Craving a dive we set off in the dinghies with Brad and Kat from Ghost and Roger from Beaujolais in search of a Catalina Seaplane and cargo schooner wreck reported to be in the area. View More
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Delos Explores the Tuamotu Archipelago, Part 2- Sailing SV Delos Ep. 9
Follow SV Delos as we explore the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia by sailboat (Video 2 of 2). View More
Delos Explores the Tuamotu Archipelago, Part 1- Sailing SV Delos Ep. 8
Follow SV Delos as we explore the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia by sailboat (Video 1 of 2). View More
We’re not normally fans of organized cruising events, or things with fixed dates and timelines in general. We decided to make an exception to join the Tahiti to Moorea rally though, mostly because we heard the free t-shirts were really cool. View More
Delos Sails The Marquesas Islands, Part 3- Sailing SV Delos Ep. 7
Follow SV Delos as we explore the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia by sailboat (Video 3 of 3). View More
French Polynesia is famous for its black pearls. Most of the pearls come from the Tuamotu atolls. Visiting a pearl farm and getting pearls was on our list of things we wanted to do but fell behind diving, surfing and finding a remote atoll with nothing but us. View More
Delos Sails The Marquesas Islands, Part 2- Sailing SV Delos Ep. 6
Follow SV Delos as we explore the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia by sailboat (Video 2 of 3) View More
Delos Sails The Marquesas Islands, Part 1- Sailing SV Delos Ep. 5
Follow SV Delos as we explore the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia by sailboat (Video 1 of 3). View More
After an overnight sail from Apataki the outline of Rangiroa slowly became visible in the dawn light. For the last few hours we slowed Delos down to 4 knots in order to time our entry into the pass. View More
We ended up in Apataki by pure chance. Being indecisive about the multitude of atolls in the Tuamotus we narrowed our list down to two. View More
After leaving “that one island where everyone was wasted” we had a great over night passage to Nuku Hiva, the biggest island in the Marquesas. View More
We’re currently in the third island group in French Polynesia – the Society Islands. We landed at Papeete, Tahiti, on Tuesday morning and were thrust headfirst into the biggest city we’d seen in months. View More
On one of our many dinghy rides on Fatu Hiva we spotted an interesting hole cut through the rock cliff face just outside the anchorage in Hanavave. View More
On the passage from Mexico to the Marquesas I read two books by Thor Hyerdahl (Fatu Hiva and Kon Tiki). View More
I have always liked tattoos, Polynesian style in particular. Living in Florida isn’t the best place to find a good Polynesian artist, so when I was invited on this trip one of the first things I did was start researching tattoos and artists of French Polynesia. View More
I never thought much about getting a tattoo. Not that it bothered me or was too permanent, the thought just had never crossed my mind before sailing to the Marquesas. Before the trip Erin and I read, and read, and read about the islands and people. We read cruising guides, travel guides, memoirs, fiction, and non-fiction books. In reading about the Marquesan culture the theme of tattooing is prevalent, dating to the earliest times of the culture. Men and women alike went under the needle, or boars tusk at the time, and had their bodies adorned with meaningful symbols. View More
This incredibly picturesque bay on Fatu Hiva is the stuff magazine covers are made of. In fact, the cover photo for Charlie’s Charts of the South Pacific (one of our many cruising guides) uses this photo to lure prospective buyers. View More