west. Only works at mid to high- in a NW-N swell with SW-E wind. Rippable walls tide, and best around 6ft. for advanced-beginner level and up. SoSo Passage is a wedging takeoff and long Lau Islands wall that starts barreling when over 4ft, surfable There are many deserted waves throughout from 2-12ft. Swell is best clean, and from the the Lau Group but as most are dangerous and South with offshores anything from E to W. hospitals are far away, it is advisable not to surf Suva this area without having a very high skill level Suva Lighthouse is a rare but great right- in addition to a well-equipped medical kit. If hander that breaks in the entrance to the Suva you get it on, it’s because you deserve to, as it Harbour. SW or SE swell with N-NW winds at mid is not an easy destination. Islands of recognition at Boathouse Nanuya to high-tide. Doesn’t handle too much size, but for surfing in Lau are Moala, Matuku, Totoya, 16o 56’ 23.32” South | 177o 22’ 13.77” East if you get it on, it’s a great wave for intermediate Lakeba, and Vanua Balavu. There are other islands with waves in this area but you will need and above. A good section for learners and s boat havens go, Restaurant or even get off and mangroves provide beginners is on the inside of the reef. a decent boat, plenty of supplies and a lot of patience. The waves here are often offshore in Athere’s none better than the boat for a night and enjoy nutritious food all year long, Kia Island (Northern the trade winds so all you need Boathouse Nanuya but now air conditioned comfort, and for the past 3,000 years Vanua Levu) is a good S to SW swell. n there’s even more reason private facilities and soft beds Fijian people have fished for Twin Pass at the Boathouse Nanuya their subsistence livelihood, Ian Thomson, owner of Island to call the area ‘home’ while accommodation – there’s with fish and shellfish still Kini’s Left provides a high Surf Fiji, has combed the islands visiting the area. Located something new! providing much of the protein performance left-hand tube of Fiji for the best surf spots. He in the protective waters of in a community’s diet. ride. Bowly and can get heavy spent 12 years chartering yachts the Blue Lagoon, on the There are more than 10,000 with a decent NW-N swell with with Safari Charters, with top island of Nanuya Lailai in the square kms of coral reef Over the years, due to popula- SW-SE winds. international surfers onboard spectacular Yasawa Islands, around Fiji’s coastal waters, tion increases, warming ocean Kia’s Right on the opposite looking to discover new breaks Boathouse Nanuya is your including of course, the water temperatures both reef side of Twin Pass from Kini’s to master. port in a storm. Yasawa Islands. These reefs quality and fishing resources Aside from the opportunity are the associated marine have decreased. Overfishing The Fiji Surfing Association (FSA) is the sole national governing body in all matters relating to to restock at the Convenience life are the foundation of has become a significant prob- surfing and access to surfing beaches for the public of Fiji. It is the mission of the FSA to bring Store, enjoy a fabulous meal the Fijian peoples’ health lem, with fewer, and smaller, the sport of surfing to the people of Fiji by encouraging and enabling mass participation with at the Nanuya Island Resort and welfare. Healthy reefs fish being caught. Many Fijian emphasis on youth and children. For more info visit: www.surfingfiji.com.fj Above: The Blue Lagoon now known as Nanuya Marine Reserve. 32 33 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
Nanuya Marine Reserve
Interaction with these young make up the Yasawa Islands or an overnight ‘refresher’ rest people, will also give our lifestyle. assured there’s so much to ‘water’ visitors to the area, an There’s now even more reason offer when you call Boathouse opportunity to interact with to make Boathouse Nanuya Nanuya ‘home’. them as well as the local staff your preferred ‘resting point’ We look forward to welcoming dedicated to preserving some as you sail or motor our waters. you – and don’t forget your of the pristine elements that Whether you stay for an hour snorkel! n
For more information: www.boathousenanuya.com.fj or [email protected] Nanuya Lailai, Yasawa Islands | PO Box 7136, Lautoka | T: +679 666 7633 Blue Lagoon Point
villagers have formed small On August 1st 2019, in line coral replanting as well as the marine protected areas (tra- with these progressive formation of giant clam farms ditionally called “Tabu” areas) movements, the calm, tranquil – all enhancing and enriching where fish and shellfish can waters that lie immediately off the coral reefs in the area. breed for their long-term sus- the property have now been Vinaka Fiji, an active group. tainability. Partnerships have declared a Marine Reserve – Focused on protecting and also been created between the Blue Lagoon, famous in creating awareness of the Tourism operators, Govern- film and local culture is now Yasawa Islands rich heritage, ment Departments and their known as the Nanuya Marine are a major partner with us in local communities, known as Reserve. protecting and promoting the “Marine Conservation Agree- While relaxing around the Marine Reserve. ments”. property, you will now be Don’t be surprised to hear These Marine Conservation able to experience and see American, Danish and accents Agreements provide benefits first hand the efforts of both from various parts of the to everyone. Tourism local marine staff as well as globe. Boathouse Nanuya is operators who support these representatives from overseas now the meeting point, the initiatives derive benefits of study groups, organisations gathering place for not just better snorkelling and diving as well as volunteers from all yacht, motor craft but also opportunities for their guests, over the world. Take the time youth and study groups, keen while also strengthening their to participate in a snorkel to experience the Yasawa way relationships with the village excursion and see the work of life. communities. as it is actually occurring – the 34 35 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
Vuda Marina Fiji
17o 41’04” South | 177o 23’02” East Services & Facilities at a Glance
Accommodation ATM Bar Beach Berths Boutique Bus Route Car Chandlery Rentals
Coffee Shop Drinking Electricity Fuel Grocery Resorts Internet Laundry Playground Water Supply Station Supplies Next Door Services Facilites Vuda Marina Fiji Postal Pool Restaurant Security Scooter Showers Standup Superyacht Taxi Services Access 24/7 Hire Paddle HIre Services Hire PO Box 5717, Lautoka, Fiji. T: +679 666 8214 | F: +679 666 8215 E: [email protected] Toilets Travel Lift Waste Water Water Yacht Yacht Yacht Repair www.vudamarina.com.fj Container Blasting Supply Club Cradles Workshop 36 37 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
long the historical beach where our intrepid and yachtswomen offering a convenient base for Aancestors first discovered land, having sailed those wishing to explore the beautiful chain of the in canoes from lands far, far away some 3,500 years Mamanuca and Yasawa islands situated just offshore ago you will find Vuda Marina Fiji. and within view. Chris McLennan photo Kama Catch Me photo This unique commercial marina complex, designed Facts & Figures specifically as a cyclone and severe weather shelter, is located only 20 minutes from Nadi International Accessible through a 25 metre wide reef channel, Airport and just 15 minutes from Fiji’s second largest the marina entrance is marked with beacons and city, Lautoka. It operates as a hub for yachtsmen green leading lights and is easily arrived at by approaching the highly visible white ‘Total’ storage tanks from the southwest. Vuda Marina Fiji is a berth and repair marina equipped with the largest travelift in Fiji (63-ton WISE). It is also the only marina in Fiji capable of lifting catamarans up to 20-ton with its newly acquired catamaran lifting trailer. The marina has inwater berthing for 78 vessels, hardstand working area for 30 vessels and 45 cyclone pits for potentially 153 yachts at any one time. The ‘cyclone pits’ are ideal for monohulls that choose to sit out Safety the cyclone season with their keels lowered into pits. Due to its unique inland basin, Vuda Marina Fiji is Catamarans can also be hauled out and tied down protected and well secured with very limited wave on the hardstand for longterm storage. Special action - even in cyclones. The Marina also has a surge boom that can be placed across the channel berthing rates are offered for yachts that stay for entrance to impede any kind of rough seas from longer periods. The marina has a minimum depth of entering. While nowhere can be guaranteed as 2.5m in the channel at zero low tide and a minimum being ‘hurricane proof’, this marina is the safest depth of 3m within the basin. There are a select few place to be. The marina is manned 24 hours a day ‘deep water’ berths that can accommodate vessels and is equipped with CCTV coverage for added with a draft over 3m. security. 38 39 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
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Restaurant & Sunset Bar with locally inspired nightly Services Clearance Facilities Provisioning specials to whet the appetite. There is also a kids Here you’ll find a one stop yacht chandlery for all Arriving yachts can conveniently clear into Fiji The Marina has a communal garden and various menu and play area. Regular activities are hosted at waters using the Marinas floating dock where your boating needs, from stainless steel rigging, fruiting trees for guests of the marina to enjoy free the bar in the evenings. yacht paints, repair materials, hardware items, sail government officials will be waiting to greet the of charge. They ask you to tend to the garden as The Boatshed Restaurant is a recipient of the Fiji repair kits and all-weather clothing. The Marina captain and crew and proceed with formalities. payment for the fruits and only take what you need. Excellence in Tourism award for best restaurant has a register of over 20 professional yacht and Inward & outward clearances are processed at a The General Store has a variety of foods, drinks, marine repair & maintenance companies for all fee of $75. Captain and crew can then immediately in Fiji and is a regular recipient of the Tripadvisor toiletries and various miscellaneous items for your your repair works. Onsite the various contractors start to enjoy their stay in Fiji by using the marina’s Certificate of Excellence for consistently positive convenience. For anything else, Lautoka City is 15 can perform virtually all yacht repair works needed facilities, restaurant, café, bar, yacht chandlery, reviews. minutes away in one direction and Nadi town, 30 including spray painting, engine repairs, stainless general store, ATM, laundry and fuel station. The Boatyard Café is located in the main marina steel fabrication, welding, electrical, mechanical, minutes in the other. You will find supermarkets, Operation hours of the Vuda Marina Boarding office complex and is open from 7am to 4pm daily. carpentry, sail making, upholstery, bimini & dodger hardware stores and fresh produce galore in either. Station are: Monday to Friday - 9am to 4pm The menu includes great coffees, healthy smoothies, repairs. Discussing required works directly with tasty breakfasts, an assortment of pastries items and contractors is a convenient option here within the Please note, 48 hour advance notice is required for Visitor Attractions a range of lunch options. contractor village. Storage Facilities provide 1m3 & use of these facilities. Vessels arriving on weekends The Boatshed Restaurant & Bar offer al-fresco There is always something exciting happening at 2m3 Storage Lockers for long & short term rental. dining options. A fantastic and frequently revamped or public holidays must clear in Lautoka Vuda Marina. a la carte menu is available in both the Boatshed 40 41 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
Tuesday – Half priced Pizza Night from 5.30pm Wednesday – Outdoor Cinema from 7pm and Cook-Your-Own BBQ from 6pm. Thursday – Happy Hour from 5.30pm to 6.30pm (Bottle of Fiji Bitter or Gold Beer – $2.50 and glass of wine $3) Friday – Live 2-piece Band from 6pm Popular open-air big screen movies showing on the front lawn - weather permitting. A wide Tor Johnson photo selection of movies are shown – check the notice board for what’s showing if you want to catch up on your Hollywood action! Mon, Wed & Sat @ 7pm. Sunday – Live 5 piece band from 2pm until 7pm and our special seafood platter is available. Our floating dock with separate bedroom, bathroom, most popular day by far. kitchen & lounge , TV & AC. Cultural & Traditional lessons such as basket Vuda Marina also has a new laundry and offers free weaving, say it in Fijian and kava ceremonies are wifi each day to all guests. available through-out the week. Vuda Sailing Club - Kids Optimist sailing classes are Getting Around held throughout the year. Dates are posted on the The Vuda Marina Taxi’s operate a stand daily and are Facebook page - Vuda Sailing Club, or parents may on call nightly. A 15 minute ride in to Lautoka should contact the marina. cost you in the region of $15, and 30 minutes in the other direction and you will arrive in Nadi Town for Accommodation around $30. Local Buses can be caught from the Vuda Marina Fiji has a variety of accommodation Vuda Marina Police Post. They are a great way to options for those wishing to spend a few nights on travel, cheap and fun and a great way to get a taste dry land. Rates are reasonable and you are only a of the real Fijian, urban way of life. stones throw away from your beloved yacht. Lautoka City Bus Timetable: Bus departs: Mon - Options: • 1 x cabin, bedroom with QS Bed, TV, AC, Sat: 07h30 | 11h15 | 13h15 | 15h15 | 17h15 vanity, shared toilet & shower facility next door • 4 Nadi Town Bus Timetable: Bus departs at regular x cottages with QS bed, bathroom, AC, TV & fold-out 15 minute intervals from the Vuda Junction. sofa bed with minibar • 1 x apartment adjacent to See page 64 for what to see and do in Nadi?? n 42 43 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 Rum Co. of Fiji Dreams, Awards & Rum in Fiji By Demayble Pasoni SINCE 1980 rom the outside, the Rum Co. of Fiji rum distillery in Australia on the shores of FDistillery is just another rustic, early-20th- the Albert River near Beenleigh. The owner century building along the outer edge of then was a man named Ray Moran and he Lautoka. taught me all about rums and working life,“ Costello said. At a glance the inside appears similarly old fashioned: filled with heavy oak barrels, Costello worked in various roles, ventures, forklifts, rum still pots and friendly staff. industries and companies which lead him to Fiji where he started working as a distiller at However, it is far from that. Fosters Group Pacific. I follow the yellow lined pathway to the A few years on and after the numerous spirit storage area. It’s dark; my eyes adjust slowly. tasting sessions hosted by Mr Costello, I’ve I’ve stumbled into a warehouse filled to the come to understand and appreciate the brim and towering with wooden oak barrels. processes of making rum but obviously not as This was how I was first introduced to the well as he does. distillery and the man behind the rums, “I love what I do and never get tired of it. master distiller and blender, Liam Costello. From the start where molasses are fermented Liam walks to a room on the other side of this to creating a base wash and to the different vast storage area. He pulls out a bottle and types of distillation depending on the flavour pours me a glass. “That’s our new flavoured profile we are looking for. Then finally putting spirit,” he says. His enthusiasm at showcasing our rums into used bourbon barrels to mature,” the range of spirits he’s been working on with he says. the team is understandable as he frequently Each time he speaks of his ‘babies’ his refers to them as his ‘babies’. enthusiasm increases and his vast knowledge I sip the spirit as I try to figure out how this on all things rum is showcased. n small quaint distillery has managed to do all of this. Our rums and vodkas have won International award-winning Rum Co. of Fiji medals in international spirits competitions, has been recognised at the prestigious Rum & Cachaça Masters Awards, Asia 2019, for its and deservedly so. It’s good and evidently, I’m premium rums and liqueurs - winning seven not the only one that thinks so. The accolades gold and silver awards. span the globe and consistently collects these awards annual. Ratu Dark 5 Year Old Rum Gold Medal A big part of Liam’s work at the distillery Ratu Signature 5 Year Old Liqueur Gold Medal eventuated from his early beginnings. Ratu White 10 Year Old Rum Silver Medal “I started in the industry at the Regatta Ratu Spiced 5 Year Old Rum Silver Medal Hotel as a GPU (Glass Picker Upper) when Bati White 2 Year Old Rum Silver Medal Handcrafted from the finest local ingredients, the I left school. However, my first encounter Bati Spiced 2 Year Old Rum Silver Medal with rum was 41 years ago when I was the Bati Dark 2 Year Old Rum Silver Medal Rum Co. of Fiji deliver a range of deliciously smooth, youngest rum distiller at the first and oldest
distinctive tasting rums. Our world class, award winning RUM Co. of Fiji is owned by Fiji’s leading beverages manufacturer Paradise Beverages, rums are proudly distilled in Lautoka, Fiji. which is part of the Amatil Group. For more information on RUM Co. of Fiji and the Ratu and Bati ranges, go to www.rumcooffiji.com. 44 45 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 Bati spiced Bati BANANA Ratu Ratu Signature PREMIUM RUM RUM LIQUEUR DARK RUM RUM liqueur Aged for 2 years Aged for 2 years Aged for 5 years Aged for 8 years A subtle, well rounded rum that Fijian white rum with a depth of Savoury, smoked oak aromas give Aromas of zesty orange and dark is lightly spiced with warm vanilla creamy smooth banana notes for the way to the rich sweetness of licorice chocolate with a velvet mouth feel overtones. perfect tropical cocktail. and lingering smoky oak. of coconut, chocolate and spiced oak followed by a lingering fresh citrus flavour.
Spiced & Stormy Banana Rama Fijian Old Fashioned Coconut Old Fashioned Glass: Highball glass Glass: Rocks glass Glass: Old Fashioned glass Glass: Old Fashion glass Method: Build on ice Method: Shake & top up Method: Shake & strain Method: Build 30mL BATI Spiced Rum 45mL Bati Banana 45mL Ratu Dark Rum 45mL Ratu Signature Top with ginger ale and Rum Liqueur Dash of sugar syrup Rum Liqueur garnish with a wedge of 30mL orange juice 15mL Bati Coconut lime 2 dashes of bitters 15mL kumquat juice Rum Liqueur Garnish with a twist Top up with ginger 3 dashes of bitter of orange ale and garnish with Garnish with kumquat halves muddled cherries & orange wedge
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Port Denarau Marina 17o 46’18” South | 177o 22’56” East
Port Denarau Marina
PO Box D23, Port Denarau, Fiji. T: +679 675 0600 | F: +679 675 0700 [email protected] www.denaraumarina.com VHF 14 48 49 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
Services & Facilities at a Glance ort Denarau Marina is an award winning PInternational Marina through Marina Industries of Australia for 4 consecutive years and has also won numerous awards Accommodation ATM Bank Bars Beach Berths Bike Hire Boatyard Boutiques in Community Support and Innovation by a Repairs marina. The marina was awarded MIA Clean Marina & Fish Friendly Accreditation 2017 – 2020 and is actively focused on raising Bus Route Car Chandlery Coffee Customs Diving Drinking Duty Free Electricity national awareness and education on marine Rentals Shops Clearance Water Supply conservation through their various programs at community levels. The marina is well positioned to provide a Foreign Fuel Station Golf Supermarket Hair Salon Hotels Internet Laundry Medical/Physio stopover for rest, recreation and provisioning Exchange Course & Bakery Services Facilities Services during your cruising of the Fijian Islands. Situated on the western coast, it’s a short 20-minute taxi ride from Nadi International Pharmacy Picnic Area Postal Restaurants Security Scooter Showers Spas Superyacht Services 24/7 Hire Services Airport, and only an hour to Lautoka city, which is a main port of entry. Port Denarau Marina is state of the art and is situated adjacent to the largest retail/restaurant Taxi Hire Toilets Travel Lift Waste Water Water Wheelchair Yacht Club Yacht Container Blasting Supply Access Cradles complex in the Nadi area. 50 51 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 Safety The marina is fairly well protected but is not a cyclone haven and must be evacuated in the event of a cyclone. The Boat Yard Port Denarau Marina is a haul out facility providing the latest equipment that offers comprehensive marina services that includes a 50 tonne travelift, forklift services, a hardstand area, marine workshops, short and long term boat storage, and dry stack facilities. You will also find the following services based on-site within the marina complex: Engineering/ Welding Workshop, Hydraulic Workshop, Outboard / Jet Ski Repairs, Aluminum Fabricators & Boat Builder, Stainless Steel Fabrication, Repairs & Maintenance, Sail & Canvas Maker, Yacht Agents, Marine Chandleries, Painting & Antifouling, Dive Tank Refills, Gas Bottle Refills.
Facts & Figures Accessed through a well-marked channel that is 5 metres deep at zero tide. The marina contains 57 fully serviced berths for visiting yachts including 1 x 85m, 2 x 75m, 3 x 65m, 3 x 50m, 7 x 35m, 4 x 30m and 37 x 14- 20m berths and 5m draft at low tide. For our visiting guests we have full bathroom and laundry facilities with 24 hour security card access. The marina is covered by a 10mb WiFi internet connection and has full power, water and fuelling facilities. Diesel is reticulated to all superyacht berths for easy high speed transfers. Additionally there are 16 moorings within the marina basin. No anchoring is allowed within Port Denarau Marina limits but a good anchorage is available just to the east of the marina entrance markers.
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Denarau Yacht Club events facility upstairs. With a light and modern interior The Rhum-Ba offers expansive views Ideally located in the marina, ‘The Rhum-Ba’, the to the north and east across the Port Denarau Yacht Club incorporates a rum bar and modern Marina and Jetty C. The facilities also provide dining on the ground level with a function and Exclusive opportunities to host more international Advisory & Support Services. yachting and game fishing events. Provisioning Within the retail centre you will find a well stocked supermarket, bottle store, bank, money Comprehensive exchange, doctor’s clinic, pharmacy, spas, Itinerary Planning & Pilotage. clothing and souvenir shops as well as a wide range of bars and restaurants. Unparalleled Yacht Provisioning a Speciality Fiji Experience. We custom deliver vacuum packed meal lots to your location by arrangement email [email protected] or visit www.yachtpartnersfiji.com Cruising & Super Yachts catered for! Captain Carol Dunlop Josephine Morris Nigel Douglas We don’t keep the best meat, WE SELL IT! m: +64 21458062 m: +679 992 7986 m: +679 9927987 Lot 7, Denarau Road, Nadi | Phone: +679 670 3900 p: +64 9 4344323 or 7727986 nigeldouglas Fax: +679 670 3800 | Email: [email protected] carol.dunlop1 p: +679 6751136 www.thebutcherfiji.com
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3.5 trips to the islands and activities such as 5 game fishing, Scuba diving, jet boat rides, 3.5 hiking trips, camping trips, dinner cruises, parasailing, sky diving, banana rides, water skiing, wakeboarding, helicopter rides, island tours and much more...this 5 place is geared for tourism. Mud Map 0.5 The Marina is walking distance to several international hotels that offer a 1.5 host of recreational pursuits including an international 18-hole golf course, hard and turf surfaced tennis courts,
5 0.5 the Denarau Mini Golf & Driving Range offering bungee trampolines, ten pin 0.5 bowling, batting cage and mini golf. The The Peninsula Big Bula Water Park is great if you have kids – or are a big kid yourself! Spas are dotted around the island where you can DRYS be given a new lease of life if you are feeling a little weather beaten. 5
Fiji Beach Resort & Spa Managed by the Hilton Hilton’s Deli in-house bakery and pastry kitchen, has become famous across Fiji for mixing, rolling and baking all your favourites to be enjoyed while sailing our beautiful waters. DRYS Mangroves • Artisan bread & pastry range - 2 frozen or baked 1 • Healthy salads & sandwiches 5 16 Swing Moorings • Ready-to-bake gourmet pies & 1.5 sausage rolls (vegetarian options) Marina Point 3.5 • Selection of sweet treats & 2 2.5 celebration cakes Private • Gluten free range Jetty A (Floating) 5 • Full espresso menu 2 3.5 5 Jetty B (Fixed) For more information and catering Jetty C (Floating) orders please call Fuel +679 6756 800 5 PORT Jetty 5 DRYS ext. 56952 or email: DENARAU 1 MARINA [email protected] 3.5 5 Mangroves
Golf Terrace Apartments Paradise FIJI BEACH RESORT & SPA Point
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Essential Services Port Denarau Retail & Commercial Centre P Police & MSAF Pharmacy $ Westpac Bank & ATM
$ ANZ ATM $ $ bsP ATM Western Union Fuel Jetty Money Exchange 24hr Bathroom & Laundry Port Denarau Marina 29 Main Office (Upstairs) 1. South Sea Cruises 28 2. Sea Fiji 31 27 3. Mamanuca Express 30 Passenger Terminal 4. Hydraulic Hose $ 5. Yacht Help / Yamaha Dealer $ Commercial Check-in Booths 6a. Marshall Sails 6b. Oolala Cruises Service Vehicle Access Only 26 7. First Class Fiji 8. Oceanic Schooner 25 9. Manta Ray Resort/Reef Safari 10. IMA Chandlery 11. Viti Water Sports
nly 12. PDML Workshop O 13. Marina Storage 32 14a. RAV Marine
Hilton Fiji Beach Resort & Spa ccess Customer 14b. Meridian Engineering A 20b Car Park 19 15. South Pacific Fibreglass 20a 18 33 16. Baobab Marine
ehicle P 17. Sea Fiji Warehouse
V 20 18. Marina Reception (Downstairs) Car Park 19. Pacific Energy
ervice 20. Border Services S 17 20a. Leeward Services (Upstairs) 23a 20b. MSAF (Upstairs) 21. Elisha Engineering 23b 22 21 16 22. Captain Cook Cruises 23. South Sea Cruises 23a. Asco Motors Showroom 1 23b. Marine Sructures 24 15 Boat Yard 24. Blue Lagoon Cruises 14b 2 25. Victoria Wines Bottle Shop 14a 26. VIP Lounge 3 13 27 Spa Maya (Upstairs) Storage 12 28. Professionals Realty (Downstairs) 4 Yard 11 29. Pineapple Boutique (Downstairs) 5 30. The Marina Deli (Downstairs) 31. Lulu Bar (Downstairs) GOLF TERRACE 6a 31. Yacht Help (Upstairs) 6b 31. South Sea Cruises (Upstairs) APARTMENTS 10 8 9 31. PDML Main Office (Upstairs) 7 31. PDML Boardroom (Upstairs) 32. IMA Chandlery 33. Port Denarau Yacht Club 33. the Rhum-Ba Sheraton Fiji Resort
Accommodation The Marina complex is part of Denarau Island which is home to a suite of international brand named hotels if you feel like spoiling yourself or have friends / relatives flying in to meet you. All the top names are there; Worldmark (Wyndham) Resort Denarau, Radisson Blu Fiji Resort, Sheraton Fiji Resort, Sheraton Denarau Villas, The Westin Fiji Resort & Spa, Sofitel Fiji Resort & Spa, The Terraces, Suva T: 330 4188 | nadi T: 672 8116 The Palms and Hilton Fiji Beach Resort & Spa. LAUTOKA T: 666 3355 | SAVUSAVU T: 885 0437 Left: Sheraton Denarau Villas 58 59 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
ROUROU $10 for adults and $2 for children under 10 per day Getting Around for unlimited travel. Nadi Town (larger) and Namaka The marina offers an extensive range of ferry, water (slightly closer) are only a short bus or taxi ride taxi and cruise operators catering to day trips and away. Denarau Taxi’s are safe, honest and reliable. Island Resort transfers. West Bus Transport services Denarau Island and AROUND Our Favourite Local Dishes Explore Denarau Island and get your bearings drops passengers at Nadi bus station 7 days a week. by taking a ride on a unique and open ‘Bula Bus’. From the bus station in downtown Nadi, you can Article by: Wayne Lilo | Recipes by: Janey King-Lilo Operating on a continuous loop departing every jump on a bus to Lautoka or ride all the way to Suva. 15 mins from 7.30am – 11.30pm, 7 days a week! n hroughout the Pacific, Ask anyone in a village in hot stones in a traditional Tthis hardy vegetable is Fiji, what they are thinking Fijian earth oven, called a prepared in many different lovo. Every lovo master, (of ways in the myriad of of having for dinner and which every Fijian man over cultures. But it is the 9 times out of 10, the the age of 10 proclaims Island Polynesians and Fijians that response will be rourou, himself to be) has their own truly elevate this simple leaf wrapping style and cooking Surf into Pasifika haute cuisine. the i’Taukei name for the technique. Traditionally, Perhaps the most recognized leaf of the taro (dalo) plant. palusami is wrapped in Beauty & Spa way rourou is enjoyed by breadfruit leaves, or other It is ubiquitous throughout broad leaves such as banana OPEN 9AM-8PM | 7 DAYS Fijians (and Pacific Islanders) is the palusami. Its origins Fiji as taro is an important or similar. In a nod to modern are said to be Samoan, but root crop staple for Fijians. convenience, palusami can depending on who you ask, each culture will vigorously defend that THE ULTIMATE GETAWAY it belongs exclusively to them and the others are copycats. For those new to the Pacific, the intense rivalry between the Islands extends further than just rugby. Food, clothing styles, cultural ceremonies, just about everything that you can have a competition about really, is talked up over the other guy, but it is generally good natured. But, I digress. FREE TRANSPORT TO AND FROM YOUR NADI / DENARAU LOCATION Palusami is a parcel of taro leaves, filled with +679 8373 121 • www.dayspafiji.com • [email protected] coconut milk, chopped onion and tomatoes and RELAX • REPLENISH • RESTORE • RENEW a little salt seasoning. It is usually cooked over
