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BORA BORA: The Far Side of Paradise! | Tranquilo Sailing Around the World | Ep.97
Bora Bora, the Pearl of the South Pacific! The name conjures up resorts stretching out into the crystal clear waters of the lagoon with the incredible backdrop of the peaks. Yet we find, after navigating through some heart-stopping reefs, our own little bi...
In the CORAL GARDEN of Taha’a | Tranquilo Sailing Around the World | Ep.96
Bidding farewell to Moorea and our sailing tribe, we're off to one of the most pristine coral reefs in the South Pacific, the Coral Garden of Taha'a! _________ Join our Tranquilo community to support us and help us keep our videos coming, become a Tranqu...
MAGICAL MOOREA (and its superfriendly Sting Rays) | Tranquilo Sailing Around the World | Ep. 95
Magical Moorea, the spectacular island of the South Pacific, famous for its crystal clear waters, coral reefs and mountainous ridgelines. And who better to spend time there with than our fellow sailing mates from all around the world as we congregate in th...
BIG WAVES Sailing TAHITI | Tranquilo Sailing Around the World | Ep. 94
Tahiti! The fabled island of the South Pacific! It's no longer a sleepy island paradise but a bustling cosmopolitan outpost with an edgy reputation by sailors, but we still find its charms! And it's not just the town that's edgy, as we find out when we hea...
How To Anchor in Coral Atolls (to avoid snagging) | Tranquilo Sailing Around the World
One of the trickiest aspects of sailing in coral atolls and around coral reefs is avoiding snagging the anchor chain around coral outcrops to not get stuck as well as to not damage any coral. We look at a tried and tested method for anchoring around cora...
The WALL of SHARKS Freediving | Tranquilo Sailing Around the World | Ep.93
The wall of sharks, a wildlife phenomenon in the southern pass of Fakarava atoll, where sharks gather in large numbers and prey on the groper fish that spawn there. And there's nothing going to hold us back from diving with the sharks! __________ Join ou...
The SHARK WHISPERER of Fakarava | Tranquilo Sailing Around the World | Ep.92
At the western end of the Tuamotus archipelago, the longest chain of islands on Earth stretching all the way from Muroroa to Mataiva just off Bora Bora, lies the atoll of Fakarava. Here we find the remarkable Shark Whisperer. And what happens when you pu...
YACHT RACING the Biggest ROGUE of the South Pacific | Tranquilo Sailing Around the World | Ep.91
Two yachts is a race, three yachts is a regatta! And when it's two Kiwi yachts, an American cat and an Aussie yacht, it's the America's Cup, or as now El likes to call it 'The Kiwi Cup'. At least that's what you get when we all make the run from the atolls...
DREAMS COME TRUE: Our Very Own PACIFIC CORAL ATOLL! |Tranquilo Sailing Around the World | Ep. 90
We've always dreamt of this: sailing to our very own South Pacific coral atoll, 1,000 miles from anywhere, and all alone and all to ourselves. And we find it in Kauehi - at least for a couple of days. And then it only gets better when our fellow sailor fri...
WHIRLPOOLS & ATOLL PASSES (It’s All in the Timing) | Sailing Tranquilo | Ep.89
We're sailing for the Tuamotus, the world's longest archipelago with islands dotted across the South Pacific like pearls across an ocean. Our destination is the atoll of Kauehi, but first we need to get through the notorious atoll pass and its rushing tumu...
Tattoos, Burning Witches & Shark Frenzies | Tranquilo Sailing Around the World | Ep.88
There's only so much paradise anyone can take, so we leave Anahoe Bay and head for the other side of Nuku Hiva... one of tattoos and shark frenzies. And being the longest night of the year, our Danish friends invite us to celebrate with Ancient Danish Poti...