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Ionian Coast, Le Castella: A useful haven in bad weather
On our way to Crotone from Roccella de Ionica (Italy-south), we decided, due to much more wind than forecasted, to visit Le Castella  (GPS: 38N ...

Published 12 years ago, updated 7 years ago

North Sails: How their new sailcloth Radian can work for cruisers
Starting with a now patent-protected concept, a clean slate, and a healthy dose of patience during over three years of trials, North Cloth has ...

Published 12 years ago, updated 7 years ago

Cruising Cuba: Trying to go ashore when there’s no marina
Visit Cuba armed with a great deal of patience. Here, Peter Jespersen describes their first visit to Cuba in May ...

Published 12 years ago, updated 7 years ago

Proposal for extending ‘mat tax exemption’ to EU flagged charter yachts operating in Spanish waters
The following announcement from the Ministry of Development in Madrid on June 28 brought with it great promise that the massive ball and chain may ...

Published 12 years ago, updated 7 years ago

New South Wales: Improved web camera access for State’s coastal bars
When you are thinking of crossing one of the - always risky - bars along the New South Wales coastline, you can now check it out, real time, on your ...

Published 12 years ago, updated 7 years ago

St Helena: Welcomed with open arms
After sailing from Sao Vincent (Cape Verdes) to Ascension then onto St Helena, we were welcomed with open arms. We stayed for 8 months and are now ...

Published 12 years ago, updated 7 years ago