372: 理想的とは言えない天候での出発 — 私たちは気が狂っていたのでしょうか?
After seven weeks on our mooring in Huahine, we finally dropped the lines and headed to town to stage for our overnight passage to Moorea. The problem? We didn’t have a great weather window—but we booked a humpback whale swimming tour, and we really don’t want to miss it.
For the next 24 hours, we watched the forecasts closely, debating whether we should go. The window looked possible, but definitely not ideal. The next morning, with the boat fully prepped for offshore sailing, we went out to assess the conditions for ourselves.
To our surprise, the weather was far better than expected. So, we keep going. Through the night we made steady progress, and in the early morning we arrived in Moorea—tired, relieved, and excited. Our reward? A reunion with our dear friends, Ian and Tara on SV Isla.
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It's so beautiful there, I would have a hard time leaving.
Enjoyed the episode! Nice looking repair on your water/exhaust mixer! Bottom clean….yeah I need a calm anchorage here in “winter” Bahamas, a rarity to get in and clean mine! Fair winds folks, always look forward to your episodes and Insta postings. Thanks, Andrew
I always enjoy your videos so much. Very real and authentic. The two of you work so well together as a team. And who wouldn’t stay for a long time with the views that you get. Thank you for taking us on the journey with you.
Came for the algorithm ! – Keep up the good work guys
We had an almost carbon copy day for our (shorter) trip from Dominica to Martinique Started early and mooring lines were wrapped up in the mooring ball tether. Motored out to whale area but no luck – did go whale watching the day before and saw many sperm whales and when we return will pay the bucks to get a swim with the whales permit. Expected head winds and waves during the crossing but had a tight be workable AWA and lower wave height. It it always nice but rare when the "actual" comes in better than the forecast.
Maybe one of my favorite all-time videos from you two. You guys are doing great there!
Metis is really good. I’m allergic to tons of foods, so for all my meals there I ate crème brûlée and chocolate mousse with every bite having both desserts. Dessert for lunch and dinner on vacation was appropriate,