Year 2

Tuamotu Atolls

Apataki (S & N), Toau, Fakarava (N & S), Faaite

We begin this year by heading south down the Tuamotu Atolls for a final visit to some of the atolls for some scuba diving before turning west towards the Society Islands four our third visit.

Society Islands (East)

Tahiti, Moorea

We will reprovision in Papeete, Tahiti, then head on to the Taina anchorage before crossing to Moorea and the Cook's Bay anchorage.

Society Islands (West)

Huahine, Raiatea, Taha'a, Bora Bora, Maupiti

Continuing west, we stop at Huahine at the Fareeru anchorage, then sail to Raiatea at the Opoa anchorage, then sail north in the lagoon to Taha'a at the Poutoru anchorage, before heading further west to Bora Bora, and the Matire Beach anchorage. We then leave the Society Islands, making a stop in Maupiti. (We will likely add other anchorages to all of these islands).

Society Islands (Far West)

Maupiha'a

Our last stop in French Polynesia is at Maupiha'a, with a Q-Flag since we will be checked out.

Cook Islands

Suwarrow

We make a stop at the Suwarrow atoll on our way to Samoa.

American Samoa & Samoa

Ta'o, Ofu, Tutuila

On reaching American Samoa, we will stop in Faleasao and Ofu before reaching Pago Pago. After exploring the islands for a couple of weeks, we will move on to Samoa, stopping with a Q-Flag at Muiatele, before heading on to Apia.

Kingdom of Tonga

Niuas island group

We will clear into Tonga at Niuatoputapu, then check out since you must do that in each island group of the Kingdom of Tonga.

Kingdom of Tonga

Vava'u Island group

We head south and check in at Neiafu, then hit a few anchorages around the island group before moving south to the Ha'apai group.

Kingdom of Tonga

Ha'apai Island group

Arriving further south, from the Vava'u group, we reach the Ha'apai group where we sail around to various anchorages. We hope to see some whales here since they typically come at this time of year. After some time scuba diving at these locations, we will get ready to leave the Kingdom of Tonga, and clear out at Lifuka to head for Fiji.

Fiji

Outer Island Loop

We can't stop at the eastern outer islands since we are only allowed to clear into Fiji in a few places. On the east side, that means Suva or Savusavu. We will be sailing in from east, heading west through the islands to Suva. Once we clear into Fiji, we will make our way clockwise, going back out into the smaller and more remote islands before returning to Suva to clear out before we head south towards New Zealand.

Fiji or Tonga?

Minerva Reef

Situated south of Fiji and Tonga are two submerged atolls called the Minerva reefs. They are currently under a territorial dispute Fiji and Tonga. Regardless of that, they make a good spot to wait for a weather window to cross to New Zealand. One issue with this crossing is that bad weather typically rolls through every 7 to 8 days, but our performance cat only needs 4-5 days to make the passage. In this case even if the wind drops we will motor at 8 knots to make sure we get to New Zealand in that time frame.

New Zealand

North Island

We will arrive in New Zealand at the top of the north island, making landfall in Opua. Then we will work out way south, making stops at several locations, and even doing some inland excursions. We have to visit Hobbiton! We will continue a leisurely southern journey as we head toward the South Island.

New Zealand

South Island

We will wait for a weather window in Wellington before we cross the Cook strait which is considered one of the most dangerous and unpredictable waters in the world. Once across, we will make our way south down to Christchurch, leaving S/V Lynx at the docks in Lyttleton while we make an inland journey to visit various locations. We will sail around that area briefly before heading back north toward to cruise through the Marlborough Sounds, then wait at Nelson for our weather window to cross to Australia.

Australia

Lord Howe Island

fUsing a speical provision, we can stop at Lord Howe Island without checking into Australia. So, we plan to stop there for a couple weeks, breaking up the long voyage and allowing us to explore this wonderful island.

Australia

Coffs to Sydney

We formally clear into Australia at Coffs Harbor, then sail south to our final stop in year two, Sydney Australia. Once there, we will cross off another bucket list item as we enjoy the New Year's fireworks show from the decks of S/V Lynx, sitting in the harbor, near the famous Sidney Opera House.

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