Plimsoll Mark

Plimsoll Mark

by Jeremy Clark, S/V Kai Rani The Plimsoll Mark is painted on the side of British Merchant Ships to indicate the draught levels to which a ship may be loaded under various conditions  The Plimsoll Mark shows six  loading levels, those for: TF –...
Marine Pilot Jon Drummond

Marine Pilot Jon Drummond

A Cruising talk Jon did at MHYC in March 2023. Jon took us through the journey of how a Pilot guides the large commercial ships in and out of the Sydney Harbours, explaining the way they navigate using landmarks and navigational marks. He also explained some incidents...
2023 Hobart Wooden Boat Festival

2023 Hobart Wooden Boat Festival

It has been great living on Sanctum in the wooden boat capital of Australia for the last 10 months.  Living on board in Cygnet and surrounds we are among so many wooden boats both loved and unloved. Tasmania really is the land of love for wooden boats. There are...
RaRa Christmas Cruise to Jervis Bay 2022

RaRa Christmas Cruise to Jervis Bay 2022

S/V RaRa this year decided to head south to benefit from the forecasted wind conditions which were mainly NE. The goal was Jervis Bay, which we hadn’t seen before. On our first day, we left Sydney and had an absolutely fabulous downwind sail to Port Hacking...
Broughton Island NYE

Broughton Island NYE

For a number of years now Jeremy and I have been sailing up to Port Stephens, but have never managed to make it to Broughton Island. This year, with consistent light NNE winds we sailed the 7nm to Esmerelda Cove, intending to stay overnight for NYE. With better...
Travels with the Attersalls

Travels with the Attersalls

or – You are never too experienced to not get left with egg on your face! By Gill Attersall, Simply Irresistible Last MHYC Prize Giving Sanna honoured Glynne and myself with presenting to us the Yaffee Trophy, which usually is awarded for a cruise of note. ...
Easter cruise to Shell Harbour 2022

Easter cruise to Shell Harbour 2022

Dallas & Selina O’Brien (video by Niclas/Sanna) Four boats made their way from Middle Harbour to Shell Harbour’s new marina complex for our Easter Cruise this year. With absolutely gorgeous weather, Argenta, Eternity, Ra Ra & Kai Rani spent the first...