About 15 years ago I started crewing on a yacht called Natural Magic. My Mum had a friend and his flatmate Craig crewed on this yacht. Mum mentioned to him that I was interested in sailing, and he suggested I come and crew on the yacht he sailed on. So I turned up to the…
We had a flare demonstration at the yacht club tonight which was an interesting experience! The cruising commodore – David and myself got permission from Maritime New Zealand to hold the event and we also had to inform Airways/Air Traffic, the Police, the Harbour Master, the Port, Coastguard and the Fire Brigade. Then we contacted…
I am super excited to have been nominated for a Leibster Award by my cyber friends Ellen & Scott who write a blog The Cynical Sailor & His Salty Sidekick. As a relatively new blogger, I was super excited to win an award like this, especially to have been nominated by Ellen who writes a fabulous…
Vanuatu is well known for its wonderful diving, so we took along some of our masks, snorkels, fins and regs on our recent holiday. Santo is well known for its million dollar point – where the US Army pushed a large number of tanks and planes and sunk ships after the end of WWII. We…
Port Vila is the main town on Efate. It is a busy bustling place and many of the main resorts are located here. However there is much more to see around the rest of the island. The ring road around the island is 130km long. You can either go on an organised day tour –…
If you are ever in the South Pacific, I can highly recommend a visit to Tanna. We will definitely be back when we sail the Pacific. This time however we were flying in from Port Vila – an hours flight on a tiny plane with Air Taxi Tours. On the way we got to fly…
From 2007 – 2012 I worked for a travel wholesale company as a Business Development Manager. One of the things we represented was the Tourism Authority of Thailand, and our role was to promote Thailand and to host regular familiarisation trips for New Zealand travel agents. I was lucky enough to host a number of…
I have had another article published in Boating NZ Magazine this month! This one is about having a boating budget. I must admit it was a scary exercise adding everything up. But to be honest, I don’t regret a single cent I spend on the boat. Sailing brings me so much fun and enjoyment.…
Wildwood is too small to have a shower inside, so I got this great idea on a hot outdoor shower from a friend of mine. Head down to your local hardware or gardening store and buy yourself a pressurised weed sprayer container – the one where you pump the handle to get the pressure up.…
It was my New Years resolution to learn some new knots, and I haven’t done anything about it – yet! I am lucky enough to have a boyfriend who is a great at knots, so it is easy to be lazy and just get him to do them for me. I appreciate tidy lines and…
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