Visiting The Amazing Coral Gardens on the Island of Taha'a in French Polynesia

[@ditch6389]

That puffer fish sure looked like one of the happiest puffers I've ever seen. That place looks amazing.

[@SailorJames]

I love them, they always make me smile along with them 😂

[@HooliganFromTrinidad]

Aren't puffer fish always happy 🤨, I need to go sailing on day so I can see amazing places like this

[@ahk0341]

The puffer looked like "mess around and find out my secret trick Mr Human."

[@andrewcrawford2698]

I often get emotional watching your videos. Everything is so beautiful; and not just the sights. It is your attitude, perspective, and overall journey that I think leaves me yearning for something more. Godspeed.

[@SailorJames]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@kimberlywood-saltybutterfl262]

Soooooo beautiful 🤯 thank you for sharing these insanely beautiful places!

[@ToddMoore1]

why does this comment say 4 weeks ago?

[@loubonaparte5063]

We like Kimberly and her laugh!!!! 1960's flower child.... and that is a MAJOR compliment however you were likely born in 2001 or something...lol.. but you get my point

[@louisross9691]

Beautiful coral. As a diver, we see struggling coral mostly. Thank you James !

[@SaadCasawii]

The best youtuber in 2024 🤙

[@Myndset88]

That snap at exactly 7:55 is insane... 2 worlds colliding!! Awesome shot my brother.

[@bonniehirtz5640]

Yes!

[@HooliganFromTrinidad]

I'm adding "vibing with a charismatic pufferfish" to my list of goals now 👌

[@SailorJames]

Best comment ever

[@jasonpacific111]

So stunning 🌺 We hope you stay a long time in the South Seas. No other place you could take us is as magical !!

[@samuraile6625]

Wow wow wow, I can't find the words... this place is dream you don't want to wake up. Beautiful place

[@coconutfallsyt3030]

WOW, this looks painfully beautiful. Thanks for sharing and keeping some hope alive.

[@nautichunt84]

That shot of the corals and the trees at the same time was awesome, what an epic spot

[@daffymore]

06:45 This chap really seemed to enjoy your presence, looked so happy.

[@AWBepi]

Water is sooo clear. Imagine Newmarks after a month of rain. That's what you're missing. Great ska/reggae music.

[@victorfontaine4943]

The rain is always my favorite part of these videos…👍🏾✌🏾

[@coconutfallsyt3030]

Gorgeous rain shower 💜

[@ValentinaMitchell1]

No words, how beautiful

[@th7297]

Hi James, That is one hell of a beautiful spot. Awesome. 😎👍🏻

[@icysurfer1]

One of the most fortunate men I have seen. Made it happen, though. Not easy to do this at all. I have seen French Poly, and nothing I have seen came close.

[@nealchristensen1793]

This whole series has been amazing French Polynesia ! Thank ou !

[@wavelength7503]

Spectacular water, and sea life . Why would anyone want to leave.

[@MizzAugust7]

You made this dive sound enticing in the last episode and it did not disappoint ! It was a visually stunning magic world of coral homes to all beautiful fish, the angel, cute pufferfish , the yellow & black fish. The huge living blue lined clamshells were gorgeous. Then when you surface its rare that the beauty matches, but it does here ! Thank you for sharing this amazing piece of paradise not lost.🐟 I Love your Trespassers Review !!That was a Good one, with the shack & its restaurant !! Really looking forward to you showing off~~ Bora Bora !! So nice they named it twice ?

[@sailingmorningstar4036]

My Whitby 42 is a big sister to your boat built by Whitby Boat works - your channel has fast become my favourite James - thanks.

[@SailorJames]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@cj9667]

Thanks James! I could stay in FP forever

[@jakeroth5809]

Trespassing review I Love it James …what a beautiful cruising keep the great work …I love your trespassing review your music is great too

[@adamlockwood331]

Thank you so much for sharing these videos. Much appriciated.

[@SailorJames]

Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

[@floridapatriot9776]

Paradise! Awesome video. Thank you James. I can't wait for the sailing video to American Samoa.

[@omniversling]

Fantastic post! Cant wait to come and do a 'Trespass Review' from the Triteia! 😆

[@3in1Machining]

Fabulous video of the reef, amazing 👏

[@MrDavedraver888]

aye aye cappen you've totally out done yourself with this one James , absolutely stunning ,, love the island tours it's the jewel after the passage ....that boat of yours has paid for its self ten fold.. eat,sleep sail repeat 🌴🌴🌴☀️⛵

[@xbioman7882]

When we chartered in Raiatea in Jan 2020, we totally missed the Coral Garden. We used GPS and it put us about 100 meters farther West and the coral was all dead :-). Good to see that we just missed the site and that its not dead. But the BEST snorkeling is down the West side of Raiatea where the Anapa Pearl Farm is. The reef is absolutely beautiful there. Better than anywhere we have seen in the world.

