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E150 – It Must Be Joking! A Friendly, Welcoming and Spectacular Village
Leaving Drueulu we sail to the north of Lifou to the tiny town of Joking. We meet the chief and offer our Coutume (gift exchange as sign of respect) and are welcomed to the community. We grab our snorkels and explore the amazing cliffs with caves and incredible swim throughs, and the colourful coral...
E149 – Loyalty Islands, Lifou
We head up the east coast of New Caledonia to Kouakoue Bay and snorkel on the best and healthiest coral we have ever seen. Leaving early in the morning we sail across to Lifou in the Loyalty Islands. Stopping in the lovely protected bay at Drueulu we stop at the tiny supermarket, and seek out the ch...
E148 – Tenia Island & A Road Trip With New Friends
Heading north from Noumea we stop and Ile Moro and check out the interesting erosion of the island and find a banded sea snake climbing back into the water, before heading to the idyllic white sandy Ile Tenia to do a bit of snorkelling. We meet a local that takes Chris fishing, before very kindly we...
E147 – Prony Bay, Casy Island & Bastille Day in Noumea
We explore Prony Bay and walk around Casey Island, having a bit of fun on a large coconut palm extending out over the water. Tony has a snorkel to checkout a sunken yacht before exploring the old goal and ruins at Prony Village. We head up to Baie des Kaoris and swim in a lovely water hole and the t...
E146 – Climbing Mount Dore, Amedee Lighthouse, And The Uninhabited Uatio Island
Emma and Kayleigh fly in to New Caledonia before we tackle the steep climb up Mount Dore for a spectacular view over Noumea and the coast. We quickly drop back into Noumea to collect Emma's lost luggage before heading into the southern lagoon stopping to snorkel the Snark Shipwreck. Stopping at...
E145 – Back To The Pacific, New Caledonia and Vanuatu Here We Come
We consider our options for this season and decide to head back to the Pacific and visit New Caledonia and Vanuatu. With just 3 weeks until our planned departure date we complete our annual boat maintenance, provision for 4 months, get our Australian Border Force clearances including a new requireme...
Noumea is NOT what we expected…
Join our crew! #127 Arriving in Noumea last week tired and cranky, we finally get some much needed sleep in the calm anchorage. We explore a bit of the island capital, but we are not impressed. However we only really have one thing on our mind, Australia. After filling up Merewether with food, wa...
This CROSSING IS CHAOS
Join our crew! #126 We’re continuing our sail from Fiji to Australia. After 600 Nm we decide to have a rest and we pull into New Caledonia. We were really struggling this sail. Tired and seasick we keep pressing on and are very relieved when we sail into Noumea. Merewether has never been this sou...
New Caledonia to New Zealand PART 2 | Sailing with Six | Ep 42
In this episode you find us in the middle of the ocean about a third of the way from New Caledonia to New Zealand. We have our good friend Neville on board who brings plenty of laughs and we are racing to beat the next low pressure system to New Zealand. The low pressure systems come across the Ta...
2019 Sailing Highlights
A quick recap of our sailing adventures in 2019. New Caledonia and the Queensland coast was a huge highlight of the year. Reliving these memories remind us of how grateful we are to have experienced such an amazing adventure. ~ Emma and Robert
We’re not just SAILING – Ep 66
A huge thank you to those who help keep our boat afloat by supporting our creative process via Patreon. You can be part of the crew for less than the price of a coffee. We're not just sailing We're not just sailing. Being back in New Caledonia is very nostalgic, in 2013 I (Rachel) won t...
We’re a Sail Boat not a Motor Boat… | Sailing with Six | Ep 27
In this episode you can see both the highs and lows of passage making. Catching an amazing Mahi mahi, enjoying the stars and phosphorescence on night watch, spotting dolphins and whales and then… over heating the batteries. We joined the NC2V Rally so that we had the advantage of checking in to the...
