Crew Wanted: Mexico/Costa Rica to French Polynesia

[sailbooy483]

hai
i am interested too

[Idaho]

We now have one long-term crew, Thomas. He has agreed to sail on the boat for a year. That may take him as far as Tonga. He will join the boat in Mexico in mid-September.

Still open for others to join.

[Idaho]

We have another long-term crew, Ivan. He has agreed to sail aboard for 2 years, or longer. He has 4 years experience at local costal sailing and now want to do an ocean crossing.

[Eder]

There has never been a cyclone in the Marquesas or Gambiers .

[Idaho]

Originally Posted by Eder

There has never been a cyclone in the Marquesas or Gambiers .

Interesting.

There have been cyclones in between Mexico and the Marquesas.

There is a hurricane slowing down to tropical storm now at:

24.01° N, 124.35° W

See:
https://earth.nullschool.net/#curren...0.33,35.76,938

[Eder]

Marquesas is about 8d S ...they don't spawn that close to the equator. Its a great place to wait out cyclone season if allowed to stay long term. This year it looks like no long stays but at least cruisers can clear in at Nuka.

[bernk]

Hi Greg,

Roughly when would you be arriving in Tahiti?

[Sailingsailor12]

I am interested. Please email your contact to DeerWood9323@yahoo.com and I will reply with sailing experience.

[Idaho]

Originally Posted by bernk

Hi Greg,

Roughly when would you be arriving in Tahiti?

Around the middle or end of May, 2023. Will be in the Marquesas before Tahiti.

[Idaho]

We presently have a crew of three and could have one more.

Sailing away from San Carlos, Sonora on 09 Nov. Across to Baja for 5 weeks of gunkholeing and scuba until La Paz.

On to Socorro Island for a week of scuba there, then to Acapulco. From there Golfito, Costa Rica, or directly to Easter Island.

After Easter; Pitcairn, Gambier, the Australs, and then north to Tahiti and Moorea.

Its 6 months to Tahiti. Who wants to go for it?

[Eder]

Why would you bypass the Tuamotu's? Fakarava has some of the best scuba in the world.

[Idaho]

Because the Australs only get a few cruising boats a year. It is still real Polynesia for the most part.

[SV Tom Crean]

Ditto the question about missing the Tuamotus. Big mistake. 6 months is maybe a little short on time but I’m doing this next year - Marquesas, Tuamotus, Tahiti then south to the Australs, wait for a weather window and hike east to the Gambier, then either back to Tuamotus or Tahiti and west. It almost 12 months in French Poly.

[Idaho]

I have already been to those on my last crossing.

No worries, you do you.

[ScubaTom]

Originally Posted by Idaho

We presently have a crew of three and could have one more.

Sailing away from San Carlos, Sonora on 09 Nov. Across to Baja for 5 weeks of gunkholeing and scuba until La Paz.

On to Socorro Island for a week of scuba there, then to Acapulco. From there Golfito, Costa Rica, or directly to Easter Island.

After Easter; Pitcairn, Gambier, the Australs, and then north to Tahiti and Moorea.

Its 6 months to Tahiti. Who wants to go for it?

Wish I could join you for the 5 weeks or a little more, but I am building out my scuba kit and still have quite a few things to purchase. Im in Ensenada now, which is why it's so appealing.


Your big trip is just one year too early for me or else I'd join in a heartbeat.

Be Safe and Have Fun!