All the Colours of Polynesia

by Jasna Tuta

Fifteen tropical islands, fifteen chapters filled with adventure. This book lets you hop aboard a little sailboat and join the author on a three-year-long voyage across French Polynesia, where you will discover some of the most interesting places, people and wildlife of the South Pacific. From the world-famous island of Bora Bora to the remotest atolls of the Tuamotus, experience the challenges and rewards of the seafaring life as you dive with dolphins and sharks, sail under the stars, drink from fresh coconuts in the company of heavily-tattooed men, brave heavy storms and violent currents, play with stingrays, drift down coral rivers and meet fellow sailors from across the world.Beautifully illustrated with dozens of stunning photos, this book is the perfect companion for anyone curious about a different kind of life. Readers have the book, I was surrounded by unfamiliar colours and overwhelmed by the scent of flowers I had never touched. I could feel the soft sand beneath my feet and slipped beneath the water to swim in the deep silence of the ocean. Returning to the surface, I encountered the smiles of people who were content in the here and now, embodying the freedom and softness of their lives, their lively hips moving in its rhythm.We should all go there once to bathe in the endless sunshine, the grace of carelessness and faith in life, even if only by reading this book…Translated from Slovene by Kaja ŠerugaEdited by Mitja Tretjak Design by Ivica Jandrijevic

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction

236 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 11, 2019

About the author

Jasna Tuta is a Slovenian primary school teacher born and raised in Italy. She has always had a strong connection to the sea. At six years old, she took her first sailing course and she has been on the sea in one form or another ever since. At 29 she gave up a safe job to chase the horizon and bought a one way ticket to the other side of the world. In Australia she met Rick who introduced her to the sea gypsy life. Together they sailed in Australia, Mexico, French Polynesia, Tonga and Fiji. She decided to fund her travels by taking advantage of the writing talent that runs in her family blood (her late grandfather Alojz Rebula wrote 60 books in his life and is regarded as one of the best Slovenian writers, her mom Alenka is also a prolific writer, her book Feeling Blessed is a national best-seller). To date, Jasna has published over 100 magazine articles totaling over 350 full colour pages, 94 radio shows, over 100 paid newsletters and countless blog posts. She writes mainly in Slovenian, but occasionally also in Italian and English. She has been published by important titles like: Cruising World, Practical Boat Owner, Bolina and Nautica.
While in French Polynesia she and Rick were featured in the popular Ben Fogle’s program, New Lives in the Wild (season 4, episode 4). This is an hour long documentary about their life aboard and has been shown worldwide and translated in many languages.
She has written three books so far. The first one is a how-to guide that she co-authored with Rick, titled, Get Real Get Gone. It has been one of the best-selling sailing books on Amazon for over two years now and Tom Cunliffe included it in his list of essential reading material in his book, The Complete Yachtmaster.
In 2016 she released her first book in Slovenian, called, Moj svet sredi oceana, the account of their 32 days long Pacific crossing. The release was followed by 27 interviews for national television shows, radio stations, magazines and newspapers. Her book tour included over 25 book signings with an average of 100 people attending each.
In 2018 she published the English version of the book, called A Drop in the Ocean. One year later she has published All the Colours of Polynesia.

Reviews

[Tina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Izjemno zanimivo in vznemirljivo branje. Izjemne slike!

[Polona · Rating 5 out of 5]

Krasna, krasna, krasna. Priporočam.

[LL · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting travels

French Polynesian island sailing, and great discription of the time spent among the exotic island groups. Nice pictures but , no identification of who or where they are. This is a Kindle book so maybe that's why. Enjoyed the book except for the complaining about tourists. Sometimes that is the only way to see a country.








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[Kenneth P. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great pictures

What a fun and easy read. I really enjoyed the pictures and the stories that went with them. Wonderful description to simple visits and adventures.

[Cathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful

This book was so nice to read, you almost felt like you where there with all the people Jasna meet!
It’s written with so much love and passion.
I wold recommend this book to anyone who is curious about the pacific and its people.

[Bonnie Muir · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful photos and beautiful writing

Makes you want to chuck everything and buy a sailboat. Informative and educational, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Stunning photos were the perfect addition.

[Carrie Guthrie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great personal story of the sailboat life, including 3 years sailing through French Polynesia. Amazing to hear about the details of life on a sailboat, the experiences, the relationships, and some challenges.

[Thomas Wikman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely depiction of French Polinesia

This is a book of 3 years cruising French Polinesia. I liked the focus on the interaction between the writer and local people. Nice depiction of the islands.

[Cindy Shafer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Book

This book was a great escape from the current pandemic, I felt like I was in the islands with them! I look forward to reading more of her books

[Sally McComas · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. It was calming and peaceful to read and I felt I was along on the journey with Jasna. Her descriptions and storytelling transported me to the world of Polynesia.