Sandy Estabrook -- January 1, 2024.  This is the long over due Picture Page addition of MotuIti.com, my first website 'ever', posted in 2001. It remained pretty much as is, with little updating.

During Covid, I hit upon a myriad of YouTube videos of the worldwide cruising and sailing adventures of friends and families documenting their experiences. For most, the videography is fantastic, bordering on professional, and thats both above and below water. Their drone shots are an added plus, and the inspiration for Motu Iti's second page.

Typically, sailors travel with the wind westward the 3,000 +/- miles till they would make landfall at French Polynesia's eastern most island group, The Marquesas - towering cliffs of rain forests and waterfalls with few beaches. Then its usually on to the Tuamotu atolls - low lying islands usually less than a meter high, and circling a shallow lagoon. Many say these are the most beautiful islands of all, the Original Garden of Eden. From there its on to The Society Islands and French Polynesia's capitol, you know it as Tahiti. Also included are the islands of Moorea, Bora Bora and a handful of other islands.

Shown here are Screen Captures (1920px X 1080px) of some of the most beautiful sea scapes and panoramas from their videos with more being added periodically. I use the images as wallpaper for my computer too. More can be found,about this part of the world along with my story at: MotuIti.com,






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Where Mermaids live
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Pacific Chart
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Local Chart
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Arriving in the Marquesas
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Arriving in the Marquesas
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Arriving in the Marquesas
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Marquesas Settlement"
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Marquesas Waterfall
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Marquesas Creek
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Marquesas Settlement
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Inland Spires
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Canyon Lands
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Canyon Lands
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Mermaid.jpg
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Jungle Tiki
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Hiking in the Canyon
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Private Pool
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Huku Hiva Oa - Fairwell Marquesas
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Huku Hiva Oa - Fairwell Marquesas
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Huku Hiva Oa - Fairwell Marquesas
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Heading to the Tuamotu's
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The Tuamotu's
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Inside the Lagoon (Ocean at left)
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Inside the Lagoon (Ocean at left)
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A Peaceful Anchorage inside Lagoon
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Creek between Ocean and Lagoon
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Paddle Boarding
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Beach all your own
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Camping Out
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Tuamotu Settlement                                      
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Tuamotu Settlement                                      
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Popular Anchorage
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God's Promice
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Lonely Motu - Arriving Tahiti
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T A H I T I
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Papeete, Tahiti - Capital of French Polynesia
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Papeete, Tahiti - Capital of French Polynesia
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Looking Down at Papeete
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Typical Tahiti Beach
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Tahiti Foot path Bridge
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Tahiti Footpath
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Tahiti Waterfall
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Tahiti Waterfall
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Tahiti Mountain Peaks
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Tahiti Surfing
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M O O R E A
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Moorea
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Moorea Anchorage+
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Moorea by the Lagoon
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Moorea by the Lagoon
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Moorea from on High
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Moorea Mountain Folks
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Dolphin Jumping
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Turtle Peaking
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Spotted Eagle Ray
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Hanging with Sharks
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Two Whale Watch
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Befriending a Whale
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Getting ready to Pull Anchor
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Bora Bora, aka Michener's Bali Hai
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Bora Bora
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Bora Bora Airport
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Bora Bora's Atoll
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View from Bora Bor3
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Resort View
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Polynesian Rainbow
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As mentioned, the images have been lifted from the videos made by cruising folks while sailing through Polynesia at one time or another. The name of their boat is from that time. Many of the sailors are elsewhere on the globe, some in dry dock. I know of three couples that have upgraded to new boats. They are all linked below.

My primary focus was on Warren and Erica, aboard "WE SAIL" their Fountaine Pajot Helia 44' catamaran since they were in Polynesia quite some time and when this webpage was undertaken. They were still there as of Jan 1, 2024. They were recently joined by Brien & Karin on S/V DELOS on their second circumnavigation. They were the first couple that got me hooked into watching cruising folks. Soon they are to be joined by Kate and Curtis aboard SWEET RUCA leaving Patagonia having just Navigated Cape Horn! They are the only ones to do that, that I know of. Everyone else takes the Panama Canal shortcut.

Their back yard is whole world.     Sandy@Motuiti.com

WHEN YOUTUBE POSTED VIDEO, 2020-2013>                                2024 Status
 Britts Matt and Amy aboard 37' monohull FLORENCE.          Just finished 7 year Circumnavigation
Brian & Karin aboard 53' monohull S/V DELOS.          Beginning 2nd Circumnavigation with daughter
Kate & Curtis aboard 46' monohul SWEET RUCA           Circumnavigated Cape Horn, Now in Patagonia headed for Polynesia
Warren and Erica aboard 44' Cat WESAIL                   Currently in Society Islands (Moorea)
Maya & Aladino Aboard 36' monohull MAJIC CARPET              Dry Dock - Putting Finishing touches on Magic Carpet II
Garry & Brook aboard 40' monohull ONE LIFE               Departed Mexico for Polynesia
Jason & Nikki (Gone with the Wynns) 43' Leopard Cat S/V CURIOSITY          Awaiting new HH44 Cat - January
Ausies Riley & Elayna aboard 45' Outremer Cat LA VAGABOBDE          Awaiting new 60 Rapido Trimaran - 2024.
Nick & Megan (The O'Kellys) aboard Leopard 46 Cay CLARITY          New boat Outremer 55 Cat "Moonshot" - 2024.