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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...
1 Year Ago Today……
Hello Friends, One year ago today I untied the lines from Marina del Rey, California and pushed for Hawaii. I have sailed 5,500nm during that time, visited more than 20 anchorages on 6 different islands and 2 atolls in 3 different countries. I want to ...
The best sailing trip in a while! – EP 164 Sailing Seatramp
After many weeks on Rangiroa it is finally time for us to sail on. The alternator and a new diode are installed again and Trampi is ready to go. With one laughing and one teary eye we leave Rangiroa and set sail for Tikehau. Whether it's just because we ...
Chilling in Rangiroa or busy in Tahiti? Who has the better lot? – EP 163 Sailing Seatramp
After we still hang around in Rangiroa, the possibility arises for us that Mario can sail with another boat to Tahiti that he can take care of our alternator problem and some other stuff. While Mario sails to Tahiti, I stay on the boat and enjoy the peace...
Are we stuck in Rangiroa? – EP 162 Sailing Seatramp
We make our way back to the west pass of Rangiroa. The promised wind does not show up, but we are accompanied by dolphins. Back at the east pass we briefly explain why we are still stuck in Rangiroa, start to work off our betting debts and spend time in ...
DIY or easy? We want fresh Coconut milk – EP 161 Sailing Seatramp
After a relaxing time off Rangiroa town we set the gennaker and head to the Blue Lagoon. Our project for today will be to show you the steps needed to make your own coconut milk. Sure, we could just open a can, but that would only be half the fun. On the...
Sharks, dolphins and a tasty oyster for breakfast – EP 160 Sailing Seatramp
Time for some more underwater fun in Rangiroa! Join us for some shark feeding on the beach from the local fisherman including an explanation what they are doing, a short swim with dolphins and I eat a tasty fresh oyster I found while snorkeling! Rangiroa ...
Heading westwards, continue to Rangiroa – EP 159 Sailing Seatramp
After stopping at Toau's False Pass, we go ashore to pay for the buoy and look around a bit on the moto. The mountains of garbage are once again extremely dissapointing. We leave westwards for Rangiroa, the second largest atoll in the world and are greet...![WHY we sail & HOW we pay for it: Tuamotu Truths! [🎥42🇵🇫]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/rklKrG-Gsgw/maxresdefault.webp)
WHY we sail & HOW we pay for it: Tuamotu Truths! [🎥42🇵🇫]
#BoatLife: For anyone thinking about quitting their jobs and taking their family on an adventure, this is the video for you. We explain the pros and cons to this lifestyle, how we afford it, what it took to make it happen, and our thoughts on if it's worth...
With hitchhikers on board back to Fakarava – EP 149 Sailing Seatramp
After a relaxing time on Rangiroa it is time to sail on. We make our way to Fakarava to meet up with our friends from SY Yumyum again in a few days. On the crossing we are accompanied by two German backpackers who have been traveling in Polynesia for qu...
Clogged toilets, broken diode and yet we are in paradise! – EP 148 Sailing Seatramp
To change the scenery we move towards the other pass of Rangiroa. Mario tries to find a mechanic ashore before he starts his MacGyver modus to find a solution for our burned diode and I have to repair my not working toilet. We have luck that we can manage...
First impressions of Rangiroa and more electric problems – EP147 Sailing Seatramp
After our smooth and relaxed sail last week to Rangiroa, it's time to start exploring the island. We had some more electrical problems on the sail to here and Mario starts to find out what happens and we try to find a solution for it. Looks like we have a ...
Smooth sailing to Rangiroa, Tuamotus Atoll – EP 146 Sailing Seatramp
Join us in this episode when we start our sailing trip from Tahiti to Rangiroa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia. We waited a couple of days for a better weather forecast, it looked really wavy and uncomfortable, but onces we start, we are luckly and can enjoy ...