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Thoughts on Cruising the South Pacific

07 Nov 2017
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With our arrival into Australia, our time cruising the South Pacific Ocean will be officially over.  We’ll be coastal cruising in Australia for seven months or so and then headed through the Torres Straits and into the Indian Ocean. We exited the Panama Canal on March 10th,...
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Top 10 Cruising Experiences in French Polynesia

21 Aug 2016
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We LOVED cruising French Polynesia. It is, hands-down, my favorite country we’ve been to, although David wavers between Nova Scotia (Canada) and French Polynesia (which are so different it’s like apple to oranges). It amazes me that it’s the longest we’ve...
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Snorkeling and Diving in Bora Bora

03 Aug 2016
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An easy sail from Taha’a led us to Bora Bora. It’s exciting to be in a place known worldwide for its beauty, romantic, and exoticism. And so far it has not disappointed! Read about our best anchorages in Bora Bora. A First Snorkel Our first morning we took off in our tender to go...
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Bora Bora Anchorages

23 Jul 2016
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An easy sail from Taha’a led us to Bora Bora. It’s exciting to be in a place known worldwide for its beauty, romantic, and exoticism. And it did not disappoint.  Bora Bora has some amazing anchorages, definitely in the top 10 of French Polynesia. To’opua 1...
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Taha’a and Homemade Poisson Cru

19 Jul 2016
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We were kind of lazy in Taha’a, the small island that shares a lagoon with Raiatea.  We parked Starry Horizons just off the Tautau Motu, where the Le Taha’a Resort and Spa is, and stayed there for four nights.  We dropped anchor in about 20′ of water, and the...
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Raiatea: Charter Capital of French Polynesia

08 Jul 2016
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Sunday morning, after our fantastic Huahine Hieva, we finally upped anchor and headed to Raiatea. The short (20 nm) sail was beautiful; winds on the beam and small sea state. Where is Raiatea? Raiatea is located in the Society Islands group of French Polynesia.  It’s the...
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Provisioning in Tahiti

05 Jul 2016
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I have two tips for people provisioning in Tahiti:   Meats – The Carrfour was well stocked with beef, lamb, and veal from New Zealand, including odds and ends like hearts and tripe.  There was absolutely no pork.  The chicken that was available was only whole, legs, or...
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Paul’s Motu & Huahine

01 Jul 2016
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We left Moorea and did a one night sail (16 hours) to the island of Huahine. Murimahora Motu We read from the compendium about an anchorage just off of Murimahora Motu. We made the pass easily and found two other catamarans on the sandy bank – both Aussies; Miss Catana...
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