Sailing, Boat Charters and Marine Info- Moorea Island- Tahiti Sun Travel Network

Fetia Ura - A Moorea landmark

      French Polynesia offers world class sailing and private boat chartering and tour opportunities and the island of Moorea is among every boater's favorite destinations. Its magnificent beauty and close proximity to Tahiti make it charter and sailing friendly for a simple one day trip to a multiple day excursion.
      Moorea has a good number of sailing charter options, yachts, and private boat excursions and packages for just about every boating or sailing experience you can dream of.

     This page is your starting guide for exploring the pristine waters of Moorea and the Windward Islands of Tahiti Polynesia.

SAILING & BOAT CHARTERS	MARINAS, HARBORS, & ANCHORAGE	BUSINESS & SERVICES
CHARTS	WEATHER	OTHER ISLANDS

SAILING & BOAT CHARTERS
Most companies offering Moorea as a sailing or boat charter destination operate and board out of Papeete, Tahiti or Moorea. Typical tours involve cruising around the island's beautiful lagoon for a relaxing afternoon while snorkeling, scuba diving, picture taking, or swimming and picnicking on one of the nearby motus. Many are 1 to 4 day excursions with other Society Islands as secondary destinations after Moorea. No matter how long your sailing or boating trip may be, it's certain to be a memorable one!
Below is a list of sailing and boat charter companies for you to experience Moorea and her surrounding waters with:

