PHOTO ALBUMS – Shanachie Voyages

Mexico | Jan–May 2005

This was the year we took our daughter, Kali, out of 11th grade to sail with us from Santa Cruz to French Polynesia via Mexico, over a period of about 9 months from November 2004 to August 2006.

Shaking off sea legs on the beach at Santa Maria, Baja Sur, Mexico
Anne & Don off Redwood Coast II, with Kali & Joe after the dinghy ride in to the beach at Santa Maria.
Temporary slip in Puerto Vallarta
Justin & Lydia leaving Shanachie after jumping on board at Cabo San Lucas and sailing with us to Puerto Vallarta
Kali and her occasional session with distance learning Lauerel Springs schoolwork
Joe up close and personal with La Reina de los Mares mermaid statue in Mazatlán
Joe looking down from the famous cliff divers’ 50-ft high platform in Mazatlán
Friendly crew, Justin & Lydia on board Shanachie
Kali with her visiting school friends at the waterfall above Yelapa
Dinghy girls, Kali, Lauren, Liz, and Miranda
Shanachie at anchor off Yelapa, barely visible just beyond the tourist boat’s bow, upper leftish
Contemplating coconut opening techniques
The crew off of s/v Sunflower in Puerto Vallarta
Kali with the Sunflower crew
Joe navigating on the Tenacatita creek safari
The crew off s/v Momo (baby Jana is only a few months old here) at Tenacatita
Movie night with the Tea Leaves and Sunflower crews on Shanachie
Day tripping on Easter Sunday at Sayulita
Cousin Ally visiting with her friends
Kali, videographer
Louise, ready to sail the 21-day passage from Mexico to French Polynesia
Shanachie at the fuel dock in Puerto Vallarta, moments before leaving for French Polynesia

