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The crew of the sailing vessel Vah prepares to depart Moorea, French Polynesia, as the South Pacific cyclone season begins.18:10 Warren and Erica plan a passage to the Marquesas Islands to haul out the boat and avoid storm activity, staging first through the Tuamotus.18:20 The crew spends their final days in Moorea provisioning, organizing the galley, and hosting Erica’s sister, Jackie, and a friend, Marcy, who will join the crew for the transit.18:27 During a final local sail, the vessel buddy-boats with the sailing vessel Delos, navigating into the wind in nine knots of breeze.5:43 The crew emphasizes the necessity of moving north to safer latitudes before weather conditions deteriorate. They rely on weather windows to manage the transit, citing the difficulty of their previous trip to the Marquesas.21:52 The departure marks the end of a two-month stay in Moorea, where the crew focused on whale sightings and local anchorages.17:37

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