Leaving Niue

Leaving Niue, heading North to Samoa, 250 miles...

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En mer

We left Rarotonga on Saturday to Aitutaki, unfortunatly the weather did not allow us to make a stop there so we are sailing to Niue, and we should get there in 3 days, and if we get some Easterly we will be able to stop there or we will have to push it to Tonga...

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Rarotonga

Kia orana

Arrived in Rarotonga yesterday, we had a good passage. I sighted one humpback whale only 150 feet from the boat!!!!The Maori are very friendly as usual but they speak english with a kiwi accent and drive on the wrong side of the road! We have definitly left french polynesia. I will miss my Hinano.

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Leaving French Polynesia

Emil and I, are leaving Bora Bora on s/v Shanti on saturday to go to
the Cooks, and we should make landfall on thursday , 620 miles later,
in raratonga.

Shanti

New boat

After one month boat sitting in Cook's bay in Moorea. I am now on a
new boat in Bora Bora, s/v Shanti, Catalina 42. With my new skipper,
we are planning to leave to the Cooks islands within a few days if
weather permits( and immigration!)
Then Tonga where I should meet with s/v Lardo to go to New Zealand.
L'aventure continue...

Sharks swiming along..

Attacked by a ray in Moorea!!!!

Boat sitting in Moorea

I jumped ship, left SSN and now I am boat sitting "Inca" in Cook's Bay in Moorea.
looking for another boat going West, although it is very tempting to stay in here.....

Toau, anse Amyot

15/06/11
15deg48'.22S, 146deg09'.57W

We spent a week in south Fakarava, at Tmakohua pass, where we went scuba diving. We dove at 30 meters, there was lots of grey reef sharks, white tip sharks, black tip sharks and nursing sharks. We also saw some manta rays, marble groupers, parrot fishes, lion fish, ... amazing!!!.
We sailed to Fakarava north, Rotoava where we stayed a couple of days and we saw Antoine's boat., and today we sailed to Toau. Just another beautiful atoll!!:)
Tomorrow morning we will go lobster fishing!!

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Fakarava, Tetamanu

06/06/11
16deg31'13"S, 145deg28'24W

we anchored at the south pass of fakarava, waiting for the end of marabu, strong winds from south east. We might be lucky to witness the spawning of groupers and see the frenzy shark attacks. We should stay there a few days before going to the north pass and then sail to Taou, supposed to be a beautiful anchorage and then we will leave the Tuamotu and the friendly poamotus for the society islands : ia orana Tahiti!

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11/05/11
18.10 heure de Tahiti
15deg10'S, 144deg54'W
COG 214 deg T
SOG 0.8 knot

On s'est a la cape courante sous foc a-contre, et On attends depuis 14.00, a 40 miles au large de Kauehi, on a pu se reposer, cuisiner une bolognese et se baigner.
On va se remettre en allure de grand largue vers 21.00, et devrais arriver vers 5.00 au nord de kauehi. Le passe Arikitamiro, au sud est, devrait etre praticable vers 11.30, et on devrais jeter l'ancre vers 14.00, a Tearavero.
!!

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En route

10/05/11
19.30 heure des Iles Marquises
13deg46'S, 144deg01'W
COG 208 deg T
SOG 6.2 knot

Demain, on verra notre premier atoll, puis apres demain on rentrera dans Kauehi.
Menu du dejeuner demain: poisson volant spaguetti puttanesca sauce

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Depart des iles marqises

09/05/11
18.30 heure des Iles Marquises
11deg42'S, 142deg22'W
COG 220 deg T
SOG 6.5 knot

Trop bon de retrouver le large, le temps est bon, seulement un grain aujourdhui. Pas mal de vent : 20 noeuds, 3 ris dans la grand voile, et 60 % genoi et tout de meme 6.5 noeuds , Pas de poisson, donc on a gouter du cassoulet william saurin. Mes co-equipier aiment bien, en y ajoutant du ketchep.........d'ailleurs je vais pas rester longtemps devant l'ordinateur, je ne suis pas encore trop amarine.
Kenavo

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Depart des iles marqises

08/05/11
19.00 heure des Iles Marquises
09deg52'S, 140deg50'W

After 3 weeks in the Marqueses, we have set sail to the Tuamotu, 500 miles, we should land in the atoll Kauehi on Thursday.

