Ocean sailing YouTube Videos
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Sailing to Tahiti from the Tuamotus Archipelago in French Polynesia
Episode #266 : Season 9 : The South Pacific Adventures Hello Friends, After an amazing time in the Tuamotus, we were ready to make way for Tahiti and the Society Islands. The weather dictates much of a sailors life and my plans had changed a few times i...
Exploring the Motus and Hoas of Tikehau & Sneaking Onto a Resort in the South Pacific
Episode #265 : Season 9 : The South Pacific Adventures Hello Friends, On this episode, I explore the hoas and motus of Tikehau and sneak on to the Pearl Beach Resort in search of wifi. The following morning I hauled up and made way for the village quay....
Adventures at an Abandoned Pearl Farm and Swimming with Manta Rays on Tikehau Atoll in the Tuamotus
Episode #264 : Season 9 : The South Pacific Adventures Hello Friends, On this episode, I hauled up and heading out to an anchorage a few miles south that would offer better protection from the continuing maramu winds. Dropping the hook near Pearl Beach ...
Exploring Tuherahera village and Visiting La Cloche De Hina on Tikehau in the Tuamotus
Episode #263 : Season 9 : The South Pacific Adventures Hello Friends, Making my way into Tuherahera village to have a look around and hunt for some wifi, I saw a pin on google maps that lead me to the mythical “La Cloche De Hina”. I was amazed by th...
Public Service Announcement About Following Your Dreams! Its Not Always Fun or Sexy!
Hello Friends, Just a friendly reminder that following your dreams isn't always palm trees in the tropics. For most of us it takes years of hard work to get the pay off. Keep Ya Head Up. Love, James JOIN THE PATREON CREW: Patreon: https://www.patreon....
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...
BONUS EPISODE: Part 2 of Exploring Rangiroa & Visiting Tiputa Village in the South Pacific
Episode #259 : Season 9 : The South Pacific Adventures Hello Friends, This is a bonus episode showing more exploration during my first stay at Kia Ora Anchorage with a visit to Tiputa Village across the pass. If you enjoy the channel please "Like"...
Exploring Rangiroa Atoll in the Tuamotus and Snorkeling The Aquarium at Tiputa Pass
Episode #258 : Season 9 : The South Pacific Adventures Hello Friends, On this episode I haul up after getting my anchor chain freed from coral and moved to the much better anchorage of Kia Ora near the Tiputa Pass. I then have the most amazing snorkel o...
Westbound on the Nova Scotia coast
The final episode for our summer 2022 season. We caught Covid on Cape Breton Island, so this video is a bit short as we didn't get to as many places on the way back west as we expected. Fortunately we recovered fairly quickly and had a good spot to wait ...
My First Day After Sailing Into French Polynesia and The Tuamotus
Episode #257 : Season 9 : The South Pacific Hello Friends, On this episode I head into Avatoru Village to clear into the French Polynesia and enjoy being on land for the first time in a long while. After getting done at the Gendermarie I make my way to...
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...
Sailing Alone from Hawaii to French Polynesia – Premieres this Monday
A clip from my recent solo passage of 2323nm from Kona, Hawaii to Rangiroa, Tuamotus in French Polynesia. The long format video of this passage comes out September 12th, 2022.