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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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Preparing for our first longer Cruise
Susanna and I are about to embark on a longer adventure, sailing north towards the Barrier Reef on S/V RaRa. In preparation for the upcoming journey I have tried to document some of our preparations to the boat in particular below. There are also some significant changes to lifestyle, decluttering of our unit etc, but…
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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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Pittwater to Coomera on a cat
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 he got about a hundred responses in the first day, so the ad was taken down…
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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
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Our August Sailing Adventure in Sardinia and Corsica, 2023
Our August Sailing Adventure in Sardinia and Corsica, 2023 Kristin and Jeremy Clarke SV Kai Rani
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A delivery with a difference – part 1
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 learning that never ends. I…
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Captain Voss, the “Tilikum” and his Voyages
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 the exhibits were interesting, with information on…
