Huahine, the wild one - Yellow Flag Guide: French Polynesia

At the heart of the Leeward Islands

Access

Avamoa Pass and Avapehi Pass navigable by all weather, near Fare.
Pass Farerea, to the east, gives access to a few isolated, superb and uncrowded moorings.

Warning: we want to alarm sailors that if you pass on the South part of Huahine on your way from the Windward to the Leeward islands, you need to be very careful and always keep a marge of at least one or two nautical miles between you and this south reef of Huahine, because there are actually a strong current from SE that will push you on the reef and this dangerous current is not clearly notify on the electronics marine charts. We deplore boats on the south reef of Huahine every year. The other option will be to pass North of Huahine.

Navionics screenshot: The blue pin indicates the position of the reef.

Moorings

Main “goelettes” wharf in Fare temporary docking, contact Port Master : VHF 12 Ph : 40 68 82 11/ 87 74 23 48. Stores, restaurants, banks, market.
Fare : 5 mooring buoys of the TN ISLV in font of the village of Fare and 5 between the two passes. Contact the site’s Manager. Hôtel Lapita Village. restaurant, bar and nice little museum. Anchorage possible beyond 150 m of the coast (risk of dragging in strong winds). Ph : 40 68 80 80
Otaioro : Reef side, facing the point. Fare’s wooden dock/ Village of Fare : Access to the village of Fare by dinghies using the floating dock of the Yacht Club . To refill water tanks (drinkable water), go longside the large wooden dock (Flat rate : contact Huahine Nautique)
Port Bourayne : at the entrance, 3 TN ISLV mooring buoys give access to a beautiful beach. The site’s Manager proposes activities such as beach BBQ, snorkeling , hiking. At the end of bay, 30m deep mooring, anticyclone hole.
Haapu Bay: 3 TN ISLV mooring buoys. Haapu village nearby, grocery store, vanilla farm, hiking.
Avea Bay: exceptional anchorage, select the reef side (coral regeneration are land side). Go see the marae Anini Access to Relais Mahana: services to yachts, Waste drop, water (inclusive) restaurant, wifi, spa. Bicycles and cars rental, excursions Ph : 40 60 60 40 – VHF 69
In the shelter of the motu Murimaora, south of the Farerea pass, 4 mooring buoys

Anchorages TN ISLV

Anchorages have been checked in 2016 and are allowed for sailboats up to 20 m. and 20 T.

Ask the town hall of Huahine for payment.

Mairie de Huahine

Administrations

Fare, Îles Sous-le-Vent, Polynésie française

40 60 63 2140 60 63 21

Huahine Town Hall

Tides

Useful contacts

Huahine Lagoon

Laundry Tourism Transport

Huahine, Îles Sous-le-Vent, Polynésie française

40 68 87 5740 68 87 57

40 68 70 0040 68 70 00

eychenne-ma@netcourrier.com

http://huahine.wixsite.com/huahine

Huahine Lagoon proposes you its range of nautical activities, rentals of bicycle, boats, kayak, stand up paddle and its laundry service.
By bike, discover the archaeological sites on Huahine Nui, the fish traps of Maeva and the sacred eels of Faie.
On asphalted and maintained roads, discover Polynesian life, its population, the vegetation of its beaches and its perfumes.

Huahine Lagoon vous propose son panel d’activités nautiques, location de vélo, de bateaux, kayak, de stand up paddle et son service laverie.
En vélo, découvrez les sites archéologiques sur Huahine Nui, les pièges à poissons de Maeva et les anguilles sacrée de Faie.
Sur les routes bitumées et entretenues, partez à la découverte de la vie Polynésienne, de sa population, de la végétation de ses plages et ses parfums.