Alofi - Provisions & Laundry
Provisions:
There are two sites for provisioning.
One in the town area adjacent to the exit from the wharf. A reasonably good range of stock and frozen foods.
The other is Swanson’s supermarket 4 kms away and the crew would need a vehicle for that option. A bigger range than the town option. More choice in frozen foods as well.
Bond store – Duty free wines, beers and spirits – adjacent to Swansons.
Visiting yacht crews have a generous duty free allowance. Proof of yacht and registration is all that is needed.
Smaller shops:
Outside these hours some smaller shops are open, but carry less range. These stores are often located in houses within villages – if in doubt just ask around!
Laundry:
Hina’s laundry is just a 3 minute walk from the dinghy dock crane in Alofi. Hina and Feti will most likely invite you in for a coffee and take care of you during your stay in Niue. Definitely worthwhile to spend time with them.
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We were utterly delighted with the assistance and knowledge of Keith and Terry. We picked up a mooring at night, no problem. Customs maintain a 24 hour radio watch on ch 16, call when you get there. Our experience landing in a SW swell was challenging. The concrete steps and ladders were well under water each time a swell came through. You need to install a sling to hoist your dinghy onto the concrete dock and nerves of steel when loading and unloading in a swell. Once the swell moved further south it was much more manageable and according to the locals we had just come at a particularly bouncy time!
FAD positions on approaching Niue
Alofi Nth.
Long. 169°55.229296 W
Lat. 19°02.326004 S
Alofi Sth.
Long 169°55.592968 W
Lat. 19°03.244836 S
Allow for a 500 metre swing radius
Keith
Niue Yacht Club
Niue Yacht Club
“The Biggest Little Yacht Club in the World”
An incredible group of volunteers – all non-sailors – have been helping out cruisers for over 40 years on the delightful, small Pacific atoll of Niue – lying on the direct route from French Polynesia to Vava’u in Tonga. The “Biggest Little Yacht Club in the World” (or Niue Yacht Club) has provided safe moorings, shoreside assistance, a club house and the warmest welcome anywhere to visiting yachts since 1975.
Just in time for the start of Cyclone season, Niue’s Maritime Borders have re-opened after three seasons with no entry to transiting yachts. While this is great news for cruisers planning a 2023 Pacific crossing, the length of border closure now means that the Niue Yacht Club is in trouble and may well be facing closure.
Fighting to find some solution to rising Government fees, lack of volunteers due to a very small adult population on Niue and no headquarters for the Club, long-time member Keith Vial has launched a search for a Commodore at Large for the 2023 cruising season.
For Niue to remain a destination for yachts crossing the Pacific, the legendary NYC must survive and get back on its feet, so now it’s the cruising communities’ turn to support the Club that has helped them so much over the years.
If you have been to Niue and enjoyed the NYCs hospitality, please e-mail keithvial@gmail.com with your support and let’s try and keep this cruisers’ paradise on the Pacific crossing map.