Did we almost lose our mast is a question that arose after a series of unexpected events. The story begins with the simple decision to buy a new head sail which set off a chain reaction leading to the ultimate explosive question no sailor ever wants to face.

Swimming with humpback whales, black tip sharks and stingrays, diving beautiful reefs full of turtles, hiking by pineapple fields and through magical forests to incredible viewpoints. This was the Moorea we’d been promised, but there must be a catch.

Could you survive on coconuts and crab? If you were stuck in a remote atoll in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, that may be your only option.

We’re sailing 400 miles to the Tuamotus, a group of coral atolls in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, but circumnavigators have stated this was the worst passage of their entire world voyage and unfortunately this trip turns out to top our worst journey list as well…

This week we are sailing back to Hiva Oa, have a little hiccup along the way and upon arrival we realize there’s a reason for the anchorage’s terrible reputation.

Uncomfortable anchorages, difficult shore access, and sometimes BUGS are challenges we have to face living on a boat in the remote Marquesas islands. So we devised a plan to make life easier, or so we thought…