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also be wrapped in aluminium foil and baked in Fresh tropical fruit is best enjoyed ripe an oven on medium to high heat. and chilled, but another delicious way Regular palusami can be enhanced with the to experience the fruit of Fiji is to make addition of canned bully beef, salted or corned a refreshing sorbet, flavoured with your beef, which then changes it to lupulu, and this favourite fruit and for the more adventurous invention is proudly claimed by Tonga, without types, even spiked with your favourite spirit much dispute from neighbours Samoa & Fiji. or liqueur. Simple and easy to make, with Pulu being the Tongan word for beef. just fruit or fruit juice and sugar, sorbets are a Here is a recipe for another way rourou can be great desert idea during the heat of summer enjoyed, as a starter soup or even as a heartier time, or just at any time really. complete meal if you add bacon, smoked fish, Breadfruit Here is a recipe for soursop sorbet, but you prawns or any other seafood of your choice. he humble breadfruit (Uto) is perhaps one of can use any other fruit you like. Enjoy! Tthe most underrated foods of Fiji. Breadfruit M ethod Soursop Sorbet trees grow wild and abundantly throughout • fold all the ingredients together, careful not the islands and is a common feature in many to mash the grated breadfruit I ngredients a backyard and village plantation. It has a • season to taste and shape into small discs • 4 cups soursop flesh (de-seeded) reputation as a survival food bank because approximately 6 cm in diameter and 2 cm • 2 cups sugar they tend to withstand tropical cyclones rather thick. Allow to rest for 10 minutes • 1 cup lemon juice well, recover quickly and continue to fruit and • coat in a little plain flour and deep fry until • 2 cups water golden brown provide uto, the i’Taukei name for breadfruit. • 1 teaspoon very finely chopped lemon Interestingly, it is also the i’Taukei word for heart. Hint – you can add 2 cups of smoked fish, prawns grass The stuff of the “Mutiny on the Bounty” folklore, or even grated cheese to this it is quickly becoming a much sought after recipe and turn it into a meal M ethod cultivated tree crop as more of the world discover with steamed or stir-fried • cook all ingredients until what we in the South Sea Islands have known vegetables or a green salad it comes to the boil and Rourou Soup for eons. That uto is a delicious and nutritious sugar is fully dissolved food. It is usually just steamed and eaten as the Soursop • cool and semi-freeze the I ngredients starch part of a meal. It makes excellent chips ne of the greatest mixture, food process or wedges when fried into chips the next day rewards of living in • 2 cups prepared rourou O until smooth and return or even as a sticky sort of dessert, (for lack of or travelling through the • 1 chopped small onion to the freezer to semi- a better description) when ripe uto is roasted tropics, is that you get • 2 chopped cloves garlic freeze. Repeat process 2 over hot coals, broken open when cooked and • 6 cups vegetable stock to enjoy a profusion of – 3 times. • 1 cup coconut cream dipped in fresh coconut milk. Many Fijians will tropical fruit and when in • ¼ teaspoon lemon rind remember this as a favourite pastime when they Fiji, it truly is an experience • form balls with an ice cream scoop and serve • salt & pepper to season returned to spend the school holidays at their to go fruit shopping at as a dessert, garnished villages. the local markets. The M ethod with a mint leaf or in a Contemporary Fijian chefs are now exploring explosion of colour, • to prepare the rourou - separate the leaves glass with your favorite exciting new ways to present an old favourite competing scents and the from the stem, shred and drop into a large pot sprit or liqueur such as breadfruit gratin, gnocchi and sheer abundance is an of boiling water. Allow to cook until leaves croquettes. Here is a recipe for another way to assault on the senses. are very tender. You can add a ½ teaspoon of enjoy uto - breadfruit hash browns. baking soda to help the cooking along and to Whether cultivated or wild-grown in the rich retain the luxurious green color. Pour through Breadfruit Hash Browns volcanic soil and nurtured by rainfall borne “Katakata vākurokava “ a fine strainer and allow to drain completely. I ngredients by the South East Trade Winds, the fruit in (literally, hot like an aluminium pot) Aluminium pots (known locally as Bombay • sauté onions, lemon rind and garlic until • 1 whole breadfruit peeled, cut and steamed Fiji is wonderfully aromatic and intensely pots) are very popular in Fiji, and being thin onions are golden. Add rourou together with until fully cooked and course grated flavoured. A fruit basket in Fiji will typically they quickly lose their heat. This expression the stock and season to taste. Allow to cook • 1 medium onion, finely diced contain mangoes, pineapple, watermelon, refers to people’s enthusiasm for something for approximately 30 minutes and blend • ½ teaspoon crushed garlic papaya, bananas, passion fruit, soursop, being short-lived – quick to heat up and just immediately, adding the coconut cream a • 2 eggs (lightly beaten) guava, mandarins and many other exotic as quick to cool down again! little at a time until smooth. • 1 tablespoon chopped coriander (optional) tropical fruit depending on the time of Fijian Proverb translated by Dr. Paul A Geraghty • serve when ready with fresh crispy bread. • salt and pepper to season season. 62 63 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
There are many variations of kokoda in the Pacific, but the Fijian version is the only one that actually ‘cooks’ the fish by curing it in lime or lemon juice & salt for several hours, which HOW TO CRACK A COCONUT cures out the rawness of the fish. Its origins are said to have been born out of necessity, when …husk a coconut early Fijians used it as a method to preserve Start by making cuts close to the head (not the fresh fish for a bit longer and combining it with pointy end, but where it was once attached to the most abundant resource around, coconuts. the tree) and down toward the pointy end. Gently This happy accident, with some refinements in the recipe over time, resulted in the present day twist the knife/axe/cane knife etc to open the cut. delicacy enjoyed by Fijians and visitors alike. Repeat this several times around the coconut, and when all the cuts have been made, go around Oftentimes compared to the South American again and twist them some more. Now you should ceviche, I would venture that kokoda is very different in many respects. Firstly, the fish is fully be able to hold the segments and rip the apart Kokoda (Cured Fish) cured. It contains no garlic, or olive oil and its revealing the coconut inside. flavour is subsumed by the fresh coconut milk Kokoda is the quintessential Fijian entrée. The as opposed to the strong flavour of the snap …crack it open signature local dish at most Fijian hotels and marinated fish and herbs such as coriander A trick of the islands is to hold the coconut with resorts, the kokoda is an explosion of flavour. common in many ceviche recipes. the three ‘eyes’ looking at you. Turn the coconut Beginning with the sharp acidic lime/saltiness so that it looks like an upside-down face with the of the cured fish, the piquancy of the finely Kokoda can be enjoyed as an entrée, in place of nose in the middle, above the two eyes. You should chopped onion, tomatoes, chillies and spring a salad or as main course if you like. In Fiji, locals onions, all secondary marinated in the silky usually eat it with a starchy root crop such as have a hard ridge at the top. Using the bunt edge slightly sweet coconut milk, from freshly grated cassava, taro, sweet potato or even a piece of of a meat cleaver or large knife, give a heavy blow coconut and completed with a squeeze of lime coal-roasted breadfruit. to that ridge and then turn the coconut around juice just before you enjoy it! I ngredients in your hands, following the crack line around • 2 cups firm fleshed white fish like Spanish the nut. This should give you an evenly halved Mackerel or Mahimahi (1.5 – 2 cm cubed) coconut. If you want to save the liquid – do the • 2 cups of lemon / lime juice or white vinegar cracking over a bowl! • pinch of salt • 2 cups coconut milk …drink it • 1 small onion Coconut Water (Bu Juice) • 1 small cucumber Coconut water is the clear, electrolyte-filled juice • 1 small bell pepper • 2 tomatoes that comes from the inside of young green • ½ teaspoon chopped chilies (optional) coconuts. Bottles of this are regularly snapped • Spring onion to garnish with a wedge of lime by the paparazzi in the hand of one celebratory to serve or another. One of the reasons coconut water has M ethod recently garnered so much attention (and not • marinade fish in salt and lemon juice in a bowl just from the celebs!) is because of its numerous large enough to stir the fish for 3-4 hours health perks, ranging from electrolytes (5 to be until the fish is white and resembles cooked exact: sodium, magnesium, calcium, potassium, white fish (use white vinegar as a substitute if and phosphorus), vitamin C, it’s low acidity, and lemon / lime juice not available) ability to help you rapidly rehydrate. Interestingly, Fiji’s only dedicated • finely chop onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, Bu Juice is so pure and compatible with our wine importer. spring onions, gently fold into the coconut bodies, that field doctors working in the Pacific milk and season to taste Browse the wide during World War II would apparently use Bu Juice • rinse fish in fresh water the drain well, add to intravenously, to keep injured soldiers alive until selection of wines in coconut milk and vegetables and mix well blood supplies could be replenished! our shops or online: • let sit in the cooler for at least ½ an hour to www.victoriawines.com. allow the flavors to marry and develop before serving. n 64 65 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
authority is given by the village spokesman to three times which terminates the formal part of the begin mixing the yaqona. In a ceremonial setting, ceremony. every movement involving the mixing is significant. A second tanoa is then prepared from which In the old days, the dried roots were cut into everyone will drink. A server will carry a bilo to small pieces and chewed to soften them, before the chief guest (you), who must cobo once before being added to the tanoa with water. These days and three times after completely drinking the first fortunately, chewing has become unnecessary, cup. The order of serving depends on the status with the pieces now pounded to a fine powder form of those present, from the highest-ranking, down before being mixed with water and filtered through (sorry ladies, but women will usually go last in this a silk cloth, or for more formal situations, through patriarchal society!). hibiscus fibres. After the first ‘round’ is complete and everyone The man in charge of preparing the kava will cobo has drunk, the ceremony relaxes and the drinking and recite the words ‘I will respectfully mix the session will continue along with the telling of many yaqona for the Chieftain’, in local dialect. stories. You are likely to be asked to introduce When the yaqona has been prepared, and the yourself and talanoa about your travels. Image: Jayson Chang consistency approved by the chief’s spokesman, Remember that this is just a guide, and that kava the ‘mixer’ puts his hands together and circles the ceremonies can vary from one village to the next, here is nothing that captures Above: A formal kava ceremony at Tanoa with his hands, saying “With respect to the with each maintaining their own unique features of Tthe essence of Fijian culture Wayalailai Resort, Yasawa Islands. chiefs, yaqona is ready to drink”. Then he cups his an age old tradition. n better than the ‘Sevusevu’. In formal settings, you will witness hands, cobo three times and begins to serve the yaqona in a Bilo. It is the central component of all the complete performance where Sevu each male from the village has a life-cycle rituals, social gatherings, This will be carefully taken to the chief in his own, specific role to play. healing ceremonies and personal bilo. The chief will receive your offering community meetings. Significant signals your presence and by cupping his hands and clapping with a deep, and ancient in Fiji, the “sevusevu” sevu intention to the people waiting dignified sound. As he is drinking everyone will clap also marks the time and place for visitors (you) to inside. A reciprocal chant from those inside invites in slow time, and when he is finished the herald seek acceptance into a Fijian village. you to enter. will exclaim “Maca” (which means ‘empty’,) and everybody present should cobo three times. Half a kilo of Waka is the appropriate (and required You will be shown where to sit on the woven mat – you should never show up in a village without (remember to remove your shoes). Men should sit The same will be repeated for the herald, but all will it!) offering, and this should cost you in the region cross-legged (ensuring the sulu covers the knees) cobo only twice when he is finished. For a time this of FJ$60. while women sit with knees and feet together, process will be repeated until the tanoa is empty, at which point the mixer announces “the bowl is When you arrive at a village, you should ask for resting on the floor to whichever side is most I mage: Jayson Chang empty my chief’, and everyone cobos. The mixer the ‘Turaga ni Koro’ (pronounced too-runga nee comfortable. Silence at this point is the key. then runs both hands around the bowl and cobos An informal beach kava session at Wayalailai Resort, kawraw) who is the appointed village headman. The Turaga ni Koro will approach the Chief on his It is his duty to greet you and ascertain your knees to place your bundle of yaqona in front of intentions before presenting you and your gift to him, staying low as he does so. his chiefs and village elder. Keywords of the western Pacific, the roots of Tanoa - a traditional hand crafted He will cobo three times, which in Fijian culture which are used to produce a drink from a single slab of wood (usually Bilo - a drinking bowl that is Everyone participating in the ceremony should means, “I am about to speak, thank you for listening with mild sedative and anesthetic vesi – an indigenous hardwood) made from the half-shell of a be dressed accordingly in a Sulu. Women are also while I do”. properties. bowl in which yaqona is prepared expected to have their shoulders covered and coconut. These are highly polished It is inappropriate to take photographs or video Sulu - similar to a sarong, is a and shared from during the everything should be removed from your head (for and sleek. Chiefs generally have footage throughout the ceremony (the Turaga ni wrap around (wrapped around ceremony. example, hat, sunglasses). their own cups from which no one Koro will usually indicate the appropriate time for else is allowed to drink. Everyone the waist so you are covered from Waka - comes from the lower A small chant performed by the Turaga ni Koro you to start snapping once all the formalities are else drinks from a common cup. waist to ankle) piece of rectangular part of the plant and the kava is up at the door step of either a house or village hall out the way). Some say this cements communal material elaborately decorated higher. Waka is more potent than with patterns and designs of kava, and is also a little bit darker He will then begin reciting the traditional bonds. various styles. Usually reserved in colour. Cobo (thombo) – literally means monologue, which differs slightly throughout Fiji, for more casual and informal ‘clap!’ But we are not talking a Yaqona - (yang gona) is the “Vakamaca karasini” but essentially means the same thing. This will end occasions, you should have one to cricket match polite kind of clap, name for kava in Fiji. In your (literally, using up kerosene) with a chant, coupled with three more cobos that hand to wrap over your shorts for we are talking about a loud, deep travels, you may have heard it Kerosene (also called paraffin) is commonly indicate they have completed their introduction. such events. and deliberate cupped hand clap. referred to as ‘awa (Hawai’i), ava used as a lamp oil, and this expression refers The Chiefs ‘herald’ – or second in command, will Talanoa - The exchange of (Samoa) , and sakau (Pohnpei). to someone who stays up all night drinking Kava - (Piper methysticum) Latin officially accept the yaqona on behalf of the chief stories, discussions etc. for ‘intoxicating pepper’ is a crop yaqona. with three cobos to announce the beginning and Fijian Proverb translated by Dr. Paul A Geraghty end of his speech. 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Services & Facilities at a Glance you can drop anchor in the tranquil bay. The The Marina famous unpretentious atmosphere at Musket The nearest port of entry is Vuda Marina Fiji. Cove attracts cruising and racing yachtmen and However, during the Regatta Week, Customs women from all over the world. and Immigration are present at the marina for Accommodation Anchor Bars Beach Berths Bike Hire Boutique Coffee PADI Dive Those who arrive by yacht from a foreign port Permission Shop Facilities outward clearance. are eligible to become lifelong members of the Musket Cove provides an ideal gateway to Musket Cove Yacht Club for a nominal fee. This Fiji’s spectacular cruising grounds. Sheltered allows the privilege of using the resort facilities Drinking Electricity LPG Gas/ Grocery Hair Golf Course Resort Internet Laundry marina berths and moorings are available or (providing proper conduct) and also offers Water Supply Fuel Supply Supplies Salon 9 Hole Services Facilities discount on the ferry service to Denarau.. The Musket Cove Yacht Club is famous for hosting and organizing the annual Fiji Regatta Postal Pool Restaurants Showers Spa Toilets Waste Water Yacht Club Week and has “countless” lifetime members. Services Access Container Supply Docking facilities in the marina are in a dredged basin. Moorings are outside of the marina and usket Cove Island Resort & Marina is Villas, a purpose built day spa, fully licensed bars, there is a dinghy dock and a small number of Msituated on the once uninhabited island restaurants and... a Marina! A true reflection of berths available on the club pontoon, which of Malolo Lailai which today still offers a truly Fiji Fiji, the rustic style and relaxed spirit offer guests need to be booked in advance. barefoot island experience. Warm, friendly Fijian an uncrowded hideaway. staff are waiting to welcome and indulge you The spacious 400 acre surroundings of tropi- Safety from your voyage across the seas. cal gardens, secluded walking trails and palm A small inner basin is accessible in the event of The island resort & marina boasts a diverse range fringed beaches are all waiting to be explored a cyclone. of accommodation choices with 55 Bures & and soaked in. 70 71 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 Visitor Attractions There is an extensive choice of water activities as well as a five-star PADI Dive facility, offering courses and a schedule of daily dives. Game & sport fishing, kayaking, coral reef snorkeling, cruiser bike rentals and cooking classes are are also on offer. You are also welcome to use the Resorts café and restaurant facilities. Dick’s Place Bistro & Bar opens daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. You can choose to dine by the pool or under the stars. An extensive wine menu and island string band accompanies the a la carte menu and theme nights. The menu brings together freshly prepared local delicacies. Bookings are recommended. Linked to the resort by the marina walkway, the MCYC bar is a ‘sand between the toes’ beach bar with a relaxed and casual atmosphere. Local spirits, beer and wines are at yacht club prices. With cook your own BBQ’s available. BBQ packs are available for sale from Trader Café.
Rob Rickman photo Reducing Our Footprints In 2019 Musket Cove collaberated with the Ministries for Forestry and Fisheries and local communities to protect our wetlands and surrounding reefs for future generations. Work commenced by planting 5000 Mangrove saplings and farming several coral species together with a giant clam nursery. Another initiative was restoring and regenerating the island with native species. Over 1000 plants have been planted to date. n
The lagoon side Trader Café serves pizza, light meals, snacks, freshly baked pastries and juices throughout the day and early evening. The Trader General Store stocks a wide variety of groceries, fresh fruit and vegetables, meats, ice and snack foods. Indulge in a full range of beauty treatments and massages by internationally trained staff at Makare Wellness Spa. 72 73 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
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Barker (founding curator of the Fiji Museum) Fiji’s most westerly island did report that a dismasted cutter from Naviti in the early years of the last century drifted for 21 and its remarkable origin story days before fetching up on New Georgia, in the western Solomons, while oral traditions in Naviti by Paul Geraghty tell of another boat that was hit by a hurricane in 1914 and ended up after 20 days in Tikopia iwa is a remarkable island. Not, in this case, of viu meaning ‘fan-palm, Pritchardia sp’ plus (Temotu Province). Vthe historical Viwa situated between Bau the locative suffix -a meaning ‘place of’. Viwa in and Verata which was the site of one of the the Yasawas certainly used to be well known Local tradition, as related in print by the earliest Methodist missions serving Vitilevu, in the West as a source of fan-palms and their abovementioned George Barker and confirmed but the most westerly island in Fiji, way out leaves, which are used as ceremonial fans and in to me by elders of Viwa, has it that Viwa was there beyond the main Yasawa certain dances. The one near Bau, being originally a submerged reef. One of the lesser group. It is a low coral island with a limestone island, never was, but it ancestor gods of Waya, by the name of Rainima, three villages, about 18 miles (29 was probably named after another became restless and wanted to leave Waya and kilometres) to the northwest of place some of the inhabitants live in a land of his own, so the great ancestor Top: Village of Naibalebale in Viwa. Above: Villager Waya and approximately the came from, as often happens god of Waya, Raibulu, gave him permission to go binding reeds with vines. same distance west of Naviti. Its (think Boston in the US, and settle on this reef. At any rate, he and his family set to work. They language is very similar to that Canterbury in NZ, Newcastle in A parenthetic word now about this ancestor cut vast quantities of reeds and bound them of Waya, but some words are Australia, etc), so an example of god’s name – Rainima. It is common through together with vines to make portable barriers, closer to Naviti. place-name transfer. much of Fiji for people, originally only males, such as are still used today in fish-fences The fact that these two About 300 miles (500 kilometres) to be named after plants, creatures or artefacts, (bāniika). Then they sailed to the said reef and Viwas have the same name is due west of Viwa is central Vanuatu, with a prefix Ra- indicating that the said item used these reed fences to encircle the area they probably not coincidental: ‘Viwa’ but because of the prevailing south- has become a personal name. Ralulu is a fairly wished to inhabit, driving poles into the coral can be analysed as being composed east trade winds, if you do sail to Viwa common example, being based on to hold the fences, again much as and miss it, it’s probably next stop Solomons, lulu ‘owl’, and other examples that is done with contemporary fish- about 400 miles north-west of Viwa, the closest come to mind are Rakuita, based fences. This done, they started island being Anuta, in Temotu Province, with on kuita ‘octopus’, Raisele (isele bailing out the sea from within Tikopia slightly further away. Having said which, ‘knife’, originally meaning ‘bamboo the fence, and after three months it must be pointed out that recent examples of knife’) and Raura (ura ‘prawn’). So constant bailing the reef suddenly boats drifting from Fiji to the Solomon Islands Rainima’s name was derived from rose a few feet above the ocean. have not been from anywhere in the Yasawas, inima meaning ‘bailer’, and he was Rainima and his family then but more easterly places such as Buliā (Kadavu) told that he could settle on this returned to Waya in their canoes in 2014, and Nawaikama (Gau), from where a reef after bailing it dry – though to fetch earth for their new home launch with seven people on board bound for whether he was given the name – and the proof of this is that there Levuka drifted for 45 days in 1982 before ending after this episode, or given this job are parts of Waya today that are up in the Solomons. Nevertheless, George because of his name, is unclear devoid of earth, because it was (Barker prefers the latter). taken by Rainima. Left: Traditional house building and the fan palm. 76 77 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
suggested some girls fan him with coconut leaf fans, which made Raibulu even more angry. He refused to be fanned and told Rainima to go to the other end of the island, close to where the largest village, Naibalebale, now is, and dig there a hole in the coral from which the vualiku (north wind) would blow. Rainima and his family did as instructed, and after much work digging into the coral with digging sticks of velau (Casuarina equisetifolia, Standard Fijian nokonoko), the hole was finished, the wind emerged and cooled Raibulu so he recovered his health. Raibulu was so happy to recover that he let Rainima into a secret. “The hole of the north wind is useful to cool you when it gets too hot,” he said, “but it has another use. When you see Opposite & above: Boys of Viwa Island have fun with their Rainima then asked Raibulu, his divine superior Another parenthetic comment about place- unwelcome visitors sailing towards Viwa, just newly acquired surfboards. Photos: William Bowden in Waya, for a source of water on the new island. names, for those who haven’t already guessed: open the hole and the north wind will make the Raibulu replied that they must first build him just as Viwa means ‘place of fan-palms’, ocean too turbulent for them to sail here. On the There are two postscripts to this story. One is a large house there, for him to live in when he compounded from viu ‘fan-palm’ and the suffix other hand, if you see welcome visitors on their that the ancestor god Rainima is commemorated visits the island to collect the first fruits (isevu) a meaning ‘place of’, so Waya means ‘place of way, close the hole so they can come, and if you in the name of a large reef to the north of Viwa, every year, and the timber for this house should water’, a compound of wai ‘water’ and the same want them to stay longer, open it again so they west of Naviti, on which the Porpoise, one of the be only tawa (Standard Fijian dawa, scientific suffix. It is indeed the most watered island in the cannot leave!” ships of the United States Exploring Expedition, name Pometia pinnata, with a delicious fruit like Yasawa group. And so it has been to this day. As to why some foundered in 1840. The reef is named Dua lei a lychee). Raibulu gave him permission to take visitors are more welcome than others, I leave Rainima, meaning ‘Rainima’s drumstick(s)’. Why only one tawa seed initially to plant there. The attempted theft had dire consequences. Raibulu went to Viwa to hand down Rainima’s that to your imagination, only saying that bearing it bears that name can only be speculated on. So Rainima sailed to Viwa with timber for the punishment, and lectured him thus: “For your gifts and food is only part of the equation. My suspicion is it has to do with the constant chief’s house, reeds for its roof – and, sad to lack of faith, I will not give your land a stream, nor report, lots of tawa seeds. He couldn’t resist the a spring. You will all bathe in saltwater. Should no temptation. It is said that, as a consequence, to rain come, you will get water from Waya. There this day only one tawa tree in Viwa, the one in will be no true rock to make water reservoirs front of Raibulu’s house, is of a considerable size, all others being stunted. and you will only be able to use coconut trunks SOLOMON to store water.” To this day, the bathing-place, ISLANDS Next, Rainima went to Waya and reminded known as Kavua, is saltwater, but the inhabitants Raibulu of his promise regarding water for the claim it feels to them like freshwater. island, at which he was told to be patient. After VIWA a while with still no water appearing, Rainima Throughout Fiji, in places without VIWA decided that rather than sail in a canoe he would running water or wells, freshwater ISLAND fly to Waya (ancestor gods could fly, though whether they were equipped with wings is used to be obtained, and still is in VIWA ISLAND, EAST OF VITI LEVU uncertain) so he could land secretly. Once there, parts, by hollowing out rocks or NUKU he headed to a spring and collected water in a tree trunks to receive rainwater taro-leaf container he had made – unaware that channeled there. These are usually VANUA he was being observed by Raibulu. Raibulu LEVU threw a coconut at the water thief, bursting the known as tugu in Western Fiji and bundle so that the leaves and water spilled to the dugu in the East. ground. Rainima flew, grabbing what he thought VITI LEVU was left of the water container, but when he got After administering this rebuke, Raibulu was VIWA ISLAND, WEST OF THE YASAWA ISLANDS FIJI back to Viwa, he realised it was the coconut that becoming very thirsty, so Rainima made him ISLANDS had been thrown at him. Making the best of a some yaqona (kava), using coconut water, since bad job, Rainima planted the coconut, and from there was no freshwater available. This made it grew all the coconuts on Viwa today. Raibulu even more hot and bothered. Rainima
78 79 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 sound of waves pounding on the reef, likened to drumsticks pounding on a giant lali (drum of a hollowed out log). It was also reported in the Fiji Times last year (26th September 2019) that a new 36-ft aluminium vessel to be used to patrol parts of the Western Division has been christened Dua Lei Rainima. Postscript number two is the question as to whether there might be any truth in this story Sail in for Pizza at Cloud 9 about Viwa being raised within human memory from a sunken reef, as indeed there is in myths about the sunken islands of Davetalevu near Moturiki, Burotukula off Matuku, Solo north of Kadavu and Nagilogilo off the coast of northern Tailevu. The answer, according to experts, is: none at all! Geologists tell us that Viwa has been in much the same position and with much the same shape and height for hundreds of thousands of years. The Drua Having said that, if we look just to the south of Viwa, about a mile away, we see two tiny islets, collectively known as Nuku, and individually as Experience Nukuvatu ‘stone Nuku’ and Nukuvolivoli ‘sand Nuku’. They are home to many nesting seabirds, especially terns and noddies. They are also said to be home to ancestral spirits. When people Photography Island E ncounters Photo: Anaïs Chaine of Viwa go to fish in Nuku, they first present an loud 9 is Fiji’s only two level floating isevusevu, consisting of coconuts rather than yaqona, at a reef called Cakau ni Saravou (young Cplatform with an internationally men’s reef), to request admission to Nuku. stocked bar and Italian wood-fired pizzeria Then they present another isevusevu, also of surrounded by turquoise blue water and coconuts, on the island of Nukuvolivoli. Failure picturesque views. to do so results in failure of the fishing. There This unique venue features a surround sound are certain prohibitions also, for instance when system throughout, sun decks and day beds. fishing is under way, those remaining in the ancy something a little different? The music does not focus on the mainstream, boat may not eat. Other prohibitions are similar Come for a sail with the Drua it is here to create a relaxed atmosphere to those obtaining in places like Davetalevu: no F Experience and experience first hand the while you are embracing the seascape. The shouting, no throwing or leaving rubbish, no proud seafaring heritage of Fiji on board platform hosts regular DJs from all over the throwing things at birds. If these prohibitions are the only Fijian drua sailing on the ocean in world to keep the vibe fun and fresh. Cloud not observed, accidents can occur, like someone the world today! Be part of our traditional 9 is built with precision and creativity giving being bitten or otherwise injured, or a sudden knowledge revitalisation efforts and you an experience like no other! change in the weather. support Fijian traditional navigators Cloud 9 caters to all events at the ocean - So might Nuku have been inhabited previously? MALOLO and sailors by coming for a sail with us. whether it’s your special day tying the knot ISLAND I crave readers’ indulgence because I do not know Available for 4hr and 2hr cruises daily and or a unique private party with a twist! They DENARAU the answer to this very important question – but ISLAND for speciality charters. n NADI will create an ambience perfect for everyone. TOWN will continue to research it and see what I can CLOUD NINE FIJI come up with! In the meantime, as with other E: [email protected] Bookings are essential. formerly inhabited reefs and passages, visitors Facebook: @druaexperience T: +679 8697947 to Nuku south of Viwa would be well advised to www.druaexperience.com E: [email protected] treat it with respect. n T: +679 932 5471
