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The 37-foot Swan *Elixir* spends 10 days anchored at Nuiatoputapu, Tonga, while waiting for a weather window to clear the island.13:39 During this stay, the crew encounters three French travelers who were stranded after their previous vessel suffered a dismasting and the skipper abandoned them on the island.1:18 The island lacks commercial flights and reliable supply ship service, leaving the castaways without a means of departure.1:03 The *Elixir* crew spends their time snorkeling the barrier reef, spearfishing, and participating in local kava ceremonies with the island's residents.2:36 With a favorable forecast for a 180-mile passage to the Vavaʻu group, the crew invites the three stranded travelers to join them for the two-day transit.7:48 The vessel departs Nuiatoputapu at dawn to avoid the approaching cyclone season.13:31

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