ALIOSHA Based in Taina Marina, P.O. Box 2746- 98713, Punaauia, TAHITI Telephone- (689)77.04.76, Fax- (689) 43.01.82 Contact: Mr. Jean-Pierre LEVAUX 1 Motor Yacht, 51 ft., with 3 a/c cabins, bathroom, living room. 3-7 day trips cruising to and around: Moorea, Tahiti, and also the Leeward Islands on request. Kayaks, underwater scooter, dingy on board.	TAHITI YACHT CHARTER/ VPM Based on Papeete waterfront, P.O. Box 608 Papeete, TAHITI (Blvd. Pomare- Papeete), Telephone- (689) 45.04.00 Fax- (689) 42.76.00, Contact: Mrs. Nicole PAUREAU Boarding quay depends on the cruise- either Papeete or Raiatea. Sailboats chartered with crew or BAREBOAT. Fleet: Monohulls 35'-50', Catamarans 35'-46'. Cruising to and around: All islands of French Polynesia including Moorea.
DUFOUR TAHITI / VPM DUFOUR YACHTING Based in Vaiare Bay, Moorea, P.O. Box 554 Maharepa, MOOREA Telephone- (689) 56.40.50, Fax (689) 56.40.60, or second location on Nouvelles Frontieres, Papeete, ( Blvd. Pomare)-Telephone- (689)41.34.03, Fax- (689) 42.29.09 Boarding quay depends on the cruise: Moorea, Raiatea or Tahiti Fleet: 10 monohull sailboats 35'-62', 8 catamarans 43'-47' and 2 catamarans 82', Chartered with our without skipper and BAREBOAT. Cruising to and around: All islands of French Polynesia including Moorea. Ask about our full board and diving program!	STARDUST YACHT CHARTERS Based in Faaroa Bay, Raiatea, P.O. Box 331 Uturoa, RAIATEA Telephone- (689) 66.23.18, Fax- (689) 66.23.19 Contact: Mr. Pierre LIRON/ Mrs. Stephanie BETZ Boarding quay depends on the cruise- either Papeete or Raiatea. Fleet:18 Monohull sailboats 37'-52', 5 catamarans 43'-47' Cruising to and around: Moorea, Tahiti, Huahine, Raiatea, Tahaa, Bora bora, the Marquesas islands, Maupiti, and Rangiroa.
FETIA URA (Pictured above) P.O. Box 1160, Papetoai, MOOREA Telephone- (689) 56.58.41, Fax- (689) 56.35.87 Boarding: Opuhonu bay, Moorea. Contact: Mr. Heimata ARLES, Fleet: 1- 32 meter schooner. Capacity: 40 passengers under sail, 80 for evening entertainment, cocktails and receptions while at mooring. Cruising to and around: Moorea and Tahiti.	ARCHIPELS CROISIERES Boarding quay depends on the cruise B.P.1160 Papetoai, MOOREA, Contact: Mr. Francois PROFIT Telephone- (689) 56.36.39, Fax- (689) 56.35.87 Fleet: 5 - 57' catamarans w/ max capacity of 8 passengers/ boat., Cruising to and around: Many Polynesian islands including Moorea, Tahiti, Raiatea, Tahaa, Bora bora, and Huahine.
JET FRANCE Boat is based on Moorea, w/ business on the Papeete waterfront, P.O. Box 1089, Papetoai- MOOREA, Telephone/ Fax- (689) 56.15.62 Contact: Mr. Jean-Jacques BESSON or Caroline Fleet: 1- Jet France open sea catamaran, 75', (This boat is former racing yacht, prize winner, multiple international races.) Cruising to and around: Windward islands Moorea and Tahiti.	PACIFIC DREAM CHARTER Boarding quay: Papeete, P.O. Box 20644, Papeete, TAHITI Telephone- (689) 77.87.05, Fax- (689) 45.46.02 Contact: Mrs. Corinne IEVOVELLA, Fleet: 1- 42' catamaran Capacity: 6 passengers for long cruise, 20 for the day. Cruising to and around: Moorea, Huahine, Raiatea, Tahaa, Bora bora, Tikehau, Rangiroa
POLYNESIE YACHT CHARTER Based on Papeete waterfront, P.O. Box 20589, Papeete- TAHITI Telephone/ Fax- (689) 45.17.14 Contact: Mr. Michel & Mr. Guy FROISSARD Fleet: 1-Motor yacht 68', Capacity: 8 passengers. Boarding quay: Papeete or islands- depends on cruise. Cruising to and around: All Polynesian islands including Moorea. In addition to cruising, we also scuba dive, deep sea fish and windsurf from our boat!	AQUA POLYNESIE s.a.r.l. P.O. Box 363, Maharepa- MOOREA Telephone/ Fax- (689) 56.25.00, Contact: Mr. Jean-luc MERSON Boarding quay depends on the cruise, Fleet: 1 catamaran 46'. Cruising to and around: Many islands of French Polynesia including Moorea, Raiatea, Tahaa, Huahine, Bora bora, the Tuamotus and the Marquesas islands. Special features: Boat is equipped with scuba equipment, tanks, compressors, etc.
BIOTHERM II Based in the Taina Marina, Tahiti P.O. Box 13 944- 98717 Punaauia- TAHITI Telephone- (689) 77.80.89, Fax- (689)41.04.09 Contact: Mr. Pierre-Philippe TRICOTTET 60 ft. racing Trimaran, Maximum capacity: 18 passengers. Cruising to and around: Moorea and Tetiaroa Islands	ENJOY Based at the Tahiti Parkroyal hotel- TAHITI P.O. Box 130005- 98717 Punaauia- TAHITI Telephone- (689)86.51.10 / 77.80.04, Fax- (689)86.51.30 Contact: Mr. Daniel GALARRAGA, 40 ft. deep sea catamaran, Cruising around: Moorea daily, for sunset and lagoon cruises, visiting dolphins, private cruises.
CHRISNAT Based at the Taina marina, P.O. Box 10489- 98711, Paea- TAHITI Telephone- (689)41.96.63 / 78.97.53, Fax- (689)41.96.63 Contact: Mr. Jean Louis CASABLANCA, 40 ft. deep sea catamaran Cruising around: Moorea daily, for sunset and lagoon cruises, visiting dolphins, private cruises.	PACIFIC CHARTER (TAHITI CAT) Departing from Moorea or Tahiti, P.O. Box 1239, Papetoai- MOOREA Telephone- (689) 77.39.77, Fax- (689) 56.20.69, Contact: Mr. Jean Michelle RAFFIN Rapid cruiser takes you to Tetiaroa from Moorea in only 1 1/2 hours! Day or half day trips. Minimum 12 passengers. Cruising to and around: Moorea, Tetiaroa, and Tahiti.

