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NSW DPI extends fishing closures on north coast and rivers
Sail-World &bull Feb 12, 2012New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) has extended some of the short-term fishing closures for ocean waters off north and mid-north coast rivers by up to two weeks.' The closures prohibiting trawling in ocean waters were introduced… Full Story »
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s/v Balance: Southbound for fame and glory
SailBlogs &bull Feb 12, 2012
Seven months in Annapolis has come and gone. It was good, it was bad, it was great! Eastport was a quick, easy, and comfortable home. Many, many huge thanks to Alex and the crew from VIN909. If any of y'all are in Annapolis, head across the bridge to the MRE and… Full Story »
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The dream: Salvador
SailBlogs &bull Feb 12, 2012
What a place! Arriving after 13 days at sea was just amazing. We had not read up on Brazil and had no literature of the country on board and never knew what to expect but what we saw was amazing. The city is really old and then there is a brand new city which is absolutely amazing with sky scrapers everywhere. Amazing as usual we were immediately helped to do our first Med style mooring. The old city is being re-located for the World Cup Soccer and the Olympic Games but what amazes is the fact that the old buildings… Full Story »
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Nuance : Smir campaign - the naissance!
SailBlogs &bull Feb 12, 2012
Jonathon, Giles and John duly arrived Sunday evening in Vila Real. Lashings of booze! All in just five and a half days! The highlight was to be Smir in Morocco, hence the name! To achieve this we needed perfect conditions… Full Story »
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Oceans Dream: South island.
SailBlogs &bull Feb 12, 2012
We resume our New Zealand adventures in the capital, Wellington. We booked into an apartment for a couple of days before catching the ferry across to South Island. It was great to meet up with Kiwi friends Jane and John who were also visiting Wellington and took us under their wing, pointing us in the direction of the 'Must-Sees' and taking us to some of the best eateries in town. On a tour of Parliament, the presence of a recently elected MPs family enhanced the visit. The Interisland ferry took 3 hours to cross from North to South island. From… Full Story »
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Cruising the South Pacific: Finally
SailBlogs &bull Feb 12, 2012
Aloha from the tiny Island of Liapari in the Western Province. After 10 days, we ( John Kristel and I ) finally made it here. John is my new crew . We were stuck in nadi Fiji for 4 days after our flight to Honiara was canceled due to bad weather i.e. We made the most of it at this wild backpacker hostel (Bamboo). I then left for Honiara on Sat. but John lost his passport and couldn't make the flight. He stayed there until tues. Me… Full Story »
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Namani at Sea: A beautiful spot all to ourselves
SailBlogs &bull Feb 12, 2012
Moved 15 nm south today to Isla Viveros, where we have a beautiful anchorage under starry skies all to ourselves. Shoreline is rocky and wooded - feels a bit like Maine with a tropical climate. The picture above shows Namani… Full Story »
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Infinity travels: New Year update
SailBlogs &bull Feb 11, 2012
We've added some more photos for Mallorca, Menorca and Isla Cabrera (10 miles south of Mallorca) - look in the photo albums section for a new album of photos called Mallorca, Menorca and Cabrera. Full Story »
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Asia Outlook: Fuel Oil To Consolidate, Naphtha Likely Firm [REPORT]
gCaptain &bull Feb 11, 2012
SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)-The Asian fuel oil market is likely to consolidate with a bullish stance next week; traders say the product's spreads look appealing after the recent correction. However, a greater inflow of fuel oil from the West could weigh on the… Full Story »
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Murar's Dream: La Cruz 1
SailBlogs &bull Feb 11, 2012
We are in the midst of final preparations for the arrival of Tim and Nancy and our trip south to Manzanillo. Debra has been avidly studying the books to learn more about the "Mexican Riviera" between here and Manzanillo, and… Full Story »
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Milson Memorial Cup - Line honours winner Quest
