Huahine heaven

Our anchorage at Fare, Huahine


We got going from Moorea about 1pm and headed out for our overnight passage to Huahine. As soon as we got out we started to regret it. There was little wind and lots of swell, not just ordinary southerly swell, nope. This was the big southerly 6 foot swell with a wrapped around Moorea Island swell and a easterly wind chop. Then just to make it worse a rebound chop from the islands. We motored the first hour as the sails slatted so bad they felt as if they were going to rip themselves off the mast! It sucked. It felt like being in a big washing machine and no place you sat or stood was comfortable. You had to prise yourself into a secure position and hold on from being suddenly shunted off your seat! Fun hey?





The wind finally came in nicely and we poled out the jib and were doing a nice 5.5 knots, still in rolly crappy waves but at least we were moving. As the evening progressed the wind picked up to ensure we were doing 6 -7 knots, nice cause it steadied the boat down....but this was too fast as it is only 85 nm to Huahine and we didn't want to arrive there till dawn. So sometime during the lumpy, bumpy night we pulled the jib in and went main alone. We rounded the northern end of Huahine and proceeded to the Pass into the main town of Fare. It's a tight little spot off the main town and there were already about 6 boats anchored. We dropped ours closest into the sandy beach in about 20'.





Ahhhh, so nice not to be rolling and bumping all over the place. Though Geoff and I still feel like we've been mugged!! We spent the day napping, snorkelling and just returned from a walk ashore to the little town and big supermarket. My things have changed here a bit in 14 years too. Geoff didn't get a surf as it was too small and was breaking right onto the reef!!! Maybe tomorrow?