ADIEU BORA BORA
ADIEU BORA BORABora Bora's crater, viewed from the southMai Kai Marina – April 26, 2015– On a mooring. - Note about moorings at the Mai Kai: just grab one and don’t even try to...
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On the hook north of Tom Neale's JettySUWARROW… no go! May 1st 2015 … Suwarrow Atoll …. (My computer is on the fritz, some keys are dead, so I’m improvising …. 13°14.86S, 163°6.467W… > “Suwarrow,...
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SAMOA: Show me the Tala!DOMINO in Apia, in front of the cathedralMay 22,2015 – Apia, SamoaYou’d think that after 5 years traveling through34 countries and dealing with officials of multiple cultures,...
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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...
View ArticlePago Pago: Home Port
PAGO PAGO: HOME PORTDOMINO is homeMay 30th, 2015Pago Pago, American SamoaWhy in the world did we chose Pago Pago as our home port? As a U.S.C.G. Documented vessel, we had our pick of any U.S. Port....
View ArticleLaurent Bourgnon Missing
Laurent Bourgnon missing June 26, 215 , Fiji JAMBO in Moorea It is with an immense shock that we are reporting the disappearance of our friend Laurent Bourgnon. According to sources in Tahiti,...
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HELLO Fiji! June 3, 2015 - (crossing the dateline, we think that we are June 3rd, but not so sure!) - Sunset on the mooring field at Copra Shed MarinaCopra Shed Marina, Savu Savu, Vanua Levu Island,...
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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 Article25,000 NM & TAHITI
Just iinside Taapuna passApril 15, 2015 - Marina Taina, Tahiti (French Polynesia)S 17°34.717 - W 149°37.187Taapuna Pass: S 17°36 - W 149°37.75Meteo: VHF16 @0803, 1200, 1803 - AM 740 shortly after 7...
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Opunohu Bay, MooreaMOOREA - Opunohu BayEaster Sunday April 20th, 2014OPUNOHU Bay - Moorea (French Polynesia)S 17°29.465 - W 149°51.126Passe Tareu S17°28.57 - W 149°51.80The most beautiful bay in all...
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JAMBO in Opunohu (Moorea)JAMBO PowercatMay 1, 2014 - Moorea (French Polynesia)Powercat are coming of age, for sure. The surprise is that the greatest powercat enthusiasts seem to be, paradoxally,...
View ArticleCOOK's Bay (Moorea)
COOK'S BAYMay 1st, 2014 Cook's Bay - Moorea (French Polynesia)S 17°30.206 - W 149°49.231Passe Avaroa - (there is also a smaller passe Irihonu - we've seen small charter cats go through it to reach our...
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April 29, 2014Vaiare - Moorea (French Polynesia)S 17°30.468 - W 149°45 8384/25 - The weekend is upon us again and our Tahitian family is joining us from Papeete. how do they get to Moorea? By ferry,...
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"...
View ArticleMarina Safety
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...
View ArticlePause in Papeete
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...
View ArticleCruising the Tuamotus
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....
View ArticleThe Wirie Pro
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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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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