BIOT (Chagos): An Update for Visiting Yachts 12 April 2026 Following the recent announcement from BIOT Administration regarding the pause in new yacht permit applications,...

Every passage is different from the one before and this passage from Aitutaki in the Cook Islands to Bora Bora in French Polynesia started with...

Red Sea Stop for SV Orpheus Canadian sailors Jonathan Hicks and Tristan Michela have been circumnavigating the world on their Jeanneau 54 SV Orpheus for...

Names of Owners (and crew): Peter Hoefnagels (owner) and Inge van Berkel (partner and most regular crew-member). Other crew: Peter, Bert, Hans, Theo, Anna, Caroline,...

A cockpit chat with a retired cruiser - who prefers to remain anonymous Each morning, in a quiet coastal town in South Africa, a retired...

General Notice to Cruisers – The Importance of Preparing for Entry into Fiji Recent reports circulating within the cruising community and provided to Noonsite have...