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A Voyage through the Tuamotus
9 de junio de 2026 · 19 min · 37K visitas · Fakarava
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Huub sails his 38-foot catamaran 30 miles south through Fakarava's lagoon, then completes a 140-mile overnight passage to Rangiroa, the largest atoll in the Tuamotus.1:57 Timing atoll passes around tidal current is the central navigation challenge throughout: Huub exits Fakarava near low tide to avoid current against him, then slows down by switching from code zero to a standard jib and drifting for an hour to hit Rangiroa's pass at high tide.8:18 He flags that tidal data for smaller Tuamotu atolls is unreliable, requiring on-site assessment.12:20 A past mistake in the Exumas — attempting a cut against full current and being spun around — informs his careful approach here.11:52 At Fakarava's south pass, Huub does a solo drift snorkel, entering from shore and riding the incoming tide back to his dinghy; he notes the current was too strong to swim against.4:52 At Rangiroa he dives with a Mantis mini scuba set at a shallow site called the aquarium (5 meters deep) and joins a guided dive at the entry pass where he encounters dolphins underwater.13:51 Floating the anchor chain in both anchorages is noted as standard practice.0:24 Correct tidal timing at atoll passes matters more than favorable wind conditions.
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