S3 E9 Port Vila and Efate Island in Vanuatu
6 febbraio 2025 · 17 min · 236 visualizzazioni · Port Vila, Efate Island
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A solo sailor completes an 80-mile overnight passage from Eromango Island to Port Vila, Efate Island, in Vanuatu, to seek shelter from strong easterly winds.Watch The vessel, a sailboat, maintains a broad-reaching point of sail using a triple-reefed mainsail, full jib, and staysail.2:16 While anchored in Port Vila Bay, the sailor resolves persistent engine starting issues by upgrading the negative cables between the engine block and the house batteries.2:33 Additional maintenance includes wrapping spare sheets around the shrouds to improve grip.2:39 During a week-long stay, the sailor tours the National Library, National Museum, and Parliament Building, and completes a 124-kilometer moped circuit of Efate Island, noting infrastructure projects including a Japanese-funded bridge replacement and a damaged wind farm.2:21 After departing Port Vila, the sailor transits the Hilliard Channel to anchor at Port Havana, where they explore a local stream near Lelapa Landing.16:16 Upgrading battery-to-engine-block grounding cables effectively resolves engine starting failures.14:04
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