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Cape Washington. Photo: Carol Dunlop home of the new Kokomo Yaukuve Island Resort Charters. The anchorage way inside at Galoa is and Namara, the deserted island nearby. really good and a great place to run to in boisterous Kokomo’s Private Island Resort are happy to conditions. encourage yachts wishing to utilize the wonderful The Namalata reefs to the north of Vunisea are great facilities ashore but prior contact for permission to explore with SCUBA but as always, a local guide is required and only polite. They also have been will guarantee you hit the best spot at the best time amazing in allowing a Helipro Medivac land on their to get the best experience. See Dive Kadavu as in helipad in the middle of the night with all their staff my experience they are the best on the northern and full assistance on the dock. Their private plane Namalata reef side. is also available for charter. They are definitely a high At the most western end of the island is Cape spot in the North Astrolabe Lagoon. Washington, which is another location for fantastic There are a few dive resorts further south on the diving, surfing and fishing. A great left break called island of Ono and mainland Kadavu. People are King Kong is amazing. This area, which is about Cruising kadavu & the beqaAqua-trek. l Photo:ag www.davidpalfrey.comoon friendly and welcoming in the villages. All of these 80nm south of Port Denarau, is a fabulous cruise, places are off the traditional tourist route. particularly for those who are interested in varied For diving, surfing & adventure close to the main island of Viti Levu There are great waterfalls on the southern side diving. Alternatively, a passage between Beqa (Frigate passage) and Cape Washington is about Kadavu of Kadavu island in Kadavu village, close to the small Waya Island. Captains need to take tenders 40nm. he North Astrolabe lagoon offers close in to the village at half tide rising. Close to Kadavu The village at Cape Washington have been known proximity to some excellent diving. Due to T village is the eco-resort Matava who can spin you to to put on a great Meke (traditional Fijian dance). its location and topography the water here is the incredible Manta dive on the south coast near Your sevusevu needs to be made to the village of consistently one degree lower than the rest of Fiji Galoa. Matava is also where you will find an IGFA Nabukalevuira on the top of the hill underneath and the chances are you will likely see large pelagic Captain and weigh-station at Bite Me Game Fishing the awesome mountain. There was a surf resort species, schooling barracudas, turtles, manta rays, ‘Naigiagia’ on the island just off Cape Washington, and stunning corals. There is about 25 nm of open however this has now closed but the surfing, water from NE Beqa (Sulphur Pass or Bala Pass as it snorkeling and diving are wonderful in this location is called) before you enter into the lee of the North providing the wind is right for the very deep Astrolabe Kadavu reefs and the entrance into the anchorage. SW around to ENE is fine. There is a ledge North Astrolabe lagoon via Usbourne pass. on the eastern part of the bay where you will find A sevusevu should be presented to the chiefly 60-80 feet. village of Draveuni before undertaking any cruising There is the additional option to fly into Vunisea, the and diving in the area of the North Astrolabe main village on the north-western side of mainland lagoon. There are some beautiful beaches within Kadavu where you can find a small market, the Astrolabe mainly at Draveuni, Yaukuve Levu Government stations and a medical center. Beqa Lagoon Resort 86 87 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
BEQA Aqua-Trek’s founder Brandon Paige is known as the adventures perfectly safe but with the maximum pioneer of the Fiji shark dive. In 1999 he created a level of adrenalin and fun. Beqa is home to the famous Beqa Fire Walkers, dive with the intent to educate divers and aid in the members of the Sawau tribe, who can walk bare foot Walk through 10km of jungle and get a closer look conservation of sharks. Little did he know he was across blazing hot rocks! A historical encounter with at the indigenous flora and fauna from tiny, fragile creating what is now known as the worlds #1 shark a spirit God by one of their great ancestors saw the species to larger, agile and fascinating ones. Cool off dive. This is a 2-tank dive which is usually booked exchange of the captured Gods freedom for power under waterfalls and rest at picnic spots around the over fire. Ask any Beqa island native to regale you out so you may have to book well in advance. It can park. be an exclusive dive with early pre-booking or just with their story and they will be happy to share the WEATHER history of their people with you. book into a group. An afternoon dive is possible if you have a minimum of 4 people for the booking. The southern coast of Viti Levu can be boisterous Yachts are able to anchor off the village Dakubeqa, during the height of the trade wind season June - Another exciting excursion is Kila Eco Adventure near Beqa Lagoon resort on the western side of Beqa August. to engage the village in a fire dancing spectacle. The Park, 19km east from The Pearl Marina. The park Royal Davui Island Resort resort can also assist in arrangements. has rope courses, giant swings, zip lining, abseiling If it is blowing say 15kts SE or E over the country managers before making any arrangements to the Southern coast of Viti Levu and the NE tip of the “Come and join us as the flames start to disappear etc. and is designed to make your tree climbing visit the resort. Bookings can be made for a private island and down the eastern Vatuira passage can and the warriors of Dakuibeqa village uncover the dinner ashore and maybe a meke and or with the often be blowing 10 kts stronger so 25kts or more stones that have been buried in roaring fire for hours. famous firewalkers can be organized. This would is not uncommon. Great if the wind is behind you. Be told the story of the spirit god that, in exchange have to be booked well in advance so that the staff for his life, blessed the Chief of Dakuibeqa and all Travelling to Beqa from the west is an uncomfortable can prepare. generations after him with the ability to walk on beat. However, there is often a land breeze at night fire. Listen as the warriors chant to the fire and then The surf at Frigates Passage is extremely good and and with our little 36-foot sail boat we would take witness as they walk over and even pause on top of considered one of the best surf breaks in Fiji while off at say 5 in the morning and travel east and sail these white-hot stones. These are the famous Beqa fishing in the Beqa channel is renowned for hooking with a northerly until 10am when the trades kicked Island Firewalkers. Watch in awe as they perform this yellow fin tuna, wahoo and walu and marlin. Check in. Larger power boats sailing at 10kts may choose traditional ceremony unique only to Beqa Island, out the reef Cakau lekakeka! to do an overnight to Pacific Harbour by leaving and forbidden to be performed by anyone who it There is some good diving and surf by Black Rock The Pearl Resort Marina entrance and Beqa in the distance. Momi anchorage at MN and arriving early AM. n not a descendant of Chief Tui Naiviqalita.” at Frigate Pass, SW Beqa. If you are on your way One of the best anchorages on the NE side of Beqa to Kadavu, Malumu Bay close to the pass offers is Malumu Bay. Here you will find Lalati Resort & Spa. anchorage for early departure to Kadavu. The sapphire waters of the bay offer a safe harbour To the North of Yanuca Island are many SOFT AQUA-TREK FIJI for yachts and super yachts alike. Here you can grab coral dives but most of these are novice dives and ULTIMATE SHARK ENCOUNTER a nice cold beer from the beach bar, eat gourmet generally no more than 60 feet. style island cuisine in the chiefly – style open air 8 SPECIES OF SHARK - 1 DIVE bure, or sign up for a spa treatment…or two. You PACIFIC HARBOUR can also go for a guided dive with a member of the This is an area not to be missed with action packed resorts dive team. shark dives and a river rafting adventure in the Vaga Bay on the west side of Beqa is great for a more Navua highlands with Rivers Fiji. The rafting & protected night time anchorage if you are visiting kayaking adventure into the heartland of Fiji is an the exclusive Royal Davui Resort on Stewart Island. all day trip with rapids and waterfalls. This is an Permission should be obtained from the island’s extremely well run organization and if you have the time definitely worth doing. They offer both river and sea kayaking trips for novice to medium level kayakers as well as whitewater kayaking and rafting. A great cultural day out as it involves a traditional village visit and a Fijian yaqona ceremony. Join Us for the Bucketlist Dive of a Lifetime! The area is the base for popular shark dive operators. AQUA-TREK BEQA Large vessels can anchor outside the breakwater Ph: 679-7029-896 and tender in to the new marina tucked inside the [email protected] river. There is the option of two renowned shark dive www.aquatrek.com MARTIN GRAF - SHARKDIVER.COM Lalati Resort & Spa companies, Aqua-Trek and Beqa Adventure Divers. 88 89 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
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The Pearl Resort Marina acific Harbour lies along The Pearl Resort is popular Pthe south coast of Viti Levu, with tourists and locals alike, opposite Beqa Island. At the offering the perfect location mouth of the lazy Qaranaqio for a spot of land loving River, you will find the elegant luxury between the bustling Pearl Resort Marina. cities of Nadi and Suva. The The river mouth is fairly well Marina offers 5 fully licensed protected but is not a cyclone restaurants and bars. Photo: Jon Piepkorn haven and must be evacuated For provisioning you can take in the event of a cyclone. a leisurely stroll to the Arts The Marina is a restricted Village. Here, you will find a Fijian Names access area. Here, at 4m draft, well-stocked supermarket, you will find a total of 12 bottle-shop, post office, bank, berths offering single-phase money exchange, doctor’s and their Meanings electricity. Refuelling is not clinic, dive shop (hydrostatic available and garbage can be tank testing available) and by Paul Geraghty disposed of at a fee. a selection of clothing and souvenir outlets, bars and Fijian personal names often have While berths are predominately restaurants. leased to local marine-based interesting meanings that give Most of the shops and tourism operators, visitors are insights into Fijian culture of the welcome. activities in Pacific Harbour are within walking distance past and the present – insights that however, should you wish to the bearers themselves of such venture further afield, there are names are often unaware of, as is car rentals closeby in addition to taxis and buses passing indeed the case with English and through en route to Suva, Nadi other western names. and the nearby township of or example, I would doubt that many n Navua. Fof the bearers of the surname Geraghty T: +679 7730 022 know that it comes from the Irish for ‘son of [email protected] the orator’.. Photo: Jon Piepkorn 90 91 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
most common are Rātū for men and Adi for the people of Viwa, a small example Koroinavunivalu women, but these are a simplification that was island near Bau in Tailevu. ‘Koroi of the Vunivalu (chief introduced by the colonial government, based So when one of her friends of Bau)’, the name taken on English titling conventions and intended to on Viwa gave birth to a baby by the notorious Swedish ‘translate’ Sir and Lady. Some places in Fiji have girl, she asked Mary if she beachcomber Charlie no such conventions – the most powerful could name the child after Savage. Not all traditional chief in nineteenth-century Fiji, Cakobau, the her and Mary readily agreed. names are ancient, because Vunivalu of Bau, was always referred to by The child was given the Fijians (and particularly contemporaries simply as either Cakobau or name Merewālesi, from Mary Lauans) still make up new Seru, but the colonial government decided Wallis. The name spread commemorative names, to stick a ‘Rātū’ in front of his name. Roko in from there and became such as Talemailepanoni Lau and Rō in Rewa, Kadavu and Nadroga are popular, so that today there Photo: Brendan Yee (literally, returned from the genuine traditional titles, as is Bulou for ladies are hundreds of Merewālesis Lebanon) to mark the return of rank in Kadavu and Nadroga. all over Fiji! of a soldier from peace-keeping duties in the Lebanon. Christian names originate mostly from the Traditional Fijian names go a long way back, nineteenth century, when Christianity was some perhaps thousands of years. They are It is common nowadays to address people introduced. They are usually the names of mostly commemorative, given to a child in with positions of importance in society by biblical characters (Mōsese Moses, Tēvita memory of an important event that occurred their profession, such as qasenivuli ‘teacher’, David, Jone John, Mere Mary) or missionaries in the village or country, or something that talatala ‘church minister’, vuniwai ‘doctor’, (Watisoni Watson, Kalivati Calvert, Lidisē happened to a relative. Once acquired, these or by the profession of their spouse, such as
Photo: Brendan Yee Brendan Photo: Lindsay), but can be derived from famous names can be passed on though generations, radinitalatala ‘minister’s wife’. In some parts writers (Lagivala Longfellow, Vuniani by naming children after relatives (their yaca of Fiji, especially eastern Vitilevu, it is polite Typically, a Fijian has three names. The first Bunyan, Militoni Milton), businessmen or namesake), rather than making up a new to address and refer to someone with a child is a Christian name, the second a traditional (Batinamu Putnam, a New England trader), name. A well-known commemorative name using the (eldest) child’s name, such as tamai name, and the third (if it exists) a surname. European monarchs and historical characters is Tānoa, which marked the introduction of Samu ‘father of Samu’, tinai Samu ‘mother of The idea of having a surname, that is a name (Kiniviliame King William, Kinijioji King George, a particular style of kava bowl into Fiji from Samu’. This is so pervasive that a conversation inherited from one’s father, is relatively new, Sālote Charlotte, Napolioni and Ponipate Tonga. Another is Sukuna, the name which with a young boy in Tailevu is said to have and most Fijians don’t use them unless or Vonivate Napoleon Bonaparte, Nelisoni Cakobau, the chief of Bau, gave his eldest son gone thus: dealing with officialdom. So if you see a photo Nelson) or, for Catholics, saints (Akusitino to commemorate the introduction of a new O cei na yacamu? What’s your name? in the newspaper of a family group consisting Augustine, Berenadeta Bernadette). Catholics type of vessel, the schooner. Samu. Samu. of Jone Waqa, his wife Mere Waqa and two also have different versions of biblical names, Many Fijian names were originally badges O cei na yacai tamamu? What’s your children Samu Waqa and Litia Waqa, you can based on Latin rather than English, such as of honour – names given to warriors to father’s name? be pretty sure that these are not the names Ioane John and Maria Mary, contrasting with commemorate their prowess in battle. Tamai Samu. Samu’s father… they use every day – which are more likely the Jone and Mere of other denominations. Among the best known of these are Koroi, And despite being pressed the young boy to be Jone Waqa, his wife Mere Leba, and Like English Christian names, many of them Waqa, Tora, and Kolī, with compounds of knew no other name for his father, because children Samu Koroi and Litia Liku - but they have shortened versions that are used mainly these terms indicating the senior warrior the that’s what everyone in the village called him! felt obliged to give a ‘surname’ because they by close friends and family (Jo Joe, Su Sue, Ili or recipient chose to name himself after, for n were being featured in what they knew to be Beta short for Ilisābeta Elizabeth). an English-language medium. One of the most fascinating stories of Dr. Paul Geraghty graduated from Cambridge with an MA in Modern Similarly Fijians have never gone for the nineteenth-century naming concerns Mary Languages (French and German), and earned his PhD from the University strange western practice of women taking the Wallis, the wife of the American trader of Hawaii with a dissertation on the history of the Fijian languages. He surname of their husband on marriage (nor Benjamin Wallis. She accompanied her was Director of the Institute of Fijian Language and Culture in Suva from did my Irish mother for that matter), unless husband on three of his voyages to Fiji in the 1986 to 2001, and is currently Associate Professor in Linguistics at the required to do so by officialdom or trying to 1840s and 1850s and so was the first European University of the South Pacific. Author of several books (including The impress others as to how sophisticated they woman many Fijians had seen, apart from a History of the Fijian Languages, the Lonely Planet Fijian Phrasebook, and are. small number of missionaries’ wives. She also Say Bula) and numerous articles on Fijian and Pacific languages, culture, Some people have chiefly titles, which come was blessed with an outgoing and gregarious and history, he is also well known in Fiji as a newspaper columnist and at the beginning of the name. Today the personality, and spent much of her time with radio and TV presenter. 92 93 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
The Capital City Suva. Photo: Moving Pictures Royal Suva Yacht Club 18o 07.04 South | 178o 25.80 East
Royal Suva Yacht Photo: Douglas Yee Club PO Box 335, Club House, Korovou, Suva, Fiji. T: +679 331 2921 | F: +679 330 4433 VHF Channel 16 www.rsyc.org.fj | [email protected] Aerial of RSYC from shore. Photo: Moving Pictures 94 95 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
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Welcome to the Capital! The Royal Suva Yacht Club Suva Harbour is well protected by a fringing reef If you intend to use the facilities of the Royal Suva about 1.5 miles offshore. The opening is well Yacht Club, you will need to register and become marked and wide enough to enter with plenty a temporary member. The rich history of the club of room for commercial ships. However, the reefs can be found dotted around the clubhouse with lining the coast and the main entrance are dotted trophies, photos and mementos on display. with shipwrecks. Anchorage in the Suva Harbour is shared by fishing boats, freighters, yachts, and Facts & Figures cruise liners. If you prefer to use a marina facility, the There are several mooring facilities and a trailer Royal Suva Yacht Club may have moorings available. park available to accommodate members, visitors
Suva | 4 amra Street | Walu Bay | T: 330 4188 nadi | 4 Queens Road | Martintar | T: 672 8116 LauTOKa | Terminal Waterfront Road | T: 666 3355 SavuSavu | naqere industrial Sub division | T: 885 0437
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and commercially owned yachts/ a good chandlery (Yacht Shop). at your discretion. A crane that boats; Trot and Plastic Pontoon This is a sheltered lagoon that caters up to 4 tons is available for moorings are generally leased is surrounded by mangrove, hire. A loading & fuelling Dock out to members who own private residential homes, non-intrusive is located in front of the TOTAL vessels and are available on a first commercial marine activity and Bowser and accommodates fuelling for all registered and come, first served basis. the Novotel Hotel. Concrete moorings are able visiting sailing vessels to the to cater for bigger boats or Services club, loading and off-loading of registered private sailing vessels visiting yachts. The concrete The club has bathrooms with hot moorings are to facilitate only. water, and a next day laundry visiting Yachtsmen and small service. There’s also a restaurant, Commercial Yachts/vessels. Safety The club operates 7 days a week a great kid’s playground and Every boat has to have its name The Dinghy Docks are to Many yachts drag here in strong Attractions and is limited to the laws of the temporarily facilitate members wireless internet access that clearly displayed so it is easy to southerlies. Yachts should not The Club’s Bar Complex is day. Happy hour is on daily from and offshore yachts, tenders and may cover as far as some of the identify in times of emergency. be left unattended if a frontal exclusively for members and 6pm to 7pm. During the day dinghies for embarkation and offshore moorings. The RSYC There is 24-hour security on site. their guests, registered guests to sensible casuals are permitted loading purposes. system is expected. Commercial slipway caters for the smaller the club and reciprocal members. and from 1800 hours onwards, vessels also drag across the vessels up to 20 tons on the first Provisioning The trailer park area is facilitated The bar offers snacks, music and smart casuals (dress shoes, as a hardstand for boats on harbour. Suva City is only a short distance cradle with arms that extend television (including Sky TV for sandals, collard t-shirts and trailers, which are leased out to The Bay of Islands in Lami is according to the needs of the by bus or taxi. Here you will sports enthusiasts). The Bure shirts) are required. The wearing members who prefer the trailer a good alternative to RSYC, vessel. The second cradle caters find supermarkets, hardware & Bar & BBQ area is very popular of hats by males in the bar area park to a mooring site. especially in bad weather or for vessels up to 10 tons but do electronic stores and a bustling with the outdoor 42”TV screen is forbidden and the penalty for Contact the RSYC for availability southwest sector winds. Lami not have the arms to support fresh fruit & vege market. There regularly screening sports events doing so is to buy a round of of moorings and load capacity town centre is walking distance the vessel. If you have your is a post office, banks, butchers, like Super Rugby. A barbeque set drinks for every patron in the bar details. Anchorage outside the (walk southeast on main road) own provisions for a trailer, internet cafés, doctors, dentists, is available for use in this area for at the time! n Marina is poor due to soft mud. and has small supermarkets and arrangements for haul out are pharmacies and clothing stores. a small fee. Photo: Douglas Yee
CENTRAL: CENTRAL:Shalimar St,Shalimar Raiwasa, St, Suva.Raiwasa, Suva. T: 3370801T: 3370801| 9995773 | 9995773 WEST: Tavakubu,WEST: Tavakubu, Lautoka Lautoka T: 6661866T: 6661866 NORTH: Vakamasisuasau,NORTH: Vakamasisuasau, Labasa T: Labasa8813922 T: 8813922
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TAU at full sail, Captain & Crew to Brisbane, Lizard Is. Gt. Barrier Reef and Lizard Is. climb.
’ve been asked to put the yacht. In return Captain humoured, and a great cook Itogether some words on the Tony suggested flying Sefo’s especially if the sea got rough. twentieth anniversary of the daughter Monifa Fiu to join us, The more the yacht bounced Fijian yacht ‘Tau’ completing which she did (in Cape Town), around, the louder he would a sailing circumnavigation and sailed across the Atlantic whistle and sing from down in of the globe in 2000. The trip and Pacific Oceans back home the galley. Usually by this time started in 1999 and over 18 to Fiji with us. it was so humid with all the months she covered 27,000 Sefo passed away ten years portholes closed below, cups nautical miles. after we returned from the and plates rattling after each On board was Capt. Anthony C. trip. He is missed. A true green wave that came over Philp, his wife Lydia and their kaiwai (water-man), and a the bow that no one else was A Fijian Family two daughters - Michelle and gentle human being who keen to spend too much time Kristy. The writer of this article never had an unkind word to down there. Sefo however John Philp and Sefo (Seforana say about anyone. Stoic, good was in his element! Circumnavigate Fatnifiu) rounded out the core crew. Sefo, who was Rotuman was Bosun and had served on the World Tau since her launch in the early 70’s. He probably spent as much time with that yacht by John Philp as any human ever has with a sailing vessel. In fact he was offered a break during the ‘TAU’ is a 90 ft ketch rig of steel construction and fiberglass sheathed. Launched in Suva, Fiji in 1972, trip but preferred to stay with TAU was built by C. E Philp and finished at Pattons Boatyard in Sydney, Australia. Left: TAU’s arrival at Borabora 102 103 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
The first question non-sailors ship shuddered as the rig went invariably ask when you loose. Had the insulator totally mention completing such given way we may have lost a trip is, “Did you have any the main mast. Fortunately it really bad weather, or tough didn’t completely come apart. situations?”. Sure we sailed Captain Tony’s first thought through some vast space, was to turn back to Reunion those blue bits on the globe 62 miles away but in the end in between all the land. It is he jury rigged extra lines onto however easier to complete both masts to help take the blue water passages now load off the back-stay and Tau than it was before the days sailed on towards Madagascar of satellite phones and daily invariably lead to breakages at with reduced sail. weather forecasts. For the the weakest points so we were vigilant to this, always. For the non-technical, the most part one can sail around main mast on Tau is secured or delay passing through the We did have one unplanned and tensioned at the stern by rough patches. incident in the Indian Ocean a single stainless steel rigging In saying that there are a that could have ended up a wire. That wire (or stay in few priorities we took care lot worse than it did. Some sailing parlance) also doubles of each day under Captains hours out of Reunion headed as the antenna for the high watchful eye. Wear and tear on West to southern Madagascar frequency ships radio. There ropes was one of them. Long we had all sail up in a good are ceramic insulators at the passages of up to eighteen breeze when the bottom top and bottom of the stay so days, 24 hours of rubbing back-stay insulator gave with as not to have electrical current and chaffing in one place will a loud crack and the whole running through the wire. Northern Australia - John steering, Katherine Gorge, Michelle at the wheel and arrival at Cocos Keeling. Madagascar - Feeding lemurs, local children, bike tours, local canoes and a lobster dinner. In mid September 1999, as we take aboard a cache of expired around with puffed out chests prepared to depart Australia projectile flares - they would pretending we were bigger to sail across the Indian Ocean do some damage should and more numerous than we we were warned by Australian someone approach uninvited. were, but that was the extent Customs that two yachts in We did have an Indonesian of our excitement with would- the past weeks had reported vessel follow us one afternoon be pirates. menacing approaches by some days out of Darwin so Not so lucky for others we Indonesians off Darwin we took the precaution of knew. Later in September we looking to board yachts. In shuffling the ladies below met a nice Australian couple anticipation of this threat we decks and the men presented at Coco’s (Keeling) along with had arranged in Townsville to themselves on deck walking Brazil - Street urchins train surfing and Recife architecture.
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meters away and started rifling One of the things I miss is through it looking for food and watching the moonrise at useful bits. That was sobering. sea during a night-watch. Something you rarely see as We did share one thing - our a householder living back on languages derive from the land. I was on deck with Sefo same Austronesian source, for one of them. We were some of our words were very sitting under a clear sky with similar so it was possible countless stars twinkling in to communicate at times the clear sky when we noticed without resorting to French. them go dim like the lights in Fascinating to know that Fijians a cinema as the curtain opens. and indigenous Madagascans It was odd. I didn’t realise what are related - if you go back a was happening of course. few thousand years. Soon after a head of orange Hospitality towards us was peaked over the horizon, then incredible during our trip and When people open their an enormous ball of it began we were the beneficiary of all hearts and homes to you in to rise majestically over the of the goodwill that Fijians foreign places, people you ocean. Later it turned yellow, have created around the world will never see again, it makes and finally the familiar white of through the generations. Sport you a different person and our moon when it was high in crosses all oceans, it creates a influences they way you treat the sky. Very cool. bridge between people, and strangers. We all pay it forward We had standard watches for us rugby was that bridge. even more now since that trip. whilst making passages and
South Africa - Table Mountain, giraffe heaven, Clifton Beach aerial and Table Mountain cable ride. Caribbean - Mustique bar & beach , St Maarten sunset, entry to Trinidad and Trinidad coastline.
their two young children The pirates stopped the yacht The most interesting country aboard their brand new yacht by snagging the propeller in we visited was Madagascar. ‘Aphrodite’. In November we a net, shot the boat up with For us she only existed heard the disturbing news sub machine guns, stole all in National Geographic that they had been targeted the electronic equipment and magazines. Arriving there felt by pirates ten miles off the some jewellery, and left them like we had sailed off the end coast of Yemen near the Suez adrift. Luckily the crew were of the earth. Madagascar was Canal. not harmed. radical for us visually as 90% of it’s wildlife is found nowhere else on Earth. Her plant life is equally bizarre. One might describe Madagascar as the poorest parts of India meets Dr. Suez, with a French accent, against a backdrop of some LSD-weird looking tree’s and animals. One morning we took the ships rubbish ashore in a garbage bag and asked a young man where we could take it. He offered to take care of it himself, then walked five Captain & Sefo at Mossel Bay. 106 107 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
Lucia, or Rodriguez Island I was looking at the outlines of Viti and Vanua Levu as a visitor would. A more beautiful thing I had not seen in a long time. Best experiences? Seeing the Dalai Lama speak in the Durban Town Hall. The wild beauty, and fabulous hospitality from the locals on Reunion Island, and surfing her famous breaks. The shark problem has become so bad there since we visited that there is a blanket ban on surfing the outer breaks now. The famous ‘table cloth’ on PANAMA - Panama Canal entry & last lock. Table Mountain in Cape Town. Sailing past Robben Island, urchins train surfing on a hot atoll in the northern Cook Nelson Mandela’s dominion day in the city of Recife, Brazil. Islands where the sharks think for much of the twenty seven Surfing alone with seals on they own the place. Cuba was years he spent behind bars the island of San Cristobal in incredible on so many levels! during the apartheid era. the Galapagos. Spearfishing Too many great memories. I Watching the local street on Suvarov - an uninhabited would do it again, loads of fun! CUBA - Cuban rides, swimming with dolphins, Cuban cigars and factory. south Pacific - Nuku Hiva hIghest waterfall, Sefo’s catch, Marquesas voyager and arriving at Vavau, Tonga. one of mine was the 4am to I woke just before 4am, the I stumbled over to the chart 6am solo watch. It was on one others were dead to the table rubbing sleep from my of those 4am watch starts that world except for Captain eyes. All was dark except for I enjoyed one of the profound Tony, sometimes he would the instrument lights on the experiences of the trip. As hang around for a bit after dash. A low voltage reading we sailed West we would he briefed me on what was light poured a dull orange from time to time sail off the going on, other times if he glow over the chart. I peered end of one paper chart and had a rough night he would at it, and for the first time in a onto another. So the charts head directly below to rest. long while looked at a chart got swapped. Captain would of Fiji. It was unexpected, after usually perform this function ATLANTIC - St Helena fountain many months of looking at during his watch. and 700 Steps aka Jacob’s Ladder. outlines of Galapagos, or St.
