Dear friends, near and far, it’s time to bring our blog back to life. After nearly 8 months of “Roman holidays,” during which we focused on our usual activities,…
On May 27th, we departed from Huahine to arrive, a few hours later, in Raiatea by crossing the Irihu pass, located to the east of the island; right in…
After saying goodbye to Alex and Tamara, who were heading towards Maupihaa, the last of the Society Islands, we hoisted the sails bound for Penrhyn. The journey began under…
Thursday, June 26th – We had left Penrhyn just three hours earlier, bound for Samoa. The wind was steady at 20 knots on a broad reach, and everything seemed…
On July 23rd, after 5 days of sailing and 580 nautical miles covered, we arrived in Savusavu, the closest port of entry into Fiji coming from Samoa. After notifying…
On August 14th we finally set off again, with our first destination being Musket Cove, a spot just two hours’ sail from Port Denarau, ideal for a first test…
The Yasawa Islands are an archipelago of about twenty volcanic islands stretching some 90 kilometers northwest of Viti Levu, Fiji’s main island. Unlike the Mamanucas, which are closer to…
On September 7th we left the windy anchorage of Nabukeru to reach Nawi Marina, where within a few days we would meet up with our friend Demetrio, arriving from…
Demetrio’s short vacation called for a fairly tight schedule, so we set off the day after his arrival to reach Viani Bay, strategically located near the Rainbow Reef —…
On September 24th we set off again heading for Fulaga, the southernmost island of the Lau Group, an archipelago of about 60 islands in the eastern part of Fiji.…
Society Islands, Penrhyn, Samoa and Fiji
Back to French Polynesia
Dear friends, near and far, it’s time to bring our blog back to life. After nearly 8 months of “Roman holidays,” during which we focused on our usual activities,…
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Moorea, Tahiti, Huahine
On May 13th, in the early hours of the morning, we arrived in Moorea. The shape of the island resembles a heart, with two bays that cut into it…
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Again in Raiatea and Tahaa
On May 27th, we departed from Huahine to arrive, a few hours later, in Raiatea by crossing the Irihu pass, located to the east of the island; right in…
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Bora Bora
On the morning of June 4th, after a few hours of sailing, we arrived in Bora Bora through the Tevavanui Pass, to the east of the island. We had…
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Maupiti
Maupiti is, in our opinion, the most beautiful of the Society Islands; it is made up of a vast circular coral reef with an inner lagoon that hosts a…
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Penrhyn
After saying goodbye to Alex and Tamara, who were heading towards Maupihaa, the last of the Society Islands, we hoisted the sails bound for Penrhyn. The journey began under…
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Emergency return to Penrhyn
Thursday, June 26th – We had left Penrhyn just three hours earlier, bound for Samoa. The wind was steady at 20 knots on a broad reach, and everything seemed…
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From Penrhyn to West Samoa
On July 6th, we set off for Samoa taking advantage of a window of moderate wind. For most of the crossing we managed to use the wind vane steering,…
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Landfall in Fiji
On July 23rd, after 5 days of sailing and 580 nautical miles covered, we arrived in Savusavu, the closest port of entry into Fiji coming from Samoa. After notifying…
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Musket Cove
On August 14th we finally set off again, with our first destination being Musket Cove, a spot just two hours’ sail from Port Denarau, ideal for a first test…
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Yasawa archipelago
The Yasawa Islands are an archipelago of about twenty volcanic islands stretching some 90 kilometers northwest of Viti Levu, Fiji’s main island. Unlike the Mamanucas, which are closer to…
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From the Yasawas to Vanua Levu
On September 7th we left the windy anchorage of Nabukeru to reach Nawi Marina, where within a few days we would meet up with our friend Demetrio, arriving from…
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Rainbow Reef and Taveuni Island
Demetrio’s short vacation called for a fairly tight schedule, so we set off the day after his arrival to reach Viani Bay, strategically located near the Rainbow Reef —…
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Fulaga – Lau Archipelago
On September 24th we set off again heading for Fulaga, the southernmost island of the Lau Group, an archipelago of about 60 islands in the eastern part of Fiji.…
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Ogea – Lau Archipelago
On October 3rd, still with the sparkling images of Fulaga — a truly one-of-a-kind island — fresh in our eyes, we set off again for Ogea, just a few…
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