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Boat of the Month – September
This month’s “showcase” boat is Nellie Dick, a replica Dutch barge, cruising the inland waters of the Netherlands. The photo was taking a few years ago when she was “iced in”. I’ll admit to a bit of...
View ArticleMeeting the Island Cruisers
I enjoyed catching up with the Cruising Crowd at the Island Cruising Association (ICA) in Auckland for their meeting on Friday night. To get more information on the inReach Satellite Communicator,...
View ArticleCYCA Hobart 2013 Cruise
On tuesday this week, I participated in the meeting at the CYCA about their Tasmania cruise early next year. We’ve set up a cruise page on Skipr for them and look forward to ‘following along’. My...
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Making Track To Hobart
It’s that time of the year – the best time to cruise to Tasmania! It is promising to be a super year to be in Hobart in early February. The Wooden Boat Festival. The last stop for the Island Cruising...
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Skipr Breakfast in Hobart 10th February [Changed Venue!]
With so many cruising boats in Hobart for the Festival and the Circumnavigation, there is a unique opportunity to catch up with other “Skiprs”. Catch up with boats you follow on Skipr.net or have a...
View ArticleNewsletter February 2013
In this newsletter: Hobart Skipr Meetup New Reporting page Alternative ways to report your position Off the beaten track Support Skipr.net For those of you on the East Coast of Australia, I hope you...
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Hobart Wooden Boat Festival
We were totally blown away by the response to my suggestion for ‘Skiprs’ attending the Wooden Boat Festival to get together for breakfast. Over 60 people responding to the invite. We had to change the...
View ArticleNewsletter July 2013
In this newsletter: Evolving Skipr.net Sydney Boatshow ( catch up?) Tips&Tricks Join Skipr Plus Evolving Skipr.net I’m pleased with the positive feedback we’ve received about the new position...
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Off-shore, In-touch
I’ll be giving a talk about some of the ins and outs of keeping in touch while cruising. We’ll start by looking at the most common options to maintain reliable internet access on a boat and going over...
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It’s on again! Hobart 2015
A combination of the Wooden Boat Festival and “van Diemensland Circumnavigation” [note 1] draws many of us down to Tasmania. I’ve set up pages for club cruises (RPAYC and CYCA) to Hobart. Additionally,...
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