260819 ALCYONE/2026 SEASON... WITH GORDON N FIONA (22 DAYS FROM AMANU TO PAPEETE)

We’ve known Gordon and Fiona for more than 20 years. This Scottish couple is absolutely crazy about sailing. They live in Hong Kong and regularly race at the famous RHKYC, where Fiona worked for many years.

Our sons Jim and Calum are best friends and have a great sailing pedigree, having raced extensively in Optimists and 420s, with dreams at one point of representing Hong Kong in the 470 at the Olympics. Their second son, Duncan, is now preparing for the next Olympics in the Nacra.

Even though we are planning to sell ALCYONE this summer, we couldn’t miss the opportunity to have them on board for one last AMANU safari before sailing on to Tahiti. 

Thanks to the people of the atoll to have preserved up to nom their piece of paradise! 

                  God save AMANU !

DAY 1:  ARRIVAL N VILLAGE HEIVA FISHING CONTEST 

• DAY 2: VILLAGE DISCOVERY 

DAY 3: FIRST REEF EXPERIENCE N MOTU HUNTING 

DAY 4: NATIONAL DAY N HEIVA'S COCO CONTEST

DAY 5 : "LANCER DE COCO" IN VILLAGE (HEIVA)

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DAY 6: WELCOME TO MOTU "LAGOON" WITH RAIN

DAY 7: WILD LIFE UNDER UNUSUAL 2026 RAIN

DAY 8: MOTU'S LIFE STILL MISSING THE SUN

DAY 9: DREAM SHORT SAILING BEHIND THE BARRIER

DAY 10: LIFE IN THE FAR NORTH

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DAY 11: EXPERIENCES AROUND FORMER AMANU VILLAGE

DAY 12: PIC NIC MOTU NORD

DAY 13: TRIP PADDLE BOARD OTHER SIDE OF THE LAGOON

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DAY 14:  "RAID SUR LA FAUSSE PASSE"                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                               

DAY 15: LAST SNORKING IN THE NORTH N LAZZY SAILING BACK  HOME

 

DAY 16: THE HEIVA CONTINUE IN THE VILLAGE

DAY 17: ADRIEN (FAKARAVA KITE SCHOOL) DEMO N LAST MOTU PIC NIC 

DAY 18: PREPARATION OF PASSAGE TO POINTE VENUS (TAHITI)

DAY 19: HEIVA END N BYBY AMANU

DAY 20: FIRST DAY OFFSHORE, CUP OF TEA N WELCOME TO MARAMU

DAY 21: SECOND DAY OFFSHORE N EASY SAILING WITH CODE 0

DAY 22 3RD N LAST DAY OFFSHORE ARRIVING POINTE VENUS (TAHITI)

Helena, my beloved crew member, left ALCYONE at Pointe Venus on 3 Aug. and there, the story stops.