Vanuatu

So much potential around there.

Yeahhhhhhh if you could delete this thread, that'd be great.
There's no surf in vanuatu.... I've gone there a few times to get away from surfing.

Best all you eggrolls go to Fiji.

Lot of islands, probably best explored from your own yacht for several reasons, one of which would be personal security. Don't get me wrong, the people are generally very friendly and laid back and never hassle tourists but I did notice even on Efate that people involved in tourism quietly take steps to guard guests, usually done in such a way as you won't even notice. Spoke to a couple of people who had been to Santos and Tanna who said there is a vaguely menacing vibe in some areas.
I imagine exploring by island hopping would be much harder than say Indo would have been back in the day.

That's enough island name dropping yeah, chin?
Can we have one or two places in the world not invaded with go pros?

No offence, man.
Cheers.

You can’t offend me Sheepdog. I’m doing my bit to keep them away, the GoPro generation hate being cooked in a large pot by cannibals

SD,

You do realise your humblebrags bring more attention to the thread?

Waves in Vanuatu you say sheepdog?
Please tell me more!

Great destination eh sheepflog. You’re so tuned in fuckwit.

mr-roo.... Get a fuckn dog up ya. Wanker.

Stu... As I said, delete the thread.. You've done it before... Then no one sees the 'humble brags."
Fuckn simple, really.

I don’t think deleting threads is the answer. Just be smart about what you post.

Vanuatu isn’t going to see any more numbers in the water because of a thread on swellnet that might be visible for a week or two at most.

What SD should have done is downplayed it. 'Yes there are good spots, can get epic, but a lot of hard work involved and fickle. '
But now everyone is highly intrigued.

"Vanuatu is a South Pacific Ocean nation made up of roughly 80 islands that stretch 1,300 kilometers."

Bring it up on Google Earth, and the first thing that comes to mind is "Christ, that looks like a lot of hard work. And jeez those swell windows don't look terribly reliable".

Let alone the lack of basic infrastructure across islands (airports, roads, accom, supplies), that would facillitate a horde of GoPro carrying wannabes.

Few things about Vanuatu:

After he lost the Grajagan camp to Indonesian authorities, Mike Boyum looked at starting a similar camp at Vanuatu. Either it was a good smuggling route or Boyum had no idea about swell patterns - perhaps both - but Vanuatu isn't and never will be a scratch on G'Land. They sit at similar latitudes but Vanuatu is largely blocked from the Southern Ocean swell train requiring a very particular swell direction (trade swell is another matter but that has its own problems).

When I was young kid I took the boat over to Erakor Island with my folks. It was a rough ride and the boatman went all weird on us. Got to the island and there were waves lapping the pathways and crabs at the backdoor of the bungalow. Everyone was huddled in the restauant and we were told there'd been an earthquake with resultant tsunami - we went over it in the lagoon! Photos from that trip show a fat-cheeked cherub wearing a pink Mango shirt and desert boots, while in the background small waves break on the reefs.

Ginger Nev Hyman has spoken of a "Burleigh-like" right near where his first Nev House project is. Whether he meant a headland of similar protrusion or waves that were comparable to one of Australia's best pointbreaks he wouldn't say.

The hardest charging hellman will never be as hardcore as a Pentecost Island local.

Desert boots !

Uhhh...memories.

I used to go there for a bit of diving back in the day, also did a bit of surfing and kite surfing. Last trip, was 12 years ago. There are a few islands with quality waves, although never saw any big stuff, but they were fun. You’ll have to do your homework. There used to be a resort sort of place called Breakas on Port Villas with a fun left out the front and some challenging reefs nearby. Lots of other Pacific islands offer better accessibility and higher probability of getting waves.

No offense - but Australia being a surfing nation, I'm sure hordes of people have already had this idea with little follow through.

End of the day, the few that risk the travel and lack of infrastructure will score, but at a cost.

Personally, I'd look at Samoa, but again it's not the safest place...

Once you get it wired, I'll be your close friend.

Lots of tiger sharks at the remote spots!