30 May 2021 | Sawmill Point Marina, Wilmington NC, USA
24 May 2021 | Wilmington Marine Center, USA
23 February 2021 | Cape Fear Yachts
20 December 2020 | Cape Fear Yachts
11 December 2020 | Cape Fear Yachts
09 September 2020 | Wilmington Port, USA
09 September 2020 | Wilmington Port, USA
05 February 2017 | Pte Miri Miri, Raiatea, French Polynesia
05 February 2017 | Raiatea Lagoon, French Polynesia
05 February 2017 | South end of Raiatea
01 February 2017 | Baie Vaiaeho, Raiatea, French Polynesia
01 February 2017 | Baie Vaiaeho, Raiatea, French Polynesia
31 January 2017 | West Side of Raiatea
31 January 2017 | West Side of Raiatea, French Polynesia
31 January 2017 | West side of Raiatea
30 January 2017 | Marina Apooiti, Raiatea, French Polynesia
30 January 2017 | Marina Apooiti, Raiatea, French Polynesia
28 January 2017 | Marina Apooiti, Raiatea, French Polynesia
27 January 2017 | Marina Apooiti, Raiatea, French Polynesia
A day sail to.... Teahupoo!!!
12 November 2015 | Teahupoo, Tahiti-iti, French Polynesia
Bill, Photo Credit Lara
So we set off from Maraa to see what the conditions would be for sailing to Apataki. we had a weather forecast that indicated there would be light winds from the NE for a couple days and we thought we would sail hard on the wind in light air for a couple days to the SE... Well, the wind was more ESE so our course was south... and the wind was 12-15. So we were sailing south (Apataki is NE) in OK but not totally comfortable conditions. The boat was performing well racing along at 6 plus knots with reefs in main and jib...
Well and now we had Tahiti between us and our destination... So, when we were well south of 18S we tacked and found that we still couldn't lay a course clear of Tahiti Iti.. And yet we were on course for a pass that was described in a 1980s guide book by Davcock (best one for off the beaten path)...
When we were in the Pass we realized it was Teahupoo !! The most dangerous big wave surfing spot in the world. Look for some YouTube of Teahupoo...