MARINAS, HARBORS, & ANCHORAGE
     Surprisingly, the island of Moorea has only one marina and just a few places to anchor your boat easily for more than a minimum stay. The likely reason for this is it's close proximity to Tahiti and all her boat and yachting services. If your boat needs repairs or parts, it's only across the way to Papeete to the best selection of services, parts, boatyards, etc.
    Here, TST offers what information we have at the moment relating to Marinas and harbours on Moorea. Note that the future of this page will offer more accurate details on these subjects, but for now known information is as follows:

Marina
     The sole marina on Moorea is called the MARINA DE VAIARE and it's located on the eastern side of the island, near the town of Vaiare.

MARINA DE VAIARE
PO. Box 366-98 728, Maharepa- MOOREA,
Contact: Mr. Rocky POROI, Telephone/ fax- (689)56.26.97
Pier with pontoon for sailing and deep sea fishing boats up to 60' long. Limited space available. Basic facilities include: water, electricity, toilets, and a small parts store.

Harbours/ Anchoring, & Mooreage
      There is no public harbour to speak of, other than the one at the Marina De Vaiare, (listed above), and it's rather small with limited space for extended stays.

      As for anchoring your boat, there seems to be many places to do so for short stays, but limited places for extended stays. Many boats end up anchoring for overnighters or short stays in Opunohu or Cooks bays because of the beautiful scenery and gentile waters, but you will also see yachts at random points within the lagoon. At this time, TST is unaware of the situation for actual Moorings useable for non-private vessels, but we'll post the info as soon as we can get it.

BUSINESS & SERVICES
Moorea has a limited selection of professional yachting or boating businesses and services for the same reasons it has only one marina. (see above).
Water fillups, electricity hookups, toilets, and a very basic parts store can be found at the Marina De Vaiare. (listed above), but not much else. THE BEST SELECTION OF YACHTING & BOATING SERVICES CAN BE FOUND IN PAPEETE, TAHITI.

CHARTS
     There are many places to buy current, up to date charts for Moorea and surrounding Polynesian islands, and any sailor worth his salt knows that having up to date charts is always well worth the investment. Unfortunately, finding good charts for use on the internet is not an easy process...
      So far, TST has only aquired one nautical chart (slightly out of date, yet good quality) for useage on any of our sailing pages and it is for the Leeward Islands of the Society Island Archipelago. Of course, Moorea is a Windward island, so it won't really help you with this area much except as a general point of interest.

    Here are two places we know of to purchase charts for Moorea and the area:

YACHTWORLD.COM
Online yachting superstore.
Boats for sale, boats for charter, boating yellow pages, charts, discussion forums, news and weather, finance and insurance.

WEST MARINE
PO Box 50070, Watsonville, CA 95077-0070 USA
1-800-BOATING
Clothing, elecronics, fishing,boats and motors, deck hardware, charts, plumbing, electrical, anchoring & docking, trailers, seating & covers, interior, cabin & galley, safety, navigation, books & videos, and more.

Specify: Windward Island group of the Society Island Archipelago- French Polynesia.

WEATHER
TST is discovering the boater's and yachtsmen's most popular choices for dependable and accurate online weather forecasting for sailing and boating in the Polynesian islands.

For French speaking sailors and yachtsmen: CYCLONE.PF (website in french)

For English speaking sailors and yachstmen: UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY

Note: If any sailors or yachtsmen out there have more or better weather related links, please tell us about them!

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