After a 2 YEAR REFIT - we're sailing home! | Ep.57

After a 2 year refit - we're sailing home!

And so just like that, we were anchored back to where it all began, outside Vuda Marina. For those of you that don’t know us, we’ve just spent the last 2 years in Fiji, refitting our ex Vendee Gobe Open 60, turning her into a fast family cruiser. And a large part of that refit took place here on the hard stand in this marina.

Watch from the beginning here    • Can we turn an Open 66 race boat into...   - but please forgive our rather amateur first few videos!

Cyclone season is drawing to a close here in Fiji, the days are getting shorter, the temperature is dropping and there’s a hint of fresh easterly trades in the air…

These were all signs that our days on these shores were numbered and it was time to start to prepare the crew and the ship for the long passages ahead.It was especially important that all crew were appropriately trained for the upcoming voyage.

But where were we headed?

We’ve been discussing the route and our future plans for sometime now but recently we’ve made the decision to leave the Pacific and the opportunities we’ve been offered here. It hasn’t been an easy decision to make, but after being away from home so long, the most important thing for us right now is to go back and spend some quality time with our loved ones. So we will be pointing our bow in the direction west and then northwest towards to Mediterranean and home, starting with Vanuatu next month.

Making this decision is just the first of many challenges ahead…

In this video we collect our headsails from the sailmaker, replace our battery switches and anchor winch circuit breaker.

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Caio! We are Timo and Jo, an Italian and English couple with countless ocean miles under our belts. We're refitting an ex Vendée Globe Open 60 race boat originally designed & built & raced by famous Hungarian sailor Nándor Fa. He competed in her in the 1992 Vendée Globe (round the world single handed race known as “the Everest of the seas”), finishing 5th, becoming the first non-frenchman to finish.

We are currently in Fiji giving this old gladiator a new lease on life, transforming her from an ex race boat to a performance family cruiser, which we'll need to make both dog and baby proof! We’re planning to set sail again in Oct 2022, so with limited time&money we have plenty of challenges ahead to turn our dreams into reality&get back on the water!

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