[password] Tsar12
[position]16 78.95S 151 39.06W
[weather] wind NE/E 10-12 knots mainly clear with few showers
[status] after spending most of the day at a lovely motu just near a pass (Ile Mahaea) off Tahaa we kept sailing around the island in a fresh 25 knot breeze doing 6-7 knots just under jib finally finding a sheltered bay to spend the night. Next morning we continued our way around Tahaa pulling into a few bays then continuing back to the marina at Apooti where we took a mooring again and went ashore for a drink and meal to farewell Maureen who got a connecting flight from the local airport back to Papeete and NZ..
First thing in the morning we pulled into the dock and topped up its water before motoring up the eastern side of Raiatea - the idea being to see if we could get to a pass that would enable us to sail the 23nm over to Huahine however there was sone North in the direction meaning it would be a dead beat so we settled into a motu - Tipeamau - nestling right up to the beach in 15 m and hung a stern line out to a coconut tree 20 m astern on the shore.
What a setting although it wasn?t long before 2 boats dropped in and joined us. A lazy day with swims and siesta after lunch .
Hopefully the wind will swing to SE tomorrow to enable us to sail to Huahine.

Meantime we have one of the most unique anchorages of thectrip :)

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