At last, yachtsmen making their way to Polynesia by boat will be able to take advantage of high-quality support, including weather monitoring, technical assistance, advice on discovering the islands and protecting the atolls, meetings and social networking.

From January 2026, the Pacific Puddle Jump will offer different follow-up packages to sailors who wish to do so: a free package enabling them to display their boat’s position to other participants and friends and family; a classic package also offering real-time display of the boat’s data and a whole library of content, video tutorials, guides to discovering the Polynesian islands, etc.; and finally a premium package including routing, remote technical assistance, pre-departure technical checks and a concierge service.

From summer 2025, the new Pacific Puddle Jump website will offer free-access content covering everything from preparing the boat for the crossing to tips for discovering Polynesia off the beaten track. An Instagram page and a group on Seapeople have just been launched. Over the years, Sail Tahiti has become the preferred partner for yachtsmen wishing to discover Polynesia by boat. Whether it’s with its short or long-term charter packages, its selection of sailing yachts available in the Pacific or the support offered to those wishing to set sail from Europe to Polynesia on a new boat, Sail Tahiti is the benchmark.

The Tahiti based company is opening a new chapter in its history by offering its assistance services to all those wishing to experience this adventure, whether they are setting off from the West Coast of the United States, Mexico or Europe via the Caribbean. To achieve this, David and Nikki, the founders of Sail Tahiti, have decided to strengthen their maintenance and service team with new qualified technicians from both the ocean racing and hotel sectors, to rely heavily on new technologies (Starlink, Predictwind, Seanapps from the Beneteau group) and to recruit a specialist in outdoor events. Partnerships with nautical equipment manufacturers, boat builders and specialists in digital technology and race tracking will be announced in the coming months.

A few words from David Allouch, founder of Sail Tahiti:

“Andy Turpin, the creator of the Pacific Puddle Jump in 1997, wanted to hand over the reins and ensure that this historic rally would not only live on (there are an average of 200 boats taking part every year) but would also attract a new generation of yachtsmen, perhaps a little less experienced in terms of sailing but eager to meet new people and enjoy cultural and sporting experiences. For us, it was the logical extension of our activity, since since 2017 we have been accompanying all those who wish to discover Polynesia by boat.

New communication and tracking technologies will enable us to provide a level of service that does not currently exist in the rally world. We’re also going to strengthen interaction within the sailing community thanks to the new types of social networks dedicated to yachting. We will shortly be announcing major partnerships in these areas.

Finally, the development of exchanges between the populations of the archipelagos and international yachtsmen is at the heart of our approach. Through this rally, we hope to offer the experience of a lifetime to those who dream of sailing in Polynesia, as well as developing the positive spin-offs of sailing for Polynesians.”

Sail Tahiti

Sail Tahiti is the French Polynesian distributor of Bénéteau Group brands (Beneteau, Excess, etc), a service centre, charter agency and boat broker based in Papeete

Sail Tahiti offers a full range of services, from boat preparation to assistance at sea, and assists yachtsmen or future yachtsmen with their nautical projects in French Polynesia.

Pacific Puddle Jump (PPJ)

The Pacific Puddle Jump is a major trans-Pacific sailing event created by Andy Turpin, former editor of Latitude 38.

After 27 editions, the rally can boast of having brought together more than 4,000 vessels from all over the world for the crossing from the Americas to French Polynesia since 1997.