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Cruising in the Fiji Group with Captain Carol Dunlop Cruising THE LOMAIVITI GROUP
Levuka Coastline. Photo: Carol Dunlop sharks, hammerheads, manta rays, turtles as well as times) at the southern tip of the island. The Rugby’s whales and dolphins. 7’s legend Serevi hails from this island. Leleuvia has become the Fiji center for the revival Inside the Lagoon divers will need a guide with of the art of traditional sailing and the only resort knowledge of the ideal times to dive. On the outer Between the in Fiji where you can sail a traditionally designed wall however, times to dive are flexible. “Camakau” outrigger canoe or a “Drua” double A sevusevu is required at the main village of Lau Group & hulled canoe. Sawieke, approached only at high tide. the mainland Leleuvia offers free moorings right off the beach. Waikama is a good village as is Lovu to the south. There are hot showers and toilets available on shore Hot springs can be found close by Waikama village. and plenty of fresh water if you need a top up. The of Viti Levu Close to Waikama there is a new eco resort called daily bar ‘Happy Hour’ is from 5pm to 7pm. Nuku resort in the Bay of Angels. Mantas can often NAMENA be sighted in this location. The anchorage there is A sailing event with traditional canoes hosted by Leleuvia Island Resort. A visit in 2018 found the island devastated. There deep 100ft his is the dive area of Fiji for serious divers. There 100 years ago. The Royal Hotel reminds me of was nobody there and the whole island had been Wakaya is a private island are numerous world-class dives in the Vatu-i-ra totally destroyed by Cyclone Winston 3 years T something out of Somerset Maugham and a visit Homestead Bay is now a Marine Protected Area before. The dive sites were badly affected but after channel, and at the fabulous islands of Leleuvia, to the local watering hole, The Ovalau Club, has to gazetted by government and use of the bay as an 4 years hopefully the corals are coming back. Such Koro, Makogai and Gau. It’s highly recommended be part of life’s rich experiences. The leading lights, anchorage is not permitted without prior consent a fabulous dive experience around these waters. to carry a dive guide as this is “experienced divers particularly the lower one on the main church spire, from Wakaya management. Strictly no access to Worth a visit anyway to see how the ecosystems only”. On the island of Ovalau you will find the are the best in Fiji and are rarely out! the beaches is permitted, with MPA boundary up to are managing. Anchorage on the NW is around 80ft old capital Levuka. It’s like being in a time warp leleuvia island the high water mark and Wakaya private property with many buildings standing just as they were and watch for a few bombies. Leleuvia Island is nestled between Ovalau and beyond that. Viti Levu. The Moturiki Passage that takes you into Makogai Leleuvia is a whopping 2.5 kilometers across, is Makogai island has a very good anchorage in unmarked but easily visible during the day. Dalice Bay which is currently used as the site of a Department of Fisheries clam hatchery and turtle With its golden sand beaches, you could be forgiven head-start program. The island is state owned for thinking you were in the Yasawa’s as Leleuvia (although a sevusevu is still required) and steeped sits just outside the Nausori, Suva rain belt and in history, as it was previously a large leprosarium therefore enjoys an abundance of sunshine. serving the region. After cyclone Winston the island Leleuvia is a haven for indigenous coastal plants suffered major devastation on land and particularly and vegetation that grow naturally on small low- on the dive sites. Annual humpback whale surveys lying islands. around Makogai and Levuka, record sightings of The reefs around Leleuvia enjoy rich nutrients migrating humpback whales, so do keep your eyes flowing down Fiji’s largest river from the highlands open. of Viti Levu. The surrounding reefs are fed from Gau Island major ocean currents and upwelling from deep Good anchorages and some more world class dive sea passages with strong currents to calm inside
sites. Gau is the 5th largest island in Fiji covering Dunlop Carol Photo: reefs that form the habitat for large schooling fish an area of 136 sq km. There is an airstrip (unused at like tuna, barracuda, trevally, snapper, black tip reef Makogai Children’s Dance Group 110 111 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
Koro The Island of Nananu- Diving - there are Koro island Is a very Interesting Island. Not well I-Ra offers eight white some terrific dive sites known but during WW2 the Americans practiced sandy beaches, miles of in close proximity to Nananu-i-Ra, which their landing for Guadalcanal on Koro. They tried unexplored reef systems range from beginner 3 times before they got It right! We had a very and 870 acres of coves to experienced. Several interesting visit there this year 2019. The stories on and bays to discover. dive operators are based the Americans testing their landing skills there are Great swimming and snorkeling are only in this area and service not well documented. meters away from all the lodges here, so This year we went in search of the “story” and just ask the staff at your the doorstep of your Wananavu Beach Resort, Rakiraki found that Indeed this did happen in the village of cottage. It is of a little accommodation. Nabuna In the north. A lovely story was recounted surprise that travelers from around the world often Windsurfing and Kiteboarding - this is the place to us during our visit. They actually do have two Dere Bay Resort, Koro Island extend their stay on this lovely Island. The cottages to be if you enjoy either of these sports or want to steel helmets left by two American soldiers that On the North Western tip of the island, you will find are spacious, fully self-contained and overlook the learn. were left behind or absconded! Great Village and the Dere Bay Resort and the Koro Beach Resort. The mysterious Nakauvadra Mountain range, legendary Snorkeling - there is snorkeling right off the beach. very friendly. They actively welcome yachts. There beautiful residential development ‘Koro Seaview home of the Fijian Gods. Swim at the end of the jetty, where the fish have are some lovely dive sites to the north of the village. Estates’ surrounds Dere Bay, if you decide you cannot tear yourself away from the area. A deep but The departure point for the short boat ride to become tame and will keep you company as you Koro Island is part of the Lomaiviti archipelago. The good anchorage can be found in Dere Bay, and also Nananu-i-ra. Boats from the island will pick up and explore the corals. It is also possible to take a short Koro Sea is named after this volcanic island, which to the North of the island in southerly winds. drop off at Ellington Wharf. boat ride out to some of the outer reefs for some has a chain of basaltic cinder cones extending from exciting dives. Cyclone Winston tore into this island and a great Compared to the ever popular Mamanuca and north to south along its crest. With a land area of Yasawa Islands, this place is very laid back. Enjoy Fishing - either handline or charter the experts at deal of reconstruction has been achieved over the 108.9 sq kms, it is the sixth largest island of Fiji. uncrowded beaches (that are every bit as good Volivoli Beach Resort and chase Snapper, Rainbow past few years. However, they need all the help they Fiji Link has weekly flights to Koro, and there are as the finest in the Yasawas), and water sports Runner, Trevally and Spanish Mackerel. can get. As of 2019 the village of Kandi Is still living ferry connections each week between both Suva activities that include kitesurfing, windsurfing, under tarpaulins. Roughly midway between Nadi and Suva on and Savusavu. Charter flights through Pacific Island SUP, snorkeling, diving and game fishing. Your the Kings highway, lies the coastal township of Air can also be arranged to the airport situated on North Viti Levu - Inside Passage day can bespent snorkeling, swimming, kayaking, Rakiraki. the Eastern coast. This is deep, clear and suitable for large ships. The windsurfing, kiteboarding and fishing. Exploring channel is deep and wide. There are some good or just lazing in the sun. Your night can be spent Weather dives on the outer reefs and many places to drop the counting the stars, enjoying a barbeque with a cool The NW side of Viti Levu can have enhanced pick. Vatia Beach Eco Resort, Volivoli Beach Resort drink and exchanging travel stories. Tradewinds (easterly quadrant) during the season. and Wananavu Beach Resort offer anchorages. Things To Do On The Island It can be 10kts up on other areas in the Fiji group Chart plotters are very accurate here. as the winds whistle around the Vatuira channel. Don’t expect this island to be the same as the With a forecast of 15kts you can have up to 25kts NANANU-I-RA ISLAND Mamanucas (a list of daily activities posted on a in this area. The Nananuira anchorage area is inside board each morning). You do as much or as little Hidden Away from the rest of the world Macdonalds the reefs and mostly in the lee of the island so that as you like, with water sports predominating. With Nananu Beach Cottages and Bethams Beach it is pretty protected for yachts anchoring. There are reliable trade winds for kitesurfing, close to top Cottages are out of the way and the friendly staff many good anchor spots inside the reef system all class dive sites, and sheltered sandy beaches on and comfortable accommodation offer the weary along the North Viti Levu coast. It’s a lovely cruise the leeward side, this is a mecca for water-based traveler a place to relax and experience nature at its in sheltered waters. Chart plotters are usually very very best. activities. Here are just a few of the highlights. Bethams Beach Cottages accurate here. n
• Transport to the best fishing spots • All necessary equipment & gear • Lunch & refreshments • Local expertise volivoli.com • +679 992 0942 • [email protected] FULL-DAY / HALF-DAY / TWO-HOUR MacDonald’s Nananu Beach Cottages 112 113 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
processed form, any other species whatsoever of a length less than 7.6 centimetres [3 inches]. Giant Clams – Tridacna derasa / squamosa Fiji’s Fishing Regulations / maxima. (vasua) flesh, including adductor muscle or mantle tissue. Trochas shell - Trochus niloticus (sici) measuring less than 90 mm [3.5 inches] across the whorl; Pearl Oyster Shell - Pinctada margaratifera (civa) of which the nacre or mother-of-pearl measures less than 100 mm [4 inches] from the butt or Giant Clam. Photo: Dive Academy Fiji hinge to the opposite edge or lip. Giant helmet shell - Cassis cornuta (yaga) whale shark (Rhincodon typus), Great White Shark Live fish of any kind; (Carcharodon carcharias), Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus), Porbeagle shark Turtle flesh; Turtle shell unless worked into (Lamna nasus), Scalloped hammerhead shark jewellery or otherwise processed into a form (Sphyrna lewini), Smooth hammerhead shark approved by the Permanent Secretary for (Sphyrna zygaena), Great hammerhead shark Primary Industries and Cooperatives. (Sphyrna mokarran) and Manta rays (Manta spp). Guidelines for Other Species Humphead Wrasse Turtles While the state ultimately retains the Department of Fisheries office found in many The humphead wrasse, Cheilinus undulatus The Fiji Fisheries Act prohibits the killing of sea of the administrative centers or at the ports of (also known as the Maori wrasse, Napoleon ownership of the ocean and her resources, turtles. Fiji has a national moratorium in place entry into Fiji. fish or varivoce in Fijian), is a large and quite the people of Fiji have been given tenure until January 1st 2019 that prohibits harassing, spectacular reef fish that can grow to over If your yacht is berthed within one of the iQoliqoli Tritons Trumpet Shell - Charonia tritonis (davui) and the right to fish for subsistence from taking or killing of turtles or their eggs. 140cms. They are easily overfished and so their jurisdictions (apart from a marina), you will need Furthermore, anyone caught selling turtles can presence on a reef may suggest that fishing allocated areas of coral reef referred to to present your sevusevu to the adjacent village be fined FJ$20,000 or face a prison sentence of pressure is not high. Considered a delicacy in as ‘iQoliqoli’. All coral reef areas in Fiji and ask for permission to catch fish from their five years! East Asian countries the species has been heavily reef, rivers or streams. are part of an iQoliqoli. Deeper water Sharks / Manta Rays targeted by the live reef food fish trade. Listed as passages between the islands of Fiji are There are many Marine Protected Areas (MPA’s) As of 2013, eight species of sharks and all manta Endangered on the IUCN Red List, and included commonly outside of iQoliqoli areas. within iQoliqoli that have been set up by the rays are included in Appendix II of CITES. These in Appendix II of CITES, here in Fiji bans are only village. During your sevusevu presentation, you include the basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus), in place for commercial harvest, sale or export. n ommercial fishing licenses can be applied will be told if there are any protected areas in Cfor, much in the same way that you applied which you cannot fish, or if there are any specific for your cruising permit –but as you are likely only restrictions, such as spear fishing. fishing for your dinner, this will not be necessary. There are strict laws prohibiting the use of However, if you intend to fish for money or, for underwater breathing apparatus to collect, take example, take guests on fishing charters, you will or dive for fish throughout Fiji. If you plan on need a commercial fishing license. Enquire with using fishing nets, there are mesh size restrictions – again, enquire with the Fisheries Department for these regulations. The following information “Qalova uaua na moka” (literally, swimming has been taken from the Fisheries Act Cap 58. to the fish-wall while it’s still high tide) No person shall take, be in possession A moka is a low stone wall built on a tidal flat of, sell, offer or expose for sale or export in such a way as to trap fish when the tide goes out. To go there before the tide is low is to do any of the following: something before its proper time, in particular for Beche-de-mer (sea cucumbers) Metriatyla a child to do something that only adults should scabra (Holothuria scabra) (dairo) (sandfish). do. Fijian Proverb translated by Dr. Paul A Geraghty No person shall export, either in a natural or The Humphead Wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus)
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he Fiji Government has banned The 4-month Ban on have declined 70 percent over 30 Tthe fishing, sale and export of All Species of Grouper years, with some areas of Fiji hardly all species of Grouper (kawakawa) catching the prized fish anymore. (Kawakawa) and Coral and Coral Trout (donu) during their Fishermen interviews tell the Currently Active peak spawning months, from June Trout (Donu) same story: These fish are harder In Formation through to September to help and harder to catch in our fishing Lapsed revive these rapidly declining fish species. The ban is grounds. We are losing these prized fish at alarming just a little longer than a traditional 100-night tabu rates. placed on marine resources following the death of What can I do if I see someone selling kawakawa a chief in Fiji. and donu? Any person or business found selling kawakawa and The Ministry of Fisheries will need everyone’s donu during the 4-month ban period can have their support to effectively enforce the kawakawa and fish confiscated and could receive high fines: donu seasonal ban. Right now, the town councils, · For individuals, an instant fine of $10,000, with the Fiji Police Department, Fiji Revenue and Customs Locations of the potential of up to $50,000 in fines. Service and Fiji Navy are stepping up. But everyone · For corporations, an instant fine of $20,000, with can help, including fishermen, middlemen, market Marine the potential of up to $100,000 in fines. sellers, and consumers. We need to spread the word that the ban is in place. Let’s give people a chance to Conservation The level of the fine can depend on the severity of do the right thing. the offense and will be determined by the Fiji Court Agreements System. And where we see it being sold, we can report it to the Ministry of Fisheries by calling: Why These Fish? in Fiji Kawakawa and donu breed each year, in large Nausori Fisheries Office: 3476587 | 9966745 numbers, in the same places. These breeding sites Lami Fisheries Office: 3361122 | 9966752 were traditionally fished, but as the population and Lautoka Fisheries Office: 6665899 | 9966759 income needs in Fiji have increased, these breeding Labasa Fisheries Office: 8812833 | 9966770 sites are being heavily overfished, leaving too few You can also help by photographing any kawakawa fish to restock Fiji’s fishing grounds. and donu on sale and sharing it on the campaign According to the Fiji Ministry of Fisheries, more than Facebook page (www.facebook.com/4fjmovement). 80 per cent of Fiji’s known kawakawa and donu Please note the location, seller if possible, and breeding sites are either declining or have been time of day to help document the incident for the lost. One study found fish landings of kawakawa Ministry of Fisheries. n
What Species are Banned? There is a total of 27 species of fish that fall under kawakawa (grouper) and donu (coral trout). The fishing, sale and export (and associated activities such as transport) of all 27 species are banned under the Public Notice. The six most common kawakawa and donu typically caught are:
Name: Brown Marbled Grouper Name: Camouflage Grouper Name: Blacksaddle Coral Grouper Scientific Name: Epinephelus fuscoguttatus Scientific Name: Epinephelus polyphekadion Scientific Name: Plectropomus laevis Fijian Name: Delabulewa Fijian Name: Kawakawa dina Fijian Name: Lava Kasala, Kerakera
Name: Squaretail Grouper Name: Leopard Coral grouper Name: Blue Rock Cod Scientific Name: Plectropomus areolatus Scientific Name: Plectropomus leopardus Scientific Name: Epinephelus cyanopodus Fijian Name: Batisai Fijian Name: Donu, Drodroua Fijian Name: Revua
For more information and the full list of the 27 fish please visit: 4fjmovement.org
116 117 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 Coconut Palm Scientific name: Cocos nucifera Fijian name: Niu oconut palms, which inhabit coastal Cregions of most islands and atolls in the Pacific, are a prominent feature of the Fijian coastline. Coconut palms are very tolerant of salty soils, with a preference for sandy ground. They are able to grow at altitudes over 1000 m, but they hardly fruit at all at altitudes over 400 m.1 The fruits hang in clusters, and the mature seed is filled with ‘meat’ and ‘milk’. A coconut is not a nut in the botanical sense, but rather a fruit of the same type as a peach. Coconut palms can yield 1 or 2 coconuts per week all year in the right conditions. When the husk is removed from the coconut, three holes can be seen in the surface through which the root emerges when the coconut seed germinates. Large young coconuts can contain 1 litre of coconut water (bu).
Coastal Plants of Above: Villagers from Navatu in Kubulau building a traditional bure from palm thatch. Photo: Stacy Jupiter
Right: Copra meat is dried to be Cultural Importance processed for oil. Photo: Stacy Jupiter 118 119 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 Margaret Fox
Coconut palms have become a symbol of tropical island life. Photo: Keith Ellanbogen
There is an old Fijian expression: “useful as a coconut tree”. Indeed, the coconut is one of the most useful trees in Fiji and across the Pacific. From the shoot to the root, all parts of the coconut plant are used: the meat and flesh provide food and water; the leaves, or fronds, can be fashioned into baskets, bags, brooms, roof thatching, and walls for Woman of Naviavia village, Wailevu District, weaving a basket from palm leaves. Photo: Margaret Fox traditional houses; the trunks provide timber; and the roots have medicinal value. Coconut flesh can be processed to derive coconut milk (lolo), or it can be dried to Pandanus make copra, the product from which coconut oil is extracted. Coconut shells are used to Scientific name: Pandanus tectorius make cups (including the ones used for kava Fijian names: Vadra (‘Vandra’), drinking), ornaments, and jewellery. The Balawa (‘Mbalawa’), Voivoi husks can be fashioned into sennit (braided Pandanus is a palm-like tree with aerial cord) and serve as a good source of firewood roots, adapted to a very wide range of light fuel. Even the inflorescence (the cluster of to heavy soil types. Female flowers resemble flowers that will mature into coconut fruit) pineapples, and the resulting fruit is made up is used to make an alcoholic beverage called of many fruits fused together, measuring up ’toddy’. to 25 cm in diameter. The useful leaves grow over 1 m long and have sharp-toothed edges; The coconut is still widely used in Fiji, and some one tree can yield up to 300 leaves in a single rural Fijian communities rely on the copra year.3 industry to sustain themselves financially. To make 1 tonne of copra, it takes around The pandanus is a very useful tree in Fiji, and 6000 coconuts.2 Unfortunately, the parasitic there are many varieties of this species. The coconut beetle has caused a lot of damage wild variety, which is locally called vadra or in Fiji’s coconut plantations, threatening the balawa, grows into a tall tree and produces a viability of Fiji’s copra industry. Above: Ladies of Namalata village, Kubulau District, prepar- ing pandanus leaves for weaving. Photo: Margaret Fox Woman of Macuata-i-Wai village, Macuata Province, preparing lolo from grated coconut. Photo: Keith Ellanbogen Right: Coastal Pandanus tree. Photo: WCS 120 121 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
sweet-smelling edible fruit that is a popular food for birds and bats. The leaf of this variety is used as rolling paper for making cigarettes, or suluka, in certain parts of the country. The cultivated type of pandanus, called voivoi in Fijian, is used for weaving, and particularly for mat weaving. There are several stages of voivoi preparation. First, the green leaves are removed from the tree, boiled, and dried Yadua Island & Yadua Taba out in the sun. After the leaves are dry, they are softened by running the edge of a large 16°48’58.05” South | 178°17’9.14” East mussel shell along their surfaces. When the leaves are soft enough for weaving, each You may well be wondering why your cruising permit excludes Yadua Taba Pandanus leaves hanging to dry in the sun. Photo: Nick Askew voivoi leaf is split lengthwise into the desired width for the project. ell… Yadua Taba (Yan-do-a Tam-ber) is a small Wvolcanic islet at the south-west corner of the larger island of Yadua. A signboard made from dried Hibiscus wood stands on the beach reads ‘Wildlife Sanctuary, Scientific name: Hibiscus tiliaceus No Entry’. Fijian name: Vau After the discovery of a crested iguana on the Vau, a coastal tree belonging to the Hibiscus tiny island back in 1979, and the public interest genus, has been an important plant to Fijians that followed, the National Trust of Fiji secured a management agreement to the uninhabited island and other Pacific Islanders for centuries. and surrounding coral reefs, and established it as Its seeds float and are very resistant to salt Yadua Taba - Photo © National Trust of Fiji Fiji’s first wildlife sanctuary in 1980. water, hence its wide distribution. It tolerates The Crested Iguana (locally known as ‘Vokai’) is one viewed with certainty. More importantly, it is the salty waterlogged soil and is therefore well of the rarest, and to some, one of the world’s most location where the species has the best chance of adapted to grow on beaches, by rivers and Hibiscus flowers are also prized for decorations. Photo: WCS attractive lizards. The species is endemic to the Fiji survival – and hopefully greater than that, they will in mangrove swamps. This tree produces Islands where it is now restricted to less than 10 of thrive! colour-changing flowers throughout the the 300 or so islands of the archipelago. It is for this reason that no one is allowed to visit year: when the flowers open they are yellow, Yadua Taba is special for another reason in that it the island, and landing here is strictly prohibited, but they turn red during the day. contains a large strand of the Tropical Dry Forest unless approved and guided by the National Trust. In Fiji, the bark of this tree is used for making Vegetation, one of the most (if not the most) Due to the ‘Critically Endangered’ status of the yaqona strainers, garlands, cords, and skirts endangered vegetation types in the world! Fijian Crested Iguana (IUCN Red List), their listing that are similar to hula skirts. The bark is The sanctuary has the largest and most impressive on CITES Appendix I and threats from disturbance, stripped from the tree and soaked it sea Crested Iguana population and it is the only wild a ‘community watch’ program was initiated, with regular policing by National Trust Rangers and the water for about a week before it is hung location in the world where the population can be local community. These rangers are charged with to dry out under the sun. After the bark is protecting the island on behalf of the National Trust thoroughly dried, it separates into paper-thin Ecotales Cover and there is high chance that you will be visited by layers of smooth fibres that are a golden hue. one if you’re anchored within the Yadua waters. n Excerpts from ‘Ecotales from Kubulau’ - A guide to the cultural and natural heritage of the Vatu-i-Ra VISITATION Seascape. Written by Natalie Askew, Margaret Fox and For entry to the island, you will need to seek Stacy Jupiter. 100pp. Available at the University of the permission from the National Trust of Fiji. South Pacific Book Shop. 3 Ma’afu Street, Suva. 1 Watling D (2005) Palms of the Fiji Islands. Environmental Consultants, Suva, Fiji. 192 pp. PO Box 2089, Govt Buildings, Suva, Fiji 2 Bourke RM, Harwood T (eds) (2009) Food and Agriculture in Papua New Guinea. Australian National University, Australia. Tel: (679) 330 1807 | Fax: (679) 330 5092 3 Thomson LAJ, Englberger L, Guarino L, Thaman RR, Elevitch CR (2006) Pandanus tectorius (pandanus), ver. 1.1. In: Elevitch CR (ed) Species Profiles for Pacific Island Agroforestry. Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR), Hōlualoa, USA. www.traditionaltree.org. The Crested Iguana. Photo © Stacy Jupiter 122 123 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
Savusavu is a yachts person’s “Hidden” paradise where the day starts at 0800 VHF 16 then 68 “GOOD MORNING SAVUSAVU!”. This fun informative net provides weather updates, what’s on - diving, tours etc. where to get whatever, Q&A from cruisers and lasts for 50-60 mins on
Mon, Wed and Fri. However DeliaPhoto: R othnie-Jones on Tues, Thu and Sat it lasts approx 25-35mins. No Vhf-net With the new inclusion of on Sundays. Nawi Island Marina and it’s 130 Savusavu Town is small fully serviced berths catering (population 6,000 approx). for 10/85 meter mono-hull Over the years the town yachts, catamarans and some businessmen, Town super-yachts the difference Council, Savusavu Tourism, to Savusavu will be huge!. Government Authorities and Especially with it’s 75 ton the Yachting Industry have travel-lift & hardstand, as worked together to provide well as long term dry storage a unique “Holistic Yachting enabling more yachts to stay Destination”, that provides year round. By Curly Carswell almost all a yachts person There are few remote island needs. yachting destinations in the SAVUSAVU Photo: Delia Rothnie-Jones Bula! and Welcome to Fiji’s Hidden Paradise ating back to the old Today Savusavu is an and can facilitate check-ins Dsailing ships era of the International Port of Entry for with just a VHF call from you. 1800’s Savusavu on the Fiji, and hosts over 200 cruising The current marinas are Copra southern coast of the Island yachts a year by being one of Shed Marina, Waitui Marina, of Vanua Levu Fiji Islands has Fiji’s most friendly destinations, Savusavu Marina and soon been a favoured port when delivering a hassle free and Nawi Island Marina & Shipyard, crossing the South Pacific quick “Check-in” experience. a soft opening is expected going west. All 4 marinas monitor VHF 16 during the 3rd quarter of 2020.
