1. Despawning your home allows you to claim another home with a kite. Your despawned home is not lost, you can spawn it again. More details below.
   
   
2. It's not clear what the maximum number of home islands you can claim is —or if there even is a limit.
   Since there is no "Delete Home Island" option in the inventory menu anymore, the only way to remove a claimed island is by modifying the game files.

Go to the last tab in Inventory (I) and choose "despawn home island": the message "Player island is gone" will pop up and you will be placed on a random island closeby. DO NOT use "delete home island"




Build a home kite on your new unclaimed island. Make sure you are on the right one.




Claim the island using the home kite and give it a name


Tadaa, this is now also your home. Continue reading on how to get your previous island back.

You can get your previous home back very easily with these steps

To spawn a home island, your current one needs to be despawned. Go to the last tab on the right in Inventory (I) and choose "despawn home island". You will be placed on a random island closeby.




Go to the last tab in Inventory (I) again and choose one of your homes

Outdated but included for context. Delete home island menu option was removed. Keep reading on how to delete a home island permanently using the game files.

With the button in the middle “Despawn home island”, you temporarily remove your island from the server you are currently using. It will remain with your character and can (and will) therefore be reloaded on the same or another server.

Important: NO new confirmation message is displayed. As soon as you press the button, your island will disappear and you will randomly spawn at a different location. You should therefore save all your resources beforehand if you want to move to a new island, for example.

With the lower button “Delete home island”, you delete your island completely and it is no longer connected to your character. However, this button will prompt you to check whether you are sure. This means that permanent deletion should not happen. However, be careful when using this option. After confirming the deletion, you will appear at a random location.

引用自 Fyuriya：

You can both delete and rename home islands by going to;

C:\Users\NAME\AppData\LocalLow\Astrolabe Interactive\Aloft\Data01\Characters\CHARNAME\HomeIslands.

However the new name will only show up when spawning in your island, when you despawn it, it will still say the previous name. Additionally, if you change the file while you have the island spawned it will create a duplicate.

• Look at the island through the telescope. If it has a 'KG' icon, it's too massive to use as a sailing island.
  
• The amount of animals you can bring home without them being overcrowded is determined by the size of your island.
  
• Having a water source on your island, very useful
  
• Use the field guide to check how many trees are required for your island to be healthy. Island ecology needs to be 100% to be able to set sail.

1. Claim a small island to navigate the rock barrier more easily. You can dodge the exploding rocks more easily. Additionally, the smaller your island, the faster you'll sail.
   
   
2. Claim a big island for all your building desires. You don't need enough sails to claim it. You could leave it immobile —spawning it in when you want— while using a different explorer island to zip around the world.

How many homes do you have?