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Alexandra Comino – Marine Biologist working to save the Agnasi oyster from extinction
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 oyster from extinction. This is her on the front page, of the current edition of the National maritime museum’s magazine “signals” She, as the team’s marine biologist, has led…
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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 that have occurred and what can be done…
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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 still new vessels being built, old…
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Cruising Rallies in the South Pacific
Presentation to MHYC Cruisers 17 October 2022, by John Hembrow from “DownUnder Cruising Rallies” and Viki Moore from “Island Cruising NZ”
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Sanctum’s cruise to Tasmania 2022
Evan Hodge spilling the beans on what went on in the latest crossing from Sydney to Tasmania. Good tips on places to stop along the way and much more. Presented to the Cruising Division at the AGM, 20th June 2022
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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 evening anchored in Botany Bay at a location called Frenchmans Cove, before an 0800…
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Costa Concordia – the story of the grounding and salvage operation
Zoom presentation by Noel Phelan to the Cruising Division on the 16th August 2021
