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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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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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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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
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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
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What Works…Beware the Cascade Effect!Looking a little like a Gopher with his head out of the engine compartment Mike found out firsthand what I mean by the “Cascade Effect”.The Cascade effect could easily be linked to any number of Murphy’s Rules, for example, “If anything can go wrong it will.”A quick visual inspection in the
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