DON’T Cross An Ocean Until You’ve Checked Your Split Pins! | Sailing with Six | Ep 26
The kite surfing scene in New Caledonia is world class, in fact the French love anything on water that uses wind power, kite surfing, wind surfing, sailing, they do it all. We got amongst the local scene in the tourist area Anse Vata in Noumea. Kris had a blast out there, while Bella continued to im...
MATO POTATO! Ilot Mato Puts On A Show | Sailing with Six | Ep 25
MATO POTATO! Yes Ilot Mato puts on a show! This is a very special slice of paradise in the Southern Lagoon of New Caledonia. On this particular visit to the anchorage we were totally spoiled with glassy turquoise water, clear skies and loads of sharks. There’s plenty of drone footage in this episod...
Sun, Sand & Sleepovers | Sailing with Six | Ep 24
Ilot Uatio is in the Southern Lagoon of New Caledonia and it was a place where dreams come true! We made friends with another ‘kid boat’ and Finn was invited to have a sleepover, they also taught him how to windsurf and Bella had a go too. It was very idyllic, sunsets, clear water, reef to explore,...
Broken Ball Valves | Sailing with Six | Ep 23
Time to fix the hole in our boat! We get hauled out in Noumea and spend 48 hours on the hardstand to replace two ball valves and throw another coat of antifoul on. It’s a whirlwind but worth it to replace the ball valves which both had snapped stems with Trudesign plastic ball valves. Have a watch...
Amédée Lighthouse & A Hole In The Hull | Sailing with Six | Ep 22
In this episode we get a brilliant sunset, visit the iconic Amédée Lighthouse, find a problem with the boat and see sea snakes up close. Come along and discover what the hole in the hull is and see the spectacular view from the top of the lighthouse. Enjoy! To check out where we are in real time...
Sharks, Shipwrecks & Shelters…oh and some good waves too! | Sailing with Six | Ep 21
SHARK! Under our boat at a popular anchorage in New Caledonia we spotted what we believe to be a Grey Nurse shark… we’re not entirely sure though so if you know, leave a comment. We head out for a fun wave at Passe Dumbea with plenty of party waves. Then we discover a local boat that has wrecked o...
The Reason We Sail? | Sailing New Caledonia | Sailing SV Sarean EP. 85
The Reason We Sail? Can we name just one reason? Find out in this week's New Caledonia travel Vlog, as we adventure around Lifou Island where we are treated to mighty fine local hospitality, explore a stunning natural aquarium and find a village perched atop a giant stalactite cave! These v...
For the Love of Leech Cord | Sailing with Six | Ep 20
Well this video comes with a little word of warning… if you’re not at all interested in boat jobs then you may want to wait till the next episode because as it turns out, fixing a leech cord while the sail is still attached to your boat is a longer process than first thought. We also have a chat a...
Our Trusty Tender | Sailing with Six | Ep 19
In this episode Pippi, our four year old, goes kiting ‘koala style’ on Dad’s back. She loves it! We explore Ilot Signal and surf Dumbea Pass and then give you a run down on how we adventure with our trusty tender. Our tender is a 3.1m Sirocco powered by an 18hp 2 stroke Tohatsu outboard with elect...
Foraging for Food | Sailing New Caledonia (Sailing SV Sarean) Ep. 83
These videos are made possible by our channel Patrons. For exclusive content and direct connection with us, hop on over to our Patreon page where our biggest fans help make these videos possible: SUBSCRIBE at: Foraging for food is a hot hot topic for those aspiring to a life sailing around the w...
Sun, Surf & St. Vincents | Sailing with Six | Ep 18
In this episode we enjoy the beautiful conditions around Ilot Ténia next to Passe de Saint Vincent in New Caledonia. There’s plenty of surfing happening on the reef pass, plus we explore the white sandy beaches of Ténia Island. We sail South-East again toward Ilot Signal, catch plenty of fish and d...