Impi

Impi is a Lagoon 440 crewed by just the two of us. We have completed one circumnavigation, sailed Galapagos to Marquesas in 15 days! Woohoo!

Currently on our way west in the Pacific. During our 13 year circumnavigations we have been privileged to see some wonderful places on this earth which we enjoy sharing with you. We have developed deep friendships online and in real life and we have been able to assist some of those friends through this page. We have learned a lot as we crisscrossed the globe and are happy to help with your questions. Mostly we continue to learn, explore and develop.

25/09/2026

Today was about restocking Impi! Lots of indian goodies! Parathas, poppadums, spices and curry paste galore! We were looked after very well by Shakil! Just love Fiji and its people!

24/09/2026

Today has been the first day in a marina since 5 months ago in Panama, so guess what I did? Well spring clean for Impi and then ash from a burn fell over her …

23/09/2026

Bula Vinaka! What a great place to check in! We just love Vuda Marina Fiji 💕! We are exhausted after sailing through the reefs north of Viti Levu but so happy to meet the wonderful Fijian people again after an 11 year absence.

Watch this space for more! Look at our stories!

The Boatshed Restaurant

21/09/2026

Using all the carrots up in this high proteine carrot cup cake prior to our arrival in Fiji!

17/09/2026

A beautiful sunset announcing the front about to arrive. It looks like we can depart soon afterwards for and who knows even carrying on to if we can sail through the wave surge that is expected on Wednesday. It all depends on how adventurous we want to be. 😆

15/09/2026

This is our seascape looking out from Impi: Kao, a volcano that is also the highest point in Tonga, rising 1009m out of the sea.

Its latest eruption was in 1847 but it is not considered extinct as it is part of a larger chain of volcanic activity.

Tonga has 21 holocene volcanoes. This means that the volcanoes have erupted in the last 11700 years.

The most recent volcano is called Home Reef. This submarine volcano is not far from here and created a new temporary island four years ago.

There is ongoing activity there so we are watching it!

PS spot the little cap cloud sitting over its summit!

14/09/2026

Refuelling in Pangai takes some logistics scheduling! It is not easy to have an island business when electricity, wifi and deliveries of diesel cannot be guaranteed due to weather. However, Impi is refueled and back in the starting blocks thanks to the efforts of Michelle, David and W***y Ngata.

Why the need for diesel on a sailingboat? Well due to the Super El Nino the tradewinds are weak and we do not want to find ourselves in waters difficult to navigate without diesel.

Unlike some people we always make sure we have enough diesel to motor our whole passage in difficult weather systems as not to have to call out rescue services. Probably more important than wearing a life jacket on a perfectly flat sea. 😉😉my goodness all these people thinking I was going to go overboard from a bit of wind in my hair in our previous reel have it wrong.

Anyhow! Did you see the bridge at the end of the movie? Prior to its recent construction linking the 2 islands here in Lifuka, the school children had to walk across the reef and water to get to school! That’s hardcore!

Address

Tauranga

Telephone

+642108255644

Website

http://www.catamaranimpi.com/

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