Yacht Services Nuku Hiva

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This is the Aranui Calendar for 2026

Tuesday 07 October 2025

This is the Nuku Hiva Cruisers Net WhatsApp Update

WEATHER is taken from Predict Wind & Meteo.PF & Windy.com, Tides data from the SHOM.fr website.

Forecast: We are expecting mostly cloudy skies today rain clearing tomorrow.

Temperature: The expected high today is 30 c

Winds: E 18-20 knots with gusts into the high 20s through tomorrow..

Waves: We have an ESE swell of 2m/8s and a SSW swell of 0.7m/14s

TiDES:
HW 0326 1.53
LW 0937 0.23
HW 1542 1.51
LW 2200 0.20

Sunrise today at 0529 and sunset tonight at 1743

Moonrise today is at 1833 and will set at 0638 and yesterday was the full moon.

Announcements:

The Aranui will in port today Tuesday with provisions for Taiohae and next Thursday in Atuona.

The Gendarmerie on Nuku Hiva is open on Monday and Thursday mornings for entry and exit formalities. The Gendarmerie on Hiva Oa is open each morning for entry and exit clearances.

Please note all visiting yachts are obliged to pay for trash services by visiting the mayor’s office on Nuku Hiva. The fee is 1050 xpf per month. Same for the water if you use the local water supply. This also applies on Hiva Oa.

When at anchor in the bays, do NOT through your organic waste into the water as it often washes up on the beaches.

Notes:

The municipal water in the Bay of Taiohae and in the bay or Atuona is not potable from the taps, don’t drink it nor put it in your water tanks, it will turn.

Please use the large, designated trash receptacles in the designated area at the base of the driveway entering the parking area. They are just across the street from the vegetable market. On Hiva Oa, on the sea wall. In any case never leave trash bags on the ground as the stray dogs will make a mess of them.

Discharging holding tanks into the bays is prohibited and the use of holding tanks is required by law. All discharge of black water is to be done a minimum of two nautical miles offshore.

Wear what you like on the boat and on the beach, but please put some clothes on when ashore and going to any of the local businesses, this applies to both men and women.

Dinghies: Please use a bow line twice as long as your boat and never use a stern anchor. Please leave your motor down.

Going to Fatu Hiva prior to checking in to the country is illegal. It’s also rude and lazy.

For information on Traveling to French Polynesia by air please see this link (Preparing to Travel, Traveling | Tahiti.com)

Bad Joke of the day: What does a baby computer call its father?
Almanac :
1571 Battle of Lepanto: Holy League of Catholic states formed by Pope Pius V destroys an Ottoman fleet in a significant defeat off Western Greece

1737 A cyclone causes 40-foot waves that are believed to kill 300,000 in Calcutta, India

1763 George III of Great Britain issues the Proclamation of 1763, closing lands in North America north and west of the Alleghenies to white settlement

1919 KLM (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij), Royal Dutch Airlines, is founded in Amsterdam, making it one of the world's oldest airlines

2001 US invasion of Afghanistan begins with an air assault and covert ground operations

2023 Hamas launches a major air and ground attack on Israel from Gaza, killing over a thousand people and taking hundreds of hostages, prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to declare, "We are at war"

Yacht Services Nuku Hiva’s hours are Mon-Fri 0800-1400

Cheers, Kevin.

Bad Joke of the day: “Data.”

Friday 3 October 2025

This is the Nuku Hiva Cruisers Net WhatsApp Update

WEATHER is taken from Predict Wind & Meteo.PF & Windy.com, Tides data from the SHOM.fr website.

Forecast: We are expecting mostly sunny skies with passing clouds today and into tomorrow. There is always a slight chance of rain.

Temperature: The expected high today is 31 c

Winds: E 18-20 knots with gusts into the high 20a through tomorrow morning.

