First Look Around French Polynesia / Boat Maintenance and Meeting The Locals Ep 124

Name: First Look Around French Polynesia / Boat Maintenance and Meeting The Locals Ep 124
Uploaded: 2023-08-13T16:56:45.000Z
Duration: 24 min 27 s
Description: The crew of *Atlas* repairs a flooded outboard motor after 38-knot katabatic winds flip their dinghy.

13. august 2023 · 24 min · 20K visninger · Hiva Oa

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After a 38-day Pacific crossing, the crew of the 45-ft sailboat *Atlas* arrives in French Polynesia, encountering challenging conditions in the Marquesas Islands. An initial anchorage near a river proves untenable due to heavy rain, brown water, and large swells that prevent other vessels from departing.3:48 Seeking shelter, the crew moves eight miles to a calmer bay, where they encounter manta rays and clean water.7:56 However, a subsequent anchorage two miles away experiences severe katabatic winds reaching 38 knots, which flip the dinghy and flood the outboard motor.13:43 The crew successfully repairs the outboard by draining the cylinder, cleaning the carburetor, and replacing the fuel and oil.14:08 While anchored, they perform hull maintenance, noting that the previous river-adjacent anchorage helped clear goose barnacles from the hull.12:16 The crew also explores a local village, observing traditional stone tiki statues and harvesting local fruit.17:02