Sail-World &bull Feb 11, 2012Milson Memorial Cup was hosted by the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron today, 11th February 2012.Matt Wilkinson's Masrm 920 out of Sight may have been just that to the front runners in today's short ocean race off Sydney Heads, but she certainly was not out of mind when it came to calculating corrected time results. Out of Sight finished 22nd in the fleet 27 boats that contested the Milson… Full Story »
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Big seas for race one of Melges 24 South Australian States
Sail-World &bull Feb 11, 2012The Melges 24 South Australian State Titles are now underway at Adelaide Sailing Club. Full Story »
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Good Karma: Rum Cay
SailBlogs &bull Feb 10, 2012
We explored Rum today. Sadly, this island took a significant hit from Irene. It is the worst we have seen so far. Clint had a customer whose friend owns Sumner Point Marina. He told Clint all about it & Clint couldn't wait to check it & the island out. Unfortunately, the marina suffered a lot of damage. Boats can still come in and dock; however, most of the docks were damaged. The original channel filled in with an unbelievable amount of sand and with our draft I don't think we could have gotten in. Even with all the damage, it… Full Story »
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Sailing matilda: Goodbye Panama, Hello Galapagos
SailBlogs &bull Feb 10, 2012
The last night in Panama was very enjoyable, with a full prize giving ceremony, entertainment from a winner of the Brazilian Pop Idol, hunky backing dancers that could fire-breath and a fireworks display (all a bit surreal). We are not sure how we managed it, but we came in third in our division on corrected time for the Caribbean sea crossing and we won a prize for being the closest on predicted time of arrival. All I can think is that we were mistaken on our calendar dates! For the first time in my life I have had a taste… Full Story »
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Imi Loa 2012: The Shack
SailBlogs &bull Feb 10, 2012
This is a great day, Do you see that big smile? Thats before the beer.Do you know how long its been since I've had a real draft beer? Thats right this beer didnt come in a can , nope not a bottle, it came out of a tap, out of a keg. An ice cold frosty keg of yummy suds. Did I mention… Full Story »
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Slow Sailing: Going south till the butter melts...
SailBlogs &bull Feb 10, 2012
It is Friday, February 10th and we are underway in the Windward Passage between Cuba & Haiti. We sailed all night and then today the wind is lighter so we're motoring. We hurried up and got ourselves to Georgetown, Bahamas to get the boat loaded up with produce & fuel, do laundry, etc in order to use this light weather window since we had some easting to do. We left on Wednesday and hope to continue straight through to the Panama Canal if we can, just to get back on track for timing. So far it has been a most… Full Story »
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Mt Gay Rum 2012 Neptune Regatta - the fleet heads south
Sail-World &bull Feb 10, 2012Next comes the massively confused tidal overfalls approaching Pulau Pompong, generally referred to as The Cauldron Full Story »
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Febuary 10, 2012-Departing Africa
WingsSail &bull Feb 10, 2012
Blue Peter at the hoistWings departs Africa today bound for Saint Helena Island in the middle of the South Atlantic. We expect to weigh and set sail at 14:00 and the wind, though light, should be adequate to get us… Full Story »
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Maya, Maya - Continuing the Puuc Route
SV Gallant Fox &bull Feb 10, 2012
Jason & Christy on s/v Hello WorldOutfitting and sailing adventures of maybe the last people to have their boat trucked from San Carlos to Seattle. So, you've toured Uxmal; now you're wrung out and strung out from the jungle heat and all the awesomeness, and you need a place to crash. This region has several lodging options, but you'd be nuts to stay anywhere except the Flycatcher Inn, near the Uxmal ruins… Full Story »
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Time to go : Two shades of grey
SailBlogs &bull Feb 10, 2012
We are looking at a 60 knot plus storm on monday and thinking we have to recover all the survey kit once again, 8 streamers at 6k each thats 48 k of survey equipment that has to be spooled back onto the winches. Add into the equation 50 navigational units per streamer and tail buoys plus the seismic guns it… Full Story »