Waves: We have an ENE swell of 1.4m/8s and a SSE swell of 1.2m/9s

TiDES:
HW 0029 1.26
LW 0631 0.37
HW 1250 1.41
LW 1910 0.35

Sunrise today at 0532 and sunset tonight at 1744

Moonrise today is at 1455 and will set at 0333 and today the moon phase is waxing Gibbons at 89.1%.

Announcements:

The Aranui will arrive next Tuesday with provisions for Taiohae and next Thursday in Atuona.

The Gendarmerie on Nuku Hiva is open on Monday and Thursday mornings for entry and exit formalities. The Gendarmerie on Hiva Oa is open each morning for entry and exit clearances.

Please note all visiting yachts are obliged to pay for trash services by visiting the mayor’s office on Nuku Hiva. The fee is 1050 xpf per month. Same for the water if you use the local water supply. This also applies on Hiva Oa.

When at anchor in the bays, do NOT through your organic waste into the water as it often washes up on the beaches.

Notes:

The municipal water in the Bay of Taiohae and in the bay or Atuona is not potable from the taps, don’t drink it nor put it in your water tanks, it will turn.

Please use the large, designated trash receptacles in the designated area at the base of the driveway entering the parking area. They are just across the street from the vegetable market. On Hiva Oa, on the sea wall. In any case never leave trash bags on the ground as the stray dogs will make a mess of them.

Discharging holding tanks into the bays is prohibited and the use of holding tanks is required by law. All discharge of black water is to be done a minimum of two nautical miles offshore.

Wear what you like on the boat and on the beach, but please put some clothes on when ashore and going to any of the local businesses, this applies to both men and women.

Dinghies: Please use a bow line twice as long as your boat and never use a stern anchor. Please leave your motor down.

Going to Fatu Hiva prior to checking in to the country is illegal. It’s also rude and lazy.

For information on Traveling to French Polynesia by air please see this link (Preparing to Travel, Traveling | Tahiti.com)

Bad Joke of the day: What’s the most terrifying word in nuclear physics?
Almanac :
2333 BC, the state of Gojoseon (modern-day Korea) is founded by Dangun Wanggeom during the reign of Chinese Emperor Yao

52 BC Vercingetorix, leader of the Gauls, surrenders to the Romans under Julius Caesar, ending the siege and Battle of Alesia

1283 Dafydd ap Gruffydd, Prince of Gwynedd, Wales, becomes the first person to be executed by being hanged, drawn, and quartered

1922 First facsimile photo is sent over city telephone lines in Washington, D.C.

1935 Italy invades Ethiopia, starting the Second Italo-Ethiopian War

1990 Reunification of East Germany and West Germany; the West German flag is raised above the Brandenburg Gate at the stroke of midnight

Yacht Services Nuku Hiva’s hours are Mon-Fri 0800-1400

Cheers, Kevin.

Bad Joke of the day: Oops!

Thursday 2 October 2025

This is the Nuku Hiva Cruisers Net WhatsApp Update

WEATHER is taken from Predict Wind & Meteo.PF & Windy.com, Tides data from the SHOM.fr website.

Forecast: We are expecting mostly sunny skies with passing clouds today and into tomorrow. There is always a slight chance of rain.

Temperature: The expected high today is 31 c

Winds: E 18-20 knots with gusts into the high 20a through tomorrow midday

Waves: We have an ENE swell of 1.2m/8s and a SSE swell of 1.1m/9s

TiDES:
LW 0544 0.42
HW 1208 1.34
LW 1829 0.42
HW 0029 1.26

Sunrise today at 0532 and sunset tonight at 1744

Moonrise today is at 1401 and will set at 0249 and today the moon phase is waxing Gibbons at 81%.

Announcements:

The Gendarmerie on Nuku Hiva is open on Monday and Thursday mornings for entry and exit formalities. The Gendarmerie on Hiva Oa is open each morning for entry and exit clearances.

Please note all visiting yachts are obliged to pay for trash services by visiting the mayor’s office on Nuku Hiva. The fee is 1050 xpf per month. Same for the water if you use the local water supply. This also applies on Hiva Oa.

