Starting from Fatu Hiva, we headed towards the island of Tahuata where we had been told it would be possible to swim with Manta Rays (a species of giant…
At dawn on June 11th, we hoisted the sails bound for Raroia, the island we chose to land on in the Tuamotu Archipelago. The Tuamotu Archipelago, occupying an area…
On the afternoon of June 19, we set off for Makemo, 80 miles to the west. We were accompanied by three other boats, all Amel ketches (two-masted). We had…
On June 25, with a following wind, we set off for Kauehi, a small atoll to the northwest of Makemo. We chose this atoll because its layout provided an…
At 10:00 on July 6th, we weighed anchor and headed for Fakarava, one of the largest and most frequented atolls in the Tuamotu Archipelago. We arrived at the north…
On July 28th, we set off from Toau towards Rangiroa, one of the largest atolls in the world and certainly the largest in the Tuamotu Archipelago. We entered at…
Tikehau is a relatively small atoll, at least in comparison to Rangiroa, from which it is about thirty miles away. Several sailor friends had described it to us as…
On August 13, after saying goodbye to our Danish friends with a promise to meet again in Tahiti, we set off toward Tahaa, the small island just above Raiatea.…
Since our return flight to Italy was booked for September 3rd, we had an entire week to explore the island. We rented a small apartment on the hill overlooking…
FROM PUERTO VALLARTA TO FRENCH POLYNESIA
Tahuata and Ua Huka
Starting from Fatu Hiva, we headed towards the island of Tahuata where we had been told it would be possible to swim with Manta Rays (a species of giant…
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Nuku Hiva and Ua Pou
After visiting the arboretum in Ua Huka, we set off for Nuku Hiva, which is only 27 miles away. This is the largest and most populated island of the…
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Raroia, Tuamotu
At dawn on June 11th, we hoisted the sails bound for Raroia, the island we chose to land on in the Tuamotu Archipelago. The Tuamotu Archipelago, occupying an area…
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Makemo
On the afternoon of June 19, we set off for Makemo, 80 miles to the west. We were accompanied by three other boats, all Amel ketches (two-masted). We had…
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Kauehi
On June 25, with a following wind, we set off for Kauehi, a small atoll to the northwest of Makemo. We chose this atoll because its layout provided an…
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Fakarava
At 10:00 on July 6th, we weighed anchor and headed for Fakarava, one of the largest and most frequented atolls in the Tuamotu Archipelago. We arrived at the north…
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Toau
Taking advantage of a favorable wind window, on July 19th we set sail for Toau, a small atoll that had been described to us as one of the most…
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Rangiroa
On July 28th, we set off from Toau towards Rangiroa, one of the largest atolls in the world and certainly the largest in the Tuamotu Archipelago. We entered at…
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Tikehau
Tikehau is a relatively small atoll, at least in comparison to Rangiroa, from which it is about thirty miles away. Several sailor friends had described it to us as…
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Tahaa e Raiatea
On August 13, after saying goodbye to our Danish friends with a promise to meet again in Tahiti, we set off toward Tahaa, the small island just above Raiatea.…
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Tahiti
Since our return flight to Italy was booked for September 3rd, we had an entire week to explore the island. We rented a small apartment on the hill overlooking…
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