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Lynda Lim says:

March 3, 2025 at 7:39 AM

Posted on behalf of Rod Pearce in Rabaul:

Please advise all visiting yachts to PNG that if going to Mioko Harbour in the Duke of York islands in PNG that a lone Japanese yachtsman on s/v challenger was charged PNG kina 600.00 for two days at anchor even though he negotiated a price of PNG kina for 50.00 per day. As far as I know he (the yachtsman) was very polite and asked upfront how much – they quoted him the price of kina 50 per day and he was happy with that, then when he was about to leave they gave him the bill for 600 with no explanation.

Also, sailors planning to sail the north coast of PNG should be aware that at the moment it is the rainy season so most rivers will be in flood and bringing down logs. However if boats stay well off shore – say 50 miles – you should be ok.

Please contact me get if you need more information.

rodpearce7@gmail.com

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Uhuru of London says:

September 13, 2023 at 11:41 PM

DUKE OF YORK ISLANDS: Only a few hours sail from Rabaul is the DoY islands. We have anchored here next to Mioko Island in a near geographically perfect anchorage. It is 5m of sandy bottom, fully protected in all directions from wave and swell and with a stern tie to the beach you are near fully protected from the strong winds that tumble through the St George’s Channel.
Culturally the village is beautiful. It’s full of children and you can hear their laughter all day. The village pretty with houses surrounded by flowers.
Simon and his three sons run a local guest house and were on the beach to guide us in as we arrived. They understood our security concerns and for K50 a day they provide 24hr security. At night they stay awake with their torches on and we feel very safe. We make them dinner and bring over coffee before we sleep. Simon is friendly with perfect English as is his wife. They are very keen to develop this geographically blessed anchorage into a yachting hub and rightly so. Contact his some Manuel in WhatsApp +675 7111 4635 in advance to make arrangements.
They offer a range of tourist services including transfers to the mainland and a dolphin tour which we did today and was totally epic!

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Uhuru of London says:

September 13, 2023 at 11:35 PM

RABAUL: We didn’t feel hugely comfortable in Rabaul, even off the yacht club. The club was robbed the day we arrived, despite having 4 security guards, and the expat, Rod, who greeted us from his live aboard yacht told us that he sleeps with a gun and has been attacked several times.
Saying that, we had no incident and there were so many huge commercial vessels in the harbour that it was well lit by their lights. We had all our deck lights on, locked the hatches and doors and had a proximity alarm and security camera on at high. This helped us to sleep well and we left as soon as we could the next morning to an all together different anchorage that is the complete opposite!

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Sue Richards says:

July 22, 2023 at 3:05 PM

See good feedback about Rabaul July 2023 in PNG comments, accessed via speech bubble on main PNG pages.

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Data Entry5 says:

January 22, 2016 at 7:46 AM

Customs in Kokopo have changed location

The customs in Kokopo have changed their location. They are now a bit off the Rabaul-Kokopo-Road. As soon as you found the WestPac-Building, you will also see a Brian Bell hardware store on the other side.

Enter the road to the right of it (while facing it) and walk about 50 meters. On your left, you will find a small plaza with the customs offices as well as a Catholic book store.

Happy sailing,
Fritze (S.Y. Alytes)

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Data Entry5 says:

December 4, 2014 at 7:46 AM

Posted on behalf of SV Segue:

The Internet in Rabaul is AWESOME! Digicel just upgraded their towers to 4G and — with either a smartphone (iOS or Android) and subscribing to a data plan, you’ll enjoy FAST 4g service!

Sims are available in most of the supermarkets for k$5.00 and data is — as usual in this part of the world — a little “spendy”, but very high quality. Skype works perfectly!

Whoever sells you the sim can help you with selecting a data package that works for you –and help you configure your device to access the ‘net.

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Rabaul - Update History

Feb 28, 2025

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February 2025: Inflated anchoring fees at Mioko, caution added.
January 2024: Information updated from James Ashwell of SV Uhuru of London.
October 2023: Information checked and updated from recent cruiser reports.
July 2023: Updated Clearance information and email addresses from Catherine Hayward.
January 2016: Updated Customs Office information from Fritze (S.Y. Alytes).
December 2014: Security information updated following report from SY Tagtraumer about armed boarding off Kokopo.
December 2014: Clearance updated with information from Colin of SV Segue.
September 2012: Docking, Clearance, and Fuel updated with information from Mick Peart, SY Star Path.

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