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Pre-season Shakedown and Costa Concordia

Over the winter months Ian made one or two trips to Mad Sunday, including supervising the lift-out for anti-fouling maintenance which was undertaken most proficiently,by Rizzardi, at the Porto Turistico di Roma. So, with MS all gleaming and p…

Hamilton Island

The main hub for the Whitsundays is Hamilton Island. It’s where we greeted and dropped off our guests (the Bergquists) and spent several days enjoying what the island had to offer. Hamilton Island is quite the tourist destination – akin to Mackinaw Isl…

Hamilton Island

The main hub for the Whitsundays is Hamilton Island. It’s where we greeted and dropped off our guests (the Bergquists) and spent several days enjoying what the island had to offer. Hamilton Island is quite the tourist destination – akin to Mackinaw Isl…

Abaco Boat Harbour Marina

The trip from Nassau to Abaco was one of the smoothest trips we have ever taken. The seas were very calm and the storms stayed behind us all the way. During daylight hours we fished and were fortunate enough to catch a nice mahi mahi for Cha…

FIRST SQUALLY THUNDERSTORM OF THE YEAR

Photos for this posting to be added in a few daysI forgot to mention in the last update that here in the Med we get a lot of quite violent thunderstorms (far more than we are accustomed to in New Zealand), especially during Spring and Autumn. These are…

A facinating article

Out of this week’s New Yorker Magazine.All those who read this blog on occasions will probably recall my fascination with Cuba.Crew Istaboa has always wanted to go to Cuba by boat and even though the current administration is more lenient on travel to …

Tragic End to a Great White

A Great White Shark was accidentally killed in fishing nets off of Guaymas in the Sea of Cortes. See article here. Linda may never go swimming again.

Just Believe Abaco Bound

We are back on the boat after spending 6 weeks in Texas with family and friends. We have our son, Charlie, and new Seadog #3, Ariel, with us. Tomorrow we will head for Boat Harbour marina in Abaco, where we will meet up with family from…

Prince Reigns in Brisbane

Nothing can take you back in time like music from your younger days. Last night we stood among a crowd of baby-boomers and relived internal passions of the 80’s. Rising on a platform in mid-stage shaped like Prince’s androgynous symbol, a l…

Prince Reigns in Brisbane

Nothing can take you back in time like music from your younger days. Last night we stood among a crowd of baby-boomers and relived internal passions of the 80’s. Rising on a platform in mid-stage shaped like Prince’s androgynous symbol, a l…