Marquesas YouTube Videos
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Most Beautiful Bay in the Marquesas | Episode 210
Welcome back to WEsail where this week we sail into an absolutely stunning little anchorage on the north side of Nuku Hiva and spend a few days relaxing and exploring the beautiful beaches and vistas surrounding our temporary home! Join us EVERY WEDNESDA...
Sailing from Ua Pou to Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas | Episode 209
As we near our year mark of cruising in French Polynesia, we can easily say we have come into our own out here. Our confidence and passion for living this life has grown deeper and stronger. Sailing just over 22,000 nautical miles in the last 4 years is n...
Buddy Boats Reunited in the South Pacific | Episode 208
The adventure continues on Ua Pou, as we explore more and spend time with the local family here in the Marquesas. A new friendship has evolved and we are so thankful to have been welcomed back with so much generosity and love. We also welcome and reunite...
A True Marquesan Welcome | Episode 207
Back in the Marquesas and couldn't be happier, but first we must get the boat back in order. On this episode, we set out for town and re-explore the island we briefly visited last year, however this time, we get the local treatment and see this island i...
Final Push to the Marquesas… Again | Episode 206
It's our final push to the Marquesas and we are both ready to drop the hook. Sailing the to Marquesas has been a challenging and we couldn't be more proud of our push to get here. After all, we sailed every mile and every mile was earned. This was a sail...
Sailing: Mostly Bliss with Moments of Pure Terror | Episode 205
Sailing is bliss combined with moments of pure terror and this sail up to the Marquesas was exactly that. One moment we are becalmed and greeted by a pod of dolphins and then the next we are blasted with 30 knots of wind blowing us completely in the wrong ...
Stopover in Toau | Episode 204
We are back to the Tuamotus... but only just for a quick dive. We stopped off at a nearby atoll to see our friends and have one last dive with them before they sail on to the Cook islands and us back up to the Marquesas. It was nice to get a good nights ...
Sailing Backwards | Episode 203
Sailing backwards against the trade winds has historically been very difficult, and as we start our 800 nautical mile trek back eastward for the Tuamotus and Marquesas Islands, we see why! We encounter just about everything mother nature and Neptune can ...
Living Our Best Life at Sea | Episode 175
Sailing is just one of the many reason why we love what we do, but exploring the world below the surface has really dominated our time since coming to the South Pacific. We sailed to another beautiful remote atoll of French Polynesia and dive right into ...
Sailing to Makemo and Learning to Navigate the Tuamotus| Episode 174
On this weeks episode we set sail from one of the most beautiful beaches we have ever seen and navigate our sailboat through the inner atoll, sailing around coral heads so that we can make it to the pass and out of the lagoon before sunset. After navigatin...
WE Found Paradise in the Middle of the Pacific | Episode 173
We sailed to paradise in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Clear blue waters, palm trees, friendly sharks and white coral beaches. The inside of the atolls are the most idyllic tropical dream only dreams could be made of! We know now why they call these i...
Sailing Inside Our First Tuamotu Atoll | Episode 172
WE successfully arrive to our very first of the Tuamotu atoll called Raoria. It was a great sail and a great entrance to this unique island. While here we explore the immediate island and all it has to offer, as well as going out with some locals to see fi...
Sailing to the Tuamotus Archipelago for the First Time | Episode 171
WE sail to the next archipelago of French Polynesia to the pristine islands of the Tuamotus. These islands are slightly more challenging to navigate than the Marquesas. The unique structure of these islands make for planning your entrance in the lagoon a l...
Sailing from Marquesas to Our First Tuamotu Atoll | Episode 170
Before departing the last of the Marquesas islands and sailing to our first Tuamotus island, we enjoy our last few land excursions by having a beautiful hike to a very tall waterfall. It wasn’t the biggest in the amount of water, but it was very tall and...