Papeete, Tahiti
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Robert (Bob) Parry and Ann Parry
Sun 4 Sep 2011 04:00
 We caught a yellow fin tuna on the way to
Papeete.
 Water front living in Papeete.
 Water front living that you won't see on the post
cards.
 Looking towards Moorea from the anchorage at
Maeva Beach. Waves breaking on the reef can just be discerned. While we
were hauled out there was pandemonium here as waves surged right across the reef
at high tide as a weather front with 30+kn winds went through. After
entering the harbour at Papeete, boats travel through the lagoon to this
anchorage. The channel passes across both ends of the airport runway. Skippers
have to call up air traffic control to get permission to cross. If a plane is
coming, boats have to wait.
  Another view of Moorea.
 Paddle power.
 Boats come in all shapes.
 Serious toys at the marina.
 Old foe in port.
 Papeete market.
     We hauled the boat to have the bottom painted and
to polish the hull. The wind generator had to be removed so that they could
shift the travel lift.
 Tahitian holiday NOT! Cleaning the growth
from the hull. It was covered with green and brown slime where the
non-antifouled gelcoat was in the water as we sailed.
 A new coat of antifoul.
  Escape from Neptune. This 63 foot carbon fibre,
high-tech yacht came too close to the reef and lost one rudder. We also heard
that four yachts were lost in the last couple of weeks - one burned, one hit a whale and two went on to reefs.
 The opening for the new rudder had to be rebuilt
under vacuum and heat. Quite a complicated process. The boat builders were flown
in from Slovenia for the repairs. Money no object!
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