Gillaroo

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2003
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2007
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2008
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The Launch
2008
First time
Relaunch

Cruising
2008
Ireland
N.Spain
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Cruising
2009
St Vincent & Grenadines
Trinidad & Tobago
Dutch Antilles
San Blas Islands (Panama)
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Panama - Perlas Islands
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New Zealand

Tuomotos - Ahe and Rangiroa

The Tuomotos are a range of atolls between the Marquesas and the Society Islands (Tahiti). Each a ring of low lying islands and most of them had a gap in the reef which we could pass through to the inside (which could be 20 miles across).

Our best catch to date, a 12lbs Wahoo. We had lost our gaff in the Marquesas (while landing a big Dorado the handle had come off) so I had to grab this one by the tail to get it aboard.

Some great diving in the passes and the best snorkling we have ever had - beautiful coral, swarms of friendly fish and quite a few sharks.

Ahe is famous for it’s pearl farms. Left they are extracting black pearls and replacing them with ‘mother of pearl’ cores so the oysters will grow more.
Right - me picking out a few to buy. Nearly got in to trouble when we were boarded and searched by customs in Rangiroa and I was over the personal limit.