Palmyra Atoll

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Contents 1 Palmyra Atoll 1.1 Background 1.2 Charts 1.3 Radio Nets 1.4 Weather 1.5 Approach and Navigation 1.6 Marinas & Yacht Clubs 1.7 Anchorages 1.8 Tourism & things to do ashore 1.9 Fuel, Water, & Electricity 1.10 Laundry 1.11 Grocery & Supply Stores 1.12 Eateries 1.13 Internet/WiFi 1.14 Motorbike & Car Rentals 1.15 Marine Stores & Facilities 1.16 Repairs 1.17 Garbage Disposal 1.18 Transportation 1.19 Routes/Passages To/From 1.20 References & Publications 1.21 Cruiser's Friends 1.22 Forum Discussions 1.23 External Links 1.24 Personal Notes 1.24.1 Last Visited & Details Checked (and updated here) 2 Cruising Wiki Navigation

Palmyra Atoll

Background

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Charts

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• Entry is 052 degrees from the SW (avoid the foul ground to the west) This is a dredged channel, depths 26 feet, and Sand Island to the east, wooded, is the dredge spoil from the channel. The channel is over a mile long, and there is a range marker. The range markers may or not be visible, and it is easy to mistake the concrete block as one of the marks. The surf breaks on Penguin Spit to the south.
• There are buoys shown on the chart at the outer entrance to the channel, and they are not there. Use your eyeballs for deep blue water depth and follow the obviously deep water in.
• Once in the lagoon, follow the deep water over to the concrete apron and the obvious buildings and anchor. Anchoring near the end of the airstrip is prohibited as the aircraft/mast issue.

Radio Nets

• Just give 'Palmyra Island' a call on ch16, there is no one else around for hundreds of miles.

Weather

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Approach and Navigation

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Marinas & Yacht Clubs

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Anchorages

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Tourism & things to do ashore

Cooper Island is under the control of the nature conservancy, the rest is US Fish and Wildlife. Cooper Island has well established walking paths, and has been cleared of leftover WW11 explosives, mostly. The 'yacht club' has an assortment (that have been defused) should you have any doubts about staying on the paths. The other islands are off limits.

Fuel, Water, & Electricity

Laundry

Grocery & Supply Stores

Eateries

Internet/WiFi

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Motorbike & Car Rentals

Marine Stores & Facilities

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Repairs

Garbage Disposal

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Transportation

Transportation (local and/or international)

Routes/Passages To/From

Popular passages/routes, timing, etc.

References & Publications

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Cruiser's Friends

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Forum Discussions

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External Links

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Personal Notes

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Last Visited & Details Checked (and updated here)

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