Tikehau
DOMINO at Bird IslandFebruary 21, 2014TIKEHAUTide info:High Slack Water - Aho High Water time (NOAA) + 3:18Low Slack Water - Aho Low Water time (NOAA) + 3:38Mean Low Water: 3.7mLobsster dinner on...
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Sunset at the East EndAPATAKIMarch 9, 2014Tide info:High Slack Water - Aho High Water time (NOAA) + 3:10Low Slack Water - Aho Low Water time (NOAA) + 3:30Mean Low Water: 7mLocal VHF info: Apataki...
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Grabbed one of the 10 moorings at Anse Amyot - NO ANCHORING!ANSE AMYOT Tide info:Not very relevant: not a real passMean Low Water: 6.5 m (passe Tehere)Local VHF info: No VHFMarch 10, 2014Anse Amyot...
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Pink Sands Beach - Fakarava SouthFAKARAVATide info:High Slack Water - Aho High Water time (NOAA) + 3:05 ... maybe?Low Slack Water - Aho Low Water time (NOAA) + 3:25... maybe?Mean Low Water: 10.5 m...
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FAAITEMarch 27 - Faaite Atoll - Tuamotus (French Polynesia)I'll be brief on Faaite, as brief as our 24-hour stay. There is no doubt that this small atoll is lovely. The village at the entrance of the...
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TahaneaApril 9th, 2014Tahanea _ Tuamotus (French Polynesia)If you're going to play Survivor Tuamotus, few places are better suited for the game than the atoll of Tahanea. Nobody really lives here...
View ArticleMai Kai Marina (Bora Bora)
At Mai Kai Marina, Bora Bora, Domino looks small compared to Megayacht SalpertonJune 25, 2014Huntington Beach, CaliforniaWe're off the boat for the summer. It's the first time we're "abandoning"...
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Marina SafetySeptember 21, 2014Marina Taina, TahitiCoffee time at Mai Kai MarinaWe’re BAAaack! Oh boy, that was a very long break: 3 months! But what a great time we had, hopping around from on kid’s...
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Papeete, TahitiDecember 12, 2014Sunset on Moorea, from Marina Taina, PapeeteBooh… I’ve been silent for way too long. I must say that Internet connection in French Polynesia is probably the worst we’ve...
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February 16, 2015Huahine, French PolynesiaIn Tahanea, Williams enjoys the moonriseHOLIDAY CRUISEI’ve been silent for so long, you might wonder what happened? Are we still cruising? Yes indeed, now...
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Do-mini on the flybridge in HuahineTENDER Do-miniFebruary 19, 2015Faré (Huahiné – French Polynesia)Meet our new tender, Do-mini. This is JP’s 3rdhard dinghy construction, after Scrappyand Pitufina....
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The Wirie Pro joined us in HuahineThe WirieProFebruary 20, 2015 Huanine, French PolynesiaGood news on the Internet-for-boaters front. Our trusted Wirie AP has been improved and now offers seamless 3...
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Papeete, TahitiDecember 12, 2014Sunset on Moorea, from Marina Taina, PapeeteBooh… I’ve been silent for way too long. I must say that Internet connection in French Polynesia is probably the worst we’ve...
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ADIEU MOOREAVaiaré (Moorea), March 29th, 2015Eighteen months in French Polynesia and we’ve visited all of the Marquesas, 8 atolls in the Tuamotus and all of the Society Islands. And now it's time for...
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ADIEU TAHITIFriday, April 10th, 2015 - Marina TainaMarina Taina: an excellent spot to watch sunset over Moorea, some 10 miles awayIt’s always hard to say goodbye, and leaving Caro, William, Mamie...
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ADIEU HUAHINÉApril 11, 2015 - Motu Murimahora, HuahinéThis is where our love cruising was born, 20 years ago: Huahiné. At the time, we anchored our chartered Jeanneau 42’ in the 30-meter deep Port...
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PAPEETE’s New MarinaPhoto Jean-Baptiste CalvasApril 24, 2015 – Bora BoraBig news in French Polynesia! At long last, Papeete has a downtown marina. It opened yesterday, just in time for the ARC Rally...
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ADIEU TAHAAThe small town of Haamene has become a welcome sight Haamene Bay - April 12, 2015 3 mooring balls – Town dockBehind the palm trees, our friends Marcel and Helene watch us moor.If...
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ADIEU RAIATEAMotu Nao Nao - Day anchorage. or overnight by settled weather onlyMotu Aito (Raiatea) – April 13, 2015- Mooring balls: 6 in Faaroa Bay (3 mid/bay, 3 at the entrance of the river)-...
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ADIEU MAUPITIGetting into Maupiti... mooring field to port, once passed the Cardinal marksMaupiti – April 16th, 2015 - Mooring balls: 6 at Pte Tamaupiti (just west of the pass) and 3 more in...
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