We left early Wednesday morning 18 May for the 480 nm to Manihi Atoll. It just happened that six of the boats that left that morning formed a little net between each other, checking in once per day on the SSB radio. We had perfect sailing conditions all the way, the wind was blowing between 10 and 15 knots with calm seas. It took us 4 days to reached the Atoll, but we had to slow the boat down to arrive in the morning instead of night time. This was the only time that we were uncomfortable, as the reduced sail cause the boat to roll more.
The Tuamotu Archipelago are low lying islands with reefs and strong currents, so a person has to be careful navigating in these waters. We were 3 boats that entered the pass in Manihi Atoll on Sunday morning 22 May. S/V Tiger, then s/v Aeolus and then us. The pass was quite easy and we could clearly see the coral. Beginners luck we got our anchor stuck on a coral head. Will have to dive to loosen it if we can not manage to get it loose by engine and patience alone. We have been told that 80% of boats in this anchorage have the same problem, so we do not feel too bad.
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