Song is the fifteenth and final Hinckley H-48 built - a rare and graceful classic launched in 1973. Designed by William Tripp Jr., the 48.25-foot yawl features a sweeping sheer, spoon bow, and overhanging stern that give it a timeless profile
On the morning of April 29, the silhouette of Tahiti appeared on the horizon. Tahiti is the largest island in French Polynesia, and its capital, Papeete, with around 26,000 residents, is by far the largest city within a radius of thousands of miles. That makes it a central hub for sailors crossing the Pacific – and for us as well, there was plenty to take care of here. Right after our arrival, Song went on the hard. One of the through-hulls had started leaking and needed to b
We finished the last post moments before we went diving on the world famous dive site, The Wall of Sharks— and it absolutely loved up to the name. The GoPro footage in our video does not do it justice, but it can give you a slight idea of just how many sharks there were. At some points it felt like we had to push them out of our way while we were drifting with the current. The whitetip reef sharks were clinging to the bottom of the pass at about 30 meters, and everywhere over
After 18 days in the Marquesas, we set off on our next offshore passage. Our destination: the Tuamotus, a group of breathtaking atolls some 400 miles away. The journey began smoothly, with the gennaker keeping us at a steady, satisfying pace. During the day, we passed the time playing cards; at night, we stood our watches beneath a crystal-clear sky, mesmerized by the stars. Midway through the passage, the wind gradually faded, and we switched to motorsailing. In the early ho
