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A solo sailor transits from Port Sandwich on Malakula Island to Homo Bay on Pentecost Island, Vanuatu, covering 30 miles in nine hours of motoring through calm seas.4:30 The passage requires bypassing Ambrim Island, where the sailor experiments with engine RPM to optimize fuel efficiency during a calm.3:24 Upon arrival at Pentecost, the sailor joins other cruisers to arrange a land-diving excursion at the village of La Tap.5:06 The traditional ceremony involves divers jumping from a wooden tower built on a hillside, using lianas as safety tethers.7:37 Following the excursion, the sailor completes an overnight passage to Luganville on Espirito Santo Island to clear customs.9:36 Luganville offers cruiser-friendly dinghy access at a local beachfront resort, though tourism infrastructure remains limited due to the Air Vanuatu bankruptcy.10:29 The sailor encounters the Outremer 51 catamaran *Traverse*, skippered by Mike Golding, before departing for Australia.10:49

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