On A New Tack

French Polynesia Buddy Boat Form ** Are you crossing too? Follow this link to submit your info and find buddy boats for your crossing! ** This link will bring you to a Google Form where you can enter your voyage data and then see a sortable table of results to help find buddy boats! Note, this article is a work in progress and will be updated over time.  If you have something you think should be here, please add a comment (bottom) or find us on WhatsApp (we are in all of the relevant groups). Resources for Crossing the Pacific to French Polynesia Scroll down for the following topics! Reach out if you would like helpful information added to this page. Canal Transiting Info French Polynesia Long Stay Visa Provisioning Guidance Sailing Totems Zoom Series on French Polynesia Arriving in FP Links to Various Resources   Canal Transiting Info We covered this in a previous blog article, which you can find here . French Polynesia Long Stay Visa TBA Provisioning Guidance TBA Sailing To...

Introduction We are about 370 NM from Fernando de Noronha, Brazil on our Atlantic crossing from Cape Town to Grenada and with a few miles under our belts (3400, give or take), we have formulated a good understanding of, and some opinions on, the Oxley Levante Wing sail. As a reminder, the Levante is the lighter of the two wing sails that Oxley make, with the Bora being the one designed for stronger winds. Oxley Levante being flown somewhere between Cape Town and St Helena Use on a Vision 444 (or other boat without provisions to cam lock two lines by each aft winch) First, it takes some getting used to and to make it work at its best/easiest on the Vision 444, you will need a few additional blocks and lines. I have these blocks ordered and ready for pick up in Grenada and will post a video to YouTube( youtube.onanewtack.com ) detailing the setup once we have it in place. On the plus side, these added pieces will also be very handy for flying the asymm off of a bow, or to transition from...