
They say it's the most alluring destination
on earth. Where romance was born, beauty amazes the
senses and adventure beckons on every horizon. Tahiti
and French Polynesia, the legendary siren of the South
Pacific. Now the new home of Star Flyer - and the
consummate mega-yacht sailing experience.
What a happy combination! Sailing has a very
long tradition in French Polynesia, beginning with
the original Polynesians, who navigated as far as
New Zealand and Hawaii, perhaps even to South America,
in quest of new lands to colonize. Then there
were the explorers, Bougainville, Wallis, Cook, and writers and artists
like Melville, Maugham, Michener and of course, Paul
Gauguin, whose color-saturated canvases became the
icon of the Polynesian myth.
In keeping with this revered sailing heritage, Star
Flyer will be the first modern-day tall-ship to make
its home year-round in French Polynesia, voyaging
to the legendary Society Islands and the remote Tuomotus,
the home of Polynesian cultural traditions. Star
Flyer will offer intensely rewarding personal explorations
of islands bearing magical names like Moorea, Bora
Bora, Huahine and Rangiroa. Even more noteworthy,
as she glides through these pristine archipelagos
of unsurpassing loveliness, she will leave no sign
of her passaging.
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