1) YACHTING WORLD – PORT VILA 🇻🇺 VANUATU SPONSORS THE SOUTH PACIFIC POSSE
The
Vanuatu Tourism Office is excited to announce that Vanuatu will
open its borders to fully-vaccinated international travelers from 1
July, 2022 with no quarantine or arrival caps.
Yachting
World’s staff is happy to assist you with the same warm friendliness
that we have been offering cruising yachts for more than 25 years.
Port Vila – Efate -Vanuatu
Yachting World Marina will – hopefully – open
on August 1st –
Best regards – Elsie – YW
Phone + 678 23273
(if a phone call, ask for Lemara, the office manager)
VHF Ch. 16
email: welcome@yachtingworld-vanuatu.com
2) AMERICAN SAMOA 🇦🇸 OPENS UP
American Samoa – Pago Pago Harbor
Talofa lava South Pacific Posse,
Please,
note that American Samoa is currently under a Declaration of Public
Health Emergency for COVID-19 and strict travel restrictions have been
implemented. You can find more information on this website:
www.legalaffairs.as.gov, under “Travel Restrictions” for further
information.
In
addition, we will need detailed information regarding the vessel and
crew, and the nature of the vessel’s request to enter American Samoa.
Please provide the following information:
ETA:
Vessel Registration Number
Vessel Type/Specifications/Color
Vessel Flag
Vessel Home Port
Vessel contact information: email, radio call sign, satellite phone/Inmarsat
Crew List
Copies of Crew Passports
Copies of COVID19 Test results
Clearance documents from the last port
Where was the vessel scheduled to go upon departing the last port?
Cargo Manifest
Kindly
submit this information for review. Understand that this request
for additional information IS NOT an authorization to enter American
Samoa. The vessel is to remain outside of Territorial waters until
further instructions are given. As soon as I receive this
information, I will send the request up to the proper authorities for
approval.
Let me know if you should have further questions in regard to this matter.
Respectfully,
Chester Manaea
chester.manaea@pa.as.gov
3) SOLOMON ISLANDS 🇸🇧 OPENING
Honoria Harbour – Solomon Islands
The information on this page is applicable to people who are fully vaccinated and traveling from Fiji to Solomon Islands.
Travel is allowed with restrictions for vaccinated travelers
Fully
vaccinated travelers aged 18 years and older are allowed to enter the
Solomon Islands under the tourism bubble. Travelers must contact
jremobatu@pmc.gov.sb or Cornelius.Walegerea@mfaet.gov.sb to get approval
from Oversight Committee to enter the country.
Please check the documentation, quarantine, and/or testing requirements before traveling.
Unvaccinated
travelers under the age of 18 who are eligible to take their
vaccination can enter Solomon Island; however, they will need to take
vaccination after arrival.
4) ENTRY INTO BOAT YOGA AWARD
More boat chores in exotic places. Cleaning the barnacles off the dinghy at 7 knots.
After the Tuamotus, Papeete market is a fruit & vegetable paradise 😃
Marché Papeete (“municipal market”) or Papeete Market is an extensive market place in Papeete, the capital of Tahiti.
The market sells fruit, vegetables, fish, oils, handicrafts and various souvenir items.
We took the cross island 4WD track today
It
runs N to S through the center of the islands, can be done by 4WD
rental or joining a tour, we enjoyed standing on the benches on the back
of a pick up and taking in the amazing views (rather than driving
ourselves, as it is steep, windy, pumpy, muddy…) lots of stops incl one
up in the mountains at a lunch place.
Lake Vaihiria
Rather
than driving ourselves, as it is steep, windy, pumpy, muddy… lots
of stops incl one up in the mountains at a lunch place.
Waterfalls along the road from Mont Orohen.
Mont
Orohena, an extinct volcano, with an elevation of 2,241 metres
(7,352 ft) it is the highest point of French Polynesia.
