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Tonga, Vava’u: Local Customs, Laws and Cruising Options
After leaving Niue, Maria and Allen Wadsworth arrived at the port of Neifau in Vava'u, Tonga, which is becoming a popular destination for boats ...

Published 2 years ago

How to Choose Your Next Anchor Chain
Incidents of an anchor chain failing while a yacht is at anchor are extremely rare, but reports of yachts coming adrift from their anchor are ...

Published 2 years ago

SE Asia: Cruising Notes on Malaysia and Indonesia
Long-term Belgian cruiser Luc Callebaut is currently in Indonesia with the “Grand Large Yachting World Odyssey 500”. Having spent the past four ...

Published 2 years ago

Niue: Visiting the Biggest Little Yacht Club in the World
After leaving Bora Bora in French Polynesia, Allen and Maria Wadsworth aboard SV Jamala continue their 'Until the Butter Melts' odyssey westwards ...

Published 2 years ago

Pacific Crossing: Farewell to French Polynesia and Bora Bora
Allen and Maria Wadsworth have been contributing information to Noonsite ever since they cast off their dock lines from the UK six years ago. As ...

Published 2 years ago

INSIGHTS: Encountering Nudity when Cruising
Alison Gieschen and her husband Dan are half-way through a planned 10-year sailing odyssey around the globe. Growing up in America where experiences ...

Published 2 years ago