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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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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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Pancake Creek
by Gill Attersall PANCAKE CREEK I think we all have to agree that Kingsley Forbes-Smith gave a most informative and entertaining talk on the weather at the March meeting. The only comment I had an issue with was his saying there was nothing to do in Pancake Creek, and I’m afraid I said as much.…
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Easter Cruise 2024
by Selina O’Brien 4 yachts set sail on Good Friday bound for Pittwater. Sanctum looked resplendent as she carried her spinnaker and Ra Ra, Eternity and Viking III had to contend with motor sailing under benign conditions. We settled into America Bay and made plans to visit Dangar Island on Easter Saturday. It was the…
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On building character and strength – a week in the Whitsundays
Some people think of umbrella drinks, decadent luxury and a trouble-free existence when they hear you’re going sailing in the Whitsundays for a week. That’s not my cup of tea, luckily. Our Whitsunday sailing week may not have offered rejuvenating relaxation, but it did allow us to grow as people, which is the new black…
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Voyage to the end of the world
In October I enjoyed a cruise to the end of the world and beyond on the MS Fram. She is the smallest of the three Hurtigruten line ships which sail in South America. We sailed from Valparaiso, the closest port to Santiago and a really interesting city in its own right. After two days at…
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MHYC Cruisers Long Weekend cruise to Pittwater – Sept 30 – Oct 2nd 2023
Our August Sailing Adventure in Sardinia and Corsica, 2023 Kristin and Jeremy Clarke SV Kai Rani
