We will spend our day visiting the motu close to the North pass and the village. We will arrive in the North of Fakarava by the end of the afternoon. We will enter in the lagoon through the Otugi pass.Īnchor close to a motu at the South of the entry pass : very nice mooring and fantastic spots for snorkeling.Īfter lunch we will sail back to Fakarava. We will visit the fish traps.Īfter breakfast, sailing in the direction of the south of the atoll. We will meet with the only family living on the atoll. We will snorkel there and will try to meet with the manta rays which remain at this location.īy the end of the afternoon, night sailing to the atoll of Toau.Īfter a 55 miles sailing, we will arrive in the morning at Toau. We will stay at his location for the night.Īfter breakfast, sailing to the entry pass located at the South West of the atoll.
We will enjoy the beautiful beaches and snorkelings. Kauehi is a tiny place compared to the atolls we visited previously. In the morning, visit of the village where we will meet the inhabitants of the atoll. We will find there our mooring for the night. We will anchor close to the entry pass Arikitamiro.īy the beginning of the afternoon, sailing to the main village of Teavavero. Rest and preparation for a night sailing to the atoll of Kauehi. We will spend the day at this location to enjoy our Robinson's life : swimming, snorkeling, reef walk and picnic on the motu.Īfter breakfast, sailing to the North of the atoll and stop at Motu Tootaona in the beginning of the afternoon. In the afternoon navigation in the direction of the East and anchor at the ancient village of Otao.Ĭontinuation of the sailing and anchor for the night close to a motu of the South East part of the atoll. Yu can not sail inside lagoon (very shallow coral at the end), only inside a natural small bay. In the morning, with the dinghy, snorkeling and spear fishing around the large corals heads in the lagoon. This pass is untypical, because it is fail pass. We will anchor at Motu Puapua : this is a very nice mooring whith a beautiful reef close to it. The south pass area is famous for its exceptional snorkeling and diving spots : black tip sharks, grey sharks and sting and spotted rays.īy the end of the afternoon, we will get ready for a night sailing to atoll of Tahanea.Īrrival in the morning in Tahanea through the central pass of Teavatapu. We will remain in the South of the atoll for the day. Then, navigation in the direction of the South.Īnchor by the end of the afternnon at the ancient village of Tetamanu. We will remain at this location for the night.Īfter breakfast, visit of a pearl farm on the Motu Vahapiapia. We needed three attempts to set the anchor: twice in the shallow bit at the head of the lagoon (both time we dragged) and once in deeper water, where dropping 60 metres of 10mm chain did the trick.After installation on board, we will visit the main town of Rotoava.Īfter lunch, sailing in the direction of the South of the atoll.Īnchor by the end of the afternoon on North East coast, close to a little motu. Unfortunately, we had picked a busy day with all moorings occupied and lots of boats anchored. We hoped to find a mooring buoy to attach to here, but our luck wasn’t in. Works for many different magazines around the world. Manager of sailing lagoon canoe project on the atoll of Fakarava, the Vaa Motu project.
And it’s easy to navigate thanks to clear markers at the entrance. Julien Girardot is a marine and travel photographer.
The lagoon at Anse Amyot is blocked from the rest of the island by a reef creating a mini-lagoon, so it’s a pass without the drama of a vast amount of water pouring in and out. There are two main places to park a boat here: through the Otugi pass on the west of the island, leading to the lagoon near Teahuroa – and via the ‘false pass’ on the north leading to Anse Amyot and our destination near to Gaston and Valentine’s restaurant. With just the genoa flying and Lady Jane gently rolling along, we reached our destination by mid-afternoon. After our wild ride through the north pass at Fakarava, it was a relief to enjoy the gentle sea state and helpful winds blowing us in the direction of Toau.
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