Minerva Reef
03 November 2012 | Minerva Reef, Tonga
Marilyn Clear and no wind
We arrived in Minerva Reef from Tongatapu in the morning of the third day sailing (mostly motoring). The pass was easily negotiated but even so, since our charts were not accurate in Tonga, we checked waypoints with those already anchored there before entering. Our waypoints were correct.
It is an interesting reef -- only less than a foot high. Waves break on both sides. We took a dinghy ride and "walked" on the reef. It is flat and has coral and shipwreck leftovers on it. The water is amazingly clear!!! We were anchored in over 50 feet of water and could see the anchor easily.
All in all there were 8 boats there -- including Chapter 2 -- another Island Packet just like ours.