4 Nov 2023 | Safety, Trips
Through the Facebook group “Sydney Sailing Crew Finder” I found Dave, who needed some crew to help him get his 40ft Fountaine Pajot catamaran “Pourpre” from Pittwater to Coomera. As he put ‘no previous experience required’ in the ad...
1 Nov 2023 | Cruising Events
The theme for this year’s Tapas Tie Up was the South Pacific. Nine boats rafted up at Sugarloaf Bay. Everyone went to great effort with costumes. We had movie stars, islanders (one in particular wearing very little), the navy, and resort guests. Boat decorating turned...
7 Oct 2023 | Cruising destinations, Trips
The cruising group at MHYC had a fantastic three-day weekend sailing up to Pittwater. What a way to start this year’s sailing season. We had a good turn out with 7 yachts ready to depart from Hunters bay at 10am Saturday morning. Including our newest member David on...
6 Oct 2023 | History, Videos
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-04/ceramic-shells-reviving-threatened-oysters-in-kangaroo-island/102049220 My daughter Alexandra is a marine biologist currently working on a project on Kangaroo island to save the local native kangaroo island oyster the Agnasi...
6 Oct 2023 | Cruising destinations, Trips
Having heard many stories about the beauty of Sardinia and her coastline Jeremy and I decided that our first European adventure after Covid would have to include a yacht charter in Sardinia. We chose Noah, a newly built 43ft Dufour. Noah has 4 cabins, a fixed 3...
6 Sep 2023 | Boat presentations, Tech corner
A visit to the Sydney Boat Show is a great way to see many different types of boats, be it small tenders, surfboards, sups, sailing boats, motorboats and some huge engines and boats. The RaRa crew enjoyed Saturday at the show – the weather was a little drizzly but we...
6 Sep 2023 | Safety, Trips
Those who know me know that I am always keen to build my offshore experience. My offshore miles are somewhere around 5,000 nautical miles, and this is something that I do need to sit down and calculate. What I love most about sailing is that it is a journey of...
2 Aug 2023 | History, Trips
On a Tour (mid May to mid June) of Western Canada and Alaska, in a few free hours, we visited the Maritime Museum of British Columbia in the city of Victoria, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. Victoria is the Capital of British Columbia not Vancouver. Whilst...
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