We Are Leaving Fiji | Preparing for 10 Days at Sea! EP73
After 6 weeks in Fiji waiting for the right weather window, it’s finally time to prepare for our 2,000-mile Pacific crossing to Tahiti. This will be the second major leg of our journey sailing from Australia to North America — and our longest offshore passage yet. Mother Nature has opened a narrow but safe window toward French Polynesia. Before we cast off the lines, there’s serious preparation to be done. Long-distance passagemaking requires careful planning, fuel calculations, provisioning, maintenance, and final system checks — especially for a two-week bluewater passage across open ocean. In this episode, we: • Provision and meal prep for two weeks at sea • Complete boat maintenance and final upgrades • Calculate fuel burn and fill tanks (and bladders) • Clean the hull and prep the engine room • Check out of Fiji and finalize our offshore paperwork We make our final stop at Nawi Marina in Savusavu — one of the best hurricane-season hideouts in Fiji — as we prepare for departure toward Tahiti. If you’re interested in offshore sailing, Pacific crossings, long-distance trawler cruising, or bluewater adventure, this episode gives a real look at what it takes before committing to 2,000 miles of open ocean. Thanks for following our journey. The Pacific awaits. ________________________________________________________________________________________ 👀 WATCH NEXT – Don’t Miss These Adventures! ⚓ We Survived the Crossing from Australia to Fiji! Pacific Ocean Crossing Begins HERE 👉 https://youtu.be/DADYjEMG_d8 🎬 BIGGEST ANNOUNCEMENT OF OUR LIVES! We Explain How Our Lives Completely Changed 👉 https://youtu.be/f07Cte18WXo 🌴 End of an Era! A Chapter Closed Sad but Exciting! 👉 https://youtu.be/hYIxA6YSVhM ________________________________________________________________________________________ 🌴 COME HANG OUT WITH US 🎥 Patreon – Exclusive content, early videos, and Lindsey responds to every message personally! 👉 Join us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/The71Percent 📸 Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/nathan.cicio/ 📸 Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/lindsey.leigh.lock/ 📘 Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/the71percent 🌐 Our Website 👉 https://www.the71percent.com 🌐 Selene Yachts 👉 https://www.seleneamericas.com ________________________________________________________________________________________ ⚓ STUFF WE LOVE (and actually use) These aren’t just random links — this is gear we use on Ruth Pearl all the time. Some links are affiliate links, which means if you click and buy something, we get a tiny commission (at no extra cost to you). It helps keep us afloat — literally. 💙 Others are simply because they are great tools for boaters and explorers alike. -🌤️ PredictWind https://www.predictwind.com/?ref=mdzknwj *Weather routing, predictions and patterns. -⚡️O.M.N.I Bob https://www.oceanmarinenav.com/ *Our weather router, because no software can replace experience -⚓ Mantus Marine https://www.mantusmarine.com/?affiliates=176 *Bridles, Ground Tackle, Scuba Gear & Great People!! -⚓︎ Ultra Anchors https://ultraproducts.tr/ *Our Choice of Anchor ...So We Sleep at Night -🎥 BoatEye 360 Night Camera https://boateye360.com/ *Night Vision Camera, great for anchorages and very low light situations 🙋🏻♀️ Lindsey's Style https://shopmy.us/shop/lindseyleighlock *All the things Lindsey likes...Interior Decorating to Fashion ________________________________________________________________________________________ ⏱️ VIDEO CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 01:00 Early Morning Anchor Up! 03:00 Rough Seas 05:00 Heavy Rain & Shallow Water Underway 06:00 Beautiful Anchorage 07:25 Passage to Nawi 12:30 Docking at Nawi Marina 16:45 Provisioning Day #1 21:30 Boat Work / Passage Prep 25:30 Provisioning Day #2 28:20 Fueling 30:00 Casting The Lines... Tahiti Bound!