Due to logistics and some bonus time off work, we ended up in Tahiti for a full week.  However, the main thing we had planned for this trip was chartering a 41′ catamaran sailboat.  We had to say goodbye to our lovely little mountain cabin on Tahiti and take a small flight to the island of Raiatea.  Our boat was located in the town of Uturoa.

Here’s a fun link to the boat and all of it’s spec’s on the Dream Yacht Charter website!

Jason and I had been hankering to try out a catamaran for a while.  They are more stable, don’t rock at anchor and don’t heel over underway.  Sounds like a dream, right? Cliffsnotes: we ended up deciding that a catamaran wasn’t for us due to other factors too numerous to list on a blog where I’m pretty sure no one cares anyway.

The boat itself was a Catana 41.  She had 4 cabins with 2 heads and a really bitchin’ outdoor hang out area with two swim steps.  (The galley was utter crap)

The beast at the dock

Let it be known that these photos aren’t in chronological order. I just want you guys to see the boat and some of our shenanigans!

View out the back in a rain storm the first day out
Captain Jason looking all majestic at the helm (which is on autopilot)
Daggerboards and paddleboards
View from the deck. Not too shabby!
We have a small collection of Sony cameras and a lonely sad and slightly broken Nikon…
We did actually take the paddleboards out a few times. Attempted yoga on them. Got wet. Put the boards back in…
Port helm in Bora Bora
She did have a really nice outdoor lounge area
Me boiling water. I think I burned it!
Boom! Spaghetti! with the ubiquitous baguettes
Boat at dusk
Underwater light behind the boat. More on this later!

Here are some photos shamelessly stolen off the internet that show the boat when it’s not been chartered for years and has our crap thrown all over it!

Basic layout
So fancy! Much drone!
Interior looks so clean…