We Sailed 12,456 miles to see this Anchorage!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2025
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This spot has been on our bucket list well before we started sailing and we always dreamed of coming here one day with our own boat. Finally we get to experience this remote Polynesian paradise for ourselves. With its steep cliffs rising straight out of the ocean and its lush rainforest this truly is one of the sailing worlds great wonders.
Sam & Nicole
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That anchorage must be one of the most beautiful places on earth. Was cool to see the bottom, never seen that before.
We loved the Marquesas. You could spend years cruising around French Polynesia. Our water maker was a must.
Am reading Herman Melville's book 'Typee', an acount of his sojourn in the Marquesas after he jumped ship there around 1840. Very nice to put pictures to his descriptions of the terrain and the people. Thanks!
Absolutely beautiful! 👍
Sailed to the Marquesas in 1977 from Hawaii, but missed Fatu HIva and this beautiful bay.
However back then, there were so few sail boats that except for Nuka Hiva we were usually the ony sailboat.
No internet, no gps or guide books, so we just sailed from isand to island, exploring various bays.
Spent a few weeks before sailing onward to the Tuamotu Islands.
That was my first ever time on a sailboat....never even sailed for a hour before jumping aboard.
Too naive to realize how poor a craft we had. No radio and only sextants and a instruction book on navigation.
Grand adventure for me. Nice to see so many videos.
I have sailed here on 3 seperate trips. One of the world's most spectacular anchorages and definitely one of my favourites.
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What an incredible Island and it sounds like the Island’s residents couldn’t be more friendly and generous! You two are doing it right and have a very relaxed and sincere way about you both! Carry on and look forward to more incredible Islands!
I guess your present in the moment…seems almost magical. If one was a writer I think the anchor would not come up so easy at a place like that. Drift away as you will& thank you& good Health! Season of fall here. +2 tonight.
Sure is an inspiring landscape. Cheers for watching.
That’s look realy beautyful, and all that fruit!!
Sure was. Fair winds 🤙
glad you're back
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One of my most favorite places, ever. Been there twice in the past, in 1992 and 2006.
The carvings are made with electric grinders, drill motors and a fair amount of artistic skill. I still have two wooden Tiki from my first visit, made by a man named Mark. He was an ambitious, entrepreneurial type with a wife and four children when I first met him. On my second visit I found out he had become the mayor.
Good to see the rock faces are still there, guarding the Virgins of the bay.
What an anchorage! I can see why you sailed 12,500 miles to be there. Thanks for taking us along.
It’s an amazing spot. Bay of Virgins in Fatu Hiva. Fair winds 🤙
Simply amazing! I love how you both just seem to be present in the moment. No dramatization …next.
Thank you mate! Glad you enjoyed
Excellent music as always.
Cheers mate enjoy 🤙
simply amazing, sending support
Cheers 🤙
You're having such great interactions with the local residents. I have made notes to make sure to have lots of trade goods and gift items on the eventual boat when we cruise.
Thanks, they were so lovely and generous!❤️
Que hermosura de video!!
I watch a lot of sailing channels but very few of those channels cause me to long to sail again like yours. The excitement of arriving to a new place is palpable in your video. I know it’s not easy but those moments make it worth enduring the weather, long watches, and never ending maintenance. Hope to see more of you soon. Fair winds…
Thanks so much for the kind comment! Glad the video made that impression, that’s what it’s all about. Cheers and fair winds 🤙
A little recipe inspiration... When I make jerk chicken and fried plantains, I like to make a mango avocado salsa fresca with red onions tomato and lime juice. That same mango avocado salsa would probably be a nice side with a fresh caught and barbecued fish... Coriander leaves too if you're a fan
Yum sounds delicious! Have to try that out!🤌🏼
You guys are awesome!👍💯👍
Cheers for watching mate. 🤙
Love this channel.
Cheers mate 🤙
Between the mountains & your stone Tiki sculptures. There indeed was great deal of Phallic symbolism in this one! Ha! I'm thinking they probably should have stuck with the bays 1st name! I'm just saying. Big ups the the video editor! Great musical choices! Thanx guys.
