With more than 300 islands and atolls to explore, visiting Fiji by yacht is one of the highlights of a South Pacific cruising adventure, with many secluded anchorages, white sand beaches and hidden lagoons. However, reaching these places often requires navigating through tricky reef passes that demand respect as well as skill and timing as New Zealand sailor John Ahearn recounts in this report on entering the Mana Island lagoon in Fiji's Mamanuca Islands archipelago.

The Noonsite Ports of Entry Map is back, giving Noonsite members an easier way to plan international cruising routes. The interactive map provides a global overview of official Ports of Entry, allowing users to search by port or country, view key clearance information, and quickly access detailed port pages with arrival procedures and guidance.

The Polynesian Voyaging Society has announced a revised schedule for the Western Pacific portion of the Moananuiākea Voyage in response to confirmed elevated weather risks caused by El Niño and the changing climate. The revision will add one year to the Moananuiākea Voyage of the Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia canoes which are currently in New Zealand in the South Pacific.

Slow circumnavigators Maria and Allen Wadsworth of SV Jamala are making their way across the Indian Ocean and the remote islands of the BIOT Chagos Archipelago were their next destination after leaving Addu Atoll, the southernmost point of the Maldives. They spent four weeks in a protected anchorage surrounding by birdlife, sealife and a slow pace of life, as they outline in the first of three reports for Noonsite.

With the climatological peak of the Atlantic hurricane season approaching in early September, the USA's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is maintaining a prediction of below-normal activity in the Atlantic basin.

Every year, thousands of long distance sailors cross the world's oceans, exploring places few people ever visit. At the same time, marine scientists are looking for practical ways to carry out research in exactly these regions. Science Afloat is a new non-profit platform that connects ocean researchers with long-distance sailors willing to support scientific projects at sea.

Sailing the Atlantic coast of Morocco towards the Strait of Gibraltar avoids the Gulf of Cadiz and the ever-present threat of Orca interactions according to experienced cruiser Fabian Eder. It also gives you the opportunity to visit the vibrant city of Tangier and take in the sights and scents of the breathtaking Kasbah and Medina areas. In this report, Fabian recounts his experiences of Moroccan ports and marinas along the Atlantic coast as well as why he took this route to avoid possible Orca encounters.

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