We never had the opportunity to stay at the lovely Vuda Marina during our first two visits in Fiji.

But, there is always a first for everything.

During our 3rd season in Fiji we had the pleasure of staying at Vuda Marina twice.  The first time was to fix our side-stays and the second time was to install a new furler and repair our saildrive.

Vuda boasts of two large basins: the East basin and the West basin.  We were berthed at the West basin, stern tied to the dock and bow tied to permanent moorings.

Surrounding the two basins is the Vuda Boatyard.  This marina is an official cyclone hole which means it is safe for boats to stay here during cyclone season.

At Vuda you can dine at three different restaurants.  There is a General Store with take away food and some light provisions, there is the The Boat Shed which offers a lovely sit down dining experience and then the Restaurant and Sunset Bar which overlooks the bay.

In addition, you can easily rent a car, hire a taxi, visit the Yacht Shop (chandlery) or make use of many other third party services.  Yacht Help

Amenities

There are lots of amenities for those staying at Vuda Marina and Vuda Boatyard.  Those include multiple laundry facilities, free ice (huge bonus), indoor and outdoor showers, trash and recycling and wifi.

Work Completed

We completed the following projects while in the marina:

• Washed down boat
• Filled water tanks
• Fueled up with Diesel
• Cleaned all exterior stainless steel
• Cleaned teak sugar scoops and cockpit hatches
• Made (8) wench covers
• Outboard Cover
• Repaired starboard engine (replaced cone clutch)
• Replaced both port and starboard side-stays, pins, threads, and toggles
• Replaced furler and (9) foils

New Outboard Cover for our Yamaha 25

It was a productive stay at Vuda Marina.

Our blog posts run 6-8 weeks behind actual live events.

We were in Vuda Marina from 23-30 September 2025.

Don’t miss our crazy antics and 1st place finishes during the 2025 Musket Cove Regatta posted in our last blog.