Haha cheers mate. Take care.
Your 3 parter on Atlantic crossing are still my top 3 sail channel vids!
Yew! Glad we made the cut. Fair winds 🤙
Wow thanks for bringing along to a truly unique place. Just spectacular!
Your welcome. Cheers 🤙
Great to see your adventure in the Pacific continuing on such spectacular surroundings with friendly locals. Keep up the great work guys
Thank you sir, cheers for watching 🤙
Great episode. Lovely couple. Thanks 😊
Cheers for watching 🤙
Just wanted you to know how much I enjoy your videos and adventures. I've been watching a long time now and really love the time and effort you put in to your sailing and of course, the films.
Thanks so much for your kind words and we appreciate you watching for so long. Cheers and fair winds 🤙
Nice video. Thx for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Tahiti islands are Hawaii islands one of the most beautiful on the planet. Thanks for sharing. Greetings from beautiful Hawaii islands 📸 ⛵️
Breathtakingly beautiful islands! Thanks for watching 🤙
What a gorgeous place and people. If I ever make it there, I think I know what to take them. Fair Winds and Happy Anchorages. Bob. 👍🙂
Thanks for tuning in Bob, fair winds 🤘
Great seeing you two, in this remote place! Cheers⛵️😊⛵️
Cheers for watching mate 🤙
Love your videos cheers from western Canada 🇨🇦
Cheers for tuning in Dennis 🤙
This was a really good quality video. I have watched all youre video ,there all great. This place is amazing.
Thankyou sir glad to have you onboard. It’s a beautiful anchorage for sure. 🤙
Hi from Aussie, I just found ur channel, really enjoyed it, that hike or should I say crazy trek looked so steep, ur both very fit, I had a heart attack just looking at it🤣🤣. Love the boat and great sailing, thanks for sharing 🇦🇺🌈⭐⭐⭐⭐
Thankyou sir and cheers for tuning in! Great to have you onboard. Fair winds 🤙🇦🇺
@@SailingBeaver ur very Welcome, but I'm an Aussie Sea Wench😂🤣😅🇦🇺please be safe, and take care of each other, we gotta stick together. ⭐🤙
Parabéns pelo video e por sua conquista pessoal.
Thankyou sir 😁
Great video!
Cheers guys! Hope you are well
Why are there so less trees on the mountainsides ?
Maybe a little to steep for that.
@@SailingBeaver Maybe a result of excessive logging by earlier Polynesians. In such steep environment the fertile soil will errode fast with the forecoming rainfalls leading to permanent deforestation. If not nature will re-boot its fertility program with smaller grass and some bushes on richer soil. Birds will carry on the seeds...
Yeah quite possible, seems to make sense. There must have been logging for farming around but some of the hillsides in Fatu Hiva are crazy steep.
glad to see you guys again, bit of a gap between episodes but worth the wait cheers rob nz.
Thanks for watching mate, got plenty of videos in the pipeline but not quite as much time to make them. Another one on the way shortly 🤙
That’s a lot of miles…
G'day guys. Have just discovered your channel, and looks like I've got a lot of binge watching to do. Down here, in Nz Maori culture, the tiki represents the god of fertility. And I believe that all tiki around the Pacific Islands all represent the fertility gods. So if we take the original name of the bay you were anchored in, and looking at the shape of the other stone carving you have, along side the tiki, maybe just maybe, there's a story to be told.? Thank you for sharing. Until next time, take care.
Hey, cheers for watching! Very interesting will have to look into that one, the Tikis are pretty cold and glad one got one! Fair winds 🤙
@@SailingBeaver and has you can probably guess, my comment was a bit tongue in cheek. Atb.
Dere er bare kule :)
Takk for at du ser på!🙏🏻
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1000 place you must see before death
Amazing anchorage!
I am selling everything..finding a younger girl friend and headed you way on an Oyster sail boat.
What about the old girl friend? Ha! Awesome plan though!
Haha got it all figured out. Apparently the older ones are built better but come in a shorter rig which can slow them down abit…The Oyster that is… 🤔
Dinosaur country!
Sure looks like it!