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Hammo race week on Wailea
by Niclas Westling Being a cruiser that also sometimes do racing, I signed up with my normal MHYC racing boat, Wailea – a Beneteau First 40.7, to do my first Hamilton Island Race week this year. Our boat was entered in the competitive (IRC) Rating division 2, with boats sized 35-45 ft. The skipper, Neil…
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…
Tapas Tie-up 2026
Over the weekend of 14th and 15th February we had 9 boats join for the Tapas Tie-up in Sugarloaf bay. The theme was the Iberian Peninsula, so you choose a country on the peninsula and make a dish and a cocktail from your selected country. Dressing both you and your boat for your country is…
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…
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,…
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…
Gotland Runt race 2025
As some of you know, Susanna and I have taken a temporary break from the RaRa cruising, and spent the Aussie winter in Europe, mostly Sweden where we have most of the family. It doesn’t stop the urge to get on a sailing boat though, so when an old friend of mine called me the…
Lord Howe Island Cruise – Gavin Randall
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