The ship yard has finally finished most of their commissioning work and has officially delivered our new yacht to our dealer to start the ex-factory works. We are 3-4 weeks away from finally getting our boat.
Delivery To The Yacht Dealer
General
General posts about our cruising.
Thoughts on Buying a New Yacht
This is the first in a series of posts looking at the process of buying a yacht for cruising. Songa is my fourth sailing yacht, and in this post I share the things we considered that led us to choosing Songa as our next boat.
Continue readingNot the Best Timing
We got up early to check everything in preparation to leave Tin Can Bay to start heading back to Brisbane. Pulled out the life jackets and lay them close by to put them on when we start crossing the Wide Bay bar. The weather was good. What can go wrong? Nothing!?
Continue readingFixing a Hole
Tom the Killer Whale (Eden)
Eden residents thronged to the cliffs watching a wild orca pack herding great blubber bearing baleen whales into Twofold Bay for the whalemen to harpoon and kill.
Continue readingSteering Failure!
Three and a half miles into Bass Strait with sloppy seas of around 3 meters and we suddenly had a steering issue.
Continue readingBuying a Boat? A Common Pitfall
Helping Save the World One Yacht at a Time
We’ve been using Enjo cleaning products since we launched Yamoya in 2014. Using advanced fibre technology and water (that’s right, no cleaning chemicals) we keep Yamoya sparkling, inside and out, with absolutely zero impact on the ocean around us.
Ways to Prevent Man Overboard
Prevention is better than rescue. Here are 9 tips to avoiding a MOB.
Continue readingProvisioning Tips
13 useful tips when provisioning for your next cruise.
Continue readingWatch Keeping
One of the very first questions that arises when the crew realise that not all of them can go to sleep during the night, is “who will be on watch and when?”.
Continue readingDeck Watches and Ship’s Bells
Ever wondered what “8 bells, first dog watch” means?
Continue readingSafe in Harbour
“A ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.” – William Shedd
Leanne Marie
One day, around 1991, I noticed a big, green boat sitting on a small hill in Redland Bay. I went and said hello, and had the pleasure of making friends with Greg and Cheryl Vining.
Continue readingNarena
For the last few years, I’ve been searching around the Internet for mention of my last yacht ‘Narena’. Well I finally found her, alive and well in the Mediterranean.
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Sailing Songa 