heading for tuamotus

heading for tuamotus

Arrived Tahiti

En route from Tubuai to Tahiti. nice conditions this morning. 80nm to go.

En route from Tubuai to Tahiti. Sloppy with lighter winds than we'd hoped for. 180nm to go.

At anchor in Tubuai. Hooked a nice wahoo!

Anchored in Rairua Bay, Raivavae after 19 days at sea!

Day 20: Motorsailing, 50nm W of Raivavae. Should be anchored by dinnertime if all goes well.

Day 19: Moving along. 130nm to go.

Day 18: Off to a good start this morning after heaving to again for most of the night. (PS: Yes, Gulf Harbour, we do listen. Thanks for the great service!)

Day 17: On the road again. Favorable course heading, but slow going.

Day 16: Hove to instead of continuing to beat into wind & sea. Waiting for better conditions and catching up on rest. All's well on board!

Day 15: Slow going... Close hauled, unfavorable winds.

Day 14: Sailing through occasional squalls and rain showers.

Day 13: Motorsailing. Appx 500nm to Raivavae.

Day 12: 350nm in the past 48hrs. Making hay while the sun shines.

Day 11: Great downwind sailing!

Day 10: Slow and rolly after midnight. Light breeze filling in. Sailing wing on wing now and making decent progress.

Day 9: Fast sailing! Making some miles through very lumpy seas.

Day 8: The wind is back! Nice conditions this morning.