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Today Saint Lucia welcomed the first arrival from the 2014 Atlantic Rally for Cruisers to its shores. Sailing within the ARC+ fleet, Alubat Cignale 18 Eleonora 2 crossed the finish line at 07:38:46 local time after a fast 2100NM passage…
Thirty one yachts are gearing up for the Rockingham Race Weekend, hosted by Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club. Contested off the coast of WA, racing will be on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 November. The weekend incorporates the Dolphin Race…
A northern New South Wales river better known for its temperamental entrance bar than the positives upstream, the Richmond empties into the Coral Sea at the town of Ballina, 45 miles south of the Queensland border. Up-river from Ballina are…
A warm banana bender welcome to all from the pristine waters of sunny southern Queensland. It’s getting on towards the end of May and we are making a final approach to our winter cruising grounds, about to go through the…
I started sailing four years ago when my mum bought a boat and realised our family didn’t really know how to sail. Not long after, my mum enrolled me in a learn to sail program through Woollahra sailing club on…
With one week to go before the ARC 2014 fleet leave Las Palmas de Gran Canaria for Rodney Bay in Saint Lucia, crews from across the world marched and danced behind their national flags in a stirring parade around Las…
The Royal Geelong Yacht Club has announced Rex Gorell Land Rover Geelong as the major xponsor of the 2015 Festival of Sails, to be held between 17 – 26 January 2015. Dealer Principal Jason Gorell said, “Rex Gorell Land Rover…
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The Border Mail: A WANGARATTA grandfather lost at sea had been helping his half-brother sail his yacht from Sydney to Melbourne when tragedy struck. Grave fears are held for Alan Beresford-Beardow, 44, who has been missing since Monday afternoon when…
The second edition ARC+ Cape Verde set sail from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria today, Sunday 9 November, bound for Mindelo in the Cape Verde Islands. A brisk northerly wind provided near perfect sailing, with just a one metre swell…
Summer is coming and I’ll soon be sailing so here are a few last tips from the heaps found in my handy book, Practical Boat Bits and Tips. The Dinghy Painter The dinghy painter should not be just any old…
There have been many highlights of this trip so far, like crossing the Bay of Biscay (aka The Bay of Certain Death) unscathed, the different cuisines, the Violles regatta and of course seeing Nathan at the Extreme Sailing Series just…
This November, over 240 boats and 1200 people, including 34 children aged under 16, will take part in the 29th Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, which sets sail from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, heading 2700NM across the Atlantic to Saint…
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The Royal Geelong Yacht Club has welcomed the state government’s decision to renew its funding support of the Festival of Sails regatta for a further three years, cementing its position as a permanent fixture on the Victorian Major Events calendar….
The 9th edition of the Spirit Marine Queensland Beneteau Cup was held over the weekend on Moreton Bay. The mood and the waves were high. 28 boats took to the water on Saturday for the annual regatta, starting with the…
After living on board Banyandah for more than twenty years, we have definite ideas on how we want our refrigeration – simple and efficient! If you’re like us and like the freedom to be away from your boat for a few…
On Sunday the 19th of October 2014, the Len Randall designed Narani, a 31ft sloop, dragged her mooring and was beached on the Esperance foreshore in front of the yacht club. This is the story of her rescue, as told…
Cutler Bay News. By Louisa Beckett. New Miami area Sea Tow Foundation life jacket loaner stations at local marinas now provide life jackets for boaters to borrow free of charge for a safe and fun day on the water. They…
Raising my children aboard a yacht from age two and three meant stove safety was critically important. Many times while Jack and I managed the ship the boys were left alone below, and because we have always used gas, the…
By 3 News online staff Changes to lifejacket laws in Auckland will put the direct onus on the skipper to keep their passengers and crew safe. From Labour Weekend, everyone on vessels under six metres long will be legally required…
I have learnt several things so far on this trip. Most of all is the importance of being prepared. James and I only had a week to learn the boat and understand all the challenges of our trip before we…
Fast-forward two weeks. Crew arrived, trained, raced and gone. With a fair amount of partying in between. After this regatta I have newfound admiration and respect for the Race Committees in both Australia and the USA where I have been…
The galley sink on Banyandah is a good size measuring 380 x 340 x 150mm deep with a centre drain. Into this I use a 310mm round basin for washing up. This small basin minimizes freshwater use, and yet removing…
I have just realised how long it is since I have updates our blog. My only excuse is way too much happening and too much to see to sit at the computer. And even though we have lots of stretches…
Life aboard Banyandah would be difficult without non-slip mats lining the shelves, drawers, and bench tops. Rolls 30 cm wide can be bought cheaply from discount stores in a good range of colours and wider material is available at ship…
Penobscot Bay Pilot: By Lynda Clancy CAMDEN — The Loose Cannon was raised off the bottom of Camden Harbor Wednesday, Oct. 1, courtesy of Rob Iserbyt, owner of Rockport Charters. It was raised with 10 flotation mooring balls. “By…
Earlier this year Nautica sent the winner of their ‘Sailing Adventure of a Lifetime’ prize, along with her husband, on a dream holiday to the sparkling waters of Hamilton Island. Now the global lifestyle brand has launched a new competition…
BoatUS: ANNAPOLIS, MD. September 30, 2014 — In a move that’s expected to benefit recreational boaters, on Oct. 22 the US Coast Guard will drop the current life jacket type code scheme — Type I, II, III, IV and V…
Race teams planning next season’s calendar could do worse than sign up for the Mount Gay Round Barbados Race Series 2015 which runs from 16-24 January. This event, which kick starts the Caribbean race season, was re-launched in 2014 with…
Old socks make good muffs. Simply cut the sock into two or three pieces depending on length of sock and stretch it over the bottle or drop bottle into the foot part. It is not necessary to have the sock…
Sailors, tug boat drivers, paddlers and radio control sailors are included in a regatta that marks 175 years since the day that Lieutenant Governor William Hobson took formal possession of what would be come the city of Auckland, in the…
The day was finally here August 14th 2014. We departed on our long awaited trip to the Med and beyond. The week before had seen Hurricane Bertha causing chaos along the British coast but the wind speed has dropped below…
As predicted we stayed in Lagos for several days as the wind was not playing the game, but this was a welcome rest. The marina is great but we learnt a few lessons. First of all it is best to…
The Mirror. By Jessica Best: Two Brits are missing after a hurricane in Mexico overturned the yacht they were living on. Paul Whitehouse and Simone Wood, from Wolverhampton and London, were in La Paz in Baja California when Hurricane Odile…
Some lockers on Banyandah have names. That makes it easy when one of us asks ‘where is?’ I also have an Excel spreadsheet of ‘Banyandah’s stores’ which lists all food stores by each locker. Using Ctrl F (find) and the…
Do you ever get annoyed when a couple sits in a coffee lounge and one of them spends the whole time on their mobile phone, while the other sips coffee and looks bored? Well apparently there is a genuine use…
Following on from the success of their Christmas Caribbean Rally (CCR) and Baltic 4 Nations Rally (B4N), Sailing Rallies announce the addition of two new events to their 2015/2016 events schedule: Antigua 2 Falmouth 2015 and the Spanish Rias Rally 2016….
Thanks to Bob Mott of Charter Catamarans in Phuket for sending this link to PHUKET GAZETTE: PHUKET: A 10,000 baht fine lodged against an Australian-owned yacht was dropped after officials confirmed that the vessel was registered with the Phuket Marine…
Bathrooms on boats should be light, easy to keep clean and well ventilated. Before Banyandah’s refit there was a cupboard below the sink and if a sudden wind gust put us on our ear before we had a chance to…
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