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Chile: Crackdown on Illegal Charter Operations Indicates Stricter Controls Next Season
Following a string of high-profile yacht seizures during the 2024–2025 sailing season, Chilean maritime authorities are signaling a significant escalation in enforcement against illegal chartering. Foreign-flagged vessels operating in Chilean waters – especially in the sensitive southern fjords and routes to Antarctica – are urged to proceed with caution and full compliance ahead of the upcoming 2025–2026 season.
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Mexico: Southern Pacific Coast Braces for Hurricane Erick
Several states on Mexico’s southern Pacific Coast are bracing for Hurricane Erick to make landfall as a Category 3 storm early Thursday morning June 19. Authorities are warning of powerful winds, heavy rainfall and dangerous and life-threatening storm surges and ocean swells. Erick is already the fifth named storm to form in the Eastern Pacific this year.
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First Principles on Shipshape Rigging Attachment
There are a myriad of different options for connecting a yacht’s running rigging lines to the sails. Halyards require different functionality from sheets and guys and by the same token, the important criteria vary according to the sail, whether it is fore or main, and up or downwind. This article from Jimmy Green Marine looks at the fundamentals and options for attaching these essential pieces of rigging.
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Niue: The Rock of Polynesia
There are very few places to stop in the 1,300 miles of open ocean that lie between French Polynesia and the Kingdom of Tonga in the South Pacific. The island nation of Niue is one. It’s not only a great rest stop, it’s a worthy destination in its own right according to Jim and Pam Yares of SV Roam, who experienced a warm welcome on a stopover there.
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Cook Islands, Tongareva (Penrhyn): Update on Clearance
The island of Tongareva (Penrhyn) in the Cook Islands provides a warm welcome to visiting sailors, and it is indeed possible to clear into the Cook Islands at this port. However, the Executive Officer with the Island’s Administration, Mr. Vano, asks those intending to visit by yacht to make sure they follow the official procedures in advance for clearance, to ensure a smooth arrival.
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Comment on Lefkas
The new marina in Nidri is now open! Problem is that they cannot find anyone willing to run it. As in Vasiliki the repayments on the building and running costs are so high that there isn't enough profit left for anyone to make a living from it...
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Brazil, Salvador de Bahia: A Vibrant Cultural Introduction
After a long Atlantic ocean passage, making landfall in the Brazilian port of Salvador de Bahia was both a welcome relief and a vibrant cultural introduction to the country for the Ovens Family of SV Excelsior. In this report for Noonsite, Sarah Ovens reports on what they learned on arrival.
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New Zealand, Great Barrier Island: A Hidden Paradise
Lying just 90 km northeast of Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city, the Great Barrier Island is easily accessible by boat. Lying on the outer edge of the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park, it is an ideal destination for cruisers who want to experience one of New Zealand’s most unique outer islands. Noonsite’s regional Sub-editor Lynda Lim found out what draws kiwi sailors to an island with a rich natural and cultural heritage on a recent sailing expedition.
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Cruising Musings: Life is Easier, But the Easy Things are Harder
The second article in the series of Cruising Musings by Noonsite Sub-Editor, Megan Schwartz, about life as a liveaboard cruiser. Megan and her family have been living on board their Boreal 47 expedition monohull, SV Zephyros, for 8 years. In this series Megan is covering cruising topics that are often overlooked, yet a major part of life on board. In article two Megan talks about how cruising life slows things down, but comes with its own challenges..
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Greece: West Aegean Companion Guide
Rod and Lucinda Heikell’s West Aegean is a companion guide which provides details of places that are mentioned only lightly in Greek Waters Pilot. It covers the coasts and islands near Athens, the adjacent islands in the Cyclades and the Eastern Peloponnese to Monemvasia. Also covered is the mainland coast of Greece from Sounion to Volos and the adjacent coast of Evia, and the Northern Sporades including Skíathos and Skópelos.
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