Waitui Marina's

'Cyclone Grade' Helix Moorings!

ALL of Waitui Marina's 22 moorings located in Nakama Creek, Savusavu, Vanua Levu are Helix Moorings, with 3 meters of 19mm (3/4") studded ship's chain to prevent the mooring line from chafing on the bottom.

We have them inspected twice a year at the beginning, and the end, of the cruising season, and and then repaired as needed. You may inspect photo's of your mooring if you wish in the office.

The manufacturerer of the moorings has this to say:

High-Holding:

Our anchors derive their holding from the soils into which they are screwed. The Square Shaft anchors are installed with the aid of hydraulics to screw the anchor through resisting soils. Our anchors have been repeatedly tested by Mother Nature and tugboats with load measuring equipment.
The results of the first test (performed in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, under the watchful eye of area harbor masters, a marine industry reporter, and a representative of Boat/US) are typical of all the load tests performed.

Vineyard Haven, Pull Test Results
Mooring Type	Bottom Condition	Breakout Force
350-lb. Mushroom	5 ft. deep in mud	2,000 lb.
500-lb. Mushroom	in sand bottom	1,700 lb.
3,000-lb. Concrete USCG block	set in mud	2,100 lb.
6,000 lb. cement block	on sand bottom	3,200 lb.
8/10 Helix	soft clay mud	20,800+ lb.

There are other companies hiring moorings in Vanua Levu, but none of them care enough about the security of your vessel (which, if you are like most cruisers, is the sole sum of your assets!) to have gone to such great lengths as installing the highest quality moorings available today. Thinking about leaving your vessel in Fiji during the cyclone season? No problem! Not only will we keep watch over your yacht, but our rates are greatly reduced during the off-season. Security and savings, what every sailor is looking for!

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