54o03'S
37o11'W
Chart
3585,
Cape Buller to Cape Constance
This
fjord lies at the E end of the Bay of Islands and provides two
anchorages. There is a long line of kelp extending from the E shore
across the entrance; pass to the W of this. Various other patches of
kelp have to be avoided once in the fjord. A drying rock lies about
200m off the small headland separating the SW and the SE extremities
of the fjord.
The first anchorage is found in the W corner of the SE
part of the bay, behind the small headland mentioned above. There
are quite a few rocks close to the headland. Anchor clear of the
kelp, near the beach, in 12m. This gives shelter from NW through W
to S.
Off the beach, at the E side of the SE corner of Beckmann Fjord,
we found 10.5m, clear of kelp. This anchorage would give shelter
from N through E to S.
When visited, there was little swell, but this
was probably the exception.
Beckmann Fjord may well give the best
shelter from the E in the Bay of Islands.
BECKMANN FJORD, LOOKING S
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