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Depart des iles Marquises

Demain on pars pour la baie de "Daniel" remplir nos reservoires d'eau une derniere fois avant la prochaine traversee pour atteindre l ' archipel des Tuamotu.

500 miles de navigation dans les alizes, 3-4 jours avant de trouver ces merveilleux atolls

Pour voire des photos allez sur le blog de Chet http://www.gybethejib.com/

Nuku-Hiva, Anaho Bay

04/26/11
08deg49'S, 140deg03'8W

After 9 days in Taiohae bay, with a full gaz tank, water and provision, we sailed to Anaho bay on the 24 th. Beautiful up-wind sail, with over 20 knots wind. The most beautiful bay we have set our anchor so far. Reef sharks, manta rays, and the only reef in the Marqueses islands. Yesterday we hiked to the ceremonial Cannibal sites, where we got eaten alive by mosquitos. We picked lots of Mangoes on the trail.

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Kaoa

Bien arrivés dans la baie de Taiohae.
Nous n'avons pas été acceuillis par de jolies polynesiennes convertes
de fleurs mais par des majorettes en bleu qui nous ont confisquer
notre reserve de biere et de tequila!!!!!!

Non, ils ont très sympas, et puis on avait besoin de faire du menage
et sortir les banquettes au soleil et a l'air.
Et ils n'ont pas pris notre Tequila

Check out the pictures of the crossing on Chet's blog

http://www.gybethejib.com

Nuku Hiva

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Day 23

15/04/11
03.45 GMT
POSITION 08deg 43'S, 139deg 35'W
vitesse: 5.1 noeuds/knots
direction: 205 deg
vent: 16 noeuds S
Swell/Houle 8 pieds S-E

Apres 23 jours en mer, on viens de voire la terre, Ua-Huka, a 18.26 heure du bateau, ( 00.23 UTC).
Ce matin on mis un troisieme ris dans la grand voile et 80 % Genois, et on fesait tout de meme 6.5 noeuds.
On a mange notre dernier repas en mer pour cette traversee, Bonito sauce tomate epicee avec capres et olives vertes, accompagne de semoule de couscous. Pas mal pour un 23 eme jours!
Il ya une heure on a change d'allure, on navigue pres serre, et ca chahute un peu plus, nos 5 dernier oeufs ont voles a travers le salon pour s'ecraser sur nos cires.
Dans 2 heures on sera sous le vent de Ua-Huka, puis on se mettra a la cape courante sous foc a-contre, et on attendra l'aurore pour aller a Nuku-Hiva et jeter l'ancre dans la baie de Taiohae.
Et c'est a ce moment que des polynesiennes vetues de quelques fleurs uniquement, nous acceuilleront glorieusement comme des demi-dieux qui ont sus dompter les vagues et le vent du Pacifique :)

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Day 22

14/04/11
03.52 GMT
POSITION 07deg 13'S, 137deg 31'W
vitesse: 6.7 noeuds/knots
direction: 221 deg
vent: 13 noeuds S
Swell/Houle 6 pieds S-E

Des dophins nous ont suivis pendant quelques temps, tacos au poisson pour le dejeuner, poisson au lait de coco et curry pour dinner..
et couche de soleil magnifique, bonne journee!

Pod of dolphins swimming along the boat, fish tacos for lunch, fish curry with coconut milk for dinner, with best view ever,

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Day 21

13/04/11
03.40 GMT
POSITION 05deg 39'S, 135deg 23'W
vitesse: 6.3 noeuds/knots
direction: 239 deg
vent: 12 noeuds S-E
Swell/Houle 5 pieds S-E

On vient juste d'attraper un Bonito, 10-15 kg, il va faire jusqu'a Nuku-Hiva!
il reste 339 miles...on pense arriver le 15.

Just got a huge Bonito, right before sunset. Nice!

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