Sailing to Niue: Why We Endured Beveridge Reef for a Week - and Would Do It Again!
Fifteen moorings, a dinghy crane, graves along every road, and a customs officer who stamped passports on the roof of his car.
Straight from the helm
The Captain’s Log
Steve writes the long version: passages, passes, anchorages, provisioning, and what went wrong. The latest entries are below — read them right here, or on Substack where every photo and video lives.
The Windward Society Islands
The Queen of the Pacific - Tahiti - and her beautiful sister, Moorea.
Rangiroa and the Passage to Tahiti
Saying Goodbye to the Tuamotus and Hello to The Society Islands.
Cruising the Tuamotu Archipelago
Makemo, Fakarava & Apataki - and nearly a burial-at-sea.
Four-Day Passage to Raroia and the Tuamotus
Welcome to the most beautiful place you've never heard of!
Ua Pou, Hakahau and the Passage from Nuku Hiva
A peaceful passage, but then mayhem anchoring in this small harbor. And... an automobile accident!
Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia, Day 148 - 161 of our Five-Year Circumnavigation
After Four Weeks Crossing the Pacific, We Explore Taiohae Bay, Daniel's Bay and Anaho Bay in the Marquesas Islands
Land Ho!! After 28 days at Sea - Crossing the Pacific
After a Sometimes-Brutal Four Weeks at Sea, We Finally Spot the Island of Ua Huka. But Elation Soon Turns into More Problems to Solve!
Destination notes
The short, practical version of each big landfall — where we anchored, where to leave the dinghy, and what surprised us.
- The MarquesasAnaho Bay, Nuku Hiva — landfall after 28 days
- The TuamotusRaroia, Makemo and Rangiroa
- TongaNuku’alofa, Vava’u and the whales
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