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We set sail from Toau in the Tuamotus and make our way back to Fakarava to re-provision for Christmas. The supply ship won't be back for some time so this is our last chance for a while.
It is busy as usual on the dock with sailors and locals all trying to get a share of the spoils being offloaded by the ship.
We manage to get everything we need and head straight back to Toau. We feel so much more confident with the pass entries and exits and we make our way into Toau atoll comfortably.
We pick up a mooring ball and launch the drone which decides it doesn't want to fly and an alarm starts sounding on the control unit. This doesn't sound good so I land the drone as quickly as possible. It looks like the battery may be failing. I suspect there is no chance of getting one of these here.
The boys head ashore keen to do some cast fishing off the rocks. They have made some lures themselves from items we have found on the beach. They also made a very simple lure by clamping a beer bottle lid onto a fishing line by the hook. Can you believe that this actually worked.
Dylan won the competition leaving me to do the dishes as I lost.
After the fishing we explore the surrounding beaches and find numerous turtle tracks and nests. No baby turtles yet though. We wish we could be here when that happens.
Out here you don't find any hairdressers so Claire takes up the role in this case and gives Nathan and Shawn a haircut. You won't get a view like this anywhere else in the world whilst having a haircut.
We are enjoying our time in this quiet part of the world surrounded by fish and turtles.
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[@Maloy7800]

6:49 THE MARLIN LEGEND MAURITIUS!? Now THAT calls for a story!

[@RebelRobin501]

I love the way you use maps to show where you’re going, and how you point out the reefs, etc., you have to beware of while moving around the islands.

[@SailingMokara]

Thank you. We hoped that the maps will give viewers a better idea of where we are and what the sail entails. We do leave Fakarava in the next episode and make our way to Rangiroa. Keep watching to see what this incredible atoll is like. After that we head to an island to hunt coconut crabs at night. Thanks for watching.

[@Maloy7800]

11:24 THAT looks suspiciously like the cork from a 2014 vintage Cabernet. 😀

[@FrankJamger]

Glad you caught that last-chance supply ship. A deliciously gorgeous island is Toau! What a place to fish, the clear water off the rocky shore. Testing your homemade lures was a good idea-- why not make a contest of it. Best wishes to those turtle eggs. Wondering if you'll have cruiser friends to spend Christmas with.

[@SailingMokara]

Hi Frank. We love watching the supply ship offload. It looks chaotic but at the end of the day it is well organised and nothing seems to go missing from what we have seen. The lures worked so well and it was fun to make them. Maybe a new business? The turtle tracks were certainly impressive but sadly we never saw any hatchlings. One day. Thanks for watching and take care,

[@Maloy7800]

2:40 You have to make a "product placement" video about your sunglasses. IIRC you've had them for at least three years which is an official Guinness Book record for sunglasses on a yacht.

[@jna9888]

Well, my local barbershop doesn't quite match yours for scenery, but it does have the proper Old Spice aroma! I'd rather yours, though. I hope the drone alarm is temporary, as drone footage is outstanding. You've provided yet another video that invites watching several times. I'd not been able to leave that beach! Thank you Taylor family, for sharing! Jerry 🤗

[@SailingMokara]

Hi Jerry. What a place to have a haircut. In this case you don't mind if the hairdresser is taking too long. We do manage to sort out the drone but unfortunately not in time for our stay here. We. do have some great footage of other areas in videos to come. I hope all is well with you. Take care.

[@Maloy7800]

4:27 Geez, Dylan looks like Arnold Schar.... Schwaz... LIKE A VERY BIG MUSCLED MAN from behind.

[@Maloy7800]

14:37 Because sand gets wet and cools too quickly during the night. Coral shells preserve heat much better. Yours, Professor Cousteau.

[@Maloy7800]

5:59 What are those containers?

[@Maloy7800]

5:32 Don't they offer "pre-order" in the shop? So you don't need to rush when the supply ship arrives? I think you yourself mentioned it a couple of episodes ago? Maybe someone else. Or is it just for locals?

[@Maloy7800]

9:53 Can Nathan Arafat stay there in any waves? Or is it calm water only?

[@Maloy7800]

0:41 What, all winches broke down? 😀 I honestly don't get what you guys are doing in this snippet. Well, YOU, dear Shawn, as usually took the strenuous role of the manager. But what are the cabin carries doing? I see at least ONE absolutely empty winch right there in the frame. 🙂 And HOW did you trace the lines that in order to adjust the genoa they have to pull them FORWARD? 🙂 So it goes BACK from the grommet, turns TWICE and goes forward on the opposite side? What do you do if the wind is from the starboard? 🙂

[@SailingMokara]

Hi Maloy, Yes, looks somewhat confusing. The boys are pulling in the furling line to roll the genoa away. The line runs from the furling drum at the base of the genoa to the back of the boat then to a winch. Here we ditch the winch and the boys do some work. When we are sailing downwind for a longer distance we typically have 4 lines attached to the clew on the genoa. 2 to each side of the boat. One of these lines runs the normal route as designed by Lagoon and the other we run through a block on the midships cleat. This works really well. If it is a short trip and we have only 2 lines setup to port and change tack, ahead of the tack we move one line back across ahead of tacking.

[@Maloy7800]

@@SailingMokara WOW!!!! You REALLY don't look for easy ways! Okay. Sid down crosslegged on the bow. Look at the furling drum. SHOO, boys. Put your thumbs and forefingers together and repeat after me. SELDEN! (pronounced Zelden, second syllable is stressed, Nathan, please explain to Daddy what a stressed syllable is). SELDEN! SEEEELLLLDEEEENNN! HOW you made it across the world for four years without an electric furler is beyond me. Actually what's really beyond me is who the heck ordered a cat without one! Buying a million dollar boat and cheapskating on 3,000 euro convenience. UGH!

[@Maloy7800]

How do you know those are turtles? Maybe someone on Toau bought himself a REALLY offroad motorbike?

[@SailingMokara]

Mmmmm. I am going for turtles in this case though I do like your suggestion.

[@Maloy7800]

13:10 It's easy to pronounce Imagine you stepped on a lego in the middle of the night. I'm just gonna go TO OW WOOO I'm gonna kill those kids. Easy. Want an instruction for Fakarava? 😀

[@SailingMokara]

Ha Ha. No help / instruction with Fakarava allowed. We all knkow how that will go.

[@Maloy7800]

@@SailingMokara Shawn Taylor., I never!

[@Maloy7800]

12:58 I would NEVER let my kids cut the line with such a sharp knife like that!!! You are horrible parents. What if they cut the dinghy!? How would you and Claire get to those famous Mokara sundowners. **shaking my head**

[@SailingMokara]

Very valid point. These are however not normal kids taking into account that Nathan got an axe and a machete for his birthday. It would make for an interesting situation though. Large hole in the dinghy and stuck on shore for weeks on end. Maybe we could create a scene like that.

[@Maloy7800]

@@SailingMokara Oh joy, a 10-year-old with a machete. What could possibly go wrong! Well, in all fairness, if I had an older brother (again) I would want a machete, too. And interesting situations are coming. HOW I want to be at the airport when you try to get it through security. "Where did you get an axe and a machete, kiddo? - Mommy and Daddy gave them to me for my birthday". DRAMA! Machete I understand. But WHY does he need an axe?