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# Vuda Marina: Happy Fiji Day
- URL: https://www.sailroam.com/vuda-marina-happy-fiji-day/
- Published: 2025-10-09T11:50:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-26T19:25:00.000Z
- Description: Thurs Oct 09 2025 2350 UTC, 17 41.687s 177 21.857e, Log: 9134
- Author: Jim
- Tags: ships-log, #jim-yares, SV Roam, #Migrated-1777231078460, #Import 2026-04-26 19:22

All is well. Fiji celebrates its independence from Britain today. We are once again med tied in Vuda Marina’s outer basin. We are wedged in between two beautiful performance cats: [*Kinetc*](https://www.kineticcatamarans.com/news/kc62-in-fiji-hnjxd?ref=sailroam.com), a Kinetic KC62, and [*Slim*](https://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/mexico-bound-cruisers-are-passing-through-san-francisco-bay/?ref=sailroam.com), a Gunboat 66\. Both have pro crews aboard looking after them. We’re sleeping with the big dogs—or cats I guess.

We motor sailed over from Musket Cove this morning in a light northeasterly. The crew from [Subsurface](https://fijidiving.com/?ref=sailroam.com) dive shop came by after work last night to scrub our bottom. I video’d it this morning before we left. NZ bio security wants evidence we have a clean hull and that we left Fiji’s biofouling behind in Fiji.

We had a farewell dinner last night at the Lomani Resort with the crews of [*Fundango*](https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/5277611678760960?ref=sailroam.com), [*Chaos*](https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/6143660359942144?ref=sailroam.com), and [*Warrior*](https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/sailinglifewarriors?ref=sailroam.com). We handed off our mooring to our friends aboard the Catana 47, [*Hudson*](https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/6755394716172883?ref=sailroam.com). Miss you guys.

We will be here in Vuda until it’s time to depart for New Zealand. For now we have freshwater from a hose, shore power, and the air conditioners are humming away.

![FIJI FLAG - Liberty Flag & Banner Inc.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/c7/fcc7c9f6-4a27-40c5-b063-2f8df76840ef/content/images/2026/04/f5aca455-77f2-4ec8-a3df-e4b7fb5fd89e_1200x800-jpeg.jpg)