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Jon Sanders is nearing the end of his 10th circumnavigation of the globe. On his way back to Fremantle in Western Australia, he took some time to enjoy Sydney. I have entered lots of harbours, but few are as natural…
http://www.defenceweb.co.za While acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia have subsided substantially, the United Nations Security Council still wants to see a comprehensive response to prevent and suppress such acts and tackle the underlying…
My grandfather, Ivan Jones, was a dentist living at Bundaberg in the early 1920's when he decided he wanted to build his own yacht to sail along the reef. As far as I can work out, he would have…
The Whitsundays will come alive with festivities and fun when the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race arrives in January 2018. The Whitsunday Clipper Race Carnival will be a two-week celebration of exciting regional events and activities from January 13…
Sixty-eight boats sailing with ARC+ 2017 set off today, 5th November, from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria for the first leg of their Atlantic crossing, bound for Mindelo, Cape Verde. Twenty nations were represented on today's start line with 300…
The 175th Festival of Sails in Geelong, proudly presented by Rex Gorell Land Rover, will be an event not to be missed, with some great names joining the racing on Corio Bay. Recently named as Victoria’s Yacht Club of the…
In these modern times the dream of sailing the world has never been more accessible and I would add that it probably never will be again. It is an enticing and appealing dream to just sail away over the horizon…
When I first saw this one, a few things didn't ring true. Tiger sharks that big? Attacking a boat? And a broken spreader that couldn't be jury rigged? The mast was still up. They managed to contact a fishing boat…
The countdown is on to one of the biggest parties the Whitsundays has ever seen, with just 80 days until the Clipper Race Fleet sails into town and the Clipper Race Carnival begins. The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race…
The bustling city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is set to welcome the 32nd edition for the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) this November. Over 1600 sailors from all over the world congregate in the port city to begin…
Queensland’s Southport Yacht Club is located inside the Seaway, waterways of the Gold Coast. The Seaway runs parallel to the ocean beach, its construction helped to make the Gold Coast what it is today. Big towers and lots of people…
It’s the last chance to join in one of Australia’s best weekends of cruising with registrations closing soon for the 2017 Multihull Solutions Pittwater Rally. Held from 24-26 November, the Multihull Solutions Pittwater Rally incorporates laidback cruising through the stunning…
NPR News. By Scott Neuman. One thing you can say about Rimas Meleshyus: He's definitely persistent. “I'm a very determined person,” he told the Whidbey News-Times in 2015. “I'm very strong.” Meleshyus, who is in his mid-60s, departed Hilo, Hawaii,…
The Maritime Executive In its third quarter report, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reported a total of 121 recorded incidents of maritime piracy and armed robbery for the year to date, an improvement over last year's numbers and a significant…
The ‘Wonderful sail 2 Indonesia’ rally was over and we were being checked out of Indonesia at Tanjung Pinang. Once the checkout formalities were finalised and we had the port clearance papers in our hot little hands we had a…
I confirmed the information below through a number of sources in Langkawi over the last weeks. Please add this for Langkawi check in and anchoring in Langkawi. 1: It is a requirement for yachts checking into Langkawi that they…
With most of the Caribbean islands caught in the wrath of hurricane Irma and then Maria – two category five hurricanes that hit land and made history – the message from the organisers of the BVI Spring Regatta is strong…
It was a record attendance at the 2017 Whitsunday Tourism Awards at Hamilton Island this weekend. Over 340 attended the gala dinner with representatives from local tourism operators, regional and state tourism bodies, and local and state government, all gathering…
NZ Herald A Kiwi sailor has spoken of his heartbreak at losing his floating home of seven years in a mystery incident off the coast of Majorca. Jonny Smythe, 43, returned from a two-hour trip into town to buy glass…