[@patboury6730]

Thank you for the beautiful trip through the reef

[@SailorJames]

One of the most fun snorkel experiences ever

[@joannebedford2]

Beautiful coral

[@freemanletloose]

love the music so perfect.

[@FullyAMPT]

Wow. It’s a magic carpet ride, I would have been walking back to the start several times That must have been hard to leave behind

[@SailorJames]

I did it like 5 times 😂 so fun

[@davidfrederick9187]

Incredible snorkeling!

[@SailorJames]

Dude! It was like being in a video game, almost like flying because of the strong current and all the coral to navigate through!

[@sheppytim]

@6:42 cute fish!

[@DavidD6969]

Beautiful thanks for the videos 👍

[@TheMickybutler]

Stunning vista. Love that puffer fish 🙂.Thanks, James.

[@gregvaughn4286]

Hey James that video was so clear Great Video Thanks

[@jackmeyers40]

Good call with the reviews.I have never heard of that area, Taha, (just BORA BORA). I will put it on our bucket list. Thank you.

[@petersoakell6950]

looking forward to the Cook Island trespass review)

[@rimasmeleshyus9486]

Wow beautiful corals garden , thanks for sharing. Its amazing seeing of the beauty .Sailing so educational around the world ⛵️ 🌎 Dont forget to stop in Chagos islands located in the Indian Ocean, before the Madagascar. Chagos islands 🏝 🌴 extremely beautiful, belong to England 🇬🇧. Fear winds and the best of luck .I know you now in Zealand 🇳🇿 I 'm watching all the sailors from 57 different countries where sailing around the world ⛵️ 🌎 I'm leaving in couple months, by Bristol Channel cutter wooden classic design sailboat she so pretty the mostly popular in France 🇫🇷 and England 🇬🇧 Bristol Channel cutter wooden classic design sailboat ⛵️

[@DanO530.8]

So cool very beautiful…

[@gunghoadventures871]

Awesome James.

[@Taichungman]

Thanks James for the nice video and info

[@DaleShirley-o1u]

Great video again Amigo!

[@anguillaanguila7255]

looking forward to the sail i bet

[@DAVEEMAN1]

Dude. Thank you for that. Phenomenal footage with great sound choices. 👍🏻 I think you just smoked the other sailing KZbin channels. 😂 Well done 😉

[@jonathanjohannis6035]

Great Video. Thanks for sharing. Totally inspirational

[@Yeoldelole]

Thanks!

[@bidask123]

Great video. The color of the ocean changes depending on the angle of the Sun. Blue/Green etc. Beautiful and mesmerizing.

[@ahk0341]

The colors of everything underwater was amazing! The blue giant coral clams were beautiful. Never seen such bright blue, couldn't imagine in person. Makes me want to buy a boat and learn sailing.

[@alexandramorkin400]

Beautiful❤

[@charles.neuman18]

7:35 Wow, what the heck is that (the blue thing)? Not a color one sees in nature often. And it doesn't blend, which is unusual, too. Amazing.

[@charles.neuman18]

I thought they were snake-like things, but actually I think they are part of the opening of a clam, which is seen more clearly at 7:24. I gotta go and see some of this stuff. Blows my mind.

[@elikaiosefo1213]

Absolutely beautiful!! 🌴 ⛵️ 🌊

[@seaninpattison8888]

Thank you sooo much James for always sharing a little bit of your travels! Beautiful! 10:20 am (From West Coast Canada) 😊👍

[@mickwebb3438]

Definitely a lovely place love the content james

[@John_Long]

Wow James, this was one of the most beautiful places we've seen so far! Loved how clear the water was and all the blue clams, so cool. That absurdly close anchoring would definitely rub me the wrong way, glad you've gotten used to it tho and don't let it bother you. Looking forward to the rest of the French Polynesia adventure and beyond! May fair winds be with you my friend!🌬⛵

[@MatthewLenz]

Looking forward to the content from the long passage to American Samoa.

[@talkaboutitoffgrid]

thanks for your trespasser's reviews ha

[@doradosurfcharters]

Nice shots 👍you should go to penryn in the cooks my mate cooky he grew up there his dad was American and mum cook islander he is a decendant if James cook his dad got shipwrecked at penryn there in his boat in the late 60s and had no communication with the rest of the islands and world for 2 yrs 👍

[@dwayneblair2924]

Awesome ..