French Polynesia 1: May–August 2005

Tahiti’s outer reef and lagoon, as viewed from an Air Tahiti flight
Monsier L’Egret who landed landed aboard Shanachie 350 miles offshore from Mexico on our passage to the Marquesas—sadly, he didn’t survive.
Red sky at night, sailors’ delight.
Crossing the equator 5 May 2005
Land Ho! Squally arrival at Atuona after the 21-day passage
Fun with paint! French yacht at Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas
Artist Paul Gauguin’s final resting place at Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas
Musician/composer Jacques Brel’s gravesite, 10 meters away from Paul Gauguin’s at Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas
Approaching Tahuata island, Marquesas
Kids just wanna have fun…
Captain Joe, with crew Louise Dion at the equator, about to share a dram of her best rum with King Neptune for good luck
Kali tosses her message-in-a-bottle overboard at the equator on 05-05-05, perhaps an auspicious date
Kali plotting Shanachie’s position on the paper chart
Kali taking a little break from trigonometry—hard work in the tropical heat of the Marquesas
Gary freshening up with a solar shower
Shanachie at anchor, Tahuata, Marquesas
Beautiful stone church on Tahuata
Tahuata’s church interior, lovingly crafted
Close-up of Tahuata church’s stained glass window
Exotic fruit: suck on the slimy seeds for a sweet passion-fruity taste!
Short but bountiful papaya tree
HIstory and cultural museum on Ua Huka
Kali checks out some Marquesas historical facts at the Ua Huka museum
Joe, surprised to find this saint on a 200-foot bluff overlooking the anchorage at Tahuata. The patron saint of seafarers is St. Brendan or St. Michael, and fishermen is St. Peter or St. Andrew. We don’t know who this one was…
The super-narrow and shallow “other pass” on Ua Huka—we didn’t attempt to enter it but amazingly, brave souls have done it before. We’re not sure why…
Daniel’s home at Daniel’s Bay on Nuku Hiva… where the American TV reality show “Survivor: Marquesas” was filmed
Ahuei Waterfall, on Nuku Hiva, is, at 1148ft, considered to be one of the highest waterfalls in the world
Kali and Joe pause on their hike beneath the Ahuei Waterfall on Nuku Hiva
Louise contemplates some wonders of the tropics
Gary’s custom Marquesan tattoo, by Nuku Hiva artist Akatini
Louise’s custom Marquesan tatoo by Akatini on Nuku Hiva
Becky’s custom Marquesan tattoo, also by Akatini on Nuku Hiva
Ian’s custom Marquesan tattoo, by Akatini
Kali and Joe with Tahuata glow
Shanachie at anchor near a fascinating blow hole on Tahuata, Marquesas
View of Ua Huka anchorage from afar
Greg, Louise, and Kali on Shanachie’s foredeck
Waterfall near Hanaiapa, viewed from several miles offshore
Hibiscus at Hanaiapa, Hiva Oa
A closer look at Hanaiapa’s nearby waterfall, a cascade of approximately 200 feet (60meters)
Shanachie, anchored alone in the bay at Hanaiapa, Hiva Oa
Strolling down the main drag of Hanaiapa village, Hiva Oa
Local woodcarver’s display at Hanaiapa, Hiva Oa
Triple trouble: Greg, Joe and Gary on a Hanaiapa trail
View towards Ua Pou from Hiva Oa, barely visible in the far distance
Overview of entrance and shoreline approach to Hanaiapa’s bay, with barely visible distant waterfall
Kali and Louise cool off in the river running through Hanaiapa
Sunday feast cooking by Anna and Teiki, beside Hanaiapa’s river on Hiva Oa
Kali and friend with the Hanaiapa bay behind
Working on a flower lei
Kali takes another view of the group shower at a convenient community water faucet. Hey, it’s running fresh water—who cares if the spigot is waist high!
Hanaiapa Bay at dusk
Gary studies some Marquesan woodcarving in the front yard of the Ua Huka medical clinic
Kali with dad, Joe, at Ua Huka view point
Ua Huka horseman
Ua Huka landmark
Shanachie crew Kali, Gary, Louise, and Joe sightseeing at Ua Huka
Cactus on Ua Huka
Ua Huka shoreline
Shanachie approaching Ua Huka, Marquesas
Ua Huka, Marquesas
Shanachie’s log entry from 1983, found by Kali 22 years later at Rose Corser’s Taetae Tupuna He’e Tai (Boutique and Museum of Marquesan Culture) on Nuku Hiva
Phil & Betty Parrish (s/v Skylark) log entry from 1983—found by Kali at Rose Courser’s Taetae Tupuna He’e Tai (Boutique and Museum of Marquesan Culture) on Nuku Hiva 22 years later
Hand-drawn Marquesan tattoo decorations on Nancy’s full-arm cast by various inspired artists
A Marquesan tattoo theme for the back of Nancy’s arm cast
Superman’s secret hideaway? Daniel’s Bay, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas (yes, the phone actually worked!)
Ashore at Daniel’s lovely place, Daniel’s Bay, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas
Serious “no hunting allowed” signs on Nuku Hiva
nto the forest…
Gary et Joe pause and reflect near a marae on Nuku Hiva
ouise amongst the banyan trees on Nuku Hiva
Gary in a pensive moment, sailing off Nuku Hiva
Kali, Gary, and Joe check the chart while closing in on Ahe, Tuamotus
Local Ahe teen visiting on board Shanachie: he’d never been invited aboard a yacht before!
Kali chillin’ in the Tuamotus
Louise Dijon was our hardy crew for the 2900-mile, 21-day passage from Mexico to the Marquesas and Tuamotus
Kali up the mast on reef watch at Ahe’s pass entrance
Red Sky at anchor in Ahe’s lagoon
Rainbow at Shanachie’s stern
South seas sunset
Gary and Louise waving farewells, and off to the airport for their flight home
Kali cycling out to check the pass on Rangiroa, Tuamotus
Joe, relaxing while en route across Rangiroa’s lagoon
Nancy steering across the Rangiroa lagoon on her birthday, arm still in a cast (2 more weeks!)
Shanachie, alone at last, off a fringe motu at Rangiroa, Tuamotus: 16 June 2005
Joe heading for the dinghy, Shanachie on the horizon
Rangiroa motu—and Kali on a classic deserted island beach
A different perspective of Shanachie for Kali
Racing hermit crabs, Rangiroa, Tuamotus
Approaching Tahiti at dawn on Joe’s birthday—what a gift!
Inside Tahiti’s lagoon, early morning fisherman
Joe celebrates his June 20th birthday with Anne, Kali, and Don at his favorite restaurant in Papeete, Tahiti—Lou Pescadou’s
Approaching Moorea
Shanachie at anchor off Moorea
Kali viewing her baby stomping grounds on Huahine from the comfort of her deck chair
Redwood Coast II at Avea Bay, Huahine
oe and one of his favorite girlfriends, Lydia (also a witness at our Huahine wedding in 1984)
Poema Itchner, always ready for some music
Tahitian friends attempting to teach Nancy some of their more hilarious Tahitian songs
View from atop Tahaa, towards Uturoa, Raiatea
Kali & Brogie get a dinghy ride from Warren off s/v Scud at Bora Bora
The Crew: teens off Scud, Safari, and Shanachie at Bora Bora
Anne and Don Taber off Redwood Coast II, at Huahine
Saltwater baths for Brogie and Kali on Shanachie’s stern scoop
Charlie, dressed for work on Raiatea
Charlie demonstrates his delicate technique for pollinating vanilla flowers
Looking west at Bora Bora from Raiatea, about 21 miles away
Joe and Shanachie ready for haulout at Chantier Naval des Iles Sous le Vent on Raiatea
Shanachie, hauled out for storage on Raiatea… we will return!
View from Air Tahiti of the port of Papeete, Tahiti

