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Paradise Isn’t Perfect😩 Sailing French Polynesia
Our adventure in French Polynesia takes an unexpected turn when we discover severe damage to our sail drive shaft during what we thought would be a quick and simple seal change. 😩 It took two trips to the USA and thousands of dollars to get the parts we...
STUCK in French Polynesia— Now What?
After deciding to leave French Polynesia 6 months earlier than we had initially planned, it seemed like everything was lining up perfectly for us to make a last-minute trip to New Zealand ahead of cyclone season. Unfortunately, our weather window disappear...
Change of Plans: We’re Leaving French Polynesia
Join us as we prepare for a last-minute passage to New Zealand before cyclone season begins in the South Pacific. We’ve had a memorable experience in French Polynesia, and we are looking forward to what comes next! ————————————...
Anchoring with Confidence: Our Top 3 Anchor Alarms
We narrowly avoided several collisions during yet another storm here in the South Pacific, thanks to our tried and true anchor alarms. In this week’s video, we take you to a new anchorage in Taha’a, French Polynesia, and walk you through our top 3 anch...
The Adventure Continues⛵️
This week, we savored our last day in Bora Bora. 😍 We got some boat work done while we waited for the weather to clear up, then took off in the dinghy with friends to snorkel a beautiful reef at the foot of Mount Otemanu. ⛰️ We ended our underwater ...
What They Don’t Tell You About Sailing the Society Islands 😩
This week, we continued trying to make the best of our time in the Society Islands: we endured our third termite swarm, encountered more bad weather, left a loud mooring field, and escaped a reckless speed boat. 😤 No one told us sailing the South Pacifi...
SHE IS SPEECHLESS🤯🐋 #swimmingwithwhales #humpbackwhale #moorea #ocean
Swimming with humpback whales in Moorea, French Polynesia was an incredible experience!
HER DREAM CAME TRUE🐋 Sailing from Moorea to Raiatea
This week Holly’s dream of swimming with humpback whales came true! 🐋 Conditions weren’t perfect, but feeling the vibrations of their songs while in the water was an unforgettable experience. 🤯 We provisioned up and checked the weather before dep...
We’re in awe of our current backyard!! ⛵⛰️ #sailing #southpacific #boatlife
We’re back! 🎥 Join us for a week in the life sailing French Polynesia with friends.⛵️ This video is a bit more personal; we filmed more and edited less… hope you like it! ❤️ From mundane boat chores + movie nights aboard to the more eventful...
THIS is Sailing the South Pacific⛵️
We’re back! 🎥 Join us for a week in the life sailing French Polynesia with friends.⛵️ In this video, we take you along on an eventful sail from Tahiti to Moorea, where things went from smooth sailing to rough motoring…The journey was worth it wh...
We’re TIRED!😩 Sailing to Tahiti
After weeks of bad weather in the Tuamotus, we decided to sail to Tahiti in search of a protected anchorage we could relax and re-provision in. 🌧️ Unfortunately, that was easier said than done! 😅 —————————————————...
Trouble in Paradise?⛈ Sailing the South Pacific
Holly and Ray from 'Holly and Ray' document their adventures navigating rough weather and finding much-needed fuel and provisions on their voyage through the South Pacific in this episode.