Today we moved from Cook's Bay on Moorea to Marina Taina in Papeete. The sail to Papeete was much better than expected. On Saturday when I took the ferry to Papeete the seas were very confused and rough between Moorea and Tahiti. Today we had 8-11kts of wind from the NNE which put the true wind about 70-90 degrees on our port bow so we made a very pleasant 6.5-8.0kts in 2m seas after we cleared Moorea and had a steady breeze.
At the marina we topped up the fuel tanks and secured a nice side tie on the south side of the marina so the gentle northerly breeze is holding us off the dock.
Tomorrow Dan arrives, my crew for the trip to Hawaii. We'll wash down New Morning, put away the dinghy, and make final preparations for a departure on Thursday or Saturday.