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Food & Liquor It is important to understand that specific yacht make/ Provisions model spares will need to be Food provisioning is easy ordered from off-shore i.e. with 3 large chainstore USA/NZ/AU/EU some (not all) supermarkets all with liquor of our International Courier departments. There are also Services are very efficient 3 smaller sized supermarkets and parts can be delivered to and even smaller general Savusavu yachts in 3-5 days stores dotted around town. from order/payment. There is a butcher, 2 bakeries Savusavu has a Photo: Monica Laurence and 2 specialty food & liquor Photo: Delia Rothnie-Jones stores. One of them has a nice bright future!! South Pacific that can provide frequent bus services and delicatessen section. The next year to 18 months vegetable, fruit & fish market. Hopefully increased tourist the following: many taxi fleets closeby. The large fresh produce will see some incredible A supermarket is also being flow will see increased flights Business, Health Savusavu has a hospital, market always has a wide investments coming into considered. and ferries etc. And finally ambulances, a dentist, selection of in-season operation in Savusavu that A new hotel to cater for there will be increased jobs & Travel pharmacy and a private vegetables and fruits. You will change the traditional the expected increase in and increased income for There are 3 banks all with 24/7 medical centre (which has can also find frozen fish and scope of yachting in Savusavu. yacht arrivals. There will be Savusavu Town. For a cruiser it ATMs. These are Westpac, ANZ thermal hot pools and massages yagona (kava) which you Nawi Island Marina & Shipyard improved infrastructure, will be an exciting time to visit and the Bank of the South available). need when cruising the outer will have a positive impact improved facilities in regards Savusavu and Fiji. Pacific. 3 international internet islands. that will be immense. to engineering, electrical Warning: Savusavu is a providers supply affordable Restaurants & Cafés The Town Council is building and refrigeration repairs with special place, it’s easy to want internet options (cheaper than (Licensed & BYO) Yacht Maintenance a new 2 story building that parts backup we don’t enjoy to retire here and swallow the our international neighbours to It is almost cheaper to eat & Parts will also house the new currently. anchor!! the east and south of Fiji) and out than to cook your meals In Savusavu there is a well WiFi is often free. onboard. There are 5 very stocked chandler, with a Local & international post, popular international quality second chandler expected courier & freight services are restaurants, then perhaps 15 or to be opened in late more local restaurants serving available (3-5 day ex USA/NZ/ 2020/2021. There are facilities PRIVATE ISLAND Aust). tasty Indian, Fijian, Chinese for refueling, watering RESORT HOMES MARINA It is a one hour flight from and European dishes. and mechanic’s for both Savusavu Airport to Nadi The most common remarks outboards & main engines, International Airport (great from new yachting arrivals AC & DC electricians as well as for crew changes) and 40 mins from off shore is that the food refrigeration techs. to Nausori Airport for a quick is just awesome and so much A fitting & turning shop with trip to Suva. Getting around is more affordable compared to another expected to open BEACHFRONT VILA LOTS easy with the inter-island ferry countries east of Fiji. in 2020/2. There is a general OCEAN VIEW engineering and welding shop VILA LOTS services being very affordable, MARINA and a number of automobile APARTMENTS garages in town. RESORT
There are 8 well-stocked BERTHS AVAILABLE JUNE 2020 CONTACT +61 432 541 122 [email protected] hardware stores and some stock 12v batteries. Cooking • Floating concrete side finger berths to 85m • Easy access to cruise the Lau Island Group gas is available 7 days a week. • All services available including power • International Marina Management Canvas work available BUT to 400amp 3 phase • Agency & Provisioning services onsite serious sail repairs are bagged • Storm engineered Harbour for wet • Immigration & arrival services in Savusavu season mooring and couriered to either Suva or Nadi (rapid turnarounds are Restaurant, Bar and Café construction to commence immediately following possible). berth completion. Boatyard with 75t wide body Travelift to open in 2021. Photo: Delia Rothnie-Jones 126 127 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 6
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Things to Daku Resort offers a wide choice Pop Art See & Do in of things to do throughout the year. The with Dale Leach resort is located about a mile from the 19 – 26 Sept 2020 Dale Leach’s course Savusavu harbour - an easy 25 min walk or a F$4 cab in Pop Art is a lively, ride which takes 5 minutes. Non Residents absorbing foray into are welcome to join in, but must must pay a whole new way of for and participate in the whole course of capturing images. The final result is deceptively simple, and your choice. ALL SKILLS WELCOME! Dale will guide you through the techniques of Watercolours constructing those bright, focused paintings that outside the leap out of the canvas and tease the imagination. Square Nurture and with Charles Sluga Nourish Body and Mind 18 – 25 July 2020 with Gabrielle Boswell Liquidstate Freediving Charles Sluga’s 18 – 25 July 2020 Tobi Bernhard and Neelam Ratan will take you into a glorious other-wordly realm of freediving – diving workshops explore Gabrielle’s Yoga in Fiji down into the ocean on a single breath with no specialist gear. Whether you are a snorkeler wanting to the world – not week is paced to offer spend more time at depth or an advanced freediver wanting to increase breath-hold time and depth; just the world of a gentle, meditative whether you are a spearfisherman wanting access to bigger targets deeper down or a surfer who wants watercolours, but practice that allows you more breath-hold confidence to tackle bigger waves; whether you are interested in the meditative and the world around him. This workshop celebrates the opportunity to sink relaxation aspects of apnea and pranayama yoga or you are a gas guzzling scuba diver wanting to improve the tropical landscapes of Fiji and the warm deeper into the asanas and gain a thorough air consumption and become a safer scuba diver – the promise from Liquidstate Freediving is of helping you hospitality of the people of Savusavu. awareness of your body’s needs. to unlock your body’s potential to dive on one breath. Freediving is not an extreme sport and is extremely safe to learn and practice following AIDA standards. Contact: [email protected] Visit: www.dakuresort.com and find something that you’ve always wanted to have a go at. KokoMana Chocolate Farm & Factory KokoMana Farm & Chocolate Factory offers a unique chocolate experience with its tours taking you from ‘tree to bar’. Owners Richard Markham and Anne Moorhead have created a fascinating experience, starting with a walk through carefully selected cocoa varieties growing in the forest plantation, and finishing with their hand-made fine- flavour chocolate. Anne travelled to South America to learn the finer Handcrafted lures that work for 15kg+ techniques of chocolate making, and now produces a range of delicious dark chocolate flavours. They explain the principles behind agroforestry, which encourages biodiversity within a sustainable farming system – as evidence you’ll see and hear many native birds, insects and more. Tours end with a tasting and the opportunity to buy chocolate. KokoMana Farm & Chocolate Factory is just 2km from town, in the forest behind Daku Resort. T: 298-9426 | E: [email protected] “Just caught a 56” Mahi Mahi on the way to Viani bay on one of your pink lures, guarantee fulfilled, thank you!” - s/v Nexus Nadamole Healing Pools Visit: curlycarswell.blogspot.com for more testimonials The village of Nadamole, 5 km on the road west out of Savusavu, has opened itself up to visitors, offering a bathe in its healing “Gooood pools of Naseruseru. The river runs down the mountainside into a Join Curly’s Seminars Tune into VHF Morniiiiing glorious pool of refreshing water, deep enough to jump into from Specifically catering for yachts people who RADIO with Curly Savusavu” the rocks. The belief is that only the pool has the healing quality have not cruised within and around reefs who shares daily – the river above it is just ordinary water. The villagers give you a before and do not know the Fiji Islands. seasalt wisdom and practical information from the people rousing welcome – you can come just for the pools, or if there’s a Mini Chartlets | Waypoints Available of Savusavu for foreign cruisers. group of you they will put on a full meke (traditional dance) and kava ceremony. You can also hike up the mountain path beside the river. Well worth a morning or afternoon. Call Inoke on 976 6016. Book Curly’s seminar at: [email protected] | +679 8680878 130 131 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
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he old Copra Shed Marina that was built in the T19th century, is a major landmark in Savusavu. The Copra Shed Marina Renovated in recent years it now houses the Savusavu Yacht Club. Historical photographs depicting the ‘Sheds past adorn the walls of the o o 16 46’7” South | 179 20’0” East building. The Copra Facts & Figures Shed Marina The Copra Shed Marina has 8 stern-to-wharf berths for vessels up to 20 metres. Water and electricity are available at these berths. Seventeen moorings are available for vessels of varying sizes. The Copra Shed Marina also has a new floating dock berth facility for thirty vessels of up to 20 metres. Safety The Nakama Creek is well sheltered from strong weather.
Visitor Attractions PO Box 262, Savusavu, Fiji The Captains Café – specializing in some seriously good pizza but also catering for other international T: +679 885 0457 | F: +679 885 0989 tastes. [email protected] The Captains Table is located on the waterfront of www.coprashed.com.fj the marina and offers a wonderful wine and dine Tim Eden photo VHF Channel 16 experience. 132 133 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
Services & Facilities at a Glance Waitui Marina Waitui Marina is the first marina after
Accommodation Anchor Bar Berths Bike Hire Boutique Bus Route Car Chandlery passing the main large concrete ferry Permission Rentals wharf when entering Nakama Creek. They provide a boat and boatman to meet and greet on arrival from off shore and will bring the authorities out to your Coffee Customs Drinking Electricity Foreign Fuel Internet Laundry Restaurant Shop Water Supply Exchange Supply Services Facilities yacht. This marina has no berths but has 24 genuine single pin American made Heliz screw moorings. 12 are available for the cyclone season. In the Waitui building Customs Scooter Showers Taxi Hire Toilets Waste Water Yacht Club there is the marina office, a DHL Courier Hire Container Supply Office, a laundry, café, frozen meat & fish n The Copra Shed is also home to the Savusavu Yacht shop and the Waitui Club. Club Bar that provides delicious cold draft beer PO Box 465, Savusavu, Fiji and a fine selection of wines and spirits. Overseas T: +679 885 3057 | AH: +679 835 3913 visitors can become temporary members of the club [email protected] upon payment of a small fee. The Club hosts various VHF Channel 16 Savusavu Marina sailing regattas throughout the year including Optimist sailing events for the kids and some Laser & Boatyard sailing. Merlin Trailer Sailers are also greatly enjoyed Savusavu Marina & Boatyard is at at the far by some of the club members. end of Nakama Creek. They are very popular The Art Gallery offers creative works of local artists, as they have 20 Cyclone Moorings all have souvenirs and some beautiful jewellery if you need 4 meter - triple pin heli-coil screws that are Savusavu Yacht Club. Photo: Monica Laurence to pick up a nice gift for someone special. exceptionally well maintained. In addition Services & Facilities there are 8 berths on their pontoon with The Copra Shed Marina will arrange for Border limited water and power. Ashore there is Control agents to board and clear your yacht. the marina office, a toilet, shower, kitchen, Repair and maintenance services such as sail repair, freezer and a washing machine that clients refrigeration and electrical works can be arranged can use. There is an engineering workshop upon request. on the property. n Jerry cans can be filled with water at the dinghy PO Box 186, Savusavu, Fiji Islands pontoon while water in large quantities is available T: +679 8853 543 | F: +679 8853 422 at a designated dock for FJ$5 a fill. [email protected] [email protected] Any mail you have sent to the Copra Shed mailbox Photo: Brett Munroe Garner Sundown at Namaka Creek. Photo: Monica Laurence can be collected from the marina office. Wi Fi VHF Channel 16 internet is also available.
Accommodation Entrance to Namaka Creek. Photo: Tim Eden The Copra Shed Marina has three lovely rooms that are available to rent on a nightly or weekly basis. Getting Around Taxi’s swarm the town and flagging one down from outside either marina, or anywhere in the town is easy. The main bus station in the town centre sees buses leaving regularly for places as far afield as Labasa, Nabouwalu, Buca Bay and even (inclusive of n Captain’s Café. Photo: Delia Rothnie- Jones a ferry ride of course) over to Taveuni. 134 135 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
Cruising in the Fiji Group with Captain Carol Dunlop Cruising TAVEUNI area, VANUA LEVU Paradise is not a dream KIOA, RABI & THE RINGGOLDS ...it’s in Taveuni
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Kioa. Photo: Carol Dunlop aveuni is famous for its spectacular waterfalls, Tvaried bird watching, and world-class dive sites. Here you will need a dive guide as the correct tide Paradise offers 6 FREE moorings and FREE and current is essential to see the ‘Rainbow Reef’ anchorage for more vessels along a sandy bottom. and the white coral flowers open on the sheer ‘Great White Wall’. Good anchorage areas close to Welcomed as our Guest, enjoy the Resort facilities the Rainbow Reef dive sites are Viani and Vatudamu - swimming pool, Cocktail Bar and Oceanfront bays. Restaurant. Don’t miss our cultural evenings Buca Bay on mainland Vanua Levu also offers a very - Fiji Night, Bula Night and Indian Night! good anchorage in bad weather with good holding Paradise provides laundry service, organic ground and is also a great spot for a seaplane to farm produce, homemade bread, gift shop, fuel, land when transporting guests to and from your vessel. taxi service, guided tours of the island and 20% discount on all Scuba Dives for Cruising Guests. While in the area, you should spend some time exploring. Be sure to include a visit to the two islands in Fiji that are populated by displaced South P: +679 999 0125 • [email protected] • Sea Islanders, namely Rabi and Kioa. www.ParadiseinFiji.com • Marine Radio Channel 16 136 137 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
Left: Catherine Bay, Rabi. Right: Matagi Island anchorage. © Carol Dunlop Left: Sau Bay Fiji Retreat. Right: Ringgolds. © Carol Dunlop
Rabi (Rambi) where you can meet the inhabitants A recent village visit in 2019 showed a stark contrast you do need to ask permission to land and any Northern Vanua levu arrangements should be made with the resort who are displaced Banabans from Ocean Island, in with previous visits. The village was immaculate. The The channel along the Northern Vanualevu coastline beforehand. If they are really busy they will not Micronesia. Phosphate mining devastated Ocean houses; the rara and druas were well presented and is deep and wide. Island, so the British bought Rabi for resettlement. the villagers forthcoming. We had a great time and be able to accommodate anything more than a It is really beautiful and rarely visited by yachts. Though Fiji citizens since 1945, they still speak in it proved to be one of the great revisits. possible dinner ashore or a spa overlooking the water. Laucala Island, to the east of Matagi, is home There are some lovely spots including Kia island; their native tongue - Gilbertese, and their lifestyle To the south of Kioa is ‘Sau Bay Fiji Retreat. An Eco to a private 7-star resort often frequented by the Nukubati island private resort and many great river preserves age-old traditions. Their dancing is very Resort’ run by fifth generation locals Nigel and Carol affluent and famous. It is considered one ofthe trips. Great for Kite surfing and fishing the northern unlike Fijian dancing; more Polynesian in style and Douglas; the anchorage is good, especially for larger world’s most exclusive private retreats. Previously reefs. very stimulating! The sailing canoes still in use are yachts and Nigel is the best guide for diving this owned by Malcolm Forbes the present owner heads a pretty sight. area. He has piloted and led dives on many visiting The Labasa river can be a navigational experience at the Red Bull energy drink company. Catherine Bay in the south is a very good anchorage. super-yachts. However, please do get permission low tide but a fun day out in the busy colorful town The wharf has been completely destroyed by to land from the owners. They are a wealth of The island is magnificent to say the least and with great markets and curry shops. cyclone Winston but a dinghy can safely land on the information on anything in these northern islands. the facilities amazing. Anchoring in front of the WEATHER beach nearby. Be sure to visit the local elder who resort or the beaches is strictly not permitted but To the East at Waiyevo on the island of Taveuni you Taveuni is called the garden isle so does have its fair lives close by to ask permission to visit the village. Superyachts that wish to check their guests into the can find basic stores and provisions. Anchor well share of rainfall in the wet season around November There Is no sevusevu but he Is charming and only resort and have made arrangements may anchor off south of Korolevu Island to avoid the bombies and to March. Tradewinds blow as usual and are wants to know where you are from and have a chat. to the side in protected waters. tender ashore. Fresh provisions can also be sought stronger between June and August. in the area. The Ringgold Islands are to the North of Matagi The Methodist church Is huge and used for all sorts Once in the lee of Taveuni you do have protection Island; the pass is deep and wide into the area. Your of Important venues. They have a serious brass The Bouma Heritage National Park Falls or Tavoro from the swells. The current in somosomo straits sevusevu can be presented to Yanuca (Yanutha) band in the village and the Rabi dancers sometimes waterfalls are a worthwhile visit on Taveuni or trek between Taveuni and Vanua Levu can be strong at village. perform here. the Vidawa rainforest trail. Lavena coastal walk is times when you have wind against tide. Be sure to visit the Cikobia (Thikombia) Crater, and Nuka on the western side Is the main village where also a great excursion as is a visit to Civa Pearl Farm The Taveuni area has several good anchorages. the deserted Raranitingga island is also worth a you can enquire about the dancers and Is the home at Vurevure Bay on the east side. These places can Depending on the wind direction Catherine Bay; lunch stop. The anchorage to the NW of this island of the Rabi council. be accessed from Matei via road in a taxi or truck – Buca Bay, Vanua Levu; Nasau Bay; Niviivi Bay, is very deep 100ft approx. To the North Is the magical Albert Cove. Usually or tender into Navakacoa and take a truck ride from Gamea; Lali Bay, Gamea; all have good holding. n there Is only one family in residence but not on a there. regular basis. The Rabi Islanders make a coconut The Waitavala water slide which is a great hit with toddy but beware of the mature potion! kids and adults is accessed from Waiyevo. Kioa is an outlier to Vanua Levu. Situated opposite The islands of Matagi (Matangi) and Qamea (Gow- Buca Bay. It is a freehold island purchased by settlers mear) located to the east of Taveuni also boast from Tuvalu, who arrived between 1947 and 1983. some excellent anchorages. Matagi is owned by Their skill in fishing is as legendary as their artisans Noel and Flo Douglas who have hosted numerous and handcrafts. The village Is spotless and the Superyachts over the years. This is a charming people welcoming. An elder will escort you around boutique resort with lovely beaches and great and tell you stories about the past. There is no diving. A very good anchorage can be found to sevusevu here as in Rabi. the south of the island. As this is a private island Nasau Bay, Vanua Levu. © Carol Dunlop 138 139 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
Local Community takes Action to save the Ocean
An area of 1km2 at Tivi Island in Viani Bay is declared It was instrumental that Jone is a local, thus able to explain a “no take zone” to enable the setup of a coral the long-term benefits of a farm by Dive Academy Fiji. The first two nurseries, no-take-zone and knowing the traditional ways to get installed in 2019, already show impressive results. approval. With the support of Jone Paulo, the area Headman, lthough the Rainbow about the marine eco-system Tivi Island was declared a AReef is one of the last at their doorstep. local MPA and the first two large pristine and intact reef nurseries, or “coral hammocks” However, for the health of Dive Academy, identified Tivi, systems in the world, the the ocean and an increased were setup in July and amount, sizes and variety of a small uninhabited island in September 2019. amount of fish for the locals, the bay as the ideal location fish in the adjacent Viani Bay The two nurseries at the Tivi a next level is needed: A coral for the nursery. Although decreased over the decades. MPA are a 100% success: “All farm is the ideal instrument part of the reef is dead, one However, most families rely on to re-grow the reef, provide the corals on the nurseries are fishing in the bay to feed their side of the island features a growing, the amount of fish a nursery for fish and thus healthy variety of hard corals, families – a vicious circle that benefit the whole eco-system around Tivi and in the whole gets resolved through a joint is shallow and gets enough bay already increased. Soon in the bay and on the Rainbow water movement for baby effort with Dive Academy Fiji. Reef. Clean shores, where we will see larger sizes of fish corals to grow. Victor Bonito as well”, states Jone Waitaiti. Dive Academy Fiji started no waste is washed into the from Reef Explorer identified their dive resort in 2017 with ocean - hence the cleanup “We plan to set up additional over 100 different species of nurseries and replant the marine conservation being a activities – plus a no-fishing hard corals off the shore in corals around the bay.” Dive major driver of the venture. zone in the coral farm area are front of Viani Bay Resort and on Academy also wants to setup First initiatives include a prerequisite. Tivi Island, some very rare ones moorings in Viani Bay, not volunteer teaching at the After he participated in a Coral and species that can sustain only for the convenience of school, cleanups, taking locals Farming course with Reef higher water temperatures. A the yachts, but also to protect for discovery dives and simply Explorer Fiji in Sigatoka in reassuring finding and ideal the newly planted corals, once talking to the community late 2018, Jone Waitaiti from starting point for the project. propagated. 140 141 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
KIOA REEF Matei Airport Tuvununu Dive Lodge BUCA BAY Taveuni Palms VANUA LEVU Makaira Resort VIUBANI PRINCE CHARLES BEACH Naselesele SAU BAY MATAGI Welanqi Village Mt Narata WeiWei Dive MILAMILA BAY Natuvu Naba Rua Academy DOLPHIN BAY Nakia Resort & Dive Fiji NASASOBU VIANI VANAIRA Somosomo Village Vidawa BAY BAY BAY Qeleni Village Rainforest Hike NAVODO Nagara/ Visitor’s Centre BAY Waiyevo (wharf) Somosomo T QAMEA A Shopping S Area M A T Garden Island N I RAINBOW REEF A Resort Waiyevo Village Mt Koroturaga S R Bouma T T S Village R Tavoro A O I M Wairiki Waterfalls T O Lake S (ferry port) Visitor O Tagimaucea M Centre O Waitabu S Taveuni Des Voeux Peak Marine Park & Dive Campground Resort BOUMA NATIONAL TAVEUNI ISLAND HERITAGE PARK Lavena Village HARDWARE Wainibau N Waterfalls SHOPPING Lavena W E Mt Uluiqalau Coastal Walk & Backpackers HOSPITAL S Lodge Paradise Taveuni Resort E POLICE G A S Naqarawalu S A Vatuwiri Plantation Resort Vana Kei Vuna P CHURCH U K Vuna Village Delaivuna U Salialevu Village N A N AIRPORT Kanacoa VUNA Navakawau LAGOON ANCHORAGE VUNA REEF 180º Date Line Matamaiqi Blowhole
Join & Support Coral Farming in Viani Bay • Take a guided tour and join in planting or maintaining the nurseries: FJ$30* 16°44.691’S | 179°53.561’E • Buy a Rainbow Reef Coral Farm T-Shirt: FJ$30* • The MPA may only be visited with a guide from Dive Academy Fiji. • This includes anchoring/tying a launch, swimming, snorkeling, diving and kayaking. • To protect the reefs please:
While Dive Academy provides the boat - avoid breaking corals while swimming, rides and material, locals are volunteering snorkeling or anchoring in setting up and maintaining the - use reef-protective sunscreen nurseries. Resort guests and yachties - do not throw any rubbish in the ocean Dive Academy Fi ji & Viani Bay Resort who anchor in the bay can support the - bring organic waste to the local pigs [email protected] initiative by visiting the farm or actively diveacademyfiji.com participate in planting corals or cleaning - we take your rubbish bags to Taveuni for M: 725 8184 or 7258167 the nurseries. One of the supporters FJ$10* per bag donated T-Shirts with the Rainbow * The fees are used for further investment; direct costs Reef Coral Farm logo to resell. “As a are covered by Dive Academy, donations welcome start-up, we rely on funding to expand Contact: Dive Academy Fiji our marine conservation projects. We T: 7258167 or 7258184 Yacht Directly at Authentic Coral Farming Services Rainbow Reef Cultural & Social therefore charge a small fee for the coral E: [email protected] & Activities & White Wall Immersion Engagement farm activities and are grateful for any FB: Rainbow Reef Coral Farm or Dive Academy Fiji additional support”, says Marina Walser, www.diveacademyfiji.com Dive Academy Fiji. n 142 143 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
Coral Restoration B C in Taveuni B: Same sample section in 2017 and C in 2019. Before you set the mother line. Necessary Equipment The reefs on our planet are being destroyed at an alarming rate, 1. Check to see how the currents are running to 1. Long line fishing line or similar gauge with due to climate change, storm surf, predation, human carelessness assess the widest seed area possible. knots about 2ft. to a meter apart. We used and over fishing - by Roberta Davis 2. Determine the best location according to rope because it is easier to handle, but more water temperatures and topography. costly. s individuals or as groups we have the ability Nature plays a huge part but it requires a helpful 3. The ideal growth and temperature range is 2. Buoys. Ato help save reefs. 10 years ago some die hard nudge from people to start it up. between 3 meters and maximum of 7 meters, 3. Smaller gauge rope or you can use heavy volunteers and I started working on developing Scientists have discovered that corals put out depending on water temperatures. The gauge fishing line and put place knots in it. sustainable techniques through trial and error signals to corals floating in plankton indicating depth area for the anchors to be at least 10 meters deep so the corals can be adjusted to 4. Bags of cement to create large anchor block and a fair amount of error to create an elegant that this is a good place to live. If there are no the perfect water temperatures by slacking points for the main line. Dig a hole in the and simple solution. It is not only sustainable but corals or limited signals, they will keep floating off or tightening the buoy lines. The anchor sand, pour the cement into the hole and affordable. in the current until they get a good signal. This line should have some slack to provide scope bend some rebar into a horse shoe shape so The simplest method that anyone can do is when concept was made apparent to us when we of tides and surf. you can attach the mother line. Depending they see a live broken coral fragment while they decided not to plant in one area that 10 years 4. Study the area to see where small buds are on the size you will need some volunteers in are snorkeling is pick it up and fit it snugly into an later has very little growth. trying to bloom instead of deciding where the water to assist at least two strong divers existing hole in the coral substrate. In a month it For the sake of continuity I have tried to have a new reef would be nice. I have learned to coordinate instructions between the divers will calcify and take root and grow. It is wise to pictures of the evolution of the reef in the same from that mistake and and the boat for the placement wear gloves. area. That evolution is throughout the whole reef didn’t observe the new of the anchor blocks. However if confronted with a huge area that was system with at least a hundred photos showing natural evolution of the D: We started with frags at least a square kilometer as we were, a coral the progress. reef and tried to replace that were half the size of our gardener needs to get proactive and creative. Rather than discussing our learning curve, let’s the areas where the reefs thumb or a baby finger for the Skeptics would like to believe it is all nature. go straight to the simple elegant solution of were destroyed. I paid branching corals in mid 2014. hanging corals on ropes. It has been field tested dearly during the next CAT 5 cyclone, which is always for the last 7 years with spectacular results of Planting the Corals followed by a COT invasion. turning a large area that was rubble due to Step 1: Gather your coral frags cyclone surf, COT invasions, and bleaching into 5. Mother ropes are laid and segregate the various beautiful , thriving reefs. All funding for it came horizontal to the shore to species into long water tight out of my slender pockets, so it is affordable and get more seed coverage. containers filled with sea water. sustainable. The currents run east to Don’t get more frags then your west and the tides run in team can string in a day and set Above: From the surface the layout of buoys that and out. In the process up on the mother line. support the mother line. Our project was 17 buoys choose an area that has long. A: This photo is sample section of the reef in barren drop offs whenever A November 2013 that was wiped out by storm surf. possible. D 144 145 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
volunteer divers. We created 5x4 ft sections for account where you always have specimens that easy transport and connected the sections onto continue to seed the area. In 4 years they can be cement blocks on the bottom. moved onto an artificial reef in a safe area while The artificial reef was constructed in 20-25 foot they continue to spawn. depth and well past the storm surf zone in an Benefits: area that was devoid of corals. If one has deep The personal benefits of helping nature to grow pockets they could forego the ropes ad plant an a reef are awe-inspiring. One can’t measure the artificial reef. The risk is frags retrieved from the sheer happiness of watching a reef evolve from shallows may go into shock due to the sudden rubble. The ones planted in the wild are rooting temperature drop. Creating an artificial reef in and putting out signals, fish are moving in, often E F the shallows puts it at risk of destruction during a minute after you plant the frag. Any fish in the storm surf. If you are using a galvanized grid, it is area are lined up with rent checks to move in. wise to add a thin coating of cement, since zinc The rope corals are sending out seedlings and is present in galvanized products. Or instead use signals. The dynamic is set in motion. Before you know it the whole area is jam packed with corals. coral ropes and tie them to a cement block frame in a horizontal and criss cross pattern. It is great exercise, not only while you are planting, but also while you are checking on I: Here comes the fun part. Taking the corals off the reef . One can’t help but smile because your the ropes and transporting them to the artificial heart is filled with joy, passion and incredulity. reef. J: Volunteers are working on securing the From an altruistic standpoint by nudging this mature corals to the grid. K: Now we get to start beautiful evolution into motion, you have done all over again by growing more corals on ropes. something wonderful for the planet. It doesn’t They are of vital importance to rehabilitating a get better than that. You end up with reefs that G H reef. Consider the coral on the ropes as a bank look picture (L). n If you would like to experience our beautiful reefs or help with our coral gardening project visit us at Makaira Resort Step 2: Cut either heavier fishing lines or rope into they seed during the birth of the reef and hear in Taveuni. If you would to like to create of help a reef anywhere in the tropics any of the methods mentioned 4-6 meter lengths to create your aux line for your lots of signals. The beauty is with each birth above will work. coral frags. you have varying years of growth from buds to Step 3: Tie knots in the aux ropes at approximately mature corals. The buds will withstand storm 2 feet apart if using fishing line. Or open up the surf. twines of the rope to complete the next step. The ropes will survive storm surf because they Step 4: Utilizing smaller and more flexible are free swinging on the ropes enabling them fishing line fasten/tie one frag securely and tie it to go with the surge. It is wise to place your into the knot on the auxiliary line or through the mother line outside of the line of storm surf. open twine of the aux rope. The corals will grow G: By 2019 they looked like this and the weight around the fishing line but will not attach as of them were breaking the ropes. SO we quickly much to the aux rope. Each auxiliary line should removed some of the larger ones and put them have approx. 3-6 coral frags spaced evenly apart on rope frames to secure on the bottom. The depending on the species of coral and growth downside of that is it was flimsy and although it I J rate and optimal growing depth for particular held together it took a lot of effort to transport it species. Try to keep compatible or same species to the bottom. on the same auxiliary ropes. H: Pictured is Scott Putnam who has been an E: By 2016 they looked like this. This photo also invaluable volunteer throughout this whole illustrates how you want to lay out your corals. project. F: Here they are above in 2018. By now they have We knew that in September of 2019 we would had a couple of years of spawning. The clever have to dismantle the ropes and attach them way of laying out your project is in line with the to an artificial reef that is 800 sq feet. We used incoming and outgoing tides with the shore and heavy galvanized screen, secured tie down in line with currents running horizontally to the straps and rope while we were on the surface so shore, providing a huge seed area. Every year we would have easy attachment points for the K L 146 147 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
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Relax, take a deep breath, sink down into the ocean and be mesmerised by the colours and vibrance of the world beneath the surface. It´s just you and the ocean. By Marina Walser
