Keeping on, keeping on.

My efforts at a wind dance failed and the wind is not dancing around the sails. But we have not despaired! We have the arrival in Vanuatu to look forward to, arriving on Tuesday. Which I just found out is a local holiday so we will be stuck on the boat until the next day.

Harmony is going well, despite the lack of wind. We busy ourselves with little jobs on board while it is so calm. We got the drone out and flew it over the water, capturing great footage of the yacht and the surrounding sea.

Our fuel consumption is brilliant, thanks to the calm conditions. We are making good progress towards our destination at about 6knts using around 2.5 - 3 liters an hour.

As we continue on, we look forward to our arrival in Vanuatu, even as the wind continues to elude us, with the possibility of a cleansing ale after we finally get cleared in.

We will not let a failed wind dance ruin our trip.

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Location: Departing Denarau, Fiji And so it begins! The journey from Fiji to Southport is officially underway. I arrived in Fiji yesterday and had a fantastic handover from Karl, the boat's owner. It was a proper, detailed session, which is always a treat and makes the whole process so much smoother. It's rare to get a handover at all so that level of thoroughness was a huge help and saved a lot of time, and I'm very grateful for it—it makes a huge difference to a delivery skipper. This morning was all about final preparations. We filled the tanks with a massive 15,000 litres of duty-free fuel. By midday, customs and immigration were on board to complete the paperwork, and with their stamp of approval, we were good to go. The moment you first take the helm of a new boat is always a mix of excitement and a little bit of nerves. No matter how much you've been briefed, you're never quite sure how she'll handle. Will she respond to the helm? How will she behave in t...

Motoring

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