French Polynesia II: March–July 2007

View of Bora Bora, from our return flight to Raiatea
Bird’s eye view of the Bora Bora Yacht Club and Club Med (from an Air Tahiti flight window)
Aerial view of Apooiti Marina on Raiatea
Chantier Naval des Iles Sous le Vent haulout yard and marina on Raiatea
On the docks at CNI Marina, looking towards Tahaa with Pascal, the boatyard electrician, his dog Luna, and a local fishing family on the happening scene
Daily lunch break scene at the boatyard
Waterline
The family that fishes together…
Tahaa enveloped in a squally day
The Awl Right at rest after another hard day’s work
Tahiti sweetie, Sandra, dear friend and schoolteacher on Raiatea
Anavai
Our marina neighbor, Gerard, a retired dentist from France
Kali’s welcome sign for her friend Miranda’s arrival
Kali and Joe
David the Dog Whisperer branches out
Mickey—adopted by Suny on s/v Cosmos at Raiatea—learns the ropes. A sailor’s life for him now!
Kali and Miranda on bow watch
Dinghy duet
David’s never-ending quest for the perfect coconut
Idyllic island scene, Raiatea
Local brew
Father and son team Greg and Gabe on the Awl Right after a long day’s work on Tahaa
Motu off Raiateaa
Tall ship Soren Larson prepares to sail to Bora Bora from Tahaa
Soren Larson’s square rig
Sailing on a rainy day
Sunset at Fare, Huahine
Fare, Huahine waterfront, with renovated Snack, now called Restaurant Temarara—the burgers and the sunset view still can’t be beat
Kali and Miranda ready for some paddling
Miranda, Kali, and David on a Fare night at Huahine
Great potential at this Huahine pass, but don’t quote us—the “locals only” surf vibe is heavy here!
Local paddlers working out at sunset
Another Fare, Huahine sunset at the pass
All decked out for Heiva on Huahine
The weigh-in judges at Huahine’s Heiva
Gotta love those Tahitian hats…
Entries in the “largest edible root” agricultural category at Huahine’s Heiva. Pictured are “ufi” (a type of yam) and manioc, both staples of Tahitian cuisine