Sailing Huahine to Bora Bora | E056
19 September 2025 · 6 min · 347 views · French Polynesia
Sailboat anchored in Bora Bora’s turquoise lagoon under blue sky
What this video covers
A passage through the Leeward Society Islands covers Huahine, Raiatea, Taha'a, and Bora Bora aboard Zen Again.Watch Departing Moorea, the crew encountered confused seas from swell wrapping both sides of the island before conditions settled into a broad reach, arriving at Huahine the following morning just after dawn.0:42 They motored through the reef into flat water and picked up a mooring at Avira Bay.0:57 Leaving Huahine, a 30-mile beam reach brought them through the southern pass into Raiatea's lagoon, then a short motor to Faaroa Bay.1:35 At high tide the next morning, they dinghied the river to the Botanical Gardens using a silent electric outboard, navigating shallow patches.1:51 At Taha'a, they took a free mooring at a Pearl Farm in the south, with a visit to the farm expected in return.3:00 At Bora Bora, the mooring field off the yacht club was full; they anchored at Motu Tupuna to the south before a mooring near the yacht club eventually opened.4:16 Ashore, they hiked to WWII-era gun emplacements from Operation Bobcats, attended the tail end of the Heiva Cultural Festival, and swam with manta rays.4:49 The stop marked the end of three months in French Polynesia.5:58
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