You know you’ve been hanging out in some incredible places if Tahiti is considered a pit stop. Heading west from Panama, Papeete is the first sizeable city sailors reach. So it’s hailed more for its goods and services than its…

It’s been twenty days since we sailed in the open ocean, and a maramu has been blowing for the last nine. So I was jittery this morning going through the south pass in big waves, but now it’s smooth sailing. …

By all modern measures, the Tuomotus archipelago is the most relaxing place in the world. There are very few restaurants, stores, houses, or people, and many of the atolls we've visited have none of these things at all. There is…