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Itinerary

Alvei does not have a home port.
We plan voyages of several months and encourage participation in the whole voyage. This gives the crew the freedom to vary the schedule from island to island as it suits them, rather than being constantly run by the need to keep a schedule for arriving and departing crew.
While within an island group we may learn about places of special interest and wander off the prescribed track for a while before returning to our planned journey.

What we have planned for the 2008 season:

April- June

We plan to be underway for Fiji by the 16th April. When we arrive in Suva, we will reprovision and take delivery of our 4 new sails. After a few days in Suva we will be sailing to the Mamanuthas on the west side of Viti Levu before sailing for Vanuatu.
We plan to arrive in Port Vila the last week of June.

July

We will be working on the community water system to restore clean drinking water to villagers at Banam Bay, Malekula. This project is running late and may not start until the end of July. Watch for updates.

August - September

We will spend the first few weeks of August sailing with our friends from Port Vila. Which islands we will visit will be decided when the time comes.
From the end of August we will be working with Project MARC out of Luganville helping with eye screening and malaria prevention along the west side of Big Bay on the north coast of Santo.


This 2008 sailing season will be the last season working with Project MARC. Dr. Henk and Nelleke will be retiring after this year. It has been wonderful working with them and being able to help people in the outer islands of Vanuatu.

We would like to extend a welcome to any and all who would like to help us rebuild the water system at Banam Bay or help our Doctors and nurses visit villages on Santo, where the children have never seen white people before.
Just click on the contact page and shoot us an email to book your berth.
Our rates this year are still $200 USD per week.

VISA ALERT!

If you are joining us in Australia It is important that you obtain a visitors visa before entering Australia. Go online: www.immi.gov.au Visitors visas are free and they are required BEFORE entering the country.

Map of Fiji showing Viti Levu, Nandi and Suva

Map of Vanuatu including capital Port Vila, Santo, Malekula (Malakula), and the Banks and Torres islands to the North

The Maskelyne Islands, South Malekula
The Maskelynes are a group of low lying islands with extensive coral reefs and mangroves off the southeast tip of Malekula. The reefs are the main attraction and dive boats and cruising yachts are regular visitors. The inshore reef conservation areas around Uluveo and Sakao offer good, easy snorkelling. Sakao has good sand beaches.

Uluveo (also called Maskelyne) is the main island in the group. It's a small island, you can walk around it in less than an hour. Uluveo is quite densely populated with three villages. The people travel in canoes to Sakao or to the mainland to plant their gardens. The Maskelynes are well known for their expertly crafted dugout canoes. The main source of income in the group is copra supplemented by some fishing. Tourism is small with only 20 to 30 visitors a year.