Aug. 18th – Sailing to Bora Bora

Hi to everyone
Had great winds for a exciting day’s sailing directly down wind with
INTENTION rolling like crazy 30 degrees from side to side and the seas
pushing from astern going from Raiatea to Bora Bora today. John is sick
with a cold and diarrhea so I am sailing solo. I tried a new sail
configuration with both the Jib and staysail poled out on opposite sides
to get the staysail to feed air into the jib. It was very effective an
kept the boat averaging over 5 Knots. I enjoyed all the sail handling,
the sail trim, and sitting on the bow watching the boat rush down the
waves. Accomplished some whipping of lines, having polenta for lunch,
and reading a book.

Tomorrow we’ll go check out of French Polynesia at the Gardarme and get
our bond back at the bank in Bora Bora. Then It’s on to Mopiti where we
will try to connect up and visit some friends of John’s with whom he
stayed a week. If possible, it’s next to Mopilia which is an interesting
island where very few people go and has only 50 part time inhabitants.
I’ve been told it has great fishing, diving, pearl farms and lots of
lobsters on the outer reef. Now that I am healed the leisurely
cruising/exploring lifestyle is in full swing aboard INTENTION.

Love to all,
Jim