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Southern adventures on Sanctum
by Kristin Kool-Clarke. When Kelly and Evan invited Jeremy and me to help them bring Sanctum back to MHYC from Hobart, I have to admit that I was apprehensive. I have never done an overnight passage, let alone a 60-hour passage across Bass Strait! The fact that Jeremy had done this trip way back in…
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Eternity, Buizen 40
by Dallas O’Brien. I would like to introduce our new boat, SV Eternity. Build She was built by Mastercraft Marine in Terrey Hills in 1996 by the late Eddie Buizen. The boat was designed by Paul Stanyon, and was the first pilothouse yacht built in Australia. There were 36 Buizen 48’s built and 10 only…
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S/V Shearwater
A video recording of Guido’s presentation to the Cruising division on the 21 June, 2021.
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Some Memories over 74 years of “Sailing”, part 1
By Bill Humel. A few of my Memories Articles appeared in the Compass Rose in 2019 and in years before, so I will try to be brief on what has appeared previously. My first nautical experience was paddling an old mattress with a paling on North Curl Curl Lagoon just after World War 2. My…
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Middle Head Fortifications
By Simon Pratt. Middle Head. We sail past its cliffs and rock shelves all the time. And try not to hit it while cutting the corner south. What a view it has, looking straight through the Heads, north to Manly, south down to Rose Bay, and if you lean out over the cliff, you can…
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Port Stephens 2021
By Martyn Colebrook, Slac’n’off (snO) The sail to Port Stephens from our overnight stop at Pittwater was fabulous. The wind was on our tail, nudging 23 knots at times, and we were surfing the swell well. Anna’s initial trepidation was soon overcome and she hogged the wheel most of the way, grinning from ear to…
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Safety check 2021
By Phil Darling, S/V eXpresso. As in previous years, MHYC has scheduled two Get Checked Days, being June 26th and August 22nd. The Cruising Division has planned a weekend raft-up as well where we can do our own inspections in a more convivial atmosphere (although – of course – the standards are still the same). …
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Catalina 375, RaRa
Owners: Niclas & Susanna Westling. She was built in 2010, probably in Florida, USA, and is designed by Gerry Douglas. The C375 was replacing the much more common C36 (Mk2). The diesel power comes from a 40HP 3 cylinder Yanmar (3JH4E). The hull is made of hand-laid woven fiberglass and Vinylester (no sandwich) and the…
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Learning how to service life-jackets
by Dallas O’Brien, Eternity. Earlier this month, I took myself along to a free course being conducted by Roads & Maritime Services to learn how to service inflatable life jackets. These courses are regularly held at various locations, and one only has to visit the RMS website in order to book a spot. Lasting less…
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Bar Crossing
Rodney Page from Marine Rescue NSW, Port Macquarie presenting to MHYC Cruising division. as a bonus, added this clip of a Catamaran crossing Tweed bar in May, 2021
