P’zazz

14 M Shaun Arber Cat

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Posted: Thu, 26 Jul 2018 - 18:42

after breakfast there were a few things we needed to top up from the supermarket then it was off to Raiatea. Going through the pass 2 charter Catania 55 ?s were leaving at the same time . They

Posted: Tue, 17 Jul 2018 - 13:54

after waking up to a much clearer morning we got excited about the prospects of a day without rain ( hasn?t happened for 3 days now) so we ventured into town straight after breakfast to try and book

Posted: Mon, 16 Jul 2018 - 14:03

after waking up in our idyllic anchorage ( prob the best of the trip) we saw that the wind had swung more to the South and we would lay across to Huahine -25 nm away so we set sail at 6.30 am and had

Posted: Sat, 14 Jul 2018 - 14:12

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

Posted: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 - 10:57

after setting off from Moorea in conditions that had moderated significantly we encountered winds up to 25 knots and 2-3 M seas an hour into dark - deep reefed the boat was comfortable but there were

Posted: Tue, 10 Jul 2018 - 14:54

after deciding to stay another night late afternoon the weather really packed up as a front came through . During our venture around the island it started raining but just before dark the wind had

Posted: Mon, 9 Jul 2018 - 15:24

after deliberating on whether to wait until Tuesday for our gas bottle to arrive we decided to go back to Papeete to pick it up so our options are open on when to leave for Raiatea . Had a good sail

Posted: Sun, 8 Jul 2018 - 04:48

after picking up the car we drove into town and spent the morning in the market and doing some shopping. By the time we got back out there was only time to start the reprovisioning shop .i dropped

Posted: Wed, 4 Jul 2018 - 05:27

during the sail from had a solid 20 knot E breeze which during the night increased up to 27 so we had a deep reef so that we didn?t arrive in Papeete before daybreak . What a difference it makes

Posted: Sun, 1 Jul 2018 - 13:24

we have really enjoyed spending an extra 2 days in Tikehau- a quick visit to the village and the cleaning station where the resident population of Mantas (approx 100) will some times congregate to

Posted: Sat, 30 Jun 2018 - 05:15

we spent 2 nights at Avatoru pass doing a dive and catching up with our friends before setting sail for Tikehau which was a nice gennaker run in 12-14 knots of wind which had us doing up to 10 knots

Posted: Wed, 27 Jun 2018 - 06:54

sorry the lack of updates but life seems to be so busy! Since arriving back in Rangiora after an easy overnight sail from Ahe we have said goodbye to the remainder of original crew - Martin , and

Posted: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 - 14:12

since last update we have been camped up at the Kamoka Pearl farm with hosts Frenchman Patrick and his co workers Brian and Kristin - two Americans who sailed here to Ahe 18 months ago and never left

Posted: Sat, 16 Jun 2018 - 20:00

the overnight sail to Ahe was straight forward though Zuny unfortunately wasn?t feeling the best but as we approached the atoll at dawn we got several rain squalls come in at 30 knots and the wind

Posted: Wed, 13 Jun 2018 - 15:36

after thinking about making a dash for Fakarava yesterday morning we sailed back across Rangiora atoll to see that the weather front had turned the wind to SE rather than S we were hoping to be able

Posted: Sun, 10 Jun 2018 - 11:21

2 days ago - the morning after our entry to the pass at Avatoru we motored up to the Tiputa pass anchorage - 5nm through a well defined area marked either side by either bombies or pearl farm buoys

Posted: Wed, 6 Jun 2018 - 09:15

since returning to Papeete to pick up Greg?s wife Mary who bought our part we found that we had been supplied the wrong part !!!! All this time for nothing - phone calls etc and correct part is being

Posted: Sun, 3 Jun 2018 - 15:27

after cruising across from Papeete to Moorea yesterday on a beautiful day sailing at 6 knots just under main we pulled into Baie de Cook channel and took a left to find an idyllic spot just outside a

Posted: Tue, 29 May 2018 - 15:27

yesterday afternoon the wind filled in enough for us to sail at 4-6 knots into the evening . Sunset was stunning as normal with a full moon on the other horizon - makes you feel you are somewhere

Posted: Sun, 27 May 2018 - 09:30

decided this morning to head to Papeete to get our steering repaired - the replacement bearing arrived yesterday but the seized bearing is frozen on the spline and we need a proper engineering set up

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