Since the beginning of this year experts have been warning of increasing El Niño conditions and we have also mentioned this a few times on our blog. Here’s a little summary for those who are not quite familiar with this term. El Niño (spanish “Christ Child”, because the phenomenon occurs around Christmas in South America) happens, when the atmosphere and the surface of the sea… Continue reading »
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2015
30
Sep
2015
30
Sep
Invasion
When we arrived in Bora Bora, two cruise ships that regularly circle around Fr. Polynesia (the Wind Spirit and the Paul Gauguin) were anchored in the lagoon. Towering over the small main town and the sailing yachts, they seem oddly out of place on such small islands. The Paul Gauguin left soon and we could hardly believe our eyes when we looked out the next… Continue reading »
2015
30
Sep
Relaxed lightwind sailing to Bora Bora
On Sunday we had a beautiful sailing day with flat seas (we’ve seldom seen the Pacific so calm) and a light breeze from the south-southwest that was just enough to keep Pitufa’s gennaker filled and flying. It was veeeery slow sailing (7 hours for just 25 nm ), but we were not in a hurry and enjoyed the ride that was smooth enough for Leeloo… Continue reading »
2015
30
Sep
Sailing eastwards again
As the cyclone season is slowly approaching, we’re heading back eastwards. After leaving the Societies, we’ll visit one or two atolls in the Tuamotus, before sailing up to the Marquesas again.