Off the beaten path
by Noonsite 26 Jul 2022 22:32 PDT
Ashmore Reef © Noonsite
Ashmore Reef, part of a Marine Park that covers 583 square kilometres, lies in the Timor Sea 630 kilometres north of Broome, Western Australia and 111 kilometres south of the Indonesian island of Roti.
It is an interesting and idyllic stopover if on passage from NW Australia to Indonesia with its clear blue water, a well-protected long lagoon (with depths from less than 15m to 500m) and a blindingly white beach. SY Corroboree stopped at Ashmore Reef for two days in May 2022 on-route to Bali and reported that the Australian Border Force keeps a large patrol boat moored there and officers were friendly to talk to and deal with. Because Ashmore Reef lies outside Australia's maritime border, yachts do not need to seek permission to stop here.
More details here and on Noonsite's Darwin page.
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