SY IBEX 🇦🇹 Florian & Vicky– Sunbeam 42′
6) FUEL DOCK & HAUL OUT ADVENTURES
NUKU HIVA 🇵🇫 FRENCH POLYNESIA
We
successfully filled up with diesel in Nuku Hiva 😊 Interesting
arrangement not made for cruisers. No drama for us though. We were lucky
with calm seas.
Horizon is now on the hard in Hiva Oa.tight fit, but they are very professional here
Tight fit, but they are very professional here
SY HORIZON 🇺🇸 Anders & Anette – Outbound 46′
7) PICTURE OF THE WEEK
Dreamer at anchor in Huahine with double rainbow
SY DREAMER 🇺🇸 David & Gerne – Caliber 40lrv’
8) SY ACUSHNET ARRIVES IN 🇵🇫 FRENCH POLYNESIA
We named our boat after the whaling ship that Herman Melville sailed around the world on.
He
set sail in 1839 and in the summer of 1842, Melville and his shipmate
Richard Tobias Greene (“Toby”) jumped ship at Nuku Hiva Bay… the very
bay we are now anchored in!
Nuku Hiva: mission accomplished – South Pacific Posse Burgee
Since
the rules for checking into French Polynesia have changed while they’ve
been at sea, they are now going to check into Hiva-Oa – an island
that’s a little closer than Nuku Hiva so they’ve changed course and are
heading there. Watch this space!
We love how we can simply haul anchor and move whenever we feel like it, and am so excited to explore this new spot.
Last
night we intended to go to a completely different island but diverted
as we heard the main anchorage was full. Going with the flow is what
sailing is all about I guess. Anyone else like this approach to
traveling?
The bay here in Nuku Hiva is large so we have lots of room
Taiohae Bay, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, French Polynesia as seen from the Tehaatiki viewpoint
SY ACUSHNET 🇺🇸 Ross & Saskia – Lagoon 46
9) UNEXPECTED EXPENSE ALERT
motivation for locals to work on your laundry comes at a cost
After two weeks in Fakarava, Gargoyle is making her way 240nm west to the poster-child for paradise, Tahiti.
Timing
the tides to allow us to slip through Fakarava’s narrow southern pass,
we departed at 8:00 AM yesterday. The exit proved easier than
anticipated though the appearance of a free diver suddenly surfacing
five feet off our bow added a touch of excitement. I didn’t have the
heart to yell over and startle them as they only had eyes for the mass
of sharks hovering below them however a visible float would perhaps be a
good idea when diving a navigational channel. Sharks or gargoyles
though, pick your fate.
Then
we were out and a turn to starboard put us on course for Tahiti’s main
port, Papeete. Wondering how to pronounce that? Just sing the line from
Southern Cross “on the downhill run to Papeete “. Unfortunately we had
zero wind and we motored under a clear blue sky and over a glassy calm
sea with just the eternal swell for company.
Last
night continued calm and we motored slowly towards our destination,
hoping for the gods to show us favor and deliver a bit of wind. Finally,
as dawn lit the eastern sky the winds settled in enough to allow us to
set a sail and make our way, slowly, in the right direction.
So
as I write this we sail towards towering clouds lit cotton candy pink
by another beautiful French Polynesia sunrise. We still have 24 hours to
go on our downhill run but journey and destination are in such perfect
harmony that we could this run forever.
When
was the last time you had so much fun shopping for groceries that you
took a picture? We had a great time stocking up on fresh produce and
fish at the local market, which is literally across the street from our
marina. As with all of Papeete, it’s also filled with amazing people.
What a great location!
Beautiful day for a sail from Tahiti to Mo’orea.
