THIS IS IT!!!

Ahoy there Patreons!

We are ready to officially offer you an unforgettable Sailing Experience  in French Polynesia with us... WE|sail in mid January! We could not be  more excited to get to do this with you and share something so special with you, in such a beautiful place no less!!! In fact, we are so  excited at the prospect of putting something like this together, that we  have started looking into adding one additional trip in the Caribbean  as well, but more on that later, for now we will focus on French  Polynesia!

So here's the deal- WE  have this amazing opportunity to sail a Bali 54 for a few weeks in the  Leeward Society Islands of French Polynesia in January and the first  people we thought of to join us are YOU, our loyal Patreons! WE have  been asked by you guys so many times and for so long if we could ever host you aboard VA for a true sailing experience, and even though we discussed it at length many times, it never seemed to work out for one reason or another. But now the stars have aligned, we have worked out all the details, and now have access to a much larger boat that  guarantees comfort for all, so we are going to make this happen-  FINALLY!!! Now is your opportunity to get first hand experience sailing both coastal navigation and inter-island ocean passages between the  four main islands of the Leeward Island group of French Polynesia  (Bora  Bora, Taha'a, Raiatea, and Huahine). These are some of the most picturesque islands in the entire world, and you will be guided by us for an unforgettable sailing and cruising liveaboard experience. During  which you could expect to be included in everything that we normally encounter in our day to day lives while traveling by sailboat across the  oceans of the world.

Let's talk about the finer details... Flights coming from the US (and almost everywhere else we know of too) transit through Tahiti first, and then on to Raiatea, where we will transport you to the marina to pick up the boat. We will have seven days to see as much as possible so we will likely aim to depart there quickly and start exploring and adventuring.  As stated before, you will very much be part of the crew, so as a group we will gauge the weather, prepare the ship, seek out local  activities and hot spots, discuss different anchorages and possible routes, and together, curate a travel itinerary custom to our desires, just as if you were a liveaboard sailor yourself. The possibilities are  almost limitless, given how incredible these islands are, but to summarize we hope to do as much sailing, snorkeling, beaching, sightseeing, eating, laughing, and high-fiving as possible!

That's all the good stuff, the bad news is unfortunately space is limited and interest is high, so we encourage you to make a decision quickly and to reserve your spot soon because we don't want anyone to miss out!! To do so WE will need a deposit of $1000 PER CABIN, which will only be refundable if an act of god prevents the boat from sailing, weather will not be a refundable reason. Also on that note, it needs to be stated that this is the middle of January which is the wet season (what they call their  summer down here) and that means that wetter weather could be  encountered. You can expect great weather also- it's not like the Pacific Northwest of the US where it rains constantly, it just means that they do receive more rainfall during these months than during their  winter, or dry season... WE spent our whole last year bouncing between all these islands and we can tell you first hand that it was actually very beautiful and WE had a great time, with many many days and weeks of fantastic weather, interspersed with periods of rain also, but that never killed our spirit or stopped us from exploring and having a great time!

So that's it, we are ready to show you adventurous souls the life that we have come to love with every ounce of our beings. You can expect to have a solid look into what it takes to prepare and provision our ship, to toughen your palms while raising sails and making all adjustments necessary during voyaging the open ocean, to develop or hone seamanship skills by monitoring weather and wind forecasts and then choose routes and anchorages accordingly,  and generally to share old stories, while make a host of new ones with everyone aboard! SO LET'S GO!! The clock is ticking. Contact us immediately to secure your spot aboard and we will send you the info packet with all the forms and payment schedule agreements with instructions on payment, transfers and deposits!