Cruising Helmsman

IN this fast-paced world we now find ourselves evolving through it came as no surprise to me that I have recently racked up over ten years working at Yaffa Media, the publisher of Cruising Helmsman. What was intriguing, however, was the question to m

HAVING just completed its 28th year, the Beneteau Cup on Sydney Harbour is a cornerstone for the famous brand here in Australia and its agency Flagstaff Marine. Two skippers from this year’s event have now attended over 20 of them, with John and Kim

THE Coral Sea Academy is a new initiative of Airlie’s Coral Sea Marina Resort, providing a series of educational events designed to educate guests, locals and visitors to the Whitsundays about the environment, the Great Barrier Reef, better boating a

THE Seawind Pittwater Regatta served up a full weekend of fun activities and diverse experiences, making it one of the most enjoyable weekends in the regattas history that has spanned over 21 years. Hosted by Seawind distributors Multihull Central on

LAST October, American bluewater explorer Randall Reeves, navigated his 45 foot aluminum sloop, Moli, under San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge and into the record books, becoming the first person to solo-circumnavigate both the American and Antarctic

THE International Institute of Marine Surveying has written an open letter to the worldwide yacht and boat manufacturing industry to stimulate debate on the subject of hidden defects in the sector. It has also set up an anonymous defect reporting sys

LAST October the Seafood Business for Ocean Stewardship initiative (SeaBOS) announced it had joined the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI). SeaBOS represents ten of the world’s largest seafood companies. Launched in 2015, the GGGI aims to reduce the

A FEW months ago a vice commodore (from the Shag Islet Cruising Yacht Club) called in to Ian McNamara on the ABCs ‘Australia all over’ saying he was at Horseshoe Bay and getting ready to go to the shaggers rendezvous. Macca shut him down! Maybe the u

ON September 1 2019, hubby John and I departed Cairns for Indonesia. It was not our first trip there but this time it was not in our Simpson catamaran, Sokari, but by aircraft. This was to be a rescue mission. A dear friend who we had met on Lombok i

HAVE you ever seen the striking graduations of aqua and blue as you near a tropical reef? What about those amazing wisps of whiteness gleaming out of the turquoise sea, those tiny sand cays on the Great Barrier Reef? If you have, we know you are lust

IF your boat lies unattended, even for a short time, be it in a marina, in or out of the water, or on a mooring, it does not take long for it to become grubby: from bird droppings or wind blown dust; especially on canvas biminis, which also get effec

HAVE you ever heard of micturition syncope? This is a fainting spell that can occur during or, more commonly, immediately after urination due to a severe drop in blood pressure. On board, such a collapse is not only particularly dangerous but can als

WHILE reading a recent article in Cruising Helmsman, I noticed that a lot of couples settling into the cruising life had a common complaint about not having a washing machine on board. I thought, if we told our story it may help others and perhaps sh

When David Williams prepared his Bavaria 46 Galadriel for her first cruise north, creature comforts were important, so he wanted a secure place to stow bottled wine. David reckons the bilge of a modern sailing yacht is the perfect place to store wine

WHEN you are recovering from knee surgery but have to do a boat test, you could not do better than hitch a review ride on the latest Bavaria yacht, the C57. Under new management the Bavaria range is undertaking a significant change in the market and

Navionics Australia have released Platinum+ Australian Charts now including its latest addition: Sonar Chart Shading, after its debut at the Sydney International Boat Show. Sonar Chart Shading is included across the Platinum+ XL and XL3 chart range,

WINTER is coming! This strikes fear in the hearts of many blue nomads and prompts the northerly migration up the Queensland coast in search of the endless summer. From Hervey Bay you can hug the coast or you can head out to one of the seven natural w

WITH the annual migration of yachts of all shapes and sizes headed for warmer climes underway, I thought this may be a good time to reminisce a little, on how all things boaty have changed over time. Our first sailing holiday north, to the warm water