Direction Island - Docking
Anchoring:
There is an official Vessel Anchorage Area at Direction Island where all yachts should go.
The buoys at Direction Island are not suitable for yachts, please anchor.
Holding in the anchorage is good. There is not much shelter from the SE Winds, but there is little swell in the lagoon.
Ashore:
There are several shelters along the edge of the beach, two of which have large rain-water butts attached which store the roof run-off. Please minimise your use of the water in our rainwater tanks on Direction Island, it is a precious resource.
Lighting a fire directly in-front of the main shelter is strictly prohibited, as children and adults frequent this area.
Also, there are toilets ashore, with toilet paper provided.
There is a WiFi router in the main shelter where you can sign up for internet online and pay by credit card. The connection is not fast, but is usable from the anchorage.
No garbage can currently be disposed of anywhere in Cocos Keeling. Yachts must take everything away with them.
Mosquitoes are a real problem on Direction Island (although this tends to be seasonal); bring plenty of bug spray!
Last updated: October 2023
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We were delighted to find Wi-Fi in the shelter. Very useful! Getting to West island to clearing/out was less easy especially as there was no consensus on the ferry timetable. I have since laminated one and attached to the notice board.
There is a ferry from Direction to Home island on Saturday a.m. at 10:00 but the connections don’t really work to get back again. So it’s best to dinghy the 1.5nm to Home island giving the chance if the last ferry back from West island at 16:00. Ferry is AU $3.50 single or $5.00 return.
The bus meets the ferry for $0.50… everything shuts at 15:00 on Saturday and there was no cafe or bar open. The Community Centre was helpful with Wi-Fi, and the shop reasonably stocked.