When at anchor in the bays, do NOT through your organic waste into the water as it often washes up on the beaches.

Notes:

The municipal water in the Bay of Taiohae and in the bay or Atuona is not potable from the taps, don’t drink it nor put it in your water tanks, it will turn.

Please use the large, designated trash receptacles in the designated area at the base of the driveway entering the parking area. They are just across the street from the vegetable market. On Hiva Oa, on the sea wall. In any case never leave trash bags on the ground as the stray dogs will make a mess of them.

Discharging holding tanks into the bays is prohibited and the use of holding tanks is required by law. All discharge of black water is to be done a minimum of two nautical miles offshore.

Wear what you like on the boat and on the beach, but please put some clothes on when ashore and going to any of the local businesses, this applies to both men and women.

Dinghies: Please use a bow line twice as long as your boat and never use a stern anchor. Please leave your motor down.

Going to Fatu Hiva prior to checking in to the country is illegal. It’s also rude and lazy.

For information on Traveling to French Polynesia by air please see this link (Preparing to Travel, Traveling | Tahiti.com)

Bad Joke of the day: Why didn’t the astronaut come home to his wife?
Almanac :
1187 Sultan of Egypt Saladin captures Jerusalem from the Crusaders

1492 King Henry VII of England invades France

1789 George Washington transmits the proposed constitutional amendments, known as the United States Bill of Rights, to the states for ratification

1928 "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God," known as Opus Dei, is founded by Catholic priest Josemaría Escrivá in Madrid, Spain

1944 Polish resistance fighters capitulate in the Warsaw Uprising after an estimated 250,000 people are killed

2007 President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea walks across the Military Demarcation Line into North Korea on his way to the second Inter-Korean Summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il

Yacht Services Nuku Hiva’s hours are Mon-Fri 0800-1400

Cheers, Kevin.

Bad Joke of the day: He needed his space.

Wednesday 1 October 2025

This is the Nuku Hiva Cruisers Net WhatsApp Update

WEATHER is taken from Predict Wind & Meteo.PF & Windy.com, Tides data from the SHOM.fr website.

Forecast: We are expecting mostly sunny skies with passing clouds today and into tomorrow. There is always a slight chance of rain.

Temperature: The expected high today is 31 c

Winds: E 10-15 knots with gusts into the high teens through tomorrow.

Waves: We have an ENE swell of 1.0m/8s and a SSE swell of 1.2m/12s

TiDES:
LW 0454 0.48
HW 1121 1.27
LW 1745 0.47
HW 2344 1.18

Sunrise today at 0532 and sunset tonight at 1744

Moonrise today is at 1307 and will set at 0203 and today the moon phase is waxing Gibbons at 71.7%.

Bad Joke of the day: How many tickles does it take to make an octopus laugh?
Almanac :
331 BC Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela

1688 Prince William of Orange accepts invitation to take up the British crown

1814 Opening of the Congress of Vienna, redraws Europe's political map after the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte

1867 Karl Marx publishes "Das Kapital" in Berlin, describing the capitalist system, its instability, and its tendency toward self-destruction

1908 Henry Ford introduces the Model T car, priced at $825

1918 World War I: A combined Arab and British force, led by Lawrence of Arabia, captures Damascus from the Ottoman Empire

1988 Mikhail Gorbachev becomes Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, effectively head of state of the Soviet Union

Yacht Services Nuku Hiva’s hours are Mon-Fri 0800-1400

Cheers, Kevin.

Bad Joke of the day: Ten tickles.

Tuesday 30 September 2025

This is the Nuku Hiva Cruisers Net WhatsApp Update

WEATHER is taken from Predict Wind & Meteo.PF & Windy.com, Tides data from the SHOM.fr website.

Forecast: We are expecting partrilly cloudy skies today and into tomorrow. There is a as always a slight chance of rain.

