Drumbeat and Another Angel are the two yachts in PYM’s service for the 2008 season.
Another Angel provided assistance to the Vanuatu SDA Mission during July in the Shepherd and Maskelyne groups of islands.
Now she has been joined by Drumbeat. Together they are providing Vanuatu government health staff with transport and support from August through October. Some expatriate volunteers will be involved also.
Four yachts are already working in Vanuatu and a fifth is on its way. ‘Drumbeat’, a large catamaran with a smaller catamaran ‘Just Another Angel’ arrived around the middle of June. ‘McDiver’, a third catamaran arrived in Vila in late June after an eventful trip. A broken boom and steering problems were fixed in Noumea, New Caledonia. ‘Windango’, the only monohull and baby of the fleet at 32 feet (Metres) arrived in Luganville on June 30. The vessels all met in Luganville in time for the arrival of the first team on July 6. A fifth yacht, ‘Siddiqi’, also a catamaran is currently rounding the bottom of New Caledonia on her way to Port Vila. She will join the others in September when ‘Drumbeat’ leaves. After a yachtless season in 2006, it is wonderful to have a number of vessels to help this year. Thank you yacht owners (skippers) and crews.