[@SSully1976]

Not even sure if beautiful is enough word to describe this ❤

[@SailorJames]

It’s out of this world

[@MB-ib5ji]

So crazy to think when you go sailing at 5 knots that if you just keep going at 5 knots and put enough hours together eventually you end up in Bora Bora! So awesome to watch your videos and follow you on your travels.

[@SailorJames]

Yeah I always say imagine asking a friend “hey do you want to drive 8000 miles at 5mph?” 😂😂😂

[@LovingLightCreations]

Hi James just found your channel Wow!! Thank you so much I love it!!!

[@SailorJames]

Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

[@davidhoneycutt2767]

I have been binge watching your videos for days now! This is the best video I’ve seen of yours! What a amazing place that is! Thank you so much for letting me feel like I’m there with you! Absolutely amazing!!

[@garygerard4290]

'very relaxing watching your videos. Beautiful scenery, well documented. Editing dept. gets an A+

[@SailorJames]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@blackbirdxx4613]

Good stuff James.... You need to change your intro.... Triteia badge to 2023😂... Beautiful seas that

[@SailorJames]

😂 all the videos shot in 2022 will have that logo

[@Sm0kEyX420]

What’s up man, can’t thank you enough! I feel like you personally have introduced me to what I really would like to do in life, Sail around the world! I’ve got a lot to learn an a lot to do before then but I have all the ambition! I get butterflies when I watch your videos, thank you again man. Keep up the great work an safe travels!

[@talkaboutitoffgrid]

beautiful water -- wow - thanks for sharing your journey

[@raulsarmiento7326]

The water is so amazingly clear. No pollution?

[@Frank-E]

Thank you James. So beautiful. You have some good vibes man. Stay blessed ❤

[@davidwinter1379]

Gorgeous

[@bowmanlegacies]

Brother! So cool! Lovely area of the world. I looked up the resort online and dang! Awesome spot!

[@TL-rl9xk]

Another great passage and beautiful video footage! Thanks so much for letting us share in your journey!

[@rollinrock6696]

Passed you coming out of Opua today. Hope you get a few good days in the BOI. This summers weathers been pretty crap !

[@SailorJames]

Was that y’all in the beautiful monohull that passed me like I was standing still 😂

[@neilrush659]

Astonishingly sublime, Mondays are our trip to paradise with yourself James showing us the way, absolutely stunning. Looking forward to Bora Bora. Safe travels out there James, sending positive vibes and energy from the Emerald Isle....Neil.

[@tannershafer3526]

love these, truly can’t imagine the happiness i’d experience doing what you do. Can’t wait for bora bora!

[@SailorJames]

It is really out of this world !

[@jokerswild5876]

James this is stunning unbelievably beautiful wow fantastic experience 🔥

[@SailorJames]

Really amazing place !

[@patboury6730]

Love your channel. Curious as to if you have come across any pollution or plastic debris in your travels. Just read about Bali beaches being significantly polluted.

[@SailorJames]

Yes of course, there is plastic everywhere, worst place I saw was on the windward side of Naviti Island in Fiji

[@RamblingRamul]

I watch your videos to forget how shitty the weather is here in Scandinavia during winter.

[@SailorJames]

My heart always hurts for my friends in cold climates when I see them hauling out for winter

[@robertcarter3014]

Good one!

[@SailorJames]

Thanks!

[@SYHOZHO]

OK James you got me there with the motu That was kind of funny I seriously thought that was the resort for a second😂 nice joke

[@inward_passage]

Sailing Kooks...man I respect your patience with the catamaran/condo so close. I don't have that in me yet (there's still hope?). I get super frustrated with that type of ignorance/arrogance. Weekend warriors with no concept or experience of how situations can turn serious as nature chooses.

[@stevepeterson5943]

When other boaters are absurdly close to me I moon em, no joke. If you're close enough to see all that, you're tooo close. Also, when I'm at anchor and a powerboat goes by creating a huge swell sending me rocking, while trying to cook or shower. . . A-holes.

[@ronniesigler8833]

Hi James thanks so much for your videos and content absolutely awesome much appreciated.I’ve been to FP 3 times in the last 5 years my favorite place on earth now been to all the islands in Caribbean and in my eyes just can’t compare to FP. what has been your favorite place in FP so far, I think mine is Tetiaroa just a very special place. Enjoy BORA BORA and hopefully you will get to see MAUPITI one question how dose FIGI measure up to French Polynesia

[@SailorJames]

My favorite place in French Polynesia was either Moorea or Raiatea. Fiji is unbelievable. A very different vibe, way less touristy and raw.

