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Quartz Africa After years of being on the decline, piracy off the coast of Somalia is making a comeback. The number of incidents in the Horn of Africa region doubled in 2017 compared to the previous year, according to the…
A contributor to Cruising Helmsman has sent us these worrying images. He bought a brand new portable generator so he could do some maintenance on his yacht without having to rely on shore power. He prefers not to name the…
Maui Now Two mariners were rescued from a grounded vessel off of Molokini Crater in Maui County waters on Wednesday night. The incident was reported at around 9:31 p.m. on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 by the master of the 44-foot sailing…
With boat registrations now open and the production team in place, the tempo is building towards the 2019 MyState Australian Wooden Boat Festival being a ‘must see’ on the calendar of boat lovers everywhere. But it is not just boat…
The Frers 57, designed by Mani Frers, who follows in the footsteps of his famous father, German, flew to Australia from his home in Italy to attend the launch. Also on hand were noted builder John McConaghy and Jono Morris,…
Departing Southport Yacht Club (SYC) on May 14 2018, the 780nm Down Under Rally voyage will commence, heading for New Caledonia, with an estimated arrival date of 21 May 2018. The Go East Rally provides participants with the opportunity to…
The Gold Coast Waterways Authority (GCWA) has announced that the contract for latest dredging project on the Gold Coast Seaway has been awarded to local Gold Coast company, Neumann Contractors Pty Ltd. The $500,000 project will see dredging work on…
The Victorian government has announced that four marine search and rescue units in Victoria’s south-west will receive new boats as part of the $11.3 million funding package unveiled late last year. The four rescue units are Port Fairy Marine Rescue…
The Jakarta Post The Tourism Ministry is promoting potential destinations for marine tourism in Indonesia to yachter (sic) communities in Opua, New Zealand from April 20 to 21. Expected to be attended by 80 members of the Opua Cruising Club,…
The developers behind the proposed Eden Marina at Cattle Bay in Eden on the NSW south coast have announced that, following a recent judgement by the NSW Land and Environment Court, the marina has now been granted Development Approval (DA)….
Australian state and local governments could learn from the Irish, who are establishing a cruising route up the west coast to increase opportunities for local businesses servicing the marine sector: Derry Now. Derry City and Strabane District Council are taking…
Cruising the South Pacific is an awesome experience, all agree. You experience the opportunity to visit fantastic atolls and islands and assimilate in the native lifestyle. But we also all know that island living can be hard. Most islanders do…
Award-winning marina precinct, Abell Point Marina, welcomes new General Manager, Kate Purdie, to the team. Ms Purdie replaces Luke McCaul as General Manager of the largest marina on the east coast of Queensland. With 517 wet berths and berthing to…
Marine mobile app NEBO continues to impress skippers the world over with a new feature in its latest update making it even easier to enjoy a safe and carefree boating experience. Nebo’s new “Pre-Start Checklist” feature enables users to create…
While not strictly a yacht cruising story, we thought this piece from the Maritime Professional would be of interest to our readers: A surge in armed attacks against ships around West Africa is pushing up global levels of piracy and…
The Whitsunday Times. By Peter Carruthers. ONE year ago last week a frail and confused tabby was found at Shute Harbour after its floating home slipped its moorings and was forced ashore by the cyclonic winds of Cyclone Debbie. A…
The Northern Star reports that a sailor is lucky to be alive after his 25ft yacht capsized while he was attempting to cross the Ballina bar in northern New South Wales at 3.30pm on April 5. NSW Surf Life Saving duty…
St Thomas, 4 April 2018 – Just six months after the devastation caused by Irma and Maria, two category 5 hurricanes that swept through Caribbean last year, life in some areas, including on the US Virgin Island of St Thomas,…
Fiji Sun Online by NACANIELI TUILEVUKA A recent study undertaken by Port Denarau marina revealed that the yacht industry contributed over $42 million to the Fiji economy, last year. In 2017, Port Denarau recorded 554 cruising yachts and 65 super yachts,…
Before my wife Frances and I started full-time cruising we wondered if sailing around the world was enough to satisfy us. On the face of it this may seem like an odd thing to say but, in fact, after nine…
