We love chatting about all things boating, so we’d like to welcome you to our first Video Podcast: Cast Off With Confidence. Viki Moore is an amazing woman, altruistic, fun, energetic and inspiriting. She must be the only person we’ve spoken to that has seven jobs but has just found some more time! She is […]
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Last jewel in the ornamental circumnavigation ring: A Trip to Niue – A Jewel in the Pacific Ocean If you’d like to listen to this on a podcast, click here. “If I don’t go right now, I’m not going to do it”, I can feel the tremor in my voice, I hope the rest of
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Maritime training is a personal thing. It can also overwhelm, don’t you think? Especially at the beginning. The trick is to find a Maritime Trainer YOU are comfortable with, but how do you do that? Call up the training organisation and speak to the trainer. Invest in You You are going to spend money, you
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It’s amazing how five simple words really helped me in the early days of our cruising life: Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff Is it worth worrying about? Lumpy seas The wind getting up Waves and swell giving a bumpy ride Salt soggy cushions that just won’t dry! Doing the laundry in cold water by hand
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This was one of the first questions I asked Noel when we were searching for our first boat: What’s so great about cruising anyway? At this point in my cruising life, I found the cruising world overwhelming. Noel’s response was quite simply: ‘getting to port’. And while this is somewhat amusing, it actually is truthful.
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Why do we train maritime? How are we different?: Maritime Training – Our Why Is this you? Many women are thrust from a comfortable, static home and career into a three-dimensionally moving vessel. Their visions of Pina Coladas on the aft deck at sunset are quickly shattered, their confidence shredded. Me too! I’ve been there.
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With our Maritime Training Software – you can learn with ease. Here are our top tips for learning quickly and easily. Once you have enrolled diarise a few hours a week. Put a regular time slot in your diary straight away, this will help you stick to it. Use good quality headphones, most laptops do
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Futile Thoughts, Towing traumas and Exploding Toms is about our time in Mexico. If you’d like to listen to this story, click here. “Is it a scam?” I had to ask. Checking in costs are expected, additional insurance is not. It was not a scam. Specifically, Mexican Liability insurance is a prerequisite, or so we
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I came to love night sailing. The full moon – a delight when sailing at night. My body enjoyed the break from the relentless sun as we followed the trades around the planet. What does it all mean? The moon and its gravitational forces affect our tides: read more here, we’ll cover tide calculations in
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Overdue vessel? or EPIRB Activation? What would you do? Who do you ring if a family member or friend is on a vessel that is overdue? What about if you accidentally activate your EPIRB? Here’s what you need to know: If you accidentally activate your EPIRB call this number: 1800 641 792 (AMSA) If a
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