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1980 Nordic 44 Light gray hull, cutter rig Hard dodger, enclosure also light gray Black trim and bottom MMSI #367525340

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Posted: Sat, 19 Oct 2019 - 16:27

We wanted to check out Motu Hiraumaine; turns out it's just a coral spit with a few bushes. There's no wind protection and minimal protection from fetch. That said, Shore Explores on the spit and the

Posted: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 - 16:18

Yesterday we had some good snorkeling at Motu Mauu, then anchored off of Tavania Islet for the night. Today we had a beautiful sail up the atoll to Motu Puarua, which is a bird sanctuary. The sight

Posted: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 - 16:18

The wind finally shifted and so did we. After some delightful experiences in Tuherahera village, we moved a short distance up the atoll to Motu Aua.

Posted: Thu, 10 Oct 2019 - 16:24

A short overnight passage brought us to Tikehau, where we anchored near the wharf at Tuherahera village shortly before the weather deteriorated. Haven't gone ashore yet, but this looks like a good

Posted: Wed, 9 Oct 2019 - 16:30

Makatea is a rare raised coral atoll, with no pass, no lagoon, and high steep vertical cliffs. Though it was worth the side trip to see it, we can't recommend it as a stopover. The two moorings are

Posted: Tue, 8 Oct 2019 - 16:30

Had an easy exit from Tehere Pass at one hour after low tide, and are now en route to Makatea.

Posted: Sun, 6 Oct 2019 - 16:24

Anchored at Roto Ava, a mile from Tehere Pass; still no inhabitants or vessels in sight. Plan A is to snorkel the pass tomorrow, then depart for Makatea the next day.

Posted: Sat, 5 Oct 2019 - 16:12

Yesterday we ghosted up the eastern side of the atoll and anchored at Point Teonemahina, the NE corner. This is a magical place, protected by miles of uninhabited motu; we are alone in a blue

Posted: Thu, 3 Oct 2019 - 16:21

Correction! Last post said 14 36S but that was a typo; we were at 15 36S, Apataki atoll. Sorry! Yesterday we moved up the atoll to Motu Omiro, where we enjoyed exploring coral spits; today we went to

Posted: Sun, 29 Sep 2019 - 16:51

We arrived at Apataki's Pakaka Pass 3 hours after our intended transit, but we made it through on a 2k incoming current with no problems. Whew! Now we're anchored near Motu Rua Vahine; not much

Posted: Sat, 28 Sep 2019 - 15:21

Left Papeete yesterday around noon, bound for Apataki. Predicted E15 winds turned out to be NE20's; they've eased but are still from the direction we want to go. We recall that one definition of

Posted: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 - 13:48

We moved to Marina de Papeete for pre-departure errands, only to discover that the facilities are under construction and there are no showers, laundry or internet. Bummer!

Posted: Sat, 14 Sep 2019 - 15:24

We've arrived back in Papeete, completing what turned out to be a wonderful 9-week loop through the Society Islands. We expect to be in this area for a couple of weeks, preparing to sail to the

Posted: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 - 15:39

After we saw the underwater tikis and fed the stingrays (wow!), we skedaddled back to the more protected anchorage at the NE entrance to Opunohu Bay, then moved this morning to the NE entrance of

Posted: Sun, 8 Sep 2019 - 16:18

Opunohu Bay was as secure as it was beautiful, and hiking in the valley was excellent. We finally moved back to an outer anchorage, this time slightly west of the village of Papetoai. This anchorage

Posted: Mon, 2 Sep 2019 - 15:36

With fairly strong winds predicted for the next few days, we anchored at the head of Opunohu Bay. We'll probably get wind bullets here but we're in 20' of water with a good holding on a mud bottom

Posted: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 - 15:12

We were sorry to leave Huahine so soon, but it was a good choice: rather than (the normal) hard upwind beat back to Moorea, we had a calm overnight sail with winds mostly behind us. We're anchored

Posted: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 - 15:00

We expected to stay at Huahine for longer, but incoming winds will give us a much easier sail back to Moorea

Posted: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 - 14:54

On a mooring at the head of Port Bourayne, where there is a rarity of rarities in FP: 1) a sand beach, that 2) is public. Picnic on a beach towel, woo-hoo!

Posted: Sun, 25 Aug 2019 - 15:33

Had a pleasant light upwind sail to Huahine, where we're on a mooring at lovely Avea Bay (anchoring discouraged here also). We plan to spend several days at this island, exploring anchorages we

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