On the 11th of July, almost two months ago, Maelle spent her first night on the boat. The day before, she and a friend already unloaded most of her things on WASA. Five...
Attacked by a shark!
We reached Fakarava South Pass in the morning. The crossing was no problem and the entrance between the reef banks was not too much of a challenge either: We had a good...
Palm trees, white beaches, turquoise water
From the first moment on Makemo was stunning! Fine silhouettes of coconut palms on the horizon were the first signs of our imminent arrival in paradise. Gradually the...
From high volcanic mountains to low bright atolls
We stayed in the main anchorage of Hiva Oa for five days. The place not far from the village of Atuona was convenient for us to clear the boat and to get fresh vegetables...
Anchorages of paradise!
Well, during the last weeks I was not really busy with my blog. That's because it's way too beautiful here to think about any kind of work! On each island new adventures...
Into the tradewinds
Sunday, 3/27-22 about 300 nautical miles southwest of Galapagos: We finally reached the Tradewinds- time to set double head sails- the tradewind sails. At first two genoas...
The dolldrums – Pacific crossing #1
Ahead of us we had more than 4000 nautical miles – almost 8000 kilometers. The passage from Panama to Nuku Hiva in French Polynesia has been the longest crossing so far. We...
Pacific!- We’re off!
Puhh! Now it’s time to wave good bye to Panama! Emma and I will pick up the anchor tomorrow morning to start our exciting Pacific crossing to Nuku Hiva in French Polynesia....