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Ep 162 | Gigantic Coral Formations, Kelefesia Island, Tonga, Sailing Pacific Nutshell
Episode 162 | YouTube Description With Magnus’ Mum on board, we leave Nuka’alofa and head out to the islands for a look around before returning to Nuka’alofa. There’s plenty to see under the water and Wendy does a few snorkels and discovers the ...
Ep 161 | Surrounded by Shipwrecks, Nuka’alofa, Tonga, Sailing South Pacific Nutshell
After our first good night’s sleep and a lull in the blustery weather, we dingy over to Big Mama’s, a lovely yacht club on the motu just off the main island of Nuka’alofa, for our first draft beer in absolutely ages! We head across the bay in Peanut...
Ep 160 | Bora Bora and the Wild Passage to the Kingdom of Tonga, Sailing Pacific Nutshell
We spend a quiet week in Bora Bora, The weather is a bit ho hum so we do a few boat jobs and have a wonderful sail in the Bora Bora lagoon. We then check out of French Polynesia and start the 14 day sail to the Kingdom of Tonga. It’s a full-on ride, wit...
Ep 159 | Exploring a Tropical River, Raiatea, Society Islands, Sailing Pacific French Polynesia
We take Peanut up a gorgeous little river and then sail to the north island, Tahaa and pop in to a couple of the beautiful bays. The water is deep so there is limited anchoring. Magnus fixes our scupper which has been broken since we bought Nutshell. We ...
So Much For Paddle Boarding + Hurricane Dorian Update | Sailboat Story 129
A few realities of cruising: Inflatable paddle boards will leak. Sand from the beautiful beaches gets tracked everywhere. The salty air will corrode all your metal stuff. The sun will burn and wrinkle your skin. The weather will often keep you stuck on the...
Ep 158 | Swimming with Stingrays and Sharks, Moorea, French Polynesia, Sailing Pacific Nutshell
We leave Tahiti and make the small passage to the nearby beautiful island of Moorea. We check out the sealife and plunge into waters filled with circling sharks and very inquisitive stingrays! Then it’s off to the island of Raiatea on an overnight pas...
Ep 157 | Little Job Turns into a Big Job, Complete New Fridge Install in Tahiti, French Polynesia
We head up to the big smoke, Papetee, on the local bus and manage to get the new part which we need to fix our fridge. As usual, and as is common on boats, a little job turns into a much bigger one, and we end up sailing to Papetee and picking up a comple...
Ep 156 | Bye, Bye, Tuamotus, Hello Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia, Sailing Nutshell
We leave Fakarava and start the supposedly, two day sail to Tahiti, 250 nautical miles away. It ends up being a slow trip and we finally get there about 5 days later! Magnus cooks up a storm in the galley. We enter through a pretty scary pass with massiv...
Alabaster Bay Play Day YAY! | Sailboat Story 126
We swim, snorkel, sail, and paddle board at Alabaster Bay! Alabaster Bay in Eleuthera is one of our very favorite anchorages. The water is incredibly clear, the beach is simply beautiful, and the anchorage itself it nicely sheltered from the prevailing ea...
Ep 154 | Swimming with the Fishes, Makemo Atoll, Tuamotus, French Polynesia, Sailing Nutshell
We check out the Kon Tiki memorial at Raroia and Magnus does a little fishing from Peanut. We do a little 2 day passage to the nearby atoll of Makemo and check out the lovely village next to the pass. Magnus shows how to gravity fill our gas bottle. The...
We Anchor Over a Blue Hole & Explore An Uninhabited Island | Sailboat Story 125
We sail off anchor from Rock Sound and drop the hook at a "secret" blue hole located near a small group of islands known as the Pineapple Cays. This is an area that very few people go to. These small islands are uninhabited and very raw. We tend to hone i...
Ep 153 | No Spiders, No Snakes, Just Pincers, Exploring Raroia Atoll, Tuamotus, Sailing Nutshell
As the weather sets in for a few days, we poke around and check out Raroia, exploring the charming motus and oas which make up the structure of the atoll. There are plenty of critters with large pincers! Mavi gets a fly and we see the beautiful landscape...
Sailing From The Exumas To Eleuthera | Sailboat Story 124
We exit Conch Cut and point our little ship towards Eleuthera. In this video, I haven't added any music for the first half of it. I just enjoy hearing the natural sounds of the boat sailing across the water. It was a GREAT sail. We were making close to 6 ...
Ep 152 | Abort! Abort! Scary Atoll Pass, Sailing Pacific Nutshell
We take a short sail around the corner to the little bay nicknamed Daniel’s Bay. Here we catch up with a local family and buy the delicious grapefruit style citrus fruit, pomplemousse picked straight off the trees. We leave Nuka Hiva and start our 5 day...