Outstanding! Beautiful! (sigh) I don't think I could leave Fakarava. Great information, like a guided tour! We've never seen so many sharks in one place, they are fascinating. And the fish... wow! You make viewing especially nice with such a great balance of scenery and family. Mokara is super, can't believe we used to scoff at 'multi-hulls'! 🙄 When diving, we found that tucking our gauges and octopus (spare) into our BCs kept them from catching on coral and kept them in close reach. Handy, as I had to 'borrow' my wife's octopus one time at 50 feet. On extended time at sea, especially in a pristine anchorage, how do you handle 'pump out'? Never a favorite task. Best to you!
Hi. Thanks for always watching our videos and taking the time to comment. The sharks are quite something. They appear a bit docile but I have no doubt that it turns into carnage down there at feeding time. We do know of one diver who had his fin bitten off. Close call. It is strange that when we are down there we are not at all nervous though I think we should be a bit. Ah, the cat V mono debate.... If you are from the UK, a cat is out of the question. It has to be a mono. I think it is changing though and we met a lot of mono sailors on our voyage who wished they had a cat. Some even sold the their monos for a cat. Not many go the other way around. Having sailed half the world on a cat and the other half on a mono, I would go with a cat for a trade wind circumnavigation without a doubt. If sailing from Tahiti to Canada, I would prefer a mono. I could talk about this for hours... Thanks again for watching.
Such a pristine, lovely area. I was just wondering why ocean water at certain places is so marvelously clear, a sparkling white or blue, when you gave the little talk of sea slugs. The sea slugs are right helpful fellas, though I imagine there is more to understand. And now feeding dazzling fish in the lagoon as if tending an impeccably maintained aquarium. So true at 6:10 - thank goodness the area is protected. The deeper reef, a province of sharks, also amazing-- terrific footage. Thanks for sharing.
HI Frank. The Tuamotus has some of the clearest water we have seen. Breathtaking. Fakarava seems to have everything. We hope that they manage to protect it going forwards..
Hi, yes you can. You can fly from Tahiti to Fakarava. Once in Fakarava, take a boat trip to the South pass with a local or the dive school. Contact Tetamanu dive school who should be able to help. From there a local in the village should be able to help you get to this area. It is worth the effort.
Lovely video. The South Pacific is a wonderful part of the world.
Outstanding! Beautiful! (sigh) I don't think I could leave Fakarava. Great information, like a guided tour! We've never seen so many sharks in one place, they are fascinating. And the fish... wow! You make viewing especially nice with such a great balance of scenery and family. Mokara is super, can't believe we used to scoff at 'multi-hulls'! 🙄
When diving, we found that tucking our gauges and octopus (spare) into our BCs kept them from catching on coral and kept them in close reach. Handy, as I had to 'borrow' my wife's octopus one time at 50 feet.
On extended time at sea, especially in a pristine anchorage, how do you handle 'pump out'? Never a favorite task.
Best to you!
Hi. Thanks for always watching our videos and taking the time to comment. The sharks are quite something. They appear a bit docile but I have no doubt that it turns into carnage down there at feeding time. We do know of one diver who had his fin bitten off. Close call. It is strange that when we are down there we are not at all nervous though I think we should be a bit. Ah, the cat V mono debate.... If you are from the UK, a cat is out of the question. It has to be a mono. I think it is changing though and we met a lot of mono sailors on our voyage who wished they had a cat. Some even sold the their monos for a cat. Not many go the other way around. Having sailed half the world on a cat and the other half on a mono, I would go with a cat for a trade wind circumnavigation without a doubt. If sailing from Tahiti to Canada, I would prefer a mono. I could talk about this for hours... Thanks again for watching.
Paradise
Such a pristine, lovely area. I was just wondering why ocean water at certain places is so marvelously clear, a sparkling white or blue, when you gave the little talk of sea slugs. The sea slugs are right helpful fellas, though I imagine there is more to understand. And now feeding dazzling fish in the lagoon as if tending an impeccably maintained aquarium. So true at 6:10 - thank goodness the area is protected. The deeper reef, a province of sharks, also amazing-- terrific footage. Thanks for sharing.
HI Frank. The Tuamotus has some of the clearest water we have seen. Breathtaking. Fakarava seems to have everything. We hope that they manage to protect it going forwards..
Beautiful underwater garden❤❤❤❤
Yes, one of the best. We love it here. Could stay forever but sadly that is not possible.
Good video
Thank you for watching.
Paradise! Can you get there without private boat? Are there any boats which sell tickets?
Hi, yes you can. You can fly from Tahiti to Fakarava. Once in Fakarava, take a boat trip to the South pass with a local or the dive school. Contact Tetamanu dive school who should be able to help. From there a local in the village should be able to help you get to this area. It is worth the effort.
@@SailingMokara thank you so much!
Whats with all these channels & annoying music 🤷♀️ be good to hear nature’s sounds, waves birds ect
Hi Lotty. We have had a couple of messages with comments about the music. We will look to reduce it on any future ones. Thanks for watching