We’ve been posting monthly behind-the-scenes reports for two years! Let’s look back on them together: our most mentioned issues, haul out expenses, projects/upgrades we wish we’d done sooner… (read more)…
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We hauled out at Technimarine in Tahiti after discovering water in our starboard sail drive. Here is the breakdown of our final invoice… (read more)…
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We replaced our rapidly failing B&G chartplotter for $4,340.88. We struggled to stay positive after a prolonged period of bad weather, failing equipment we were struggling to source replacements for, health issues, and an un-warm welcome to Tahiti involving angry locals and vicious dogs… (read more…
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We purchased fuel in Fakarava. They will not honor a duty-free fuel certificate unless you bring the big boat to their dock. Conditions were bad, so we… (read more)…
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After a rough passage from the Marquesas Islands to the Tuamotus that involved a trip up the mast in the dark to fix a broken lazy jack, we noticed… (read more)…
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Here is a list of all the content we posted about our Pacific Crossing linked in one place- easy access to heaps of information from transiting the Panama Canal, making landfall in French Polynesia, and everything in between!…
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One afternoon, while running the generator, our bilge alarm went off. We tasted the puddle… (read more)…
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During an upwelling event, the marina became infested with jellyfish. At any time of day, there were at least ten jellyfish in our slip alone! Ray had to… (read more)…
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As Americans, we would typically be given a 90-day visa upon arrival in French Polynesia. However, we hope to stay for over a year exploring the region’s 121 islands. So, we applied for a long-stay visa on February 15th, 2024… (read more)…
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