Updated Biosecurity Checklist Australia’s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has recently updated their “Starting on the Right Tack” Biosecurity checklist for non-commercial vessels...

Re-visiting Rabaul Having sailed up from the Solomon Islands it was quite emotional for me to be sailing along the coast of East New Britain,...

Dropping Anchor in Gove, Northern Territory Back in April 2024, we sailed from Darwin at the "Top End" of Australia to the mining town of...

Survey to Help Improve Guidance for Visiting Yachts The Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) are currently developing biofouling management options for international...

Papua New Guinea (PNG) has a reputation that precedes it and because of that, most people don't go. We were told by a customs officer...

The rapid development of offshore windfarms makes it hard for charts, pilots and supplements to keep up to date and similar problems have been reported...