This passage was short but sweet. Sometimes we find the shorter journeys harder as you struggle to get into a routine. However this one was very enjoyable.

We received our new main sail in Fiji however it was too big, due to an error with the manufacturer. Thankfully as it was the company’s error, they paid for the new sail to be cut down to size. As an added bonus they are making us a new sail (to the correct measurements this time) in Australia. This passage gave us an opportunity to test the newly cut sail and even after that it still didn’t quite fit the boat. However it was nice to have a sail that wasn’t ripped and was a newer material! 

On the passage we caught a beautiful sail fish. This was our first time catching this type of fish and it was delicious! We enjoyed it as filets and also in a Thai curry. 

Big blue (our spinnaker) made an appearance again and allowed us to make excellent speed. We love having a kite to be able to increase our SOG (speed over ground) on the lighter days. It also helps to stabilise the boat and stops it wallowing around in the waves.

We arrived in Vanuatu at 1:30am and to our surprise the town was still partying! We however went straight to bed. The sea bed had a lot of coral heads so it took us 3 attempts at anchoring. Once we finally got it to hold and we packed away the boat and got into a nice flat bed. 

Fiji to Vanuatu

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