Freediving Fascination very snorkeller experienced emotions, peace of mind and Ethese moments, when they the freedom to get closer to want to dive down only a little marine life on just one breath, bit longer or deeper to follow without gear, without fear. As that turtle, swim next to the Umberto Pelizzari, one of the manta ray or take a closer pioneers in freediving puts it: look at these beautiful corals „The scuba diver dives to look beneath them. When scuba around. The freediver dives to diving isn´t an option and look inside”. snorkelling doesn’t get you to Two days of professional where you want, freediving training are well invested to offers the perfect solution. boost self-confidence and It´s a common misconception equip the freedivers with all that freediving is all about they need to safely enjoy this depth and records. Of course, bubble-free adventure. “Most these make it into the news, but students double or triple their freediving is much more about breath-holding time in the 150 151 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 Freediving FAQs Profile 1. is freediving the same as snorkeling? Jone Waitaiti, PADI Advanced Snorkeling is primarily a surface activity with maybe a few dives Freediving Instructor down, where the snorkelers observe the reef below them. In Jone went freediving since his childhood Freediving the objective is to maximise the time under water on in Taveuni, Fiji. During his time in Germany one breath. You get closer to marine life and stay longer. he became a PADI Advanced Freediving 2. Why not just scuba dive instead of freediving Instructor with Aquanaut, one of the first Scuba diving is not for everyone, equipment might not be dive shops to set up a “distinctive” PADI available, or it is simply not allowed to scuba dive, which is the program for this sport, and thus being case at many areas where manta rays, whale sharks or whales are the first Fijian PADI Freediving Instructor around. Freedivers get closer to marine animals who don´t like in the world. As a PADI Master Freediver the noise and the bubbles of scuba divers. he dives to 35 meters depth at ease and 3. Why take a course and not only practice on your own? trains students at Dive Academy Fiji, Viani The snorkeler, being on the surface, breathes through the Bay/Rainbow Reef. snorkel most of the time, while the freediver tries to maximise the amount of air inhaled before immersion and minimise the amount of oxygen used while being under water. Thus, techniques, and preparation are vital to stay safe during first day of the course.”, says water with a colourful reef, freediving. A professional instructor demonstrates and assesses Jone Waitaiti, PADI Advanced even seeing some sharks, the skills and helps the students to improve these. He also Freediving Instructor at makes the training so much ensures safety and accompanies the students during the deep Dive Academy Fiji. “By also easier and fun”, says Marcel dives. After the course, the freediver is equipped with the improving the techniques to another of Jone´s students. knowledge and techniques to further train and expand the skills dive down and swim under After course completion, Dive – with a qualified buddy. water, this is an eye-opening Academy Fiji offers to practice 4. do you need special equipment? experience.” Bernhard, one the skills while spearfishing Mask, fins and snorkel are all that are required. During the of his recent student smiles, and the students can practice and have a Fijian style beach course, students also wear a weight belt and weights to be with it. “As a side-effect you can take BBQ of the catch. “No worries, neutrally buoyant when exhaling at the surface. better pictures than during Breathing, stretching and they point out which fish are For protection against the sun or from getting cold, an exposure snorkeling”, and proudly shows meditation exercises that are allowed to be caught and one or wetsuit are recommended. A dive watch or computer with the picture of a seahorse he closely related to yoga enable of the local spearfishermen freediving mode are helpful to monitor and control the activity. found in five meters depth. the freediver to focus on the will come along and ensure Special freediving equipment like masks with smaller volumes inside and extend the breath During the PADI Freediver you don’t stay hungry,” adds or longer fins help to further improve the freediving skills. holding time. “It´s the unique n course the students practice Bernhard. During the course the students learn what to look for with their static and dynamic apnea, free combination of mental and equipment. immersion, constant weight physical work that creates freediving as well as safety the fascination of freediving 5. how long does it take to do the PADI Freediver course principles. Techniques on and makes it an increasingly and what are the times and depths? how to immerse effortlessly, popular activity. If you struggle The practical part of the PADI Freediver Course is spread over efficiently use fins and position to meditate, try freediving.” two days with one confined and two open water sessions. The the body in the water lead to states Marina Walser, who trains course approach is based on the progress of the students, so increased distance and depth. the relaxation and breathing that the freedivers can slowly expand their limits. The goal of the Jone, who went freediving in techniques with the freediver PADI Freediver Course is to hold the breaths for 90 seconds, dive the ocean since he was a child, students at Dive Academy. a distance of 25 meters and go down to 10 meters. 16 meters also explains the benefits of is the maximum depth for the PADI Freediver. PADI Advanced “We went to the Rainbow Reef Freedivers go to 2.5 minutes static, 50 meters dynamic apnea special freediving equipment for our deep dives. In clear and up to 20 meters depth. Students complete their theory using the PADI eLearning App. The app already includes the Contact: Dive Academy Fiji at Viani Bay Resort | 16o44.691’ S | 179o53.561’E content for the Advanced and Master Freediving Courses. [email protected] | www.diveacademyfiji.com | T: +6797258184 (Marina) | +6797258167 (Jone) 152 153 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
Vanuabalavu and Lakeba have Cruising in the Fiji Group with Captain Carol Dunlop Both Northern and Southern Lau are very remote areas away the only airports in Lau and from any tourist track. There both are serviced by domestic is absolutely no shopping, carrier Fiji Link, with intermittent nightclubs, stores, or resorts! flights to these islands. There are However, there is excellent airstrips on Cicia and Moala too – fishing, great diving, rich cultural again Fiji Link runs a schedule to experiences and beautiful Cicia while Northern Air services scenery. The Fijians of this region Moala. These flights are subject Cruising THE LAU GROUP follow a subsistence lifestyle to change. Charter flights can that is not greatly changed from land at all these airstrips. Cargo that of their ancestors. Unlike on ships, with passengers, visit the large islands there are few some islands roughly monthly people of other races, and only (in theory), but this is unreliable. rarely has land been sold out of Due to this infrequency, the local Iguana in Kabara. indigenous ownership. It is very stores are often in low supply, important that visitors respect tower now. Since our recent so do not rely on buying any of the traditions that underlie daily cruise in 2019 we discovered that your supplies here. In 2019 we life, as careless or disrespectful there really is no wifi in Southern discovered that some islands behavior can lead to animosity, Lau. The odd school will offer a are serviced every two weeks?? and damage to the fragile connection for emails but we Unheard of! ecosystem. Please keep this in basically were 3 weeks without Changeover of guests; mind while cruising here. internet! provisioning; etc usually rely on The island life is very simple, and Digicel is up and coming and Pacific Island Air charter flights the people are poor in material generally offers better coverage with their larger seaplanes terms but rich in others. Most in Lau. covering the more remote areas. Fulaga Lagoon. Photo: Carol Dunlop villages have a store, but there he remote eastern group of is little for sale. Fresh fruit and iQoliqoli Tislands, the Lau group, have to be vegetables are hard to find, and one of the best cruising destinations villagers are not used to the While the state ultimately retains ownership of the ocean and her of all time and are certainly one of idea of selling these things that resources, the people of Fiji have been given tenure and the right the highlights in a world cruise! are normally shared freely with to fish for subsistence from allocated areas of coral reef referred to as ‘i-Qoliqoli’. It used to be more difficult to visit the friends and family. Lau Group due to restrictive permit Premix petrol (and diesel) is All coral reef areas in Fiji are part of an iQoliqoli. Deeper water requirements, however you will find rarely available in the larger passages between the islands of Fiji are commonly outside of it easy today as permission to cruise villages. While most islands iQoliqoli areas. Lau is included in your government have a telephone at the post If your yacht is berthed within one of the iQoliqoli jurisdictions issued permit for the entire area of office, internet is rarely available. (apart from a marina), you will need to present your sevusevu to Fiji Waters. Although Vanuabalavu does the village and ask for permission to anchor or fish there. In Lau you will find absolutely no have a Vodafone and Digicel tourism. It is very much open-ocean sailing between the islands and as such, some of the passages between the islands can be quite bumpy. The bonus however, is that isolated reefs and islands are well-defined, so that night passages between islands are safe for competent navigators. Indeed, one commonly reaches through the night across Force 4-5 trade winds, hearing and even smelling unseen islands to windward, making some superb sailing. Left: Washing day in Totoya. Right: Refueling day in Fulaga. Photos: Carol Dunlop 154 155 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
There are small grass airstrips at Lomaloma, on the island of Vanua Balavu, and on Lakeba as mentioned before, but these are not always accessible if the weather is difficult. Islands with good anchorages Vanua Balavu A long and winding island with uplifted coral in the north, Please observe the sevusevu (and expensive) trouble. Please Thurston’s Palm (Pritchardia thurstoni) and volcanic landforms in the protocol; you must bring the refer to the WHITE section in the on mushroom islets in Fulaga © Carol south. A huge lagoon bounded required yaqona with you as it back of this guide that details all Dunlop by a 130-kilometer barrier reef cannot be purchased easily once the information you will require. to Vanuabalavu. From Nadi it’s encloses a 37-by-16-kilometer in Lau. This means estimating As of 2019 we were asked by a 240 nm mile passage back lagoon extending east. One how many villages you will every island for the cruising to Vanuabalavu or from Suva could cruise the area, making Making magimagi for lashings on a new drua canoe. Photo: Carol Dunlop visit during your entire stay! In permit. Most villages are a little 180 nm against the prevailing use of the many excellent views including westward over the elders will approach your these remote islands, gifts of confused as to the terminology winds to get to Northern Lau – anchorages for seven days or the Bay of Islands. yacht and request that you make basic stores, schoolbooks, pens, but once we introduced the however, you will not regret the more. The owners Greg and Jean sevusevu. pencils, paper, and both school cruising permit, they were happy. effort once you arrive! The island has a beautiful Lawlor are usually in residence There are some great landlocked and medical supplies are greatly If you don’t have one then Our usual route however for harbour that is popular with and prefer that you don’t anchorages around this area. valued. you obviously haven’t cleared relocation from Nadi towards cruisers at the north end called enter their private residence About 15ft on entrances and While in Lau, you must also pay customs and the sky will fall on Lau is in from the inside route the Bay of Islands (or Qilaqila in compound close to the small beautifully calm inside. your head! Fijian). This Bay is a recognized particular attention to observing N Viti levu then down Vatuiara village on top of the hill. With the hurricane shelter. Although I Lakeba the iQoliqoli protocols as they If you are arriving into Fiji from the channel and away up to Taveuni huge increase In the numbers of think Maluca to the south has are of fundamental importance East perhaps consider entering in leaving Makaogai to starboard yachts now cruising Lau their Population is about 2000, in better good mud holding and and followed more strictly in this Savusavu which is a Port of Entry and Namena to port. very private lifestyle Is being 7 villages spread around the is surrounded by mangroves. area, that retains such a strong on the southern coast of Vanua If you have guests on board that somewhat Invaded! Please shore, with a road running right The Bay of Islands have sharp link to their tradition and culture. Levu. From here it is only a 40 would prefer not to make the be aware that It Is a working around. The island has a very limestone rocks and a sand basic shop and a clinic. There is a nm sail to windward into the lee windward passage, or your ship plantation so please leave gates bottom so to drag anchor would basic guest-house, but no other How to get there. of Taveuni and thus much closer is constrained by a time factor, as you find them. to Northern Lau. and a nice reach be nasty! facilities for visitors or tourists. Before stopping in Lau, you will there are daily flights from Nadi Cyclone Winston caused south to southern Lau. The Bay of Islands are under the This roughly circular volcanic first need to report to a Port of to Taveuni or Savusavu, or special phenomenal damage to the village Daliconi so its good to island, about 6 miles across, Entry. Any boat found to have Visit the fabulous Wailagilala charters flights can be arranged Yacht Club and the whole of present your sevusevu to that is the political centre of Lau, stopped in Lau before clearing Atoll 40 nm to the East of Matagi on seaplane, helicopter or fixed the plantation and it is yet to village on the west coast just indeed Lakeba, and Bau (on into Fiji is likely to be in serious Island, its then a beam wind wing to most areas. be re-built. The leaves are back south east of Adavaci Island. Viti Levu), were the two poles on the trees and so to all visitors of power in traditional Fiji, and Adavaci Island Is privately owned the magical place looks picture and a caretaker is in residence. the tombs of several of the perfect. great leaders of Fiji are revered A great calm anchorage can be Susui on the main village of Tubou’s found in the fjord-like harbour waterfront. at Nabavatu. On some chart The southern end of plotters It Is called soso which Vanuabalavu has an area similar The channel through the reef can be confusing. it is very secure to the Bay of Islands in the North. off Tubou is very narrow (20m and can accommodate a few Many limestone Islets and a wide), is only roughly marked dozen yachts. Here you will find lovely village still rebuilding and very challenging. the Nabavatu Plantation, which after Cyclone Winston. Do visit Leading about half a mile inside almost completely surrounds the village to make a sevusevu the reef, the channel leads the harbour and offers lovely and to see the school. If you are to a long jetty and past this walks and spectacular scenic anchored away from the village to a narrow anchoring basin Left: Children and making masi in Oneata. Photo: Carol Dunlop 156 157 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
to the land is difficult: the very infrequent ships make this the village a huge saqa. At our anchorage is welcoming, but the a very isolated world. sevusevu we asked permission land is not! The middle island in In the past only about 4 yachts to fish which is a must. the cluster, Navutu-i-Loma, has a year passed through; last year A tender tour at HW will take a small, pretty beach on the over 100 yachts swamped the you through a myriad of islets Northern side. Small Yachts may lagoon and put great pressure leading you through from the anchor inside and larger yachts on the villages. The original chief west to the centre of the island can anchor to the west of the passed away as well and the new where the village stands. A islet in normal trades chief has had to step up and take village visit has to be made Fulaga (Vulaga) measures to cope with this new just before HW in order to land influx of yachts. on the waterfront. The chief is South again to Fulaga, this The chief in the village Monacake charming; the school put on island consists of an oval rim of will ask you for your permit. He a very special meke for us. We jungle-covered hills of raised will also ask for an anchoring fee; took school supplies. The village coral, around a lagoon about in 2019 this was $50FJD. There was engaged in making wood New drua in the making at Fulaga. Right: Sail weaving for the new drua. Photo: Carol Dunlop 6 miles by 5 miles where the should not be any requests from carvings and especially tanoas small sailing canoes (Waka) are about 6m deep on sand. With guests but this is a hard seat opening in the reef by the shore, the other two villages. made of the hard wood vesi. care there could be room for truck - no taxis here! close to the anchorage. still seen today. There is one While we were there the final Ogea Driki is also a great anchor two small cruising yachts, but 50m-wide pass into the lagoon, Aiwa (south of Lakeba) The leads here are a couple of touches were being made to spot with a small but lovely only using great skill, good straight but challenging - and beacons with a white triangle a new drua that was due to beach. In comparison to Fulaga anchors and co-operation. The A good clear entrance and a dangerous in bad weather or top mark, point up, on the shore be launched later this year. this island has a lot going for it. anchorage is calm, but difficult. good anchor spot on the NW strong tides. Inside the lagoon and the course in is about 120T Everyone in the village had a job. It is recommended to take a end if you need a rest. The are countless mushroom islets Kabara Island on the alignment of the beacons. Traditional rope ( magimagi) was dinghy ride in before entering upthrust limestone islets are full and some larger islands dotted Just NW of Fulaga lies the island Probably non existent now! being made. Sails were being with the yacht, and to enter only of sea snakes and so its not a with rare palms, countless of Kabara which is famous for its woven by the ladies; a great at slack water as currents are highlight for shore activities. Oneata Island anchorages over white sand, handicrafts and carvings. They strong. Pods of humpback whales are To the South East of Lakaba is usually <10m deep. At least one village community project. are especially renowned for the anchorage could be considered Not really recommended for any often see in this area. the island of Oneata which has Ogea Island huge kava bowls that are sent several reasonable passes in hurricane shelter for a small sizable super yacht; the pass is Wainiyabia This is a really lovely island. The to Suva to be sold. Anchorage is good light. There is a nice village boat. The pass is difficult, but considered very dangerous at main island Ogea has a lovely found off the village on the NW Another anchorage to the North on the southern side and lovely can accommodate at least a times. protected anchorage on the side. of Tubou on the western side of anchorages on the Northern 35m vessel with a draft of 3m. western side. The pass is deep In order to avoid the bommies The ship can lie off outside the Lakeba is called Wainiyabia (18 This cannot be attempted with side. and uncomplicated and suitable close to the shore anchorage is reef at Tubou while the tender 12S 178 50W). This affords an a strong current running and the can be used to pick up and drop Komo Island for large vessels. in about 80 ft. anchorage in winds between usual time to enter this pass is off guests via the dock and then The main village Naikeleyaga is SSE and NNE close to the reef Has a deep wide pass and on slack water, which is usually The diving in the outer pass is to the small airport on the island full of lovely trees and breadfruit in about 60ft. There is a small a delightful village on the at half tide. spectacular. Fishing outside (4 nm NW of Tubou). A local is productive, and the chief with plenty of shade to walk boat landing here, through an southern side of the island. Population is about 400 over carrier can be hired to carry the The anchorage is normally mid was pleased when we gave around to see the church, three villages. One village handicraft market, and the island on the Northern side and (Naivindamu) lies on the W guests can walk through to the school, post office and medical shore inside the lagoon, with Centre, which serves more village to the south; but with good anchorage about 200m care a yacht can pass west about than 400 people from the four offshore allowing ready contact villages on the island. the island and anchor on the SW with the welcoming villagers. Many carved handcrafts are side of the island and islet. The other two villages lie close available; although the island is together on the southern edge, Yagasa Cluster being stripped of the vesi trees with two tracks leading from Further south the Yagasa cluster which take up to 80 years to the lagoon to them. The head- affords some remote anchorages grow. village, Monacake, where one away from any village. There should present the sevusevu, Vuaqava Island close by has may be a few fishermen around has the school and clinic, and is been uninhabited since it but that’s about all. Like many about half an hour’s easy walk suffered a cholera outbreak in islands in Lau, the land is sharp, over the hills. No airport, and Meke practice in Ogea. the 1860s, when the sick were Weaving for the new drua in Fulaga. © Carol Dunlop raised coral rock, and access Photo: Carol Dunlop dragged into caves and left 158 159 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
inside the pass, to the north of the main channel (17m over sand), or south of the main channel, amongst coral (6m over sand). There are more marginal anchorages inside some narrow passes on other coasts. Seven villages are spread around the coasts, with total population 2020 about 800. No airport, only occasional shipping and yachts (mostly surf and dive charters). The main village is Yaroi, on Amazing craftpeople of Naikeleyaga village in Kabara. Photo: Carol Dunlop the NW coast, with a clinic and Tide to die, and villagers moved to can be found to the west of school. Anchorage is possible nearby Kabara Island. But their Observatory rocks. Its quite a off another delightful village, descendants still return to fish, walk from the dinghy landing to Makadru, south of the pass. and to guide those of us who the west of the village through Over the past few years Matuku choose to go on an hour-long to the school and to make the and to a lesser extent Moala and Predictions hike through jungle to see the sevusevu so not ideal in the Totoya have been explored for island’s large saltwater lake midday sun! Another anchorage excellent surfing opportunities. and the skeleton-riddled caves. is via Daveta-i-Cakova. There You would be sure to have a Permission from Suva is needed are several other anchorages clear go at the breaks! to visit this island and cannot be around the island but these for Fiji Weather given by the village. A run with are best in normal prevailing the wind into the Yasyasa Moala easterlies. There is an airstrip on The region is dominated by Group overnight is good with the island. the SE trade winds, which are usually from Force 3 and mostly the usual prevailing easterly Totoya quadrant winds. The group is 5. Quite frequently these bring comprised of three islands - The island is about 5 miles wide, occasional showers. When fronts Suva | Local Standard Time Moala, Totoya and Matuku. All being the rim of a volcano with pass through heavy showers these islands are reputed to be the crater open to the south, and rain are more frequent, excellent surf spots in the right and a barrier reef around most making navigation in lagoons coasts. The crater is accessible conditions. a little tricky. June, July and through a clear pass on the west August can be very boisterous Disclaimer: “This product is based on Bureau of Meteorology information that has Moala side, and by a passage inside sailing between the Islands. subsequently been modified. The Bureau does not necessarily support or endorse, The island is of volcanic origin; the reef. Anchorage in the crater Sevusevu or have any connection with, the product. In respect of that part of the information the summit of ‘Delai Moala’ is is far from ideal, and very deep which is sourced from the Bureau, and to the maximum extent permitted by law: 468m high in the NW part. A (20m+). Anchorage on the N To the south of Vanuabalavu and barrier reef encircles the island, coast is possible, open but calm into Southern Lau it seems that (i) TheBureau makes no representation and gives no warranty of any kind whether every visit has to be preceded by line up Double Hill on a bearing in S winds. The usual anchorage express, implied, statutory or otherwise in respect to the availability, accuracy, is inside the pass on the western a sevusevu the presentation of of 080T which leads you through currency, completeness, quality or reliability of the information or that the the pass into the lagoon. NE side in Herald sound. yagona correctly bundled. This information will be fit for any particular purpose or will not infringe any third party Point bearing 167T leads to is a very expensive commodity an open roadstead (Herald Matuku now in Fiji but is an essential Intellectual Property rights; and part of visiting these remote Roadstead) or approximately This is a beautiful, verdant, high (ii) the Bureau’s liability for any loss, damage, cost or expense resulting from use of, 0.7nm off the Northern part of volcanic island, with its crater islands. School books; reading or reliance on, the information is entirely excluded.” the island on this alignment turn open to the west through a books; medical supplies are onto the leads bearing 189T. wide, clear pass. There is an greatly valued. As is the odd excellent sheltered anchorage, rugby ball! You will be asked for Nairoi, situated at the NE end is These tides predictions are supplied in good faith and believed to be correct. 10 – 15m over mud inside the your cruising permit when you the principal village of the island crater off the village of Lomati. go ashore so it pays to make a No warranty is given in respect to errors, omissions, or suitability for any purpose. and your sevusevu needs to be Other deeper, less sheltered bunch of photocopies and keep carried out here. 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This can Craft’ (download from www.frca.org.fj) be made though the Marina officers or an agent, no 22200182001800180018 0.62 0.62 0.62 0.62171717170548054805480548 1.99 1.99 1.99 1.99 22200382003800380038 0.62 0.62 0.62 0.62171717170010001000100010 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 22201262012601260126 0.58 0.58 0.58 0.58171717170237023702370237 0.28 0.28 0.28 0.28 22202402024002400240 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55171717170315031503150315 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.32 0622062206220622 1.86 1.86 1.86 1.86 1213121312131213 0.37 0.37 0.37 0.37 0640064006400640 1.78 1.78 1.78 1.78 0617061706170617 1.99 1.99 1.99 1.99 0730073007300730 1.68 1.68 1.68 1.68 0849084908490849 1.90 1.90 1.90 1.90 0848084808480848 1.65 1.65 1.65 1.65 0930093009300930 1.84 1.84 1.84 1.84 to (+679) 330 2864 or [email protected] less than 48 hours in advance. 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1854185418541854 2.12 2.12 2.12 2.12 1859185918591859 1.85 1.85 1.85 1.85 nationalities and ages of all crew and their • A Cruising Permit is also required at Inward 151515150410041004100410 1.83 1.83 1.83 1.83303030300520052005200520 1.80 1.80 1.80 1.80151515150436043604360436 1.90 1.90 1.90 1.90303030300538053805380538 1.72 1.72 1.72 1.72151515150053005300530053 0.37 0.37 0.37 0.37303030300127012701270127 0.59 0.59 0.59 0.59151515150131013101310131 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33303030300140014001400140 0.56 0.56 0.56 0.56 1042104210421042 0.51 0.51 0.51 0.51 1143114311431143 0.56 0.56 0.56 0.56 1056105610561056 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 1144114411441144 0.66 0.66 0.66 0.66 0701070107010701 1.92 1.92 1.92 1.92 0730073007300730 1.65 1.65 1.65 1.65 0743074307430743 1.86 1.86 1.86 1.86 0746074607460746 1.65 1.65 1.65 1.65 position on vessel; Clearance in order for Customs to issue a TUTUTU1651TU165116511651 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.75WEWEWEWE1750175017501750 1.78 1.78 1.78 1.78 THTHTH1707TH170717071707 1.96 1.96 1.96 1.96FRFRFR1752FR175217521752 1.82 1.82 1.82 1.82 SUSUSUSU1303130313031303 0.47 0.47 0.47 0.47MOMOMOMO1317131713171317 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.76 TUTUTU1335TU133513351335 0.58 0.58 0.58 0.58WEWEWEWE1329132913291329 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.79 Coastal Clearance. The Cruising Permit can be 2251225122512251 0.64 0.64 0.64 0.64 2320232023202320 0.49 0.49 0.49 0.49 1914191419141914 2.14 2.14 2.14 2.14 1927192719271927 1.83 1.83 1.83 1.83 1945194519451945 2.11 2.11 2.11 2.11 1938193819381938 1.87 1.87 1.87 1.87 • Yacht registration documents; arranged through your Agent or through Vuda 313131310015001500150015 0.61 0.61 0.61 0.61 313131310218021802180218 0.52 0.52 0.52 0.52 0616061606160616 1.71 1.71 1.71 1.71 0827082708270827 1.68 1.68 1.68 1.68 • Passports for all onboard, which must be valid Marina or The Copra Shed Marina (if clearing SASASA1217SA121712171217 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68 THTHTH1409TH140914091409 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.79 1826182618261826 1.82 1.82 1.82 1.82 2019201920192019 1.88 1.88 1.88 1.88 for at least 3 months from date of departure at these marinas) or apply yourself through from Fiji waters; iTaukei Affairs Board (refer page 169). 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Type B brand % alc. amount superyacht agents. You will be expected to pay COUNTRIES THAT DO NOT REQUIRE A VISA TO ENTER THE FIJI ISLANDS Beer Heinekin 5.4% 720 x 340ml btl 12.5% of the charter fee to FRCA. You may refer to the Superyacht Charter Decree 2010 for further • Antigua • Italy • Singapore Spirits Baileys Irish Cream 17% 10 x 750 ml information. • Argentina • Jamaica • Solomon Johnnie Walker 43% 7 x 1L • Australia • Japan Islands For more info email: [email protected] • Austria • South Africa Wines Red 2008 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon 14.5% 100 x 750ml • Kenya • Bahamas • Kiribati • Spain White 2008 Didier Dagueneau Silex Sauvignon Blanc 11% 50 x 750ml Customs Duty • Bangladesh • Lesotho • Swaziland 2008 Egon Müller Scharzhofberger Spätlese Riesling 11% 50 x 750ml All crew and passengers above the age of 18 years • Barbados • Liechtenstein • Sweden will be allowed normal passenger landing duty free • Belgium • Luxemburg • Switzerland Champagne | Sparkling Veuve Clicquot 13% 20 x 750ml • Taiwan allowance of the following: • Belize • Malawi Moët Impérial 13% 40 x 750ml • Bermuda • Malaysia • Tanzania i. 2.25 ltrs of Spirit, or • Botswana • Maldives • Thailand Tobacco H. Upmann Cigars 20 x 50 cabinets ii. 4.5 ltrs of Wine, or • Brazil • Malta • Tonga • Trinidad & Treasurer Luxury Gold Cigarettes 50 x 20 count pks iii. 4.5 ltrs of Beer, and • Brunei • Marshall • Canada Islands Tobago iv. 250 sticks of Cigarettes, or • Chile • Mauritius • Tunisia v. 250g cigar, or Super Yacht Special Duty before your inward clearance is granted. You • Colombia • Mexico • Turkey vi. 250g tobacco, or • Cyprus • Micronesia • Tuvalu Arrangement: will need to read and understand the contents • Darussalam • Nauru • Uganda of the Notice to Yacht Owners as any breach of (Any combination of the above provided that it does • Denmark • Netherlands • UK & Visiting Super yachts are liable to pay duty only any conditions may warrant heavy penalties. not exceed the equivalent quantity under liquor, • Dominica • New Zealand N.Ireland on the alcohol brought in onboard the vessel and wine and beer, cigarette, cigar and tobacco). AND • Finland • Nigeria • United 5. If you are carrying any currency and its consumed while in the country. You will need to • France • Norway States of combined value is equivalent to FJ$10,000.00 vii. A new, unused item valued at no more then submit an inventory of all alcohol on board upon • Gambia • Palau America you will be required to fill in the “Border FJ$1000. • Germany • Paraguay • Uruguay arrival. This will need to include brand, type, % of Currency Report”. Any excess to the above allowance will be subject • Ghana • Peru • Vanuatu alcohol and quantity and measurement of each to levy of import duty and VAT or goods being • Greece • Philippines • Venezuela • Western bottle (see example above). Your entry into Fiji detained by Customs. Please note that sealing of • Grenada • PNG • Guyana • Republic of Samoa Also required is an inventory of all controlled medi- Under Customs laws, visiting yachts may enter and stores onboard is not permitted. • Iceland Ireland • Zambia cal supplies on board. can be kept temporarily in Fiji without payment of • India • St.Lucia • Zimbabwe Yacht equipment • Indonesia • St.Vincent At the end of your visit, you are required to submit Customs duty on the yacht, provided: All equipment onboard or imported especially for • Israel • Seychelles • The yacht is the sole property of a bona fide an updated inventory of your on board alcohol the yacht will be duty free, provided they leave the tourist; to customs who will charge import duty for each country with the boat. This equipment is considered Immigration guidelines bottle brought in and consumed while cruising Fiji • The yacht is on a bona fide cruise or onboard a “yacht in transit” and should be labeled Each person will be required to complete a waters. participating in a yacht race; with the yachts name and Rotation Number, in passenger arrival card. You should note that the Please be warned that while this is all in good faith, • The yacht is not abandoned in Fiji by Master/ addition to an address including a telephone Customs officer boarding your vessel may also spot checks are not uncommon and any false dec- Owner; and number and the invoice must accompany the complete immigration clearance and issue a four package. The parts will be delivered ‘under bond’ larations will incur a serious fine and penalties. • The yacht shall remain in Fiji for a period not (4) month visitors permit upon entry providing you exceeding 18 months from date of arrival. to the yacht by a Customs Officer and you will be Import Clearance Requirements required to pay for the Customs Officers return have a passport issued from a country that does not The yacht will become liable to duty if: All yachts and crafts entering Fiji are subject to transport costs for this service. Be sure to keep require you to have a visa to enter the Fiji Islands. • It is used commercially whilst in Fiji waters (eg: import clearance requirements and the payment of records and receipts of any such delivery. Part of the passenger arrival card will be detached commercial charter or hired); customs duty on arrival. and left in your passport and you must keep • The owner is associated in any way with any Prohibited Items 2. Together with the completed ‘C2C - Advance this safe, as you will be required to deliver it to entity in Fiji as an employer either before or Firearms and Weapons Notification/Inward Report For Yachts/Small Immigration again on your way out of Fiji. Passports after arrival; or The importation of firearms and weapons is strictly Craft’ Form, the Yacht Master is required to also must be valid for at least six months from the date • The yacht is not exported within 18 months controlled in Fiji. All firearms or weapons must be present the Clearance from Last Port, passports of entry. of the date of arrival into Fiji, unless a customs declared to the Customs Officer on arrival of the and completed “Passenger Arrival Card” of all extension has been approved. vessel from overseas. crew and passengers and all such individuals Visas (including infants) to Customs at time of Super Yacht Charters: Firearms onboard will be detained and placed for See above for a list of country’s nationals who do safekeeping by the Fiji Police who will hold them boarding. Superyachts that are not registered in Fiji but intend not require a pre-entry visa to Fiji. until the vessel’s departure. 3. You will need to inform Customs of any to run charters in Fiji’s Water, are required to register For countries that do require pre-entry visas into Fiji, Contraband items disembarking crew and reasons for their vessel with MSAF and operations with FRCA. crew members are required to apply for and recieve disembarking. As part of this process, MSAF will need to carry out Please be aware that Fiji is vigilant in prosecuting approval from the Department of Immigration prior 4. You will also be asked to complete and sign a an inspection of the vessel. This can be arranged those found with, drugs, pornographic material and to their arrival in Fiji. “Notice to Owner of Yachts Declaration” directly or arranged through one of the registered other prohibited items.
