PREPARING- THE IDEAL CRUISING BOAT. You’ve bought the best boat you could within your budget! Now, you’re standing on the dock saying, what’s next? It’s been said before, “preparation is everything”, when it comes to preparing a boat to go cruising they are right on, but at first sight the task looks daunting. When Lyn […]
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More on the MJO Image Courtesy of NOAA The image here shows the NOAA forecast progression of the MJO from 20th of November to the 4th of December in Red and Blue. The progression is East firstly over the Indian Ocean then the Maritime Continent, Australia. It shows, historically, a rotation in the Western Hemisphere
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The concept of tandem anchoring is very popular amongst the boating community. On internet message boards, the topic seems to be raised nearly as often as discussions on anchors themselves. This article is intended to provide an overview of tandem anchoring. Using multiple anchors on boats is fairly common, and various well recognized arrangements exist
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Comms & Electronics Probably one of the fastest areas of growth and change in boating over the last couple of years has been in the area of Comms and Electronics. It’s not that long ago ( less than 35 years) that cruisers navigated by the sun and the stars, looked up at the sky to
A simple premise… . Patience! Discovering Weather is a series we’ll be putting together over the next months. First up though, if you’re a racing sailor, be advised this is not aimed at you but cruisers that want comfort, safety and don’t want to spend their cruising season fixing damaged boats. So here’s where we
2022 Cruising Setup series – N02 – Sails This month we explore the primary source of power on a sailboat, sails. What to expect out of them, what to look for if it’s time to replace them and the difference between a harbour set and one suitable for extended cruising. You often hear the expression,
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Further Afield, Marlborough Sounds NZ. What beckons, over the horizon? When you talk to visiting cruisers about New Zealand, it’s not uncommon to hear comments like “Best Cruising Grounds outside the Tropics, bar none.” You just need to look at our Local Boating mags to see the beauty of New Zealand Cruising, take the article
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