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I thought the import tax was lifted a couple of years ago for Tahitians ?

At least there are good chances that they will stop hunting whales in the South Pacific. These costly expeditions were funded by the government for "research purposes", and the Japaneses will probably not be happy to see public funds spent on anything other than reconstruction. Hopefully...

Kiteboarding is more related to wakeboarding and windsurfing than surfing. Most kitesurfers can't surf. I had been windsurfing, wakeboarding and surfing for almost 10 years before I started kiteboarding so it was not particularly hard - I knew the basics: standing on a board, going upwind, etc...

awww we don't get the reese peanut butter cups either in France. I had an indigestion of those last year when I was in London. I should have written "in our waters".

Sorry Josh, can't do. Too busy surfing :] edit: actually, we shot a small video a few weeks ago. It was much colder, no waves, but we had fun: http://vimeo.com/20848403

Undertow. Visitors don't realize how treacherous the shorebreak can be. Sharks are very rarely seen on our beaches, and I never heard of an attack on the French coast.

30?C here this afternoon at the beach. (86?F). A nice 2m swell and the first casualty of the season.

Nice photos Josh! Jeremy reminds me of Tom Hanks in Castaway in this pic.

I just remembered the URL: http://tahitipearlauction.com/ 13 auctions in less than 4 years. That's a lot of pearls. The director of the Maison de la Perle Ingrid Izquierdo did a couple of video interviews last year. If you speak or understand French, here's one where she explains the missions...

Not only is he buying, he was also the largest buyer at that auction in Bora. Tahiti Pearl Market auctioned 200,000 pearls in HK in September 2008 under the name Tahiti Pearl Producers or United Tahiti Pearl Producers (not to be confused with the now defunct GIE Tahiti Pearl Producers). This...

The atoll made the news in France a couple of months ago. The tsunami and radiation issues were discussed. There is a tower in Moruroa where people can take refuge in case of a tsunami. There is a siren in Tureia to let them know a tsunami's coming, but no tower. The atoll is no more than 6...

There is no doubt that the nuclear tests have had an impact on the fauna and flora of the two atolls; I am however unsure they could have had an impact of the size of pearls harvested in Marutea Sud. Where did you read that oysters in Marutea Sud are bigger than in other places? Marutea Sud is...

Hi Andrew, Thanks for your answer. I am not considering custom made boxes at this stage - it will depend on the volume of sales we generate (This is for a new business). I am selecting three types of boxes; one for the lower end (~45% of volume) another for the medium to higher end (~50%) and...

Hi all, A question to those of you who are selling jewellery: how you calculate the maximum cost of presentation boxes. Is it according to the sale price of the jewel, or maybe its cost? And what percentage do you allow for your boxes? I am looking for a new line of boxes and I was wondering...

ha yes, I missed it!

Talking about ammonites... http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/03/ammonoids-trapped-parasites-in-pearls/

Despite my "senior guide member" status I am not an expert and these pearls could be baroque SS or naturals... Maybe the findings can tell you more about the nature of the pearls. Is it gold? Are screw clasps common? Or were they common in 1930? I also find the mounting of the pearls curious...

I have a copy of Gems & Gemology on my desk, the 2007 issue about the cultured pearl industry. It says: "In 1954, a joint pearl culturing venture between Tokuichi Kuribayashi and Alan Gerdau began operation in what is now Kuri Bay in WA. [...] A number of other pearl farms followed soon...

I just bought Bari's book "Pearl". On page 21, it reads: "Mabe, a word of Tahitian origin, does not have any particular meaning, and we prefer to use the much more evocative term of blister pearl" I have read somewhere - I cannot remember where - that this word mab? designates the pteria...

I find the colors a bit dull, but I guess that's the price to pay for such huge Tahitians! What a strand! Did you buy the strand or hand-pick the pearls?