Wow CaptdennyJ really did a great in depth description.
We sailed last February for two weeks on a Sunsail 45 foot cat, had a great time, though we found sailing inside the lagoon to was less than grand, a lot of shallow water, and the wind was spotty. The sail from Tahaa to Bora Bora was fun, nice winds but one must really pay attention to the charts for entry to Bora Bora. We were anchored about half the time, on balls the rest.
The smartest thing we did was to have everyone buy 2 liters of hard liquor in the duty free in LA as we were leaving to fly to Raitea. There was eight of us which gave us 16 liters which almost made it to the end. Once we ran out and bought some liquor there, after that we all decided to give up drinking as the cost was crazy. Oh well it helped us dry up for the return trip.
I would highly recommend the Coral River, amazing snorkeling there. I have been a certified scuba diver since 1973, with many a dive, but the ease and beauty of that snorkel was fantastic.
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