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You will also need to contact the Department of Completed forms should be emailed 24 hours in Fees Health: 1. Vessel is from a Clear Port and is being Immigration regarding any other immigration advance of arrival to: Border Control Agencies (Customs, Immigration, cleared in a Designated Port of Entry - FJ$163.50. issues such as replacement passports, change [email protected] 2. Vessel is from a Clear Port and is being cleared of status, work permit applications etc. It is also BioSecurity and Health) hours of operation are You will need to provide information relating to here that for a fee of FJ$96, you are able to apply Monday-Friday: 08:00-16:30. Overtime charges in an Undesignated Port of Entry - FJ$1,253.50. 3. for a standard two month extension to your initial the health of you, your crew and any passengers apply for services outside of these hours including Vessel is from a High Risk Port and is being cleared 4-month visitors permit. You may then apply for and submit this together with a copy of the 50-day weekends and public holidays (which both require in a Designated Port of Entry - F$250.00. 4. Vessel ‘Special Permit to Reside’ should the need arise, movement of the vessel. prior arrangement). It is therefore highly advisable is from a HIgh Risk Port and is being cleared in an which grants a further 6 month stay. Bio-security Authority of Fiji to time your entry for within office hours as Undesignated Port of Entry - FJ$1340.70. Fees may change with the inclusion of Overtime & transport While immigration services are provided free The Bio-security Authority of Fiji (BAF) requires overtime penalties add up and can become quite of charge, vessels will be charged for the return advance notification, a minimum of 48 hours prior expensive. allowance. transportation costs incurred by the immigration to arrival. The following should be emailed to Bio-Security Clearance: 1. Boarding & clearance officer en route to the yacht. Cruising Permit: No charge. [email protected] of superyachts during normal working hours Crew signing on or off • the destination seaport in Fiji and the estimated Immigration: No charge unless a visa is required. FJ$183.12 per vessel. 2. Boarding & clearance of It is important to note that visitors or crew coming time of arrival of the vessel; Customs: No charge applies during normal working superyachts after hours - FJ$462.16 per vessel. into Fiji are not able to enter the country on a one- • its immediate preceding port or place of call; hours. However, overtime will be charged for 3. Boarding & clearance of yachts during normal way ticket. They must have a return ticket OR they • the proposed itinerary of the vessel until it clearance during lunch hour (1-2pm) on weekdays working hours - FJ$85.02 per vessel. 4. Boarding & must have a letter of approval from the Department leaves Fiji; @FJ$27.40. Between 1630hrs and 2000hrs @ Clearance of yachts after hours FJ$172.87 per vessel. of Immigration stating that they are authorized to FJ$25.00 per hour. Between 2000hrs and 0500hrs • the presence of any live animal or live plant on Ports Authority of Fiji: All entering vessels up to enter on a one-way airline ticket in order to join the vessel; and @ FJ$75.00 per hour. Between 1300hrs and 1400hrs 100 tonnes maximum of FJ$14.45. a yacht and depart by sea. Airlines will not allow • any other matter relevant to facilitating bio- @ FJ$34.00 per hour. Saturdays, Sundays and public crew members travelling on a one way ticket security landing clearance of the yachts that is holidays @ FJ$105.00 per hour. After 2000hrs to Important Note: Please keep receipts for payments made in a safe place for departure requirements. without this letter, and so advanced preparation specified. 0600hrs weekdays, and on Saturdays, Sundays and of this document is important. A Fiji Immigration *Figures are subject to change Fiji Cruising Permits public holidays, there is a three hour minimum charge. ‘Facilitation’ letter authorizing entry on a one way ticket can be arranged by your Agent, Vuda Application for cruising permit shall either be Marina (if you are berthed there) or by visiting the submitted through an agent or made personally immigration department yourself. at the Provincial Service Division. Processing time In much the same way, any crew or visitor that has is 1–3 days and the permit shall be issued up to a arrived by yacht and who plans on departing by air maximum of six (6) months. must officially sign off the crew list and the vessel’s Ports Authority master must notify immigration before the date of departure. Any time you enter or depart from a Port in Fiji, all iTaukei Affairs Board vessels must use VHF Channel 16 to communicate As Owner or Captain of the yacht, it is a requirement with Port Control requesting information on port that you notify Immigration when signing on or off traffic and permission for your entry or exit. new crew. You will need; agent to do this for you, it is to the iTaukei Affairs • A copy of the crew members passport; Important Requirement Board that you must apply for your permit to cruise The yacht master shall be required to provide Cruising Permits • Completed ‘Change of Crew Form A’ when Fiji’s waters. signing on and ‘Change of Crew Form B’ when weekly updates on status, movement and location he iTaukei Affairs Board is a statutory body The following information gives a comprehensive signing off, both of which can be downloaded of the vessel. Communication can be made through working to ensure that the Government T guide to the process and the documentation that from www.immigration.gov.fj any of the following: develops, maintains and promotes policies that will provide for the continued good governance and you will need to produce. Note: Please remember to keep a copy of the VHF Channel 16 welfare of the iTaukei now and into the future. departing crew members plane ticket. T: (679) 3243782 | (679) 3243747 | (679) 3243315 Purpose Customs Hotline (679) 3243666 For more information, or to download copies of all Tourists travel to Fiji in different ways to experience The purpose of this permit is to allow bona fide Email: [email protected] the iTaukei lifestyle that is being offered. The iTaukei forms please visit www.frca.org.fj visiting yachts to cruise around the Fiji Islands. This Facsimile Suva: (679) 3302864 Affairs Board is the issuing authority of cruising permit is: Health Quarantine Lautoka: (679) 6665961 | Levuka: (679) 3440425 permits for yachts and Superyachts that plan to • To ensure that Captain of the yacht and its crew Until further notice, the “Quarantine Pre-Arrival Savusavu: (679) 8850728 spend their holidays within the Fiji Group. are advised of the iTaukei protocol needed to Advice for Vessels” form can be downloaded from Note: You will be subject to heavy penalties under the Whether you decide to make the trip to the iTaukei visit iTaukei traditional fishing grounds; www.fijimarinas.com Customs Act for any breach of the conditions of cruising. offices in Lautoka or Suva yourself, or contract an 168 169 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
• To inform the iTaukei traditional fishing submitted through an agent or made personally ground owners to welcome the visitors [you] to the Provincial Service Division. and assist them should they need; and Verification of Identity • To allow the iTaukei communities to report any suspicious activities and/or any vessel • Verify the Master of the yacht’s identity with Ports of Fiji that is accessing the iTaukei communities his or her passport. without the Government’s knowledge • Verify the yacht’s Customs Clearance to Scope indicate that the yacht is a legitimate visitor. iji Ports Corporation Limited (FPC) is a Princess Wharf; 4m @ CD • Verify the identity of the yacht and its colour The cruising permit around Fiji waters shall be wholly owned Government Commercial with Customs Clearance and Certificate of F Fresh Water: Available at all berths. issued by the iTaukei Affairs Board under the company committed to providing return to Registration. provision of the Fiji Customs Act to Yachts and its shareholders. FPCL owns and carries out Port of Lautoka Superyachts cruising around Fiji waters and Issuing of Cruising Permit maritime operations in the four main ports of Situated at position 18 degrees -8 South, traditional fishing boundaries. Suva, Lautoka, Levuka and Malau. In addition, 178 degrees -26 East. Handles mostly bulk Responsibility • Enter the name of the Master of the yacht as it FPCL also oversees the operations and ISPS cargo, including sugar, molasses, woodchips, appears on the passport or travel document requirements for Malau port, Rotuma port petroleum, and gas. However it also handles The Principal Assistant Secretary (PSD) and any on the permit. and Vuda mariner. There are other ports of containerized cargoes including the Fiji Water of his officers shall be responsible for issuing entry covered under the Customs Act, but not • Enter the name of the yacht as it appears exports. Cruising Permits. administered by FPCL, namely Savusavu and any on the Customs Clearance Certificate on the Data sufferance port. Definitions space provided on the permit. Communicating with Fiji Ports is via VHF16, Maximum draft: 11 m @ CD “Agent” – a registered Marina operating under • Enter the number of months they wish to and you will be advised when to proceed to Fresh Water: Available at the wharf and supplied the Fiji Islands Hotel and Tourism Association cruise in Fiji waters on the permit. anchor at the designated boarding area within by Fiji Ports. (FIHTA) Marine Operators. Also refers to a • Enter the number of crews who shall be the harbour to await the arrival of customs, Pilot Boat: Available. recognized yacht / superyacht agent. immigration, bio-security, and health for the cruising on the yacht. Port of Levuka “Crew” – any person engaged in any capacity on required statutory clearances. board a yacht. • Verify the information being typed on the Charges relating to pilots (if required) when Port of Levuka is primarily a fishing port catering electronic certificate before printing. your vessel is alongside are all stipulated in the for fishing vessels that berth at Levuka to supply “Cruising Permit” – means the vessel permit Levuka’s Cannery managed by PAFCO. Superyacht Cruising Permit tariff guide available from the Fiji Ports website. issued by the Principal Assistant Secretary Piloting is compulsory for all overseas vessels Levuka is Fiji’s old capital and the original wharf (PSD). Follow the process as specified above if an agent with charges included in the Fiji Ports website. was built in 1886. Back then it was a bustling “Customs clearance” – certificate issued by the is lodging the application for cruising within the trading centre and was known as Queens Wharf Fiji Islands Revenue and Customs Authority traditional fishing boundaries on behalf of the About the Ports comprising a timber super-structure supported under the Customs Act Cap. Master of the Superyacht. on concrete piles. Port of Suva Levuka Town is registered as a natural heritage Duration of Permit “Master” – the person in charge or in command Port of Suva is Fiji’s largest, busiest and biggest site for Fiji; many of its original buildings and of the yacht. infrastructure remain as it was built in the late The permit shall be issued up to a maximum of container and general port providing the 1800’s. A step back into Fiji’s past and history is “Passport” – travel document. six (6) months. Should the yacht depart the Fiji maritime gateway to the country and also as experienced with Levuka and it is this unique waters within six months after being cleared by transshipment center particularly for cargo “Superyacht” – as defined under Superyacht atmosphere that has encouraged cruise vessels Fiji Island Revenue and Customs Authority will destined for other Pacific Island countries. Charter Decree 2010. to berth at Levuka to experience their heritage have its permit revoked as soon as it leaves Fiji Data and culture. “Travel document” – proof of identification as waters. defined under the Immigration Act. Position – 18 degrees – 8 S, 178 degrees – 26 E Data Processing Time 5 Berth Locations: Maximum Draft: 7.5m @ CD Processes to be undertaken by iTaukei Kings South; 11m @ CD Affairs Board staff The processing time is 1 day. Fresh Water: Available at all berths. Kings Central; 11m @ CD Application for Cruising Permit Kings North; 11m @CD For more information on Fiji Ports Corporation: www.fijiports.com.fj Application for cruising permit shall either be Walu Bay; 9m @ CD T: 331 2700 | F: 330 0064
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Health Quarantine Biosecurity Authority of Fiji (BAF)
ntil further notice, the “Quarantine Pre-Arrival Yellow Fever: iosecurity is the protection of the economy, • any other matter relevant to facilitating Advice for Vessels” form can be downloaded Benvironment, biodiversity and human health biosecurity landing clearance of the yachts U Anyone travelling within 6 days from, or through a from www.fijimarinas.com from the negative impacts associated with the entry, that is specified by BAF. country that is yellow fever endemic (see list below), establishment and spread of organisms including Completed forms should be emailed to: This above declaration must be made at least 24 must produce a valid vaccination certificate upon pests, diseases and invasive species. [email protected] hours before the estimated time of arrival. It is also ensuring Fiji has a strong export industry arrival. This must also be declared on the arrival The vessel master must complete a Master’s You will need to provide information relating to card. Vessels travelling with passengers who have for our produce by maintaining existing trade the health of you, your crew and any passengers Declaration Form declaring all biosecurity risk items visited yellow fever endemic countries within 6 days markets and finding new ones. Bio-security is and submit this together with a copy of the 50-day on board that are either restricted or prohibited. of arrival will be boarded first by Health Quarantine vitally important to Fiji as we are heavily reliant movement of the vessel. on agriculture and our natural environment. New Items to declare include: Officers. Healthy Ports pests can not only devastate our food security, • Foods (tinned/packed), including meat, WHO: Countries with risk of yellow but can also damage agriculture or horticultural sausages, salami, ham, poultry, eggs, milk, For vessels arriving into Fiji from Healthy Ports (free production, forestry and tourism and affect trade in butter, cheese, honey etc; of Malaria, Yellow Fever or any other dangerous fever transmission (2012): international markets. • Plants or parts of plants (live or dead) including communicable diseases), Radio Pratique (approval Angola, Argentina, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina The economic consequences of failing to protect vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, bulbs, flowers to berth alongside) may be requested, however, Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Fiji are dire: it could affect our employment (fresh or dry), mushrooms, straw, bamboo or any the Health Quarantine officers may still board your Chad, Colombia, Congo, Democratic Republic of the opportunities, our human health and also our other articles made of plant materials; vessel for inspection. Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, traditional lifestyle which is highly treasured. • Animal products including feathers, fur/skin, Malaria Ethiopia, French Guyana, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, All ships and vessels travelling to Fiji need to meet a shells, hatching eggs; Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, number of requirements before and upon arrival to Fiji is currently free of the Malaria vector; and we • Animals, reptiles, fish, birds (or parts thereof), Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, ensure Fiji’s environment, economy and people are would like to keep it that way. Therefore, if you are alive or dead, stuffed or mounted; Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, protected from invasive pests and diseases. travelling from or through any of the below list of This page sets out the requirements for ships and • Soil or equipment used with animals of any kind ports that have been identified as Malarial carrying South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Togo, Trinidad & vessels. or that has come in contact with soil; mosquito areas within the last 50 days, the Health Tobago, Uganda and Venezuela. • Biological specimens including vaccine cultures, Quarantine department will need to carry out an Worldwide Pandemics: Yachts blood or any other biological specimen; and onboard inspection. If arriving within 10 days, your vessel will be subjected to anti-malarial spraying. Outbreaks such as Ebola, H1N1 and Bird Flu have Yachts and pleasure crafts are welcome in Fiji. • Domesticated pets to be bonded and kept on There is a fee applicable for inspection and/or unfortunately swept through the world’s population However, international yachts entering Fiji waters board the vessel at all times (cats/dogs/birds are considered to be of a high biosecurity risk and spraying which is dependent upon the size of the in the past. Should such another pandemic occur, etc). are closely monitored by BAF. Hence it is important vessel. arrival from, or through an infected country must be Some of these items will not be permitted to be for yacht owners to be aware of the clearance kept aboard the yacht for the duration of the visit Malarial Ports: declared. The Ministry of Health will take necessary procedures for yachts and other pleasure crafts. precautions to keep the people of Fiji safe, and you in Fiji. What is allowed to stay aboard will be at the Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Biosecurity clearance procedures: discretion of the Biosecurity Officer at the time of should check for updates to information during Australia (north of the latitude of Brisbane), Panama • Once in Fiji waters, the yachts should proceed inspection, depending on the risk they represent. such a time, as each situation will be different. Canal, the East Indies, Asia, or any port or place in immediately to the designated port of entry. The yachtmaster should also ensure that no refuse which malaria carrying mosquitoes are present. For any further information, • The Master or Captain of the yacht must declare containing any animal, plant, animal product or to BAF the following: You will need to declare this information on please contact the Quarantine Authority of Fiji plant product is discharged from the yacht into the your pre-arrival form and you must also notify • the destination seaport in Fiji and the sea while the yacht is in Fiji. All refuse generated on 3306 177 or 321 5710 Port Control that you are arriving from a Malarial estimated time of arrival of the vessel; on the vessel is placed in a suitable leak-proof carrying mosquito area prior to entering the port. • its immediate preceding port or place of call; container, with a lid, and the container is securely Only after Health Quarantine has given the all clear, • the proposed itinerary of the vessel until it fastened at all times and kept aboard the yacht. The will other Border Control Agencies be permitted to leaves Fiji; refuse can only be removed from the yachts under the directions of the Biosecurity Officer. board. • the presence of any live animal or live plant on the vessel; 172 173 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020
Live animals on yachts: Appendix I includes species that domestic trade, possession Yachts arriving in Fiji with live cats, dogs, pet Information are threatened with extinction. and transportation of species birds etc must pay a bond as security against Departing Fiji Trade in these specimens is protected under CITES. the dog, cat or pet bird etc coming ashore while ou must advise Customs at least 24 hours prior on Wildlife permitted only in exceptional As well as species listed in the in Fiji’s territorial waters. The bond payment is Yto your expected departure and then berth circumstances. Trade in pre-CITES CITES Appendices, the EPS Act F$1,500 which is refundable upon departure your yacht in a port of entry/exit. (Pre-Convention) specimens (i.e. contains Fijian species that are specimens harvested prior to from Fiji if bond conditions are not breached. You are required by officials to sail your yacht to Trade not listed in the Appendices, the date they were listed on the In general no animals will be permitted to come the Port where you wish to apply for departure but which are instead protected CITES Appendix) is allowed with ashore in Fiji and must remain on board the clearance. You must not leave your yacht at a under Schedules 1 and 2. Like for Yachting the correct documentation. vessel at all times while in Fiji’s territorial waters. Marina or Yacht Club and travel by land to your the CITES-listed species, trade in Appendix II includes species these species must be authorized Cats, dogs and other pet animals may not be chosen departure Port. Visitors that may become threatened through permits. A species listed imported into Fiji via yachts. Pay your port fees at the port office and proceed to the Customs Office to complete Customs clearance by Helen Pippard with extinction if trade is not in Schedule 1 or 2 can only be Cats and dogs must be vaccinated against out formalities. You will need your inbound properly regulated. Trade in traded into or out of Fiji if the rabies not more than 12 and not less than Species Officer @ IUCN Oceania clearance papers, crew details, the details of your these species requires a CITES Department of Environment has 6 months before arriving in Fiji. One month vessel and next port of call. Don’t forget your export permit as a minimum. In approved the trade and issued after the rabies vaccination of the dog, it must updated inventory of on board alcohol, tobacco Introduction to CITES addition, Appendix II includes the relevant permit. be subjected to the Rabies Neutralization and medical supplies if you have taken advantage he international trade in look-alike species in order to Schedule 1 of the EPS Act lits Antibody Tire Test (RNATT) with a positive result of the Super Yacht Special Duty arrangement. wildlife is estimated to be effectively regulate trade and all species indigenous to the of no less than 0.5 IU per ml. T prevent unnecessary extinctions. Immigration will not clear you until you have worth around US$10 billion per Fiji Islands that are not listed in Appendix I of CITES but which By taking these precautionary measures visitors been cleared by customs. Customs will only clear year and includes hundreds of Appendix III lists species that are are believed to be threatened will enjoy traversing the pristine waters of Fiji you providing your port fees and all other fees millions of plant and animal protected in at least one country, with extinction without the worry that their pets may be posing (including health and biosecurity) have been paid species ranging from live which has requested other CITES a risk to the native fauna, flora, the environment (receipts for these should have been kept). specimens to wildlife products Parties to assist in controlling the Schedule 2 lists species and the friendly people of Fiji. indigenous to the Fiji Islands Once cleared, you will need to leave Fiji waters derived from them. trade of such species. Species are that are not listed in Appendix Pet birds (e.g. parrots, finches, canaries etc) within 24 hours. It is prohibited to stop at any island The Convention on International not necessarily threatened with I, II or III or Schedule 1 of the on yachts, must have been tested free of once cleared out. However, if your departure is Trade in Endangered Species extinction on a global scale. Fiji EPS Act Newcastle Disease six (6) months prior to arrival delayed for some reason, and you anticipate being of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) does not have any species listed in Fiji, must not have been in the waters of in Fiji over that 24 hour time period, you need to is an agreement developed in Appendix III of the Convention. Permits countries not free of Newcastle Disease without between governments to ensure Endangered and Protected contact the same customs officer and advise them Contact the Department of vaccination less than six (6) months prior to that international trade does not Species (EPS) Act of this as soon as possible! Environment for advice on arrival in Fiji. Pet birds must be in locked cages threaten a species’ survival. To Immigration also requires prior notice so that they Although CITES is legally binding trading an endangered species at all times, and must not be brought on shore date, 175 countries (known as are ready to authorize your departure and once on the Parties, it does not take or specimen. Obtain the relevant at any time. Parties) including Fiji have joined cleared, it is expected that you will depart the port the place of national laws. permit or letter of approval CITES. Other species of pet animals are prohibited immediately. Parties therefore implement from iTaukei Affairs Board, from entry into Fiji waters via yachts. Overstaying 24 hours after departure can result The Convention has three lists the Convention through their Dept. Forestry, Dept. Fisheries Vaccination certificates and laboratory tests in large fines ($20,000) or even imprisonment of species (Appendices) that are own national legislation. Fiji or Quarantine Division prior to results must be original and made available to (2 years) of the yacht master, and this can create considered to be at risk from joined CITES in 1997 and applying for a CITES permit. Biosecurity Officers when Biosecurity Boarding many problems with your clearance from Fiji. Best international trade. If a species implements the Convention Inspections are carried out at the first Port of to check the weather and your boat for anything is listed in the Appendices, through the Endangered and Entry. that could cause an issue or delay with plenty of governments must ensure Protected Species Act (2002) (EPS time to spare. Be sure to contact the same customs that trade of these species into Act) and the Endangered and For further information or clarification please office immediately, and record in your Log Book and out of their countries is Protected Species Regulations contact the Biosecurity Authority of Fiji on the reason for failure to depart. regulated to prevent the species (2003) (EPS Regulations). The T: +679 331 2512, Shortcode 5994, from becoming endangered or EPS Act aims to regulate and F: +679 330 5043 or E: [email protected] Moce Mada... extinct. control the international trade, For further information, please contact: [email protected] | T: +679 331 1699 | www.environment.gov.fj Duty free bunkering By law only vessels 100 tons net or more may bunker duty free fuel. Your yacht or ship agent must get an approved C-35 form from customs before any bunker. www.cites.org for general information about CITES www.iucnredlist.org for information on threatened species