If you are reading this magazine chances are you own a cruising yacht and spend as much time as possible on board your vessel of pride. While out on the water you will probably experience the best and worst of…
AirMed & Rescue Magazine Three yachsmen were rescued off the coast of Morgan Bay, South Africa, after abandoning their yacht. The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) was alerted to the three missing sailors after the wife of one reported that…
Food poisoning is rare; even so one in five Australians can expect to get food poisoning each year. We think of food poisoning bugs just giving us a nasty bout of ‘gastro’, which is true in most cases; but it…
How many articles have been written on how to get better value out of the power expended to keep a yacht’s food refrigerated? Well, I have read many and was getting nowhere. According to my reading, if my problem was…
It has been said that, next to the mast, the stove is the most used piece of equipment on board. On my boat this is certainly true. After almost nine years of sailing I know the most important thing about…
Most cruising sailors and other travellers look forward to eating fresh seafood when visiting Pacific islands. Many sailors catch their own fish from nearby reefs and some choose to buy from the ubiquitous coastal fish markets. In the latter case,…
The Daily Mail. By Adam Mccleery For Daily Mail Australia An Australian family sailing around the globe were stalked for four hours by pirates before Japanese and Pakistani warships sailed in to save the day. Lachin Turner, wife Louise and their…
PHUKET, Thailand – A lot can happen in 14 years. 493 boats and more than 2,500 sailors have taken part in Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek since its inception in 2004 and as the organisers look to the event's 15th year…
The Bureau of Meteorology has joined forces with New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) to issue a joint Special Climate Statement about unusual weather patterns over summer. This is the first time the two organisations have…
Manila Bulletin. By Nonoy E. Lacson. Zamboanga City – The Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM) started yesterday its Second Maritime Security Engagement exercise with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in the waters off Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi in which are aimed…
The find of my day: long snout, check; slim body in ringed bony segments, reddish tail, check, check. Solitary and cryptic, absolutely. The reeftop pipefish. Camouflage is one of the distinctive features of pipefish, which seems a contradiction of course….
By Lin Pardey “Have you ever wanted to chuck it all in, give up cruising and move ashore?” I have been asked this question more than once when I happened to meet someone who had just dropped anchor after a…
In a quest for the quiet life on the water, many cruisers give any place popular with tourists a wider berth than a category five cyclone. Unfortunately in doing so, they often deny themselves the opportunity to experience some truly…
Entries to arguably the world's most breathtaking sailing rally are open with registrations filling fast for the 2018 Tahiti Pearl Regatta in May. The event, which is sponsored by Multihull Solutions, is staged from 7-12 ay and held on the…
PATTAYA, Thailand – Now entering its 14th year, Top of the Gulf Regatta presented by Ocean Marina has grown to become an award-winning multi-class regatta held annually in the Gulf of Thailand. Homed at Ocean Marina Yacht Club, the regatta…
Delivering a unified Great Barrier Reef destination message is the key focus of four collaborating superyacht marinas at this year’s Australian Superyacht Rendezvous. Taking a collective marketing approach to target international superyachts, Abell Point Marina, Cairns Marlin Marina, Crystalbrook Superyacht…
ABC Online. By Joanna Prendergast. Business owners in a remote town on the West Australian coast say the community's landlocked yacht club is damaging their already struggling local economy. Since April last year, the Carnarvon Yacht Club has been cut off…
ABC (America). By Josiah Bates. Tanner Broadwell and Nikki Walsh had been living on a boat in Florida for about a year, with plans to sail to the Keys, but those plans ended abruptly three weeks ago when their boat…
NEW YORK, N.Y., USA (February 25, 2018) – Webb Chiles (Hilton Head, S.C.), Rich Wilson (Boston, Mass.) and Jessica Watson (Buderim, Queensland, Australia)are among Cruising Club of America’s (CCA) 2017 award recipients selected for outstanding contributions to the sport of…
Following two successful editions ARC Channel Islands, entries are now open for this summer's rally which features a new route for 2018 with Dartmouth as the start port. Run in association with RYA Active Marina, the Rally is popular with…
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