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24 Hour Overnight Passage & Hitting An Island In Style 🛵 Ep 133
15 de octubre de 2023 · 30 min · 16K visitas · Moorea
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A 24-hour, 90-nautical-mile passage from Tahiti to Huahine in French Polynesia requires careful route planning to navigate around the island's northern side.1:39 The crew maintains a beam reach in 11 to 15 knots of wind, utilizing a single-reefed main and a partial genoa to maintain speeds between 4.5 and 6 knots.5:50 They adjust their course northerly to account for potential wind shifts, successfully arriving at the Huahine anchorage by 7:30 a.m. The vessel anchors in 5 meters of water on a sandy, rocky shelf near the main channel.2:32 Following the passage, the crew explores Huahine by renting scooters, noting the island's traditional stone-and-coral fish traps and the local community's outdoor-focused lifestyle.21:23 The passage confirms that planning for wind angles and potential northerly shifts allows for a more comfortable arrival at island destinations.
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