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Goodbye Rangiroa, Sailing to Tikehau Atoll in the Tuamotus
Episode #262 : Season 9 : The South Pacific Adventures Hello Friends, Saying goodbye to Rangiroa, I hauled up at and made way for Avatoru Pass at slack water and enjoyed an easy passage to Tikehau Atoll. Making my way through the pass and down the fairw...
Returning to Kia Ora Before the Storms & Preparing to Leave Rangiroa in French Polynesia
Episode #261 : Season 9 : The South Pacific Adventures Hello Friends, Feeling unsure about the protection of the anchorage at Motu Faama, I decided to haul up and head back to Kia Ora Anchorage ahead of the Maramu winds that were forecasted to arrive la...
Sailing to the Remote Anchorage of Motu Faama on Ranigora in the Tuamotus
Episode #260 : Season 9 : The South Pacific Adventures Hello Friends, On this episode we haul up and head off for some adventure on the far side of the lagoon at Rangiroa at Motu Faama. Keeping a keen eye out as we transit the uncharted waters we ha...
Sailing Alone from Hawaii to French Polynesia on a 30ft boat; 26 days at Sea and 2323 Nautical Miles
Episode #256 : Season 9 : The South Pacific Hello Friends, Well the time had finally come to move on and undertake the next big leg of my circumnavigation. I departed Kona, Hawaii after spending 9 months licking my wounds, repairing Triteia and explorin...
1 Year Ago Today……
Hello Friends, One year ago today I untied the lines from Marina del Rey, California and pushed for Hawaii. I have sailed 5,500nm during that time, visited more than 20 anchorages on 6 different islands and 2 atolls in 3 different countries. I want to ...
Ep. 90 – Exploring Fakarava Atoll
Pulling into Fakarava felt like heaven. It was the first night in months we didn't have any swell, and it reminded us what the cruising life was all about again. We explored much of the island in a day via bikes and had a blast doing it! This little gem in...
What boat do we most lust over? | Part 1 | Q&A | Sailing Merewether
A sneaky Q&A’s for everyone today! We receive all our questions from our lovely patrons who make it all possible. We can’t thank you enough. We’ll hopefully be doing a Q&A for the public to ask some questions in the near future. Cheers legen...
Dodging CORAL heads, looking for PEARLS: Atoll Action| Ep 88 | Sailing Merewether
This week we sail to another anchorage in the atoll Raroia, we visit a pearl farm and learn all about the black gold in the ocean. As we pick up anchor we share with you our trusty hand signals, we try to avoid yelling at etch other at all times ;) I take ...
One of the World’s Best SCUBA Diving Destinations
Fakarava, known for having some of the world's best SCUBA diving, is the second largest atoll in the Tuamotu archipelago of French Polynesia (Tahiti). Tumakohua Pass on the south end of the atoll is a world famous dive destination and one of our favorite ...
Boatlife in paradise, our last Tuamotu atoll Tikehau – EP 165 Sailing Seatramp
Tikehau, South Seas beaches as you would imagine them! A real dream. After leaving Rangiroa last week after a wonderful time, it is time for a short stopover on the neighbouring atoll of Tikehau. Known for its countless manta rays, which we unfortunately ...
Sharks, dolphins and a tasty oyster for breakfast – EP 160 Sailing Seatramp
Time for some more underwater fun in Rangiroa! Join us for some shark feeding on the beach from the local fisherman including an explanation what they are doing, a short swim with dolphins and I eat a tasty fresh oyster I found while snorkeling! Rangiroa ...
Relaxing on Toau and leaving the stressful pass again – EP 158 Sailing Seatramp
Toau, one of the worst pass entries for us as we showed in the last video, turns out to be a beautiful, uninhabited place in Paradise. We enjoy a few lonely days, relax and explore the underwater world and then we have to get out again! Where we went in...
Will the boat flip? The worst pass entry into an atoll so far – EP 157 Sailing Seatramp
In this episode, we leave Fakarava and head to the next atoll, Toua. It's only a short trip of 15 miles, but entering the pass turns into uncomfortable riding through the waves. While I'm still filming the dolphins in front the fun starts, I almost go ove...
Back to civilization with obstacles – EP 156 Sailing Seatramp
Finally we start slowly our way to civilization up to Rotoava, the main town of Fakarava. We plan to make a few stops on the way up and on the first stop our anchor chain get stuck and we need help from friends to get it up again. Back in the main town we...