Temperature: The expected high today is 31 c

Winds: E 10-15 knots with gusts into the high teens through tomorrow.

Waves: We have an ENE swell of 1.0m/8s and a SSE swell of 1.2m/12s

TiDES:
LW 0358 0.52
HW 1029 1.21
LW 1656 0.53
HW 2254 1.11

Sunrise today at 0533 and sunset tonight at 1744

Moonrise today is at 1212 and will set at 0114 and today the moon phase is waxing Gibbons at 61.8%.

Announcements:

The Gendarmerie on Nuku Hiva is open on Monday and Thursday mornings for entry and exit formalities. The Gendarmerie on Hiva Oa is open each morning for entry and exit clearances.

Please note all visiting yachts are obliged to pay for trash services by visiting the mayor’s office on Nuku Hiva. The fee is 1050 xpf per month. Same for the water if you use the local water supply. This also applies on Hiva Oa.

When at anchor in the bays, do NOT through your organic waste into the water as it often washes up on the beaches.

Notes:

The municipal water in the Bay of Taiohae and in the bay or Atuona is not potable from the taps, don’t drink it nor put it in your water tanks, it will turn.

Please use the large, designated trash receptacles in the designated area at the base of the driveway entering the parking area. They are just across the street from the vegetable market. On Hiva Oa, on the sea wall. In any case never leave trash bags on the ground as the stray dogs will make a mess of them.

Discharging holding tanks into the bays is prohibited and the use of holding tanks is required by law. All discharge of black water is to be done a minimum of two nautical miles offshore.

Wear what you like on the boat and on the beach, but please put some clothes on when ashore and going to any of the local businesses, this applies to both men and women.

Dinghies: Please use a bow line twice as long as your boat and never use a stern anchor. Please leave your motor down.

Going to Fatu Hiva prior to checking in to the country is illegal. It’s also rude and lazy.

For information on Traveling to French Polynesia by air please see this link (Preparing to Travel, Traveling | Tahiti.com)

Bad Joke of the day: What’s the difference between a dirty bus stop and a lobster with breast implants?

Almanac :
1520 Suleiman the Magnificent succeeds his father, Selim I, as Ottoman Sultan and rules until 1566

1846 Anesthetic ether is used for the first time by American dentist Dr. William Morton to extract a tooth

1862 Minister-President of Prussia Otto von Bismarck delivers his famous "Blood and Iron" speech on the unification of German territories

1938 The Treaty of Munich is signed by Adolf Hi**er, Benito Mussolini, Édouard Daladier, and Neville Chamberlain, forcing Czechoslovakia to give territory to Germany. Chamberlain infamously declares "Peace for our time" upon his return to London.

1946 Twenty-two N**i leaders, including Joachim von Ribbentrop and Hermann Goering, are found guilty of war crimes and sentenced to death or prison at the Nuremberg war trials

1980 Ethernet specifications are published by Xerox in collaboration with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation

Yacht Services Nuku Hiva’s hours are Mon-Fri 0800-1400

Cheers, Kevin.

Bad Joke of the day: One is a crusty bus station and the other is a b***y crustacean.

Monday 29 September 2025

This is the Nuku Hiva Cruisers Net WhatsApp Update

WEATHER is taken from Predict Wind & Meteo.PF & Windy.com, Tides data from the SHOM.fr website.

Forecast: We are expecting mostly sunny skies today and tomorrow with a slight chance of rain on an off as always.

Temperature: The expected high today is 31 c

Winds: E 10-15 knots with gusts into the high teens through tomorrow.

Waves: We have an ESE swell of 1.0m/8s and a SSE swell of 1m/10s

TiDES:
LW 0257 0.53
HW 0929 1.17
LW 1558 0.56
HW 2156 1.06

Sunrise today at 0533 and sunset tonight at 1744

Moonrise today is at 1118 and will set at 0024 and today the moon phase is waxing Gibbons at 51.5%.

