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Australia, Northern Territory: A Positive Layover in Gove, Despite the Heat and Red Dust

After arriving into Darwin from Indonesia, Dominique Cabarroque and Arne Luehrs continued their journey eastward across the Top End of Australia. However, faced with the prospect of headwinds for most of their voyage, they decided to layover in Gove in the Northern Territory and wait for the right season and favourable winds before heading through the Torres Strait and onward down Australia’s east coast.

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Australia: Biofouling Survey Seeks Cruiser Input

The Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has launched a survey seeking input from cruisers and sailors who have entered Australia on a recreational vessel in the last three years, as part of efforts to improve guidance for visiting yachts on biofouling management.

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Saint Helena: Live it – Experience it – Enjoy it

After two weeks in Namibia, Canadian cruisers Brent Crack and Mary Bevan (who are nearing the end of their circumnavigation) set sail for the tiny island of Saint Helena in the south Atlantic Ocean, where they experienced one of the real highlights of their sailing adventure to date.

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Kiribati: Nautical Tourism Has Potential to Increase Visitors

Isolated in the central Pacific, tourism remains limited in Kiribati, but nautical tourism provides an opportunity to increase visitors to Kiribati and diversify the economy according to the first independent economic assessment of Kiribati’s yachting industry.

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Singapore: Efficient and Easy Arrival and Departure

After sailing through Indonesia on their slow circumnavigation adventure, regular Noonsite contributions Maria and Allen Wadsworth experienced an efficient and easy arrival into Singapore, where they left their yacht “Jamala” for several weeks while they did some land-based exploring.

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Iberian Peninsula: CA Orca Project Update

In the December edition of the Cruising Association’s magazine, they give an update on the on-going Orca Project around the Atlantic coast of France, Spain and Portugal.

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French Polynesia: Update on Changes to Long Stay Visa Requirements

Recently there have been a number of changes made to the requirements and processes which need to be undertaken by cruisers who want to apply for a Long Stay Visa for French Polynesia, according to long time French Polynesia cruiser and Noonsite contributor Chuck Houlihan.

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Your Guide to Safe Tropical Sailing

This very comprehensive guide by Richard Chesher of the Vanuatu and New Caledonia Rocket Guides to Cruising, will equip you with the knowledge you need to keep yourself and your crew healthy, safe, and ready for any adventure, particularly when cruising in remote places.

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