Sail to awesome Fakarava! Sharks everywhere!
15 July 2023 · 25 min · 4K views · Fakarava Atoll
What this video covers
Viento Del Mar completed a four-day passage from Nuku Hiva to Fakarava Atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago, navigating through 25-to-30-knot squalls before arriving in calm, glass-like lagoon conditions.Watch The crew entered the northern pass and motored south through the lagoon, maintaining a lookout for fish aggregating devices (FADs) and shallow coral heads.3:54 To protect the reef at the southern anchorage, the crew attached fenders to their anchor chain to keep it suspended off the bottom.15:42 The southern pass, known as "Shark Wall," features a steep drop-off where large numbers of sharks congregate, particularly during the grouper spawning season in early July.22:23 Navigation within the atoll requires constant vigilance due to narrow channels, unmarked coral heads, and strong tidal currents that can reach 4 knots in the passes.6:33 The crew departed the atoll through the southern pass, timing their exit to avoid the shore breaks on either side of the channel.25:28
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