Announcements:

The Gendarmerie on Nuku Hiva is open on Monday and Thursday mornings for entry and exit formalities. The Gendarmerie on Hiva Oa is open each morning for entry and exit clearances.

Please note all visiting yachts are obliged to pay for trash services by visiting the mayor’s office on Nuku Hiva. The fee is 1050 xpf per month. Same for the water if you use the local water supply. This also applies on Hiva Oa.

When at anchor in the bays, do NOT through your organic waste into the water as it often washes up on the beaches.

Notes:

The municipal water in the Bay of Taiohae and in the bay or Atuona is not potable from the taps, don’t drink it nor put it in your water tanks, it will turn.

Please use the large, designated trash receptacles in the designated area at the base of the driveway entering the parking area. They are just across the street from the vegetable market. On Hiva Oa, on the sea wall. In any case never leave trash bags on the ground as the stray dogs will make a mess of them.

Discharging holding tanks into the bays is prohibited and the use of holding tanks is required by law. All discharge of black water is to be done a minimum of two nautical miles offshore.

Wear what you like on the boat and on the beach, but please put some clothes on when ashore and going to any of the local businesses, this applies to both men and women.

Dinghies: Please use a bow line twice as long as your boat and never use a stern anchor. Please leave your motor down.

Going to Fatu Hiva prior to checking in to the country is illegal. It’s also rude and lazy.

For information on Traveling to French Polynesia by air please see this link (Preparing to Travel, Traveling | Tahiti.com)

Bad Joke of the day: What do clouds wear under their shorts?
Almanac :
522 BC Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta, securing his position as king of the Persian Empire

480 BC Battle of Salamis: The Greek fleet under Themistocles defeats the Persian fleet under Xerxes I
1567 War of Religion breaks out in France as Huguenots try to kidnap King Charles IX

1829 First units of the London Metropolitan Police appear on the streets of the British capital, the city's first modern police force

2008 Dow Jones Industrial Average falls 777.68 points, its then-largest single-day point loss, following the bankruptcies of Lehman Brothers and Washington Mutual

Yacht Services Nuku Hiva’s hours are Mon-Fri 0800-1400

Cheers, Kevin.

Bad Joke of the day: Thunderpants.

Monday is Bastille Day. Everything will be closed, that includes the Yacht Serices office.

Notes:

The municipal water in the Bay of Taiohae and in the bay or Atuona is not potable from the taps, don’t drink it nor put it in your water tanks, it will turn.

Please use the large, designated trash receptacles in the designated area at the base of the driveway entering the parking area. They are just across the street from the vegetable market. On Hiva Oa, on the sea wall. In any case never leave trash bags on the ground as the stray dogs will make a mess of them.

Discharging holding tanks into the bays is prohibited and the use of holding tanks is required by law. All discharge of black water is to be done a minimum of two nautical miles offshore.

Wear what you like on the boat and on the beach, but please put some clothes on when ashore and going to any of the local businesses, this applies to both men and women.

Dinghies: Please use a bow line twice as long as your boat and never use a stern anchor. Please leave your motor down.

Going to Fatu Hiva prior to checking in to the country is illegal. It’s also rude and lazy.

For information on Traveling to French Polynesia by air please see this link (Preparing to Travel, Traveling | Tahiti.com)

Announcements:

Monday is the 14 of July, the Natiional holiday in France called Bastille Day. Most everything will be closed on Monday.

The Gendarmerie on Nuku Hiva is open on Monday and Thursday mornings for entry and exit formalities. The Gendarmerie on Hiva Oa is open each morning for entry and exit clearances.

Please note all visiting yachts are obliged to pay for trash services by visiting the mayor’s office on Nuku Hiva. The fee is 750 xpf per month. Same for the water if you use the local water supply. This also applies on Hiva Oa.

When at anchor in the bays, do NOT through your organic waste into the water as it often washes up on the beaches.