French Polynesia

Bora Bora and the Society Islands, then the Tuamotu passes for anyone willing to time the tide.

24 places on the chart: 1 harbour town, 20 islands and 3 anchorages and bays.

Why the fleet comes here

Tahiti: Papeete, and the clearance port for the whole territory
Bora Bora: A lagoon inside a barrier reef, and one pass into it
Papeete: The marina on the waterfront, and the only real chandlery for two thousand miles
Moorea: Opunohu and Cook’s Bay, an hour from Tahiti
Tetiaroa: Marlon Brando’s atoll, north of Tahiti
Raiatea: The charter base of the Leeward Islands, and a lagoon shared with Taha’a
Rangiroa: One of the largest atolls in the world; the Tiputa pass runs at six knots
Huahine: Two islands in one lagoon, and Fare on the north-west corner
Fakarava: A biosphere reserve atoll with two passes and a famous drift dive
Taha’a: Inside Raiatea’s lagoon, with the coral garden on its north-west motu