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Settled into the anchorage in Aitutaki. Interesting night to say the least. We attempted to nose our way up to the reef outside the lagoon to anchor for the night. We crept closer and closer to the reef in the pitch black, hearing the breaking waves. Finally our spotlight revealed the waves over the reef, very close to our now and we were still in 80' feet of water. Plan B was made on the spot, to try another area on the other side of the entrance to the lagoon. We thought there would be 40' of water to anchor in. Nope...deep and the reef was right I. Front of us again. Enough Duma no games. We hove to for the night, drifting 1knot/hr. We entered the pass into the lagoon around 1pm at the high tide, we skimmed the bottom anyway. We slid by another boat who had lost his engine in the middle of the pass...crazy! We counted 16 kite surfers in the lagoon, will inflate our paddleboards tomorrow and investigate.[END]