{"id":489,"date":"2026-09-27T17:40:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T07:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maluayacht.com.au\/?page_id=489"},"modified":"2026-10-03T11:14:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T01:14:17","slug":"marquesas-tuamotu-2014","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/maluayacht.com.au\/?page_id=489","title":{"rendered":"Marquesas and Tuamotu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After the 19-day single-handed passage from the Galapagos, I reached the Marquesas and began the French Polynesian stage of the voyage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Marquesas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Landfall after nearly three weeks alone at sea marked a complete change of scale. The great open-water crossing was behind me; ahead lay island cruising through some of the most memorable waters of the circumnavigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On towards the Tuamotu<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

From the Marquesas I continued into the Tuamotu archipelago. The low coral atolls introduced a completely different cruising environment. Safe entry through the passes depended on current, weather and light. Once inside, coral heads and pearl-farm equipment meant that the chart alone was not enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tuamotu were not merely a navigational challenge. They also offered some of the most memorable water and reef experiences of the Pacific cruise, particularly around Fakarava.<\/p>\n\n\n

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