Dreamy Days | Perfect Sailing & Sharky Dives [ep 173]
August 28, 2025 · 19 min · 272K views · South Pass, Fakarava
What this video covers
Lauren Landers sails from the Fakarava North Pass to the South Pass in the Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia, during a period of uncharacteristically light winter winds.4:50 The 15-mile passage involves flying a spinnaker in the lagoon, requiring constant vigilance to avoid coral bombies and pearl floats.4:08 Upon arrival at the South Pass, a popular shark-diving destination, the crew utilizes a buddy boat’s dive compressor and tanks to drift-dive the pass.6:30 Navigation through the pass requires timing to avoid strong outgoing currents caused by ocean swell.13:59 The anchorage inside the atoll features tricky, coral-heavy holding.14:19 While filming a flotilla raft-up, a drone lands prematurely in the water due to an automated safety feature, leaving the vessel without primary aerial equipment.12:38 The journey continues to the island of Paiute, where the crew encounters windy, rainy conditions and observes local surfing.17:36
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