Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Bora-Bora

Today, we go to Bora-Bora. We leave early - 08:30 am - and head north for Taha'a, we'll exit through the Paipai pass. It's downwind at the beginning, and then some squall messed up everything.
The wind turns North, and even North-West, and drops... Fortunatelly, there is no swell (between 1 and 2 meters forecasted).
The wind picks back up around 3 pm, from the East, where it belongs. We are sailing along the reef of Bora-Bora, even with no swell, that is already quite something.
We cross the Teavanui Pass at 4 pm, and go south in the lagoon, to anchor in the lee of the Toopua motu. Crystal clear warm waters, as anticipated...

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Aujourd'hui, on va à Bora-Bora. On part tôt - 08:30 - et on se dirige vers Taha'a, on sortira par la passe Paipai. C'est portant au début, mais des grains viennent foutre le bordel.
Le vent passe au nord, puis même au nord-ouest, puis tombe... Heureusement, il n'y a pas de houle (prévisions : entre 1 et 2 mètres).
Le vent revient vers 15 heures, de l'est, à sa place. On navigue le long du récif de Bora-Bora, même sans houle, c'est déjà quelque chose.
On franchit la passe Teavanui à 16 heures, puis on fait du sud dans le lagon, pour mouiller sous le vent du motu Toopua. L'eau et chaude et transparente, comme prévu...

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