I tried to visit Canton Island in the Phoenix Group in September 2014. Apparently, they are now aiming to become a “World Heritage Site”, so you do need a permit to sail there. I applied for and received permission, but one of the requirements would have been to carry and pay a local observer the whole time in the Phoenix Group – including the trip there!
In order to comply with this, I was asked to pay for a round trip ticket between Kiribati and Samoa for my personal observer, in addition to paying him US$ 50 each day aboard – and feeding him of course.
Needless to say, I ended up not visiting the Phoenix Islands.
3 months cruising Kiribati: January to March 2013
Apr 4, 2013
Published 13 years ago
, Updated 8 years ago
Stephen & Selena Steddy of SV Westward II from Australia have compiled very useful and clear cruising notes for their 3 month visit to Kiribati. Go here to download the pdf
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I tried to visit Canton Island in the Phoenix Group in September 2014. Apparently, they are now aiming to become a “World Heritage Site”, so you do need a permit to sail there. I applied for and received permission, but one of the requirements would have been to carry and pay a local observer the whole time in the Phoenix Group – including the trip there!
In order to comply with this, I was asked to pay for a round trip ticket between Kiribati and Samoa for my personal observer, in addition to paying him US$ 50 each day aboard – and feeding him of course.
Needless to say, I ended up not visiting the Phoenix Islands.