Fakarava to Rangiroa, via Toau
French Polynesia, days 34-36, 17-19 May: After two wonderful fun and drama filled weeks inside Fakarava atoll, it’s time for ocean sailing again. Our next passage is 145nm west, to the biggest…
French Polynesia, days 34-36, 17-19 May: After two wonderful fun and drama filled weeks inside Fakarava atoll, it’s time for ocean sailing again. Our next passage is 145nm west, to the biggest…
French Polynesia, days 29-34, 12-17 May: Having survived our stormy “night from hell” and woken up to “normal conditions”, sunshine and a gentle wind blowing us away from the beach, we surprisingly…
French Polynesia, days 26-29, 9-12 May: NE Fakarava anchorage We stayed anchored in the remote NE corner of Fakarava for 3 days. Anticipating some reasonably strong winds, it would provide the best…
French Polynesia, days 22-26, 5-9 May: 5-May: 16:00, we arrive at the southern pass into Fakarava atoll, having just sailed 55nm westwards from the uninhabited Tahanea atoll, where we had made a…
French Polynesia, days 20-22, 2-5 May: Boomies and wild passes, the challenges of atoll hopping. We had arrived from the Marquises to Makemo, our first Tuamotus atoll, on 29-April and spent 2…
French Polynesia, days 14-19, 26-April to 2-May: We set off from the rolly, sticky-hot, and crowded anchorage (yes, we didn’t like it!) in Atuona harbour (Hiva Oa) mid-evening on 26-April, with destination…
Iles Marquises, French Polynesia, days 2-13, 15-26 April: The recent gap in our blogs is reflective of the mood onboard Cloudy Bay for our first couple of weeks in French Polynesia. After…