Tuamotus: Wait for It! EP 129 #sailing #boatlife #frenchpolynesia

In this episode of Sailing AWEN, we leave Marquesas and sail to the Tuamotus Archipelago. We make an adventure out of rainy days, learn how to float our chain, enjoy learning about bommies, and discover the most healthy, big and beautiful coral reef we have ever seen! Visit our SUNO page to enjoy the song played in this video and a few others we have been working on. 🎵 https://suno.com/@sailingawen While sailing full-time and living aboard our catamaran, we continue to learn what AWEN and her sails like and the pacific passage offers many opportunities improve. We’re sailing full-time aboard AWEN, our Outremer 52 performance catamaran, continuing our bluewater sailing journey. From offshore passages and ocean sailing to the quieter, human moments that make life afloat so meaningful, we share the real highs, challenges, and surprises of liveaboard catamaran life. This episode is about discovering the Tuamotu islands in French Polynesia but having to wait for the rain to pass to discover it's true magic and crystal clear waters. Moments like this remind us why we sail and why we chose a life of adventure at sea. ⛵ IN THIS EPISODE •⁠ ⁠Leaving raining Nuku Hiva, Marquesas •⁠ ⁠Arriving in Tuamotus •⁠ ⁠Waiting out the rain •⁠ ⁠Visiting a pearl farm •⁠ ⁠Discovering the biggest, and most healthy coral reef we have ever seen! If you’re dreaming about sailing around the world, living aboard a catamaran, planning an ocean crossing, or transitioning to a simpler life of travel and adventure, we hope this episode resonates with you. 🔔 Subscribe to Sailing AWEN for real offshore sailing, catamaran life, ocean passages, and the lessons we’re learning along the way: 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@SailingAWEN 🌊 ABOUT SAILING AWEN We’re Holly and Stéphane — former Silicon Valley software professionals who left traditional careers behind to sail full-time. Our goal is a circumnavigation (or at least half of one), sailing offshore and exploring the world by sea aboard our Outremer 52 catamaran. We document: •⁠ ⁠Bluewater sailing & offshore passages •⁠ ⁠Liveaboard catamaran life •⁠ ⁠Ocean crossings & preparation •⁠ ⁠Life after early retirement •⁠ ⁠Real lessons from life at sea More about us 👉 https://www.sailingawen.com/about-us 🔗 CONNECT WITH US 🌐 Website: https://www.sailingawen.com 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingawen/ 📘 Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/SailingAwen 📩 Inquiries: Sailingawen@gmail.com ⛵️ NFL: https://www.noforeignland.com/map/boat/awen 🎧 COVERT CASTAWAY PODCAST Real conversations about leaving conventional life behind Listen anywhere or stream at https://sailingawen.com/podcast 🎶 Music by Epidemic Sound #sailing #liveaboard #downwind reefing #catamaranlife #outremer52 #fulltimesailing #topsailingvideos #boatlife #SwN&x% © Sailing AWEN