174 175 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI Shores & Marinas 2020 A Quick Guide to the Fijian Language Useful English - Fijian (Standard) Translations a | na, e dua na book | ivola cool | liliwa coral reef | cakau pronunciation of consonants that English speakers a little | vakalailai boss | boso both | ruarua correct | donu, dina Bula! need to bear in mind: a lot | vakalevu able to | rawa ni bottle | tavaya cost | isau “Bula!”, the Fijian ‘hello’, is the best-known Fijian c is like the ‘th’ in ‘that’ (not as in ‘thin’) above | i cake boy | gonetagane cough | vū word. Whatever their own language, people who accept | ciqoma bread | madrai count | wili-ka come from Fiji like to say bula to each other when b, d have a preceding nasal consonant, so b accident | vakacalakā breadfruit | uto crew (ship) | kaimua ache | vutu they meet in other parts of the world. sounds like ‘mb’ and d like ‘nd’ break | voroka crooked | veve aeroplane | waqavuka cup | bilo Bula is not the only Fijian word for ‘hello’. Throughout g is like the ‘ng’ in ‘hang’ (not as in ‘finger’) afraid | rere-vaka breakfast | katalau cure | walia again | tale breathe | cegu the western part of Fiji, including western Vitilevu, j is like ‘ch’, but without the puff of breath that custom | itovo ahead | liu bring | kauta mai the Yasawa and Mamanuca islands, and Vatulele, usually follows cut | musuka alive | bula brought | kau mai the usual word for ‘hello’ is cola (pronounced thola). dad | tā k, p, t are as in English, but without the puff of all | kece, taucoko bucket | vōkete If you are in western Fiji, try saying cola instead of dance | dānisi breath that usually follows. Also, t often allowed | vakatarai burn | kama dance (trad) | meke bula, and the gesture will be appreciated. sounds like ‘ch’ before the vowel i, so oti is almost | vōleka ni bus | basi bush | veikau dark | butō often pronounced as if it were oji (‘ochi’). alone | duadua There is another, more respectful, way of saying daughter | luve- yalewa animal | manumanu business | bisinisi hello, which is by adding nī before the bula or bula r is rolled, as in Scottish English, Spanish, etc. day | siga another | e dua tale busy | osooso vinaka. So Nī bula or Nī bula vinaka is what you dead | mate q is like the ‘ng’ in ‘finger’ (not as in ‘hang’) arrangement | veivosaki buy | volia might say if you were formally introduced to a chief, deckhand | kaimua arrive | yaco call | kaci-va v is pronounced by placing the lips together deep | tītobu or a person of high status. arrogant | viavialevu can | rawa ni (not with the lower lip against the upper delicious | maleka ashamed | māduā canoe | waqa teeth as in English). devil | tēvoro Sounds of Fijian ask a favour | kerekere car | motokā die | mate awake | yadra care for | lomana different | duatani Fijian uses the Roman alphabet, as do English and Who speaks Fijian? away | tani carpenter | mātai difficult | drēdrē most European languages, but some of the letters backwards | i muri carry | kau-ta dinner | ivakayakavi represent sounds in ways that are unexpected for There are many different varieties of Fijian. There are bag | kato catch | ciqoma dirty | duka English speakers. about 300 regional dialects. Of these, approximately bailer | inima cemetery | ibulubulu dislike | cata one hundred are ‘western’ and two hundred ‘eastern’. banana | jaina cent | sede The vowels are a little different from English – district | tikina These two groups are very distinct, so much so bank | baqe centre | lomadonu dive | nunu and how different they are depends on what bathe | sili, sīsili chair | idabedabe that they should be considered totally different do | cakava kind of English you speak! If you are a speaker of bathroom | valenisili change | veisau-taka languages. Below are a few examples of common doctor | vuniwai German, Italian or Spanish, you should have no beautiful | totoka charity | loloma words that differ between a typical western dialect dog | kolī problems at all, because the five vowels (a, e, i, o, bed | idavodavo chat | talanoa and Standard Fijian, which is eastern: done | caka beef | bulumakau cheeky | vosalevu u) are pronounced almost exactly the same. The don’t | kua ni beer | bia chicken | toa pronunciation is roughly as follows: Western standard english door | kātuba begin | tekivū chief (male) | tūraga Fijian fijian down | sobu a as in ‘spa’ behind | muri, daku chief (female) | marama dry | māmaca e as in ‘pet’ la lako | go below | rā child | gone eager | mākutu best | vinaka duadua church (bdg) | valenilotu i as in ‘machine’ qu au | I earth oven | lovo better | vinaka (cake) church (srv) | lotu o as in ‘sore’ easy | rawarawa maru keirau | us two (not you) beware of | qarauna cigarette | itibi clan | mataqali eat | kana, kania u as in ‘too’ bālō lasu | tell a lie bible | ivolatabu eat dinner | vakayakavi bicycle | basikeli clap | vakasausau Some vowels have a line over the top: ā, ē, ī, ō, ū. kova dabe | sit eat lunch | vakasigalevu big | levu clean | savasavā edible | laukana This line is called a ‘macron’, and is used in Fijian tavukē i keri | there (where you are) birthday | siganisucu clear | macala eight | walu and other Pacific languages to show that the vowel bite | kata, kati-a clever | vuku, mātai were vale | house electricity | livaliva is long – so it’s pronounced significantly longer bitter | wīwī clock | kaloko embarrassed | māduā than the same vowel without a macron. It’s a bit like mataku rere | afraid black | loaloa close | sogota embrace | mokota blessed | kalougata close (near) | vōleka the difference between the vowel in ‘sit’ (short) and vulau goneyalewa | girl empty | maca blood | drā clothes | isulu ‘seat’ (long). English | vakavālagi blow | uvu-ca coast | bāravi enjoy | tāleitaka Getting the length of the vowels right is important. blue | karakarawa coconut | niu enough | rauta For example, vuvu means ‘muddy’, but vūvū board | vodo cold | batabatā enter | curu (i loma) means ‘jealous’, and takes about twice as long to boat | boto come | lako mai escape | drō pronounce. Here are some small differences in the bone | sui complete | taucoko cooked | buta evening | yakavi 176 177 A MarinersA Mariners Guide Guide to FIJI to FIJI Shores Shores & Marinas & Marinas 2020 2019 A MarinersA Mariners Guide Guide to FIJIto FIJI Shores Shores & Marinas & Marinas 2019 2020
excellent | uasivi government | matanitū leave behind | biu-ta old (thing) | makawa seven | vitu ten | tini exit | curu (i tuba) grab | kovea letter | ivola one | dua shallow | vōdea thank you | vinaka fall | lutu grass | cō lift | lave-ta open | dolava shark | qiō that way | vāyā false | lasu great | set lightning | liva outside | tuba ship | waqa this way | vāqō family | vūvale greedy | kocokoco little | lailai owner | itaukei shop | sitoa three | tolu fan | iri guest | vūlagi long | balavu pants | tarausese shopping | volivoli throw | viri-taka far | yawa habit | itovo long time | dedē papaya | weleti shore | bāravi throw away | biu-ta fast | totolo hair | ulu look at | rai-ca pass, past | sivi shout | kaila thunder | kurukuru fat | levulevu half | veimāmā look for | vāqarā passenger | pasidia show | vakaraitaka time | gauna, kaloko father | tama-, tā hand | liga lost | yali passport | pasipote show respect | vakarokoroko tired | oca fear | rere-vaka handsome | totoka love | loloma pawpaw | weleti shut | sogota today | nikua female | yalewa happy | mārau low tide | mati pay | isau sick | tauvimate together | vata fetch | lakova hardworking | gūmatua lucky | kalougata pillow | ilokoloko simple | rawarawa toilet | valelailai Fijian | vakaviti hat | isala luggage | iyāyā pitiful | vakaloloma sing | laga sere tomorrow | nimataka film | yaloyalo hear | rogoca mad | lialia place | vanua sink | luvu tooth | bati find | kunea heavy | bībī male | tagane plantation | iteitei sit | dabe top | dela fine | totoka hello | bula man | tagane, tūraga play (sport) | qito six | ono tourist | saravanua finished | oti help | veivuke manioc | tavioka policeman | ovisa skilled | mātai towel | tauelu first | imatai high tide | ua market | mākete poor (pitiful) | vakaloloma skin | kuli tree | kau, vunikau fish | ika him | koya marriage | vakamau possible | rawa sky | lomālagi trouble | leqa fish-fence | baniika hold | taura married | vakawati post office | posi sleep | moce true | dina fishing-line | wānisiwa hole | qara mat | ibe pray | masu slow | berabera trust | nuitaka five | lima honest | yalodina matches | māsese prepare | vakarautaka slowly | vakamālua try (test) | tovolea flashlight | cinalivaliva hot | katakata medicine | wainimate priest | bete small | lailai turn | gole flee | drō hotel | ōtela message | itukutuku problem | leqa smoke | kubou two | rua fly | vuka province | yasana soap | sovu up, upwards | cake follow | muri-a hour | awa, yawa midday | sigalevu food | kākana house | vale midnight | bogilevu pull | drē, dreta soft | malumu village | koro, nakoro forbidden | tabu how | vakacava mile | maile push | bili-ga soil | qele visible | laurai forget | guilecava hug | mokota milk | sucu put out (fire) | bokoca soldier | sōtia visitor | vūlagi fork | icula hundred | drau mine | noqu quick | totolo someone | e dua wait | wāwā forwards | i liu hungry | viakana missing | yali radio | rētiō son | luve- tagane wake up | yadra four | vā rain | uca soon | vakarau walk | taubale free | galala hurt | mosi, mavoa money | ilavo friend | itau immediately | sara month | vula ready | vakarau sorry! | tilou! vosota! want | vinakata from | mai injured | mavoa moon | vula really! | sā dina! souvenir | ivakananumi wash | savata fruit | vua inside | loma, loma morning | mataka red | damudamu speak | vosa watch | kaloko full | sīnai invite | sureta mother | tina-, nā refuse | bese stairs | ikabakaba watch out for | qarauna funny | lasa island | yanuyanu move | toso remember | nanuma stand | tū, tūcake water | wai garden | iteitei jealous | vūvū mud | sōsō request | kerekere star | kalokalo weak | malumalumu gentleman | tūraga joke | veiwali muddy (wtr) | vuvu reside | tiko stay | tiko weather | draki gentle | yalomālua July | Julai mum | nā rest | cegu steal | butako weave | tali-a genuine | dina jump | lade, rika my | noqu return | lesu stop | tū week | mācawa get off | sobu June | Jūnē name | yaca river | uciwai story | italanoa well | vinaka get on | vodo just | dodonu narrow | rabalailai road | gaunisala straight | dodonu wet | suasua get ready | vakarau-taka keen | mākutu near | vōleka rock | vatu string | wā what | cava gift | iloloma kerosene | karasini neat | maqosa rugby | raka, rakavī strong | kaukaua when? | naica? girl | goneyalewa kind | yalovinaka net | lawa run | cici study | vuli, vuli lēsoni whistle | kalu give | soli-a kiss | regu-ca never mind | veitālia sad | rarawa stupid | lialia white | vulavula glasses | matailoilo kitchen | valenikuro new | vou sail | soko suck | domi-ca why | baleta go | lako, gole knife | isele news | irogo sailor | dausoko sugar | suka wide | rabalevu go ahead | liu know | kilā nice (person) | yalovinaka salt | māsima sugarcane | dovu wife | wati go ashore | cabe lady | marama night | bogi sand | nuku take | kauta, taura wind | cagi go back | lesu lamp | cina nine | ciwa sarong | isulu vakatoga taken | kau wireless | wālesi go behind | muri land | vanua no, none | sega say goodbye | vakamoce talk | vosa wise | vuku go in | curu (i loma) language | vosa not allowed | tabu say hello | vakabula tapa | masi woman | yalewa go on a trip | gādē large | levu not enough | lailai school | koronivuli taro | dalo work | cakacaka go out | curu (i tuba) late | bera not yet | se bera scream | kaila taro leaves | rourou write | volavola god | kalou later on | mālua now | sā sea | waitui taste (try) | tovolea wrong | cala good | vinaka laugh | dredre ocean | wasawasa second | karua tea | tī year | yabaki goodbye! | moce! laze about | mokusiga oil | waiwai see | raica telephone | talevoni yes | io goods | iyāyā learn | vuli-ca old (person) | qase sell | volitaka tell | tukuna yesterday | nanoa 178178 179179 AA Mariners Mariners Guide Guide to to FIJI FIJI Shores Shores & & Marinas Marinas 2020 2020 A Mariners Guide to FIJI ShoresShores && MarinasMarinas 20202020
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Box 3084 T: +679 8384 365 [email protected] 10th Floor, Reserve Bank Bldg, Lami | Fiji [email protected] Looping Pratt Street, Suva | T: 331 1422 T: 3361833 | 3361796 | F: 3361035 Matava Resort 43m Sailing Catamaran Towage Life Raft, Safety 19° 02’ 55” S | 178° 23’ 47” E [email protected] Equipment & Services [email protected] Fiji Surf Association [email protected] Catatac - 8 guests South Sea Towage Limited France T: +679-732-8044 th 65ft Power Catamaran 25 Eliza St, Walu Bay, Suva Lawhill Life Raft & Marine 7 Floor Dominion House, [email protected] Paradise Taveuni Thomson Street, Suva 16° 56’ 07” S | 179° 54’ 06” E [email protected] T: 331 2488 25 Wailada Ind. Est., www.surfingfiji.com.fj T: 331 2233 | 331 0562 | Nadi: 707 8050 T: +679 888 0125 | M: +679 999 0125 Quixotic - 3 double cabins Lami, Suva | T: 336 1171 Emergency Assistance: +679 992 1752 Marinas [email protected] 13m Sailing Catamaran Shipping Agents [email protected] [email protected] Lot 5, Business Industrial Lane Opening Hours | 8am-5.30pm Mon to Robinson Crusoe Island Resort Thurs and 8am-12pm Fri Wai Tadra - 6 guests Carpenters Shipping Denarau, Nadi | T: 672 5226 18° 03’ 49” S | 177° 15’ 97” E 22 Edinburgh Dr, Suva T: 331 2244 [email protected] Copra Shed Marina | Savusavu T: +679 891 3900 40ft Flybridge Cruiser United Kingdom VHF: 16 & 17 | T: 885 0457 [email protected] 5-11 Naviti St, Lautoka T: 666 3988 [email protected] Marine Safety Services Ltd Victoria House, [email protected] Nadi Airport, Nadi T: 672 2933 Ground Floor, RSESA Bldg, 47 Gladstone Road, Suva | T: 322 9100 Safari Island Lodge [email protected] Fiji Almanac & Fiji Chart Tofua St, Walu Bay Twitter: @ukinfiji 17° 17’ 914” S | 178° 13’ 361” E Port Denarau Marina Opening Hours | 8am-4pm T: +679 628 3332 Agents Pacific Agencies (Fiji) Ltd T: 331 2426 | 992 2426 After Hours Emergency: +679 322 9100 VHF: 16 & 14 [email protected] Level 2, Gohil Complex, Suva 992 2427 | 992 2429 T: 675 0600 | F: 675 0700 T: 331 5444 [email protected] Hydrographic Office United States of America [email protected] Taveuni Dive Resort 6 Sautamata St, Lautoka Fiji Marine Department, Suva 158 Princes Road, Tamavua, Suva 16° 50’ 23” S | 179° 58’ 2” E T: 666 0577 Airlines, Helicopters & T: 336 1099 | F: 330 6295 T: 331 4466 T: +679 891 1063 Nadi Airport, Nadi Musket Cove Marina [email protected] Transfers Opening Hours | 8am-5.30pm [email protected] T: 672 5054 Mamanuca Islands After Hours Emergency: +679 772 8049 [email protected] VHF: 68 | T: 666 2251 Vatia Beach Eco Resort Carpenters Shipping Fiji Airways | Fiji Link [email protected] 17° 25’ 10” S | 177° 45’ 07” E 22 Edinburgh Drive, Suva 24 HOuRS 7 DAYS Williams & Goslings Chandlery & Rigging T: +679 625 4737 T: 3312 244 | F: 330 1572 T: 672 0888 | 330 4388 Royal Suva Yacht Club | Suva 80 Harris Road, Suva T: 331 2633 5-11 Naviti Street, Lautoka Suva Travel Centre, Grd Flr, Colonial VHF: 16 & 68 | T: 331 2921 | 992 2921 Volivoli Beach Resort Navutu Ind. Lautoka T: 666 4093 Imported Marine Accessories T: 666 3988 | F: 666 4896 Building, Victoria Parade, Suva [email protected] 17° 18’ 41.” S | 178° 10’ 24” E Nadi Airport, Nadi T: 672 2855 T: 672 0777 | 8am-5pm Mon-Fri Port Denarau Marina T: +679 669 4511 | M: +679 999 2113 Main St, Savusavu T: 885 3002 Nadi Travel Centre, Nadi Airport, T: 675 0993 | 923 6125 The Pearl Resort Marina, The Yacht Shop [email protected] Wananavu Beach Resort [email protected] T: 672 2777 | 8am-5pm Mon-Fri Pacific Harbour 4 Vetaia Street, Lami, Suva After hours: 672 2824 T: 7730 022 17° 19’ 4” S | 178° 12’ 14” E T: +679 669 4433 T: 336 1522 | 999 7790 The Yacht Shop [email protected] Dive Equipment & [email protected] [email protected] Sky Dive Fiji 4 Vetaia Street, Lami, Suva Vuda Point Marina T: 999 3617 Servicing Nadi Airport T: 336 1522 | 999 7790 Vuda Marina Fiji | Vuda Copra Shed Marina T: 999 9307 T: 992 4079 [email protected] VHF:16 & 11 | T: 666 8214 Overnight Charters Royal Suva Yacht Club T: 999 3932 [email protected] Vuda Point Marina T: 999 3617 [email protected] Bikini Bottom Dive Shop UniQue - 2 double cabins Port Denarau T: 999 3706 Shop 17, Arts Village, Heli-Tours Fiji Copra Shed Marina T: 999 9307 Royal Suva Yacht Club T: 999 3932 Waitui Marina | Savusavu 16.3m Sailing Catamaran Pacific Harbour Nadi Airport [email protected] Port Denarau T: 999 3706 VHF: 16 | T: 835 3913 Pilots T: 973 1176 | 998 1176 T: 992 4940 | 992 4078 [email protected] Stellar - 4 double cabins [email protected] sales@helitoursfijicom 49.4 ft Fast Cruiser Savusavu Marina & Boatyard Sea Pilots (Fiji) Ltd [email protected] Slipways VHF: 16 | T: 885 3543 193 Rodwell Road, Suva Water Sports Equipment Pacific Island Air [email protected] Bel’Mare - 6 guests T: 331 0983 | 331 2003 Nadi Airport Fiji Ships & Heavy Industries LTD 86m Power Catamaran Lautoka: T: 992 0415 T: 672 5644 | F: 672 5641 [email protected] Baobab Water Sports Lot 1 Eliza Street, Walu Bay, Suva Resorts with Anchorages [email protected] [email protected] T: 330 6426 Shed 12, Port Denarau marina High Aspect - 4 double cabins [email protected] 22 m Yacht Yacht & Super Yacht T: +679 9996556 Northern Air Boathouse Nanuya [email protected] T: 347 5010 | F:347 5004 [email protected] South Seas Slipway Agents [email protected] 16° 56’ 28” S | 177° 22’ 10” E Moale - 8 guests Shed 11, Muaiwalu Complex, T: +679 666 7633 48m Sailing Catamaran Baobab Marine Tradewinds Marine Rona St , Walu Bay, Suva [email protected] Port Denarau T: 675 1120 4 Vetaia Street, Lami, Suva T: 3314819 Dive Academy Fiji Viani Bay [email protected] Tui Tai - 22 guests Vuda Point T: 664 0827 T: 336 1522 | 999 7790 16° 74’ 47.15” S | 179° 89’ 25.83” E Savusavu T: 999 3957 [email protected] T: +679 725 8184 | 725 8167 42 m Tall Ship [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 180180 181
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VOLVO INTERNATIONAL PAINTS Outboards Sales | Yacht Help Aluminium Boat Marine Generators Batteries Tradewinds Marine Port Denarau, Nadi T: 675 0903 Builders Service | Parts | Repairs 4 Vetaia Street, Lami, Suva [email protected] YANMAR Carpenters Motors T: 336 1522 | 999 7790 Bluewater Craft Baobab Marine Argo Street, Walu Bay, Suva | T: 999 6248 HIDEA - Yacht Help [email protected] Naitata Road, Navua, Pacific Harbour Port Denarau T: 675 1120 Port Denarau, Nadi YANMAR Clay Energy T: 346 0068 | 927 7592 Vuda Point T: 664 0827 T: 675 0903 Baobab Marine Lot 2, Baka Place, Laucala Beach Estate [email protected] Savusavu T: 999 3957 [email protected] Port Denarau T: 675 1120 Refrigeration & Air T: 336 3880 | 999 7761 [email protected] Vuda Point T: 664 0827 [email protected] MERCURY - Baobab Marine Conditioners Hammerhead Plate Aluminium Savusavu T: 999 3957 Boats Ltd, Port Denarau T: 675 1120 Baobab Marine Marine Salvage Pacific Batteries [email protected] Lami, Suva | T: 336 1596 Vuda Point T: 664 0827 Port Denarau T: 675 1120 & Marine Equipment Lot 20 Wailada Ind. Estate, Lami [email protected] Savusavu T: 999 3957 Vuda Point T: 664 0827 T: 336 2255 | F:336 2737 [email protected] Air Supply Savusavu T: 999 3957 Integrated Welding Industries Dive Centre (Fiji) Ltd Labasa T: 999 0673 Air Is Us [email protected] | Fiji Boats Lautoka T: 999 0641 SUZUKI - Niranjans Royal Suva Yacht Club Boatshed Building 6, Mokosoi Industrial Estate 1 Foster Road, Walu Bay, Suva [email protected] 366 Grantham Road, Raiwaqa, Suva T: 330 0599 | 999 8809 Pacific Harbour Kooline Refrigeration Lautoka Ltd T: 324 0001 Suva T: 338 1555 [email protected] Sunrise Batteries T: 999 9363 Port Denarau [email protected] Ba T: 667 6555 Marine Solutions 6 Luke Street, Nabua, Suva T: 338 4247 [email protected] T: 675 0647 | 999 8332 Labasa T: 881 1199 [email protected] Marine Power & Services Ltd | Cobra Fisheries Wharf, Lautoka Main Street, Nadi T: 670 1621 Lautoka T: 666 1733 Boats T: 628 4066 | 992 7123 Nadi T: 672 4677 Canvas Products | Repair Refrigeration & Electrical Services Lot 3 Beach Road, Wailoaloa, Nadi Limited (RESL) Pacdive International Solar Solutions Sigatoka T: 650 0511 | Upholstery T: 672 6147 | 707 6147 PO Box 10, Port Denarau, Nadi 20 Matua Street, Walu Bay [email protected] TOHATSU | HONDA T: 670 7979 | 9991166 City Auto Trimmers Ltd T: 330 4426 Clay Energy Carpenters Motors [email protected] Lot 10, Jai Hanuman Rd, Lot 48, Namaka Sub Div, Nadi Marine Solutions Lot 2, Baka Place, Laucala Beach Estate Suva T: 331 3644 South Sea Towage Limited Bhindi Subdivision, Vatuwaqa, Suva T: 672 8358 Fisheries Wharf, Lautoka T: 336 3880 | 999 7761 Labasa T: 881 1522 25 Eliza St, Walu Bay, Suva T: 338 482 [email protected] T: 628 4066 | 992 7123 [email protected] Lautoka T: 666 0599 Suva T: 331 2488 | 999 7521 [email protected] [email protected] Nadi T: 670 6481 Marine Watermakers Lautoka T: 944 6012 Marine Electronics Savusavu T: 885 0274 Auto Upholstery Canvas Leeda Boats [email protected] 12 Nava Street, Lautoka Triton Marine Fiji Ltd Radio | Radar | Lights T: 666 2438 | 997 8229 Spectra Watermakers 3 Toti Street, Wailada, Lami, Suva T: 999 5980 Baobab Marine T: 336 1977 [email protected] YAMAHA - Asco Motors Jet Set Upholstery Works Baobab Marine Port Denarau T: 675 1120 [email protected] Port Denarau T: 675 1120 Ratu Mara Road, Nabua, Suva Wekamu Industrial, Nadi Vuda Point T: 664 0827 T: 338 4888 T: 670 5720 | 997 5156 LPG Solutions Vuda Point T: 664 0827 Savusavu T: 999 3957 Savusavu T: 999 3957 Marina Drive, Lautoka [email protected] Hydraulics [email protected] [email protected] T: 666 9213 Marshall Sails LTD Blue Gas Seamech Queens Road, Namaka, Nadi Port Denarau Marina, Nadi T: 675 0996 Vuda T: 666 1755 Suva Electric Marine Surveyors 21 Matua Street, Walu Bay T: 672 1777 Vuda Point, Lautoka T: 666 0030 Suva T: 336 1023 Shop 17, Grantham Plz, Raiwai, Suva T: 3301882 | 999 8726 [email protected] (Class | Valuations) T: 362 3691 | 992 2440 Ganga Singh Street, Ba [email protected] Fiji Gas Limited T: 667 4406 Billett Wright & Associates Ltd Head Office, Amra St, Tech Air Ltd Nasekula Road, Labasa Marine Paint | Hardware Suva Walu Bay, Suva T: 330 4188 1 Foster Way, Walu Bay, Suva T: 881 1688 | F:881 1749 T: 3313 766 | 777 6918 | 777 6919 Marine Engineers | Epiglass Products Terminal Wailada, Suva T: 336 1694 T: 324 0040 Yacht Help Fiji, Port Denarau [email protected] Waterfront Rd, Lautoka T: 666 3355 3 Matua Street, Lautoka T: 675 0903 Industrial & Marine Engineering Ltd Baobab Marine 4 Queens Rd, Nadi T: 672 8116 T: 666 25366 Dover Marine (IMEL) Port Denarau T: 675 1120 Queens Rd, Sigatoka T: 650 0578 [email protected] GENERAL - City Marine 10 Marine Drive, Lautoka Eliza Street, Walu Bay, Suva Vuda Point T: 664 0827 T: 666 3922 | 992 9920 Nasekula Rd, Labasa T: 881 2973 Foster Road, Walu Bay, Suva T: 331 2133 | 992 8134 The Yacht Shop Savusavu T: 999 3957 [email protected] Naqere, Savusavu T: 885 0437 T: 324 0004 | 992 0066 4 Vetaia St, Lami, Suva T: 336 1522 [email protected] Marine Gear Co Ltd Vuda Point Marina T: 999 3617 Lot 13 Rokobili Subdivision, Marine Engines Copra Shed Marina T: 999 9307 HEMPEL Fibreglass Boat Builders Walu Bay, Suva Oxygen Cylinder Refills Royal Suva Yacht Club T: 999 3932 Pacific Coatings Ltd (Dulux) T: 330 2373 CATERPILLAR Port Denarau T: 999 3706 15-21 Nukuwatu St, Lami, Suva Oceania Gas Suva T: 327 5027 Pacific Fibreglass Ltd T: 336 1622 Marine Industrial & Structural Vetaia St, Lami, Suva T: 336 1011 Labasa T: 881 1522 17 Nukuwatu Street, Lami, Suva Engineering Ltd Damanu St, Labasa T: 881 1899 Lautoka T: 666 1655 T: 336 1613 Rental Cars 22 Tofua Street, Walu Bay, Suva Navutu Ind., Lautoka T: 666 2366 Resene Pacific Ltd [email protected] T: 331 2938 [email protected] Wailada, Lami T: 336 1700 Avis HYUNDAI The Fibreglass Shop Seamech Ltd Marine Drive, Lautoka T: 666 7673 Marine Solutions Port Denarau T: 672 2233 16 Wailada Road, Lami, Suva Fisheries Wharf, Lautoka Bikini Bottom Dive Shop Suva T: 337 8361 21 Matua St, Walu Bay, Suva T: 336 1057 T: 628 4066 | 992 7123 Shop 17, Arts Village, [email protected] T: 330 1882 BRITISH PAINTS [email protected] [email protected] Pacific Harbour [email protected] Pacific Coatings Ltd (Dulux) T: 973 1176 | 998 1176 Budget Rent A Car Silverwaters Fibreglass Boats 15-21 Nukuwatu St, Lami, Suva [email protected] Nadi Airport T: 672 2735 T: 336 1622 Ovea, Bau, Tailevu Walu Bay, Suva T: 331 5899 T: 292 4383 [email protected] [email protected] 182 183
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Carpenters Rentals Nadi T: 672 2772 Fresh Flowers Wines | Spirits | Beers YACHT CLEARANCES INTO & OUT OF FIJI Suva T: 322 8628 YACHT CLEARANCES INTO & OUT OF FIJI [email protected] Tadra Flowers Paradise Beverages (Fiji) Limited Nadi T: 670 3325 122-164 Foster Road, Walu Bay, Suva CONVENIENT & HASSLE-FREE GO Rent A Car Suva T: 331 8090 | 992 2051 T: 3315811 CONVENIENT & HASSLE-FREE Namaka, Nadi T: 672 2233 [email protected] 2 Nagaga Street, Lautoka [email protected] T: 6661122 Koro Makawa Rentals & Tours Dentists Hibiscus Drive, Pacific Harbour T: 345 0567 | 707 6255 | 707 6268 Dr Imtiaz Sahu Khan Victoria Wines [email protected] Ratu Sakuna House, Lot 17 Queens Rd, Martinar, Nadi Victoria Parade, Suva Shop 6, Denarau Marina T: 331 1424 | 707 5637 | F:330 5685 Shop 27, Damodar City, Suva Courier Service [email protected] www.victoriawines.com.fj
LOCAL Northern Dental Care CDP Dr Chand Lal Suva T: 331 3077 Jaduram Street, Labasa Bottled Water Lautoka T: 666 2376 T: 881 4077 | 993 8836 | F: 881 7530 Nadi T: 670 1965 Pleass Global Limited Savusavu T: 999 6222 Savusavu Hospital | T: 885 0444 Pleass Drv, Namosi Rd, Namosi T: 330 8803 | 999 0883 [email protected] Pearlz Dental Practice Dr Ilaijia J. Lewenilovo EMS Bakeries | Pastries Toll Free 0800 334 5900 5 Nede Street, Lautoka [email protected] T: 666 1220 | 923 0112 [email protected] The Deli @ Hilton Fiji on Denarau INTERNATIONAL T: 6756 800 Ext. 56952 DHL Food Service Suppliers [email protected] Grantham Plaza, Raiwaqa, Suva T: 337 2766 | 999 0411 Nadi Airport T: 672 3800 Goodman Fielder International Butchers | Fresh Meats Savusavu T: 885 0307 (Fiji) Ltd [email protected] CENTRAL T: 337 0801 | 9995773 Shalimar St, Raiwasa, Suva South Pacific Butchering Co. Fiji UPS - Express Freight WEST T: 6661866 7 Denarau Road, Nadi Management (Fiji) Ltd Tavakubu, Lautoka T: 670 3900 | 999 3900 29 Bureta Street, Samabula, Suva NORTH T: 8813922 [email protected] T: 7681441 | 9703650 Vakamasisuasau, Labasa
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Lubricants for deep-sea and coastal vessels
Total Lubmarine delivers a comprehensive range of mineral and synthetic auxiliary lubricants. These lubricants are designed for the diverse range of onboard equipment, such as cranes, thrusters and stern tubes. Our marine greases range is suitable for bearings that are subject to extreme conditions and guarantee excellent anti-oxidation and anti-corrosion properties. For more information contact: [email protected]
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