Weather

Best Time to Sail: Climate & Weather

French Polynesia covers an area as vast as Europe. In the Society Islands and the Tuamotus, you will enjoy tropical temperatures and warm waters all year round.

• The Austral Summer (January to March): This is the warmest season. While tropical showers are more frequent (keeping our islands lush and green), the sun remains dominant. Temperatures range from 80°F to 93°F (27°C – 34°C), with a sea temperature of 84°F (29°C). It is a season of stunning light and calm seas, occasionally punctuated by tropical depressions.

• The Cool Season (June to September): Perfect for those who enjoy balmy days and cooler nights. Daytime temperatures hover around 86°F (30°C), dropping to a comfortable 68°F (20°C) in the evening. The ocean stays at a perfect 81°F (27°C). Rain showers are usually brief « tropical squalls, » quickly followed by bright sunshine.

Internet

There is no Wi-Fi on board. It exists two networks in French Polynesia: Vini and Vodaphone. The first is the network that works best in all the archipelagos of Polynesia, including the remote islands. There are several prepaid card formulas depending on whether you want data, phone or both. Refills for these cards can be found everywhere.

What should I bring on board?

Sheets, towels, soaps, fins, masks are at your disposal. Apart from your personal toiletries, during your stay on board you will not use so much : bathing suits and a few T-shirts. No need to carry to much. Remember to take a pair of shoes for small hiking, « water shoes » for walking on the broken corals of the motus, a sweatshirt or warm clothing when the wind blows in the evening, mainly in the cold season. A raincoat or poncho can be useful to protect yourself from the rains. Electricity on board allows you to recharge all electronic devices either on USB sockets or on 220/110V but does not allow the use of a hair dryer or large energy-consuming devices.

Meals and allergies

I you wish to dive, it’s possible to organise with dive shops pick up to the boat.

Sailing and sea sikness

Most sailings between the Leeward Islands do not exceed half a day. About fifteen hours between Tahiti and Huahine, the two most distant. They are generally done in the direction of the prevailing wind (from east to west) even if sometimes the program and the weather forecast require less comfortable navigation. We usually organize ourselves so as not to have any offshore sailing on the first day, which gives everyone time to use to be on board. The other navigations in the lagoon or the anchorages looks like sailing on a lake and no one ever gets seasick.