Coastal & Offshore Cruising Intl.Anchoring! It’s a Spectator Sport like no other, it’s free and it’s happening in any busy bay near you or Tropical Anchorage from about 3:00pm every day. That’s right it’s the “Anchoring Dance.” There are many variations on the dance from; the, Rock up and drop, deposit the contents of the anchor locker on the […]
Cruising Preparation – A Taste of What’s in the Masterclass Other gear, the important bits. It’s two in the morning, the wind’s gone round 180 degrees and has started to pipe. A typical “Tropical Flick” as a frontal band moves through. We knew it was coming so had picked a good anchorage, along with a […]
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 […]
For the first time skipper looking at an ocean passage, are you ready? But we’re not just looking at the novice here, the experienced offshore sailor still needs to ensure the boat and crew are ready for the task ahead. There’s an old saying, Familiarity Breeds Contempt and if we’re honest we’ve all let things […]
Coastal & Offshore Cruising Intl.SOUTH PACIFIC NEWSOctober – November 2021 e-dition 2022 Destination Series LaunchedFind out more Click HERE Weather.South Pacific Summer Weather Some Resources for those staying in the Southern Tropics over Summer The forecast prognosis for the 2021-22 Southern Cyclone season was released mid October. While the forecast is milder than last year they […]
Following Seminars at Musket Cove and Vuda. We’ve complied a few resources that may be of interest. Fiji Met Service https://www.met.gov.fj/index.php?page=warn1#20036.txt2021/22 Tropical Cyclone Outlook https://www.met.gov.fj/index.php?page=warn1#20036.txt Joint Typhoon Warning Centre https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/jtwc.html Satellite Progressionhttp://gif.keraunos.org/ir-coloree-caledonie-noaa.gif Sea Temperature AnomolyGlobal Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly La Nina declared for the Pacifichttps://www.sprep.org/news/la-nina-officially-declared-in-the-pacific Thanks also to PredictWind for the Offshore app and the […]
Coastal & Offshore Cruising Intl.SOUTH PACIFIC NEWSJuly – August 2021 e-ditionWhere in the World?Feature Article – Weather.Choosing your South Pacific Summer Destination South Pacific Destinations for the upcoming Cyclone Season.Busting the Myths! It’s about this time of year I start fielding questions from cruisers about where to head for Cyclone Season. The SW Pacific has seen an active […]