After nearly three months it is time for us to leave Moorea, our enchanted island of the Pacific. With heavy hearts we are lifting the anchor and thinking of all the good souvenirs and friends we had made here. A special thoughts to Carl&Minette, Jean-Louis&Agnes, all onboard Askari, Sandrine&Florian from the Aquadisco, Bill&Mary, Eugenie&Milly&Tim and all the others which I will not forget... Maruru, Nana.
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What a great afternoon, with my friend Brit, having fun with the two ladies at the Natural Mystic shop and learning how to paint on a Pareu. It took us about two hours to finish the work! First we had to think of something to draw then they give you a small jar of Gutta, which is a rubbery substance derived from the latex of any of several tropical trees of the genera Palaquium and Payena. You use the gutta to draw your design and then you fill up the different area with the paint. The result was really surprising and could not believe how well they came out!
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The most incredible dancing troop of the Pacific, the "Ballet de Tahiti".
The Tahitian styles of dancing are:
Te Mahana Hiro'a O Tahiti includes two basic types of Tahitian dancing:
• Otea " the famous hip-shaking dance of Tahiti performed to the syncopated rhythm of wooden to'ere and other drums Click here to learn how the dancers move. May take a few minutes to download.
• Aparima " a fast dance performed to music, including the Tahitian ukulele.
the finer points of the otea include having a theme or story line "that can be seen through the dance. The dancers also do 'orero, a formal speech."
The Otea style of dancing includes:
• Paoa " where the dancers sit in a circle and chant while select members dance inside the circle;
• Hivinau, where everyone in the circle chants while dancing.
During competition and the famous Heiva in June & July:
"The dancers must do the paoa and hivinau. The judges are also looking for poise and synchronization". "We're very particular that the girls' feet are flat on the ground and their legs are not spread. Also, their hips need to move without their shoulders shaking."
"The boys need to do the pa'oti " the scissoring " with strong movements of the legs, while bending down and keeping the back straight. And, of course, they've got to sustain these movements. Tahitian dancing is very vigorous.
When our Tahitian friends came for dinner on Blue Dawn we had the good surprise to find out that the winner of the 2009 taure'are'a was with them. This 10 years old boy gave us a very expressive dance and storytelling show!
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Jean-Louis, Agnes and the kids took us for a swim with the rays and to see the underwater Tikis (sculptures made by a local artist). When we arrived with the dinghies the rays were already circling the boats waiting for us to get in the water! They are really huge and were crawling all over us, especially because we had fresh fish for them. I scared myself out when one of the gentle animal bite my finger, hopefully they have no sharp teeth!
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While being in Cook's Bay, we met the most amazing Tahitians, the locals are always really friendly but those guys are the types which you can count as exceptional! Carl & Minette, Jean-Louis & Agnes have been such fabulous hosts, trying to do a lot of special things for us. This turned out to be a perfect timing as our long time friends, Bill & Mary just arrived from Aussie.
We had such a laugh when they took us on their sport fishing boat, Geoff is never interested in fishing (or I must say will not even touch a fish unless filleted in his plate) and they made him bring one back on board. Check out the video, this one is for you Michael, Captain Blight is still there! To thanks them we had a diner party on the boat, the 10 of us were quite loud and drunk by 1am. The children gave us a private show of dance and storytelling, cannot get better than that! It is really good a we have our good friend Bill & Mary from Australia with us on the boat!
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The girls and I had a pareo dyeing course at the shop of Magalie behind the Bali Hai Hotel. It was really fun to try the Sun Painting or Heliographic Art. It is a process whereby certain fabric paints are applied to fabric and while still wet, objects like stencils, leafs, feathers etc are placed onto the wet fabric. It is then placed in the sun, the outlines of the objects are transferred to the fabric.
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Making landfall late in the afternoon with the sun setting behind Moorea; the spectacle was incredible. We could not wait to reunite with these islands, their beauty and their people. We have kept after 12 years on the boat a fresh feeling of Moorea.
We tried to anchor in Tahiti but there was no room for us so the next day we headed towards our little home away from home: Cook's Bay.
On the picture, wednesday night show at the Bali Hai Hotel with my friends Rosie & Emma of Askari.
Below is a Video of the Ballet of Tahiti, an amazing 2 hours of traditional singing and dancing.
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Trintella 75 for Sale:
Blue dawn is indeed on the market but I must clarify a point first as many of you had asked me "why"? I will be honest; I love this boat to bits ; she has taken us on a safe and comfortable journey for now 11 years. But a time will come when she will be too big for the two of us to manage. We adored the freedom we felt when handling her on our own! It will be unfair to let her be wasted in a marina, unused and degrading; she needs vast blue spaces and the wind in her sails... Another point is that boats take sometimes years to sell, she is not listed on any brokerage agencies yet...
And we would like to go back to Indonesia and Asia with her before we get separated and that will take us another 4 years! I wanted to get the news out and see if anyone will be interested to buy her in a few years (2012-13)... Geraldine & Geoff
Specifications:
Completion: January 1993
Designer: E.G Van de Stadt & Partners Holland
LOA: 23m
LWL: 19m
Beam: 5.90m
Draft: 2.85m
Displacement: 62000Kg (half load)
Ballast: 17000Kg
Hull: Aluminium
Paint System: Awlgrip
Interior Joinery: Teak Veneered Plywood
Sound & Vibration Unit: W. Van Cappellen
Main Engine: MTU 8V 183 AA 92 (275HP)
Transmission: Twin disc 5090A 1.7:1 reduction
Bow Thruster: Hydromat 25HP hydraulic retractable
Generators: 1 x ONAN MDL6 25HP
1 x Northern Light 12HP
Electric Installation: A. De Keizer, Holland
Batteries: Absolyte, 1016Ah, 600Ah, 392Ah
Chargers: Mastervolt
Airconditioning: Marine Air Hydronics
Watermaker: HEM
Hydraulics: 24VDC Lewmar
Engine PTO
Hydromat
Winches & Deck Gear: Lewmar/Frederickson
Rig: Marechal SA, France
Carbon Fiber Mast & Boom
Rigging: Riggarna Discontinuous Rod
Sails: Northsails
Mainsail: 174m2
Jib: 110m2
Staysail: 43m2
Trysail: 45m2
Assymetrical Spinnaker: 198m2
Dinghy: Novurania 3.60m
Please email us if you want more details: bluedawnblog@aol.com
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