Hienghene
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Hienghene, New Caledonia
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Overview
Hienghene is a small, stunningly scenic, town on the NE coast of Grande Terre. It offers a small supermarket, pharmacy, laundromat, hospital, gendarmarie and an excellent local market.
The waterfront was set up to host passengers from cruise liners (which would anchor out in the bay), but this appears to be not happening at the moment. There is a good tourist information centre by the edge of the river. The small marina is administered from this centre.
The Centre Culturel Goa Ma Bwarhat is well worth a visit. It also offers internet access.
Cruising the region
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Approaching Hienghene from seaward, it should be noted that the barrier reef lies up to 12 NM from the land. Passes are wide and clearly charted, but are neither marked nor lit. Note that Hienghene is not a Port of Entry, but could be used as a jump off point or return point for a visit to the Loyalty Islands for vessels that have already cleared Customs.
Approaching for the NW or SE inside the reef is straight forward. All dangers are well charted and dangers near the edge of the shipping channel are well marked.
The entrance to the Baie De Hienghene between Ilot Nindio (The Sphinx) and les Tours de Notre Dame (The Hen) is clear of dangers. A set of lead markers (white triangles) defines a clear track into the bay.
Vessels witha draft of more than 2 metres are likely to have problems with the entrance to the Hienghene River. In mid 2010, it was possible for a vessel drawing 1.7 m to enter a couple of hours before high tide, but the channel is narrow and requires care, despite the markers bouys. The entrance to the river channel is under the Belvedere (lookout). There is a very shallow sandbar (often breaking) to the west of the entrance. Follow the markers into the town. Anchoring is not permitted in the river (according to the Tourist Information Centre in 2010) and so you must use the marina.
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Marinas & Yacht Clubs
There is a small, modern marina on the waterfront of Hienghene. It is administered by the staff of the Tourist Centre immediately behind the marina. The floating finger piers are quite short, so that boats more than about 10 metres long may feel a bit insecure in strong winds. Staff in the Tourist Centre advised that it was forbidden to anchor in the river, so the marina is the only option.
The marina has water and showers and is in the centre of the town, close to nearly all the businesses.
In 2010, a 12metre boat was charged 5700 cfp for two nights (including the separate water fee). This made it the most expensive marina in New Caledonia.
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