We up-anchored from Moorea at 5pm for a 90-mile over-night sail to Huahini, the first of 4 leeward islands in the Society Island archipelago that we will visit. We motored until the final 20 miles when the wind picked up. A fringing reef extends more than a mile off the south and west coasts of Huahini. Within 2 miles, the depth goes from over 4000’ to 200’, creating world-class waves for surfers. We entered Avamoa Pass, which is wide and deep, but nonetheless a bit intimidating with the huge waves breaking on both sides of the pass. The village of Fare is just inside the pass and we tied up to a mooring buoy just off a nice sandy beach. The current was strong but another cruising couple saw us coming in and jumped in their dinghy to give us a hand tying to the buoy.

Fare
The village of Fare has a big grocery store, bank, post office, and a few restaurants and food trucks. The Huahini Yacht Club is on the waterfront (they call it a yacht club but it’s more like a hotel/restaurant). We spent 5 days relaxing on the beach, paddle  boarding, playing ukulele, playing foosball at the yacht club, snorkeling, and shopping. Marvalyn, who also joined us for a few days in Mexico, flew in to the small airport in Huahini and will be with us for 10 days while we visit Raiatea, Tahaa, and Bora-Bora.

Ukulele Jam Session with the locals