Rocky n’

Rolley was last night… 50 m of chain that is floated because of the many small coral heads! Slept okay inbetween checking to make sure we were still attached to the anchor. Waves were 1.5 m and wind howling throughout the night. Some boats were less fortunate.

When I turned on starlink I had an email from JRCC TAHITI, which is the French Polynesian Joint Rescue Coordination Centre. The email was regarding a vessel that had broke free from their anchor and asking if we could possibly check in on crew and boat. We are 8-9 nmiles away currently. I sent messages to boats, closer than us, to see if they could assist the vessel aground. It would be very scary to wake up to the anchor breaking off and ending up on shore in the middle of the night.

It’s good to know that authorities here, relay messages to vessels in the vicinity of people in need of assistance.