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  • Portrait of a Cruiser – David Frost and Kris Adams of SY Taipan

    Date Published - October 17, 2017

    ...Type/Model and Size: Kaufman 49. 49’ Your Home Port: Albany WA . Australia Blog: http://svtaipan.blogspot.com When did you start cruising? In 2001 we purchased Taipan... Read More

  • Tahiti: Coping with an Emergency in Paradise

    Date Published - August 17, 2021

    ...Tahiti, Taipan was in the capable hands of Paul Stratfold an Australian delivery skipper. Grahame and Janakie had spent days putting Taipan back together as... Read More

  • South Pacific: Sailing the Society Islands during Difficult Times

    Date Published - September 17, 2020

    ...Nov 1st which means we have to head directly to Australia or back East and north. Maybe as far as the Marquesas again. David and... Read More

  • London & The River Thames

    ...Guide Thames Map Position:   51° 29.22’N, 00° 46.42’E (river entrance) Tower Bridge, London – Photo from S/V Taipan Photo of The Thames Barrier from... Read More

  • Plockton

    ...the approaches into Plockton, taken August 2017 by SY Taipan. Position:  57° 20.35’N, 05° 38.52’W (harbour) The photo was taken by SY Taipan August 2017.... Read More

  • Morocco, Tangier: Everything’s right about Tanga Bay Marina

    Date Published - December 31, 2018

    David and Kris of sy Taipan were delighted to spend time in the new marina in Tangier, so much so that they are looking forward... Read More

  • United Kingdom

    ...resources for the UK yachting community. Scotland Visit Scotland http://svtaipan.blogspot.com SY Taipan kept a good blog of their cruise up the west coast during August... Read More

  • From Australia slowly around since 2004

    ...north to Ireland. Towards the end of 2018, they set off again to cross the Atlantic, this time east to west. http://svtaipan.blogspot.com/ Blog started: 2016... Read More

  • Tobermory (Mull)

    ...( photo of Tobermory harbour from Andrus of S/Y Suwena) Position:  56° 37.54’N, 06° 03.12’W (entrance to the harbour) (Photo of Tobermory town and harbour... Read More

  • Fair Isle

    ...been recorded there. Position:  59° 32.44’N, 01° 36.16’W (harbour entrance) Photo of Fair Isle Harbour from S/Y Taipan This tiny harbour is open to the... Read More

  • Tangier

    ...berth at the arrival pontoon and then clear out with the authorities. Last updated:  August 2019 Marina photo from SV Taipan taken in September 2018.... Read More

  • Haiti, Petit Port a Piment: Armed Robbery at Night – April 2015

    Date Published - April 19, 2015

    ...you avoid bad areas and unexplored areas. Our thanks to Kris of SV Taipan who was the Net Controller that first received the report of... Read More