Excellent holding in sand, about 10m deep, sheltered from southerly winds.

Beautiful anchorage in a horseshoe shaped bay surrounded by cliffs and trees full of fruit bats. Yachts have reported it can get quite rolly.

Port Orly is known for its white sand beaches, good snorkelling and nature reserve islands.

Chesterfield lagoon covers an area of approximately 3500 km2. A barrier reef surrounds the lagoon, interrupted by wide passes except on its eastern side where it is open for over 20 nautical miles (37 km). The major part of the lagoon is exposed to trade winds and to the southeastern oceanic swell. The lagoon is relatively deep with a mean depth of 51 m. The depth increases from south to north