Sailing the Pacific

When you anchor in Bora bora, you are surrounded by beauty on every angle. The only thing better than anchoring in sun-dappled turquoise waters is seeing it all from above. We weren't sure if we would get the chance to see this until Richard and Krista from 'Lilith' asked us and Daniel from 'Fat Zoe' if we would like to hike to one of the tallest peaks in Bora Bora.

We set off bright and early as it was a seven-hour hike. What an exciting hike it was. Very steep in places, vertical rock faces were climbed with the help of ropes, which had been put in by people before us. Slippery mud, massive rock over-hangs, puffing and panting on the way up and oh the reward at the top, a view to reckon with of Bora Bora's barrier reef and lagoon.

James, Robert, Daniel and Krista at the TOP!

Six hours after we left, we stumbled out of the bushes and through the town to our boat sweat soaked and splashed with mud. Jelly legs, camera's full and big smiles, it was a day to remember!

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Vessel Name:	Dagmar
Vessel Make/Model:	CAL 39
Hailing Port:	Melbourne, Australia
Crew:	James Thomson and Isabelle Chigros-Fraser
About:	Hello and welcome to our new sailing blog! Our dream is to sail across the Pacific Ocean this year starting in Costa Rica and finishing in Australia. [...] More
Extra:	As we have been told by fellow sailors, when you live at the mercy of the elements plans are like "Jello and Sand"- wobbly and unsteady like Jello (jelly for us aussies) and when you write something in the sand often it will be washed away with the tide. It is for this reason that we didn't finish [...] the trip last year as planned, it got too late in the season and Cyclone season was beginning- not a good time to be sailing across the largest ocean in the world. So we decided to wait it out and spent an amazing time sailing from Panama to Costa Rica. You can see our blog of that trip at sailingthepacific.wordpress.com Our boat in a Cal 39. Designed by Bill Lapworth in the early 70's, the Cal 39 won her division at the prestigious SORC in 1971. Ours was built in 1977 by Jensen Marine. Moderate, encapsulated fin keel, spade rudder, hand laid fibreglass. She has a warm teak interior and traditional layout. We are very pleased with the way she sails. She balances very well and will sail herself to windward most of the time with the wheel locked and no autopilot. Even broad reaching with poled out headsail she can be made to steer herself. While she can carry plenty of sail in a breeze, we usually reduce sail for more comfort, but with hardly any cost to speed. A great boat for a couple to cruise. More

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