S/V Tethys

Tuamotus to the Society Islands June, 2000

We had hoped to visit the atoll of Tuau but were sufficiently low on fresh water and decided that it made most sense to go the Tahiti. Since the weatherfax showed a promising weather forecast, although with light winds, we left Fakarava for the 240 miles to Tahiti at 0900. We anticipated two nights with arrival early the third day.
There were standing waves of about a foot in the pass but we stayed clear of them and after motoring clear of the island were able to turn the motor off and sail at about 4.5 to 5 knots wing on wing with the genny poled out. Seas were fairly calm, with about a three foot swell. We had reasonable wind for that day and most of the next making good 4.5 knots over the two days but then the wind died and by 2300 on Tuesday night we were motoring, which we continued to do all the rest of the way to Tahiti.
During our overnight passages we always check into the Pacific Seafarers Net and report our destination, position and local weather conditions. This information is placed on the Seafarers web page that you can access by the link from our home page. Vlad also attempts to contact the AMIGO net in Mexico. This is a net originally started in San Diego by ASTROLABE and SAWLEEAH, (first called the Dobson Net, then became the Canadian Baja Net, and finally the Amigo Net) to learn how to use Single Sideband radios. We joined this net at the outset to keep in touch and practice using our radio on the high seas. Since November 1999, the Amigo Net has grown to include many boats cruising the Mexican coast. Anyway, Vlad likes to check in whenever we are on passage to maintain the record of being the furthest boat from Mexico to regularly check in! We arrived in Tahiti mid morning and anchored in the overflow anchorage in Papeete harbour.

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