While it may not be common etiquette or somewhere you would dare to go snooping into a woman’s bag, I highly recommend taking a closer look at what Jackie and Noel had packed in their grab bag. Onboard Sailing Vessel Mariah, for their world tour they thought about what they may need very carefully, here’s […]
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Aside from the potential terror of dragging onto other boats or rocks, there is another issue many recreational boaters may not have considered that can be just as threatening. This is the responsibility of the boat owner to be showing visual aids to others that the vessel is at anchor. If you look around most
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You’ve taken a step in the direction of your dreams, and bought a boat…congratulations!! That first step is the hardest…But now what??!! How confident do you feel about going to sea? Are you trusting completely in your Captain to have it all figured out? What you will do if something happens to your Captain and
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This is from “Noel and Jackie’s Journeys” website, with the story of Noel living it up in a hospital in Ecuador, while I do battle with the dinghy and the heat. We had great medical help abroad while sailing the world. Medical Help Abroad We still need to visit Doctors when travelling. I had to
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It’s a common question – ‘how much does it cost to buy a boat?’ Read on to find out our Top tips for Calculating the Cost of Buying a boat. What budget do I have to purchase a boat? Whatever budget you have you will probably find a boat just a little over budget, that
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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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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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A Tender Moment in a house of Ill Repute: Successful cruising is a matter of continual awareness If you’d like to listen to this story on our podcast show, click here. (Caribbean music supplied by: http://www.freesfx.co.uk) We’ve made it across the Atlantic to Barbados, arriving just in time for celebrating New Year’s Eve. Two
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On the ocean, our radio is almost like a telephone (power permitting). Now, back in Australia we have used our HF (SSB) to speak to buddies in New Zealand. The crackle and buzz moving us to melancholy; we remember how great the radio was on our travels. There’s the one time we realised ignorance is
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Introduction to Coastal Navigation “Jackie has broken down very complicated content and presented it in a logical sequence. Well done!” “Jackie is super, knowledgeable and very informative, great at explaining. Thanks for a wonderful weekend, I’ll be looking forward to your next course!” “This session was FANTASTIC!!!” “Thank you for such an enjoyable and comprehensive
