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Yachting: Titles elude boardsailors

Kiwi yachties Tom Ashley and Jon-Paul Tobin missed the podium at the RS:X Men's world championships just concluded in Denmark.Ashley, who was within arms reach of the title going into the final race, finished sixth and Tobin finished...

Darwin Mayor wants Yacht Race to Ambon Maintained

Ambon, Maluku (ANTARA News) – The annual Darwin-Ambon Yacht Race will be maintained as it is having a major impact on the continuity of the sister-city cooperation between Darwin and Ambon, the Australian city`s mayor said. Darwin Mayor Graeme Sawyer said here on Monday the race was of great importance to the strengthening of the [...]

Pair stuck in croc-infested waters

RESCUE crews are on their way to help two yachties stranded in croc-infested waters off Ayr, north Queensland.

Lots of fun on Highway One

The Pacific Coast Highway, as mentioned (too briefly) in "Lonely Planet" magazine. Continue reading →

Superyacht Oculus

As Korporate Kelly is gearing up for this years busy yacht season and getting ready for The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show I can’t help but come across some super amazing floating machines that are out there! When I first heard that MY “A”  was docked in downtown San Diego, I just  had to go [...]

Tanna - Mt. Yasur

Today is Sunday August 22 (Vanuatu time) and we are gently cruising back to Port Vila, our adventure coming to a close.  We have visited every island in southern Vanuatu except Futuna which has no suitable anchorage – Efate, Erromango, Aniwa, Tanna, and Aneityum.  Our next trip in October/November will be devoted to the northern [...]

Comment on Bogan Bribe Watch – August 20th by pb

stop the boats! no more p&o cruises! all teenage yachties to be deported!

Cairns to Cape York 08August2010

Ah yes, Cape York, the apparently mystical location that almost everybody in Australia says they would like to visit; one day!  Well it was with a significant sense of satisfaction that we actually and finally stepped ashore and looked for the obligatory photo opportunity where the sign proclaims that one is standing on the most [...]

Tanna - To Market in Lenakel

August 7-9 From our one-night stopover in Aniwa we sailed another 5-6 hours to Port Resolution on the island of Tanna, named after Captain Cook’s ship that first discovered the island in the 1700′s, drawn in by the orange glow in the night sky of Mt. Yasur.  Port Resolution is a protected circle of a [...]

Flipping Out

Below is copied an apparently first hand story that is currently making the rounds on the internet and is the subject of a tremendous amount of boating forum traffic. The overabundance of opinion and baloney proliferating on the web makes me reluctant to participate in the melee but some limited commentary may assist our customers [...]

レダン島とペルヘティアン島の写真　アップします。洗濯日和

レダン島とペルヘティアン島の写真アップします。 今日は、水が豊富に使えるので洗濯を沢山しましたよ。 マリーナにいると、カタマランの貯水タンクの水を気にしなくていいので、なんと贅沢なこと。 でも手洗いなので、所要時間はなんと２時間半。 普通の洗濯機一回分位の量だと思います。 掃除もカタマランの一艘を完了。終わると汗だくだけど、気持ちがいいです。

Comment on Sailing Catamaran “Anna” Capsized While Cruising Near Niue, Crew Rescued by WENDY

ANNA ended on a sandbank in Tonga near Vavau and yachties and locals stripped what they could, but she was also heavily damaged on a reef and is now considered a total loss. -POSTED ON 16/8/2010

Our Journey Continues ..........

Hello everyone again… I do hope you dont get bored of these posts !! At the Moment i am sitting at the laptop on the island of Mljet off the Croation coast, since waving off the Sadlers Just over 2 weeks ago we have travelled our way through the highways and byways and some islands [...]

RIP: Passport, Pt. 4

I have had to renew my passport, my passport that I have travelled extensively on for the last five years… To pay homage to the places I have been, I photographed each page of the passport. I plan to go … Continue reading →

Yachties gather at Airlie

YACHTIES from around Australia have descended on Airlie Beach for the start of the resort town's annual race week.

Day 56 Sunday 8th August, 2010 Salcombe to Dartmouth Take a water taxi to the town quay – have never seen so many dinghies in my life! The town is full of yachties and the same vast range of clothes shops as in Padstow and Fowey – Musto, Jooles, Seasalt etc. – plus designer boutiques and about one [...]

Tax swoop gives yachties that sinking feeling

ROME: An army of tax inspectors is about to hit Italy's finest resorts and marinas in a campaign against tax evasion.

Juan Les Pins

bon soir from Juan Les Pins…thankfully the airline gods were kind and I arrived safely in Nice on Tuesday morning. Marien graciously took the morning off from work and was at the airport upon my arrival. The final approach to the runway was truly stunning…the coastline along the Cote D’ Azur is more mountainous than [...]

Port & Starboard

Now the yachties have funny way of speaking, nothing simple. Instead of using left and right they use Port & Starboard. Now even the lights on the Port & Starboard sides have different colors. Port = Red = Left Starboard = Green = Right How you are going to remember this is up to you, […]

Bienvenue a Monaco!

We’re alongside in Monte Carlo today and it’s unbelievably hot and humid; the kind of heat that leaves you lethargic and drained. Flat sea and no wind, and it’s only now, in the late afternoon, that a few yachts are pottering out of the harbour in search of a bit of evening breeze. Because of [...]