November 2024: Behind the Scenes
We discovered water in our starboard sail drive during an overnight passage from Bora Bora to Moorea. We hauled out to address the issue and were surprised to see severe wear on the… (read more)…
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October 2024: Behind the Scenes
We could not make water for four days after a storm with hefty rainfall brought significant runoff and debris into the anchorage. We spent $690.00 to get an insurance addendum to cover a last-minute trip to New Zealand for cyclone season. After watching our weather window disappear in a matter of h…
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September 2024: Behind the Scenes
We paid $39.67 for 6 gallons of gasoline at a gas station in Bora Bora. We endured three termite swarms this month. One in Tahiti, one in Moorea, and one in… (read more)…
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August 2024: Behind the Scenes
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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July 2024: Behind the Scenes
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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June 2024: Behind the Scenes
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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Pacific Crossing Roundup
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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April-May 2024: Behind the Scenes
One afternoon, while running the generator, our bilge alarm went off. We tasted the puddle… (read more)…
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March 2024: Behind the Scenes
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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