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Saint Lucia: Parade of Sail Completes World ARC Circumnavigation
After sailing more than 26,000 nautical miles around the world, 17 boats completed World ARC 2023-24 and became circumnavigators when they crossed their outbound tracks in Saint Lucia in the Caribbean this month.
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Portrait of a Cruiser: Dawn and Stephen Bell – Slow Circumnavigators
Full time liveaboard cruisers Stephen and Dawn Bell have sailed all of the US eastern coast and much of the Caribbean aboard their Leopard 48 catamaran. While their long-term plan is a circumnavigation, they realise it is a major commitment and that plans can change for a variety of different reasons so are taking it nice and slow. Find out more in their Cruiser Portrait for Noonsite.
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Entry was easy, all officers like immigration, Armada etc. came aboard. It was done efficiently and quick Easter Island/Rapa Nui is a bucket list item...
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Caribbean Sea: US Coast Guard Intercepts Drug Smuggling Operations
Cruisers in the Caribbean and those crossing the Atlantic Ocean should be aware of anti-drug smuggling operations by the US Coast Guard which has intercepted three vessels since February 2024, including a self-propelled semi-submersible craft.
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Dodging Lobster Pots and Aquaculture Pens across the Great Australian Bight
Continuing their journey around the south of Australia, Canadian cruisers Brent Crack and Mary Bevan day-hopped from Adelaide to Port Lincoln before taking on the Great Australian Bight, a route not often attempted by cruising sailors. Their latest report contains some great tips for sailing this southern coastline including how to dodge lobster pots and aquaculture pens.
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European Union: Survey to Study Potential for EU-wide Boating Licenses
The European Union has commissioned a study to analyse the advantages of recognising boater licenses EU-wide in a effort to understand the benefits and challenges of such a recognition system and its potential implementation. There is a General Public Survey which aims to gather views on the current regime and experiences regarding skipper’s licence/qualification for recreational boaters.
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INSIGHTS: Feeding a Family on Board
In the three years that Sarah Powell has been a live-aboard cruiser, the topic of food and feeding a cruising family always is always up for discussion when meeting other cruising families. In this INSIGHTS article for Noonsite, Sarah shares her ideas on how to feed an energetic and lively cruising family.
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St. Vincent & The Grenadines, Union Island: Dinghy Theft Leads to Extortion
Charter cruