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Anaho Bay on the north end of Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia, holds roughly 10 boats in 40–50 feet of water inside a fringe coral reef — rare for the Marquesas, where coral reefs are uncommon.0:05 The anchorage sits well sheltered from southeast swells, but an eastern pass channels wind up the bay and can swing anchored boats 180 degrees overnight.11:41 Getting ashore by dinghy requires following local buoys to the single sand channel through the reef, dropping a dinghy anchor in about 18 inches of water, and wading thigh-deep to the beach; every other approach risks hitting coral heads and destroying a propeller or hull.3:12 Locals actively protect the reef and will ask boats to move if anchored too close.0:40 Ashore, a small settlement includes one restaurant run by a couple — closed Mondays, reservations required — a well-maintained open-air Christian church seating 20–30, a fruit stand at a private home, and a local grower named Roger who sells produce.1:05 Manta rays with wingspans up to six or seven feet reportedly school on the bay's east side.12:49 Steve Dunlap and Meghan Fabulous toured by drone and dinghy aboard the Lagoon 450 Some Tuesday.

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