SY GARGOLYE 🇨🇦 Kevin & Carla – C.M.P.F. –Beneteau 50′
10) SOUTH PACIFIC POSSE AWARDS CATEGORIES
HERE ARE THE CATEGORIES
BIGGEST FISH CAUGHT* ✔
PICTURE OF THE YEAR ✔
SPEEDY AWARD – SEVENSTAR AWARD ✔
THE CAPTAIN RON AWARD ✔
MOST UNWELCOME VISITOR ONBOARD ✔
HIGHEST WIND RECORDED ✔
SPIRIT OF EXPLORATION ✔
GALLEY GOD(ESS) ✔
GOOD SAMARITAN OF THE YEAR ✔
NEWLY ADDED – BOAT YOGA POSE OF THE YEAR ✔
*no bill-fish
Bora Bora awaits
11) THE DANGEROUS MIDDLE 🇨🇰 COOK ISLANDS
The Cook Islands
are in the South Pacific Ocean, north-east of New Zealand, between
French Polynesia and Fiji. There are fifteen major islands, spread over
2.2 million square kilometers of ocean, divided into two distinct
groups: the Southern Cook Islands, and the Northern Cook Islands of coral atolls.
The
islands were formed by volcanic activity; the northern group is older
and consists of six atolls (sunken volcanoes topped by coral growth).
Three options for travelling through the Cook Islands:
Northern Cook Islands only,
approaching from (for example) Bora Bora. Possible stops in order along
the route would be Penrhyn, Manihiki, Suwarrow and then perhaps
Pukapuka.
Southern Cook Islands only, possible stops would be Rarotonga and perhaps either or both of Aitutaki and Palmerston.
Both northern and southern Cooks, starting in Rarotonga, and continuing to Palmerston, Suwarrow and perhaps Pukapuka.
Rarotonga
is a useful first stop because it is the main center for the Cook
Islands, and provisions can be hard to find in the outer islands.
Whether you stop at the outer islands, in particular Palmerston and
Aitutaki can depend on wind direction and draft — see the notes on the
pages for those islands.
Rarotonga
is a useful first stop because it is the main centre for the Cook
Islands, and provisions can be hard to find in the outer islands.
Whether you stop at the outer islands, in particular Palmerston and
Aitutaki can depend on wind direction and draft — see the notes on the
pages for those islands.
July Pilot Charts Cook Islands
Currents Cook Islands
Weather systems moving west to east through the dangerous middle
John Martin principal
of Ocean Tactics has been assisting skippers with weather and passage
planning in the Pacific for many years is now an official sponsor
of the South Pacific Posse.
12) FIJI DISCOVERIES 🇫🇯 ANCHORAGES
Superyachts in Port Denarau
Yadua Anchorage photo
Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort Fiji Anchorage
Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort Fiji
SY SEAGLUB 🇺🇸 Chris – Hylas 46′
13) COPRA SHED MARINA 🇫🇯 FIJI SPONSORS THE SOUTH PACIFIC POSSE
15% Discount South Pacific Posse
Copra Shed Marina Savusavu Fiji
BULA !!!
We are excited to welcome the South Pacific Posse to the Copra Shed Marina in Savusavu
As a special recognition we offer a % discount to all participants of the South Pacific Posse vessels
Geoff GM and Dolly
14) MARINA SPONSORS OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC POSSE
🇺🇸 Safe Harbor South Bay – Chula Vista – USA
🇲🇽 Marina Chiapas – Mexico
🇨🇷 Marina Papagayo – Costa Rica
🇵🇦 Shelter Bay Marina – Panama
🇪🇨 Marina Puerto Amistad – Ecuador
🇫🇯 Vuda Point Marina – Fiji
🇻🇺 Yachting World Marina – Port Vila – Vanuatu
🇳🇿 Marsden Cove Marina – New Zealand
🇦🇺 Rivergate Marina – Brisbane – Australia
🇫🇯 Denarau Marina – Fiji
🇫🇯 Royal Suva Yacht Club – Fiji
🇫🇯 Savu Savu Marina – Fiji
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18) PANAMA 🇵🇦 CANAL AGENT CENTENARIO CONSULTING ERICK GALVEZ
To
arrange for transit with the Panama Canal Authority please contact Eric
Galvez our dedicated Panama Canal agent and sponsor of the Panama Posse
and the Pacific Posse
![Mont Orohena is a mountain located in the South Pacific, on the island of Tahiti. With an elevation of 2,241 metres (7,352 ft)[2] above sea level, it is the highest point of French Polynesia. Mont Orohena is an extinct volcano](/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/13/1mhjy.jpeg)