Bundaberg Queensland. East coast of Australia. Bundaberg region population near 100,000. Lush green. Plenty of rain in the region. Hmmm, must be talking about in other years. It's dry. In Perth on the Australian west coast (other side of the…
Australian tourism and hospitality group, Crystalbrook Collection, has today announced its acquisition of The Reef Marina in Port Douglas, which is now to be known as Crystalbrook Superyacht Marina, and its intention to invest a further $100+ million into the…
Living onboard a boat can be as simple or as complicated as you want. All you basically need is a way to make the boat go, a way to stop her and a way to tell where you are. But,…
When I first saw that glimpse of land at 12:05pm on the 11th May after 31 days at sea, tears welled up in my eyes as a sense of relief. That lingering question that had been in my mind for…
What to do when your dinghy is falling to pieces and you are fighting a constant battle between punctures appearing and patching them up? Bin it and spend $4000 on a new one? Go secondhand, where good ones are hard…
My name is Bengie. I am ten years old, a female Bengal and have been the ship cat on Take It easy (and Medina before that) since I was a three month old kitten. So, I am well-travelled: lots of…
Australian yachts arriving home are being told their yachts have to be imported and, perhaps, include a duty to be paid. When friends left Australia in 2013 they queried entry requirements and were told: “None. Just turn up.” Photos to…
By Angela Daniels of The Herald Live. Left with nothing but a borrowed pair of shorts, a T-shirt and a phone, a Port Elizabeth woman and her husband are now trapped on a Caribbean island after narrowly escaping Hurricane Irma…
The New Zealand Mutlihull Yacht Club has teamed up with 36° Brokers and PIC Insurance Brokers to offer an alternative Coastal Classic for those wanting a more relaxed kind of journey north The all new Cruising Rally is aimed at…
Jon Sanders arrived in Bundaberg yesterday (August 28, 2017) and now just needs to sail to the other side of Australia to complete his 10th circumnavigation of the world. Here is his latest blog, sent while in transit from Noumea:…
Looking for a safe anchorage while sailing the New South Wales coast? After a quick stopover on your rapid journey north or south? Or are you looking for a quiet out-of-the-way place for memorable beach barbecues, with swimming beaches, fishing,…
This weekend the Shag Islet Cruising Yacht Club will host their annual rendezvous in Gloucester Passage, Whitsundays, Queensland. With over 1000 boaties, all Vice Commodores of their own special part of the world, joined together for a weekend of festivities…
The second edition of ARC Channel Islands, organised by World Cruising Club in association with RYA Active Marina, came to a close at the weekend following a week long cruise exploring Cherbourg, Guernsey and Alderney from the rally's start port…
“Noumea” New Caledonia a long Island kinda lies south-east to north west. 30 N Miles wide and 220 miles long, sort of. Plenty of reef. The fringing reef well out with several well posted passages into the Lagoon. Once inside…
I must be really showing my age; the other day a lovely young lady stood up and offered me her seat on the tram. After I got home a long look in the mirror confirmed the sad fact, time has…
We all want better photographs of our boat and the beautiful places that we visit, but we are normally restricted to sea level unless we can find a convenient hill to climb. Recently, small camera drones have become affordable. They…
Sandy is the fisherperson on our boat. She has always loved fishing and the pile of fishing gear that was on board when we bought the boat is probably her secret reason for wanting this particular vessel. Our steady donations…
We all have a dream. We wanted to circumnavigate the world and part of that dream was to go through the French canals in our own yacht. In 2009 we finally found the yacht we were looking for in New…
These days you will often find published in boat brochures and boat tests, a diagram showing the performance of a particular boat. The diagram is called a polar plot and a typical one is shown in figure 1. Understanding how…
Sailors from around the Pacific and beyond are already signalling their intention to be part of the legendary Musket Cove Fiji Regatta, which will be staged from September 15-20 this year. Such is the interest in the colourful event, that…
Angelos Anastasiou of the Cyprus Mail Online reports a strange case of a sailboat with a broken mast and no crew: A crewless sailboat, which had been spotted some 90 miles south of Limassol two weeks ago but not found by…
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