New Crew, Another Engine Fail! Moorea to Raiatea, Sailing is Too Hard! S3E3 @SlowBoatSailing
New Crew, Another Engine Fail! Moorea to Raiatea, Sailing is Too Hard! S3E3  @SlowBoatSailing
Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Linus takes on a new crew member in Tahiti and it does not work out well. The engine overheats and the propeller shaft separates AGAIN. They limp into the boat yard in Raiatea after a much too hard overnight sail.


This episode was filmed in 2017.

Thumbnail picture from free to use photo by Anete Lusina from Pexels.

Captain Linus Wilson is the author of the travel narratives SLOW BOAT TO THE BAHAMAS, HOW TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD PART-TIME, and SLOW BOAT TO CUBA. He has also edited the annotated editions of SAILING TO TREASURE ISLAND by Captain J.C. Voss and SAILING THE OGRE by Mabel Stock.


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