Posts Tagged ‘French Polynesia’
‘Carpe Diem’ Seizes Successful Baja Ha-Ha
Cruising Mexico doesn't end at the finish of the Ha-Ha. 'Carpe Diem' gives a glimpse of future plans.
Ruby Gates — Alone Across the Pacific
I spent 30 days at sea talking to myself, scolding birds who pooped on my deck, shushing fear, dancing to the moon and mistaking stars for ships.
A Quick Round Trip: Channel Islands–Marquesas–Tahiti and Back Again
"We changed our sails as many times as a Broadway musical changes costumes, relying heavily on our Code Zero."
Good Jibes #122: “Dawn Patrol — Jumping the Puddle Singlehanded” (L38 Verbatim)
Hear Ben Linder's story about singlehanding the Pacific Puddle Jump aboard one of its smallest boats, his Oregon-based Pacific Seacraft 27 Orion, 'Dawn.'
Jeanne Socrates Is Still Singlehanding Across the Oceans
Jeanne Socrates was leaving to singlehand her 38-ft sloop 'Nereida' to French Polynesia and beyond.
Greet ‘Hokule’a’ at San Francisco Maritime Museum on Sept 24
How did they do it before Starlink, GPS, Expedition and always-on navigational tools? The well-traveled Polynesian voyaging canoe 'Hōkūle‘a' will be in San Francisco on September 24 to show you how.
Australian Sailor Rescued After Being Spotted Adrift in the Pacific
An Australian sailor and his dog have been rescued by a Mexican fishing boat after being found adrift in the Pacific Ocean.
Fakarava Atoll: Life Underwater in the Pacific and the Bay
Life under the sea is as important to sailors as life above it.
‘Yasukole’ Found in American Samoa After 78 Days at Sea
The father-son crew of Dave and Zachary Wysopal aboard the 45-ft Island Trader ketch 'Yasukole' are alive and well in American Samoa, having made landfall last Friday (June 30), after 78 days at sea.
A Serendipitous Bluewater Rescue — Pacific Puddle Jump Ocean Rescue Updates
Two completely unrelated search-and-rescue missions intersected last week, resulting in the nearly miraculous sighting and rescue of an offshore rower.
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