Port Vila

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	==Local Weather==		==Local Weather==
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	==Charts==		==Charts==
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	==Berthing Options==		==Berthing Options==
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	===Marinas & Yacht Clubs===		===Marinas & Yacht Clubs===
	* [http://www.yachtingworld-vanuatu.com/index.html Yachting World - Vanuatu] - Marina and swing moorings.		* [http://www.yachtingworld-vanuatu.com/index.html Yachting World - Vanuatu] - Marina and swing moorings.
	* Vanuatu Cruising Yacht Club. [mailto:[email protected] Email]		* Vanuatu Cruising Yacht Club. [mailto:[email protected] Email]
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	===Anchorages===		===Anchorages===
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	==Yacht Repairs and Services==		==Yacht Repairs and Services==
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Port Vila, Vanuatu

Port Vila, Vanuatu - click for larger view
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	17°44.089′S, 168°19.322′E
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Contents 1 Port Vila, Vanuatu 2 Local Weather 3 Charts 4 Radio Nets 5 Approach and Navigation 5.1 Danger, overhead wire 5.2 Anchor Lights 6 Check-in facilities (for Customs and Immigration) 7 Berthing Options 7.1 Marinas & Yacht Clubs 7.2 Anchorages 8 Yacht Repairs and Services 8.1 Marine Stores 8.2 Repairs/Yards 8.2.1 Fuel, Water, & Electricity 9 Things to do Ashore 9.1 Tourism 9.2 Grocery & Supply Stores 9.3 Eateries 9.4 Internet/WiFi 9.5 Laundry 9.6 Motorbike & Car Rentals 9.7 Garbage Disposal 9.8 Transportation 10 Routes/Passages To/From 11 Cruiser's Friends 12 Forum Discussions 13 External Links 14 References & Publications 15 Personal Notes 15.1 Last Visited & Details Checked (and updated here) 16 Contributors to this page 17 Cruising Wiki Navigation

Port Vila, Efate is the capital, largest city, and commercial hub of Vanuatu. It offers some limited haul out and repair facilities as well as the availability of some chandlery and an extensive range of hardware items. As a provisioning stop it is one of the cheaper places in the South Pacific, at least as cheap as Apia, Samoa and cheaper than Rarotonga, or anywhere in French Polynesia. The local people are Melanesian and share similar customs to those in Fiji or Papua New Guinea.

Local Weather

See Vanuatu Weather.

Charts

See Vanuatu Charts.

Radio Nets

See Vanuatu Local Radio Nets.

Also see World Cruiser's Nets.

Approach and Navigation

The approach to the main harbour is fairly simple. The leading lights shown on most charts are present as are the entrance buoys.

Approaching the inner harbour is done by navigating between a closely set pair of red/green buoys -- you will need to make a right angle turn to starboard as you approach them. After passing between the buoys keep a close eye on depth but there should be sufficient depth to carry a straight line from there to the area around the moorings.

Danger, overhead wire

An overhead electric cable extends from the eastern side of Iriki island and Vila. No vessel with a mast exceeding 25 meters height from the waterline may attempt to pass under the cable. The maximum clearance is 28 meters close to the Vila side of the channel. Violation of this restriction is subject to penalties plus costs of any damages.

Anchor Lights

All vessels in movement or at anchor in the port of Port Vila shall carry the required navigation or anchor lights between the hours of sunset and sunrise. Reported infractions will make the master or owner of the vessel liable to penalties under the Harbour Light Act.

Check-in facilities (for Customs and Immigration)

See Vanuatu Customs & Immigration -- all of the check in is done by calling customs on VHF 16 after anchoring near the yellow quarantine buoy in the main harbour.

Berthing Options

Typically, after clearing customs and quarantine, yachts will proceed to the inner harbour (Iririki Bay/Paray Bay) where there is a seawall marina and moorings operated by Yachting World, and also anchoring space.

Marinas & Yacht Clubs

• Yachting World - Vanuatu - Marina and swing moorings.
• Vanuatu Cruising Yacht Club. Email

Anchorages

There is anchoring space south of the Yachting World moorings. Note that for yachts anchoring in Paray Bay, Yachting World charge a fee for water as well as for accessing the dinghy dock and car park.

Yacht Repairs and Services

There are some limited repairs and services available in Port Vila.

Marine Stores

• Port Vila Boatyard carries a small range of chandlery items including some engine filters, spare parts, etc.
• There are a few hardware stores nearby the marina, ask at the marina office for directions.

Repairs/Yards

Fuel, Water, & Electricity

Fuel

Fuel is available at Yachting World Vanuatu.

Water

Water is available at Yachting World Vanuatu. There is a charge for yachts who are not customers of Yachting World.

Electricity

Electricity is available on the seawall berths at Yachting World Vanuatu.

Things to do Ashore

Tourism

List places of interest, tours, etc.

Grocery & Supply Stores

Eateries

Internet/WiFi

Available?

Laundry

See Yachting World Vanuatu.

Motorbike & Car Rentals

Garbage Disposal

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Transportation

List transportation (local and/or international.)

Routes/Passages To/From

List popular passages/routes, timing, etc.

Cruiser's Friends

Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance.

Forum Discussions

List links to discussion threads on partnering forums. (see link for requirements)

External Links

• Port Vila on wikipedia.
• Port Vila on wikivoyage.

References & Publications

Books, Guides, etc. Use the Reference template or not at your discretion. For example:

{{Reference|Rod Heikel|Greek Waters Pilot|Imray Laurie and Wilson, Cambridgeshire|9780852889718}}, expands to

Rod Heikell, Greek Waters Pilot Imray, Laurie and Wilson, Cambridgeshire, ISBN 9780852889718

• Author, Title, Publisher, ISBN ISBN number
• Author, Title, Publisher, ISBN ISBN number

You may want to remove the above entries and use instead a link to the Country or Region that lists the relevant references. If so enter, after removing {{MagentaText|xx}}, the following:

Personal Notes

Personal experiences?

Last Visited & Details Checked (and updated here)

Date of member's visit to this Port/Stop & this page's details validated:

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Contributors to this page
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