[@loubonaparte5063]

James I admire your restraint when speaking about the encroachment of charter boats and their poor choices when it comes to anchoring.... Not often you show that side, but you said it so well without any directed anger shall we say...lol... This is YOUR life, and for those folks to put you and your vessel in potential danger (seemingly over and over) is not nice shall we say. You really said it well and any earthling (my pronoun) choosing to travel via the sea would understand what you risk!!! Well put. Class act as usual. I sometimes wonder if you even read the comments, but I leave them to help your cause!!!!!! dam tourists!!! HAHHAHAH ... kidding... just go drop anchor not so darn close to me!!!!

[@SailorJames]

Yeah it’s a learned skill that I have developed. It makes life much easier but I can still handle my business when people put me at risk. I totally read the comments and try to keep up and respond when I can, sometimes it’s not possible but I always read them unless I am on passage, thanks for leaving one 👍🏻🙏🏻

[@coconutfallsyt3030]

I wanna sail there and stay

[@ValentinaMitchell1]

9:10 wow stunning

[@lloydbrown9327]

Another great video James! Very beautiful Islands! What part of the US are you from? Stay safe and long may your big jib draw! From the east coast of Canada 🇨🇦

[@mattthompson8329]

Maupiti is worth the stop, as is Suwarrow and Pukapuka. If they won't let you in to Suwarrow, can you stop at Pukapuka? Amazing villages and like stepping back into time... you won't find fuel (always a shortage in the Northern Cooks), but should be able to get fish from one of the local viillages.

[@SailorJames]

Didn’t end up stopping at Maupiti but had friends who stopped, looked awesome. I tried to visit Suwarrow and they wouldnt allow me to to because it’s still closed.

[@pedroredondo3713]

Hi James, another great video... If the Med is in your plans to visit, wait until you get to Greece during high season. Sailed there last summer and it was packed! Fortunately, no incidents where I was, even during strong meltemi blows. As per the resort... it sure looks very nice but, check the rates and probably that will answer the question why it was so empty 😀. Thanks for sharing your adventures! Fair winds

[@SailorJames]

Actually the rates for most of the resorts that are not at Bora Bora are comparable to a shitty hotel in America.

[@powellkwd40]

Wow

[@Foxtrottangoabc]

Looks a great spot 👌

[@SailorJames]

It was amazing

[@cosmicninjaSN8]

Your there in the off season. Google said May through October with June, July and August being the busiest months

[@SailorJames]

This was filmed in September

[@johnfraser6013]

Thank you for sharing James. I have watched some other vids that show the Coral Gardens on Taha’a, but your vid is likely the best I’ve seen. I am hoping to go there this summer ~ I understand that July / August timeframe may be the best time to visit, as the precip is the least at that time. Glad you showed the path at the gardens ~ that looks like the way to do ‘er. 👍

[@SailorJames]

I was just telling an old friend yesterday that her and her husband should book a trip to this resort, it’s not as touristy and the snorkeling is unmatched !!! You will have a great time !

[@johnfraser6013]

@@SailorJames Thanks for your reply James ~ much appreciated. I’m not a sailor, but I do have a huge credit voucher on United Airlines. That means free airfare from my home to papaeete. From there, Air Tahiti offers multi-island hops including a flight to Raiatea. From Raiatea it is just a short ferry boat ride to Taha’a. Your vid has inspired me even more to make this trip in July ~ and you can bet that I will stay on Taha’a long enough to snorkel those gorgeous Coral Gardens several times (in both directions, as you mentioned) ! 😎

[@farmecologist3395]

@@SailorJames Hi James...absolutely amazing video. Thanks for sharing! What is the name of the nearby resort? Thanks in advance!

[@ryanmall]

Absolutely love your videos do you ever worry about your boat or dinghy getting stolen

[@SailorJames]

Nope

[@knockharder3554]

Nice!!!

[@cD-vg5go]

that! 4:20 to 8:20 .. Epic !! i've never seen so many/Much of every kind of life looks so healthy, Great Man ! btw between 1500. + and 3300.+ a night at those resorts... US$$

[@SailorJames]

I saw rooms at Rangiroa for $200 a night, there are hundreds of these resorts scattered all over with different prices

[@Abc-kf4qx]

Just looked up the resort, cheapest room was $1k a day 😳