Sailing Solo to Pitcairn: Intrepid Hippo

Intrepid Hippo at the Home of the Bounty Mutineers. Sailing solo across the Pacific from Ecuador to Tahiti in my 1972 Maxi 95, Hippolyta, I had the chance to stop at the Pitcairn Islands.

The 50-odd inhabitants are descended from the crew of Her Majesty's Armed Vessel Bounty, who mutinied during a mission to transport Tahitian breadfruit to the British Caribbean, in the late 18th Century. Under the leadership of Master's Mate Fletcher Christian, they set Captain Bligh and the loyal crew adrift in an open boat, which he then successfully navigated 3000 nautical miles to SE Asia. The mutineers continued to Pitcairn with various Tahitian wives and crew from Tahiti, burnt HMAV Bounty in the Bay and have lived there ever since.

After waiting offshore overnight, I was lucky enough to anchor in calm(ish) weather and head ashore on two consecutive days to explore. Pitcairn Islanders are hugely friendly people and their home is an isolated paradise.

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