As we want to see Mt Yasur, a 360 m high active volcano, I reached out to my customs & immigration contact and asked if we still can make inbound clearance in Lenakel, Tanna Island. A lady asked the Lenakel team to reply and I got very quickly a positive reply. Thus, I changed already…

It just after 0700. The sun is already above the horizon. He rose at 0600 at our position. Tobi got up and after a first chat he started trolling again. Will we catch a fish? I hope so!!! My breads are formed and doing the last proofing. In an hour we will have freshly baked…

When I started my first watch, we had to get the main sail down. The wind turned to much towards E thus the main blanked the genoa too much. Then, at around 0545, during my regular radar check, I saw a big signal in front. It turned out it was a special purpose vessel without…

We are sailing now with about 8 KN SOG in short but high swell. About 3 m waves. MaRe runs already in her pajamas very fine, rocks a bit in these waves with a 6 Bft wind blowing from SE. The passage through the outer reef, the Malolo pass was okay. About half an NM…

Yesterday we went to buy provisions because here it seems we have the last chance to get packed/canned food. Vegetables and fruits I expect to get on the islands to come. The supermarket close to Denarau Marina is not good for provisioning. So we took the bus to Nadi. In 3 supermarkets, almost next door…

The last days where filled with boat jobs, giving Henk a hand by transporting his outboard motor to shop to get a small repair and maintenence done, pick-up my newly made gennaker (warranty!) do some food and boats parts shopping and a lot of admin work. I also met for a few hours with Tobi,…

17°46.363′ S 177°22.730′ E Together with Henk & Marja, I visited the Denerau Island around the Denerau Marina. The water towards the marina is getting so shallow that even with the tender it’s necessary to stay on the well marked channel. As Henk pointed out they must use dredgers annually to keep the water deep…

S 17° 45.533 E 177° 23.167 The leg was only 10 NM through several reefs visible in the often not correct Navioncs charts. Im using more and more satellite images to identify reefs not indicated in Navioncs charts. At 1130 I dropped the anchor at 4.5 m sand or heavy mud. The water is a…

S 17° 38.789 E 177° 22.359 After doing a bit of boat work and a lot of admin work – I always thought I’m a sailor and not an administrator – I brought Joe to the beach this morning at 0800. There, she got picked up by Meme from Naigani Island, who will bring her…

17°36.903′ S, 177°27.087′ E Lautoka is town 10 km to the North of Saveni Bay our current anchorage. We planned to go by 0800 to Lautoka. A guy, Henk & Maria met the day before, offered them to bring them into Lautoka by car. A generous offer! A quarter to 0800, Henk & Marja passed…