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A solo sailor completes an overnight passage from Tana Island to Dillon’s Bay on the west side of Erromango Island, Vanuatu.0:05 The anchorage at Dillon’s Bay offers protection from prevailing trade winds, though the area is prone to strong easterly gusts.0:52 Three cruising vessels—the cutter *Bush Ranger*, the catamaran *Amalia*, and the narrator’s boat—anchor in the bay before departing for Port Vila to avoid an incoming weather system.3:29 The village features a World Bank-funded road project that includes steep concrete sections, some of which retain older, high-traction strips.3:49 Local infrastructure includes a clinic equipped with a solar array, MPPT charge controllers, and battery storage.7:54 The island’s economy historically relied on sandalwood, and the village remains a hub for local fishing using small outboard-powered panga boats.7:04 The narrator hikes inland toward the local airport, noting that commercial flights to the island have ceased due to the bankruptcy of the national airline.5:22

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