Tanna Island, Vanuatu: Yachties helping out
by Noonsite 1 Oct 2023 00:28 PDT
Port Resolution Yacht Club © Port Resolution Yacht Club
After visiting Port Resolution on Tanna Island, Vanuatu in August 2023 and witnessing the damage caused by the two cyclones that impacted the island the previous February, Down Under Rally organiser John Hembrow has launched a fundraising campaign to help rebuild the iconic Port Resolution Yacht Club.
The club first opened in 1990, just a round hut with a hammock and beer on sale. Over the years the hut expanded to a rustic clubhouse loved by visiting yachties and by 2019, after investing all their spare money and donations from the yachties and visitors, the villagers had almost finished a new clubhouse when Covid happened. Borders didn't re-open until mid-2022, then in February 2023 the clubhouse was destroyed by the cyclones. If you have visited Vanuatu, or plan to in the future, consider a donation to help the villagers get the yacht club back up and running.
After mentioning last month just a few of the cruisers that help out fellow yachties by sharing free files and charts online, we should of course thank the numerous others who do the same without asking for anything in return. Two we omitted to mention are Terry of Yacht Valhalla, who has countless anchorages, routes and satellite charts which he provides for free, as does Mike on Zen Again. This detailed article by Dave and Sherry McCampbell, clearly explains the history of chart sharing amongst cruisers and outlines the benefits of using OPEN CPN with satellite imagery to avoid costly navigation errors.
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