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Hammo race week on Wailea
by Niclas Westling Being a cruiser that also sometimes do racing, I signed up with my normal MHYC racing boat, Wailea – a Beneteau First 40.7, to do my first Hamilton Island Race week this year. Our boat was entered in the competitive (IRC) Rating division 2, with boats sized 35-45 ft. The skipper, Neil…
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Going North – with help from friends – RARA MHYC 41
by Niclas Westling 22 March – 9 April 2026 With Sanna being away in Sweden I (Niclas) took upon the task of getting the boat to a suitable location from which we could easily sail her to Whitsundays when back from Europe. With Dallas and David to Southport The initial leg from MHYC to Port…
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Tapas Tie-up 2026
Over the weekend of 14th and 15th February we had 9 boats join for the Tapas Tie-up in Sugarloaf bay. The theme was the Iberian Peninsula, so you choose a country on the peninsula and make a dish and a cocktail from your selected country. Dressing both you and your boat for your country is…
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Marinas along the NSW & Qld Coast
Rara has returned to Sydney Harbour, almost 10 months after we left and sailed north. Our trip took us to the Whitsundays and back, a story we will talk about in more detail later (which is available on our blog too). As we sailed up and down the coast of NSW and QLD we stayed…
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Sailing the Amalfi Coast
After a week visiting the villages of the Cinque Terre area and then a couple of days in Florence, Jenni and I caught the train with our friends Jane and Mark to Salerno to meet up with Cam and Vanessa who were joining us for 7 nights cruising on the Amalfi Coast. We’d chartered Callisto,…
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RaRa
Zigzag-ing the Whitsundays Posted on 10 October 2025 22 September to 9 October Black Island 22 September After leaving Hook Reef we sailed SW towards Hook Island and found a free mooring on the west side of Black Island, W of Hook. We had a quick walk on the island, but soon headed back to the…
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Gotland Runt race 2025
As some of you know, Susanna and I have taken a temporary break from the RaRa cruising, and spent the Aussie winter in Europe, mostly Sweden where we have most of the family. It doesn’t stop the urge to get on a sailing boat though, so when an old friend of mine called me the…
