E171 - Outrunning Cyclone Lola: Our Urgent Return Back to Australia

With Cyclone Lola forming and heading directly toward Luganville Santo, we had to cut our trip short and make a quick exit back to Australia. Joanne takes a fast-track route home by plane, while Chris sails No Regrets back, joined by his dive buddies. Watch as we navigate these sudden changes and the challenge of getting back safely in time!

Timestamps if you like to Jump Right In:
00:00 Intro
00:20 Clearing out of Vanuatu
05:32 Joanne leaves to fly home
07:06 A missing sea-mount & lost wind instruments
09:46 Halyard repairs
12:24 Launch the Spinnaker
16:42 Day 6, Dodging a Ship
18:27 Mystery AIS vessel
19:11 Day 7, Arriving At Bundaberg
23:00 Border Force and Quarantine Clearance

WHO ARE WE?
We’re Chris and Jo and we have been living on our Seawind 1260 since January 2019. In our first year we bring our yacht down the east coast of Australia and sail it out to New Caledonia. After cruising further north up the east coast of Australia in 2020, we decide to circumnavigate Australia during 2021 and 2022.
We had previously owned fishing and water skiing boats, but after a couple years crewing in South Australia we decided to jump right in and make a sea change.
We are just an ordinary Aussie couple exploring what this great world has to offer and hope that we can inspire others just as we were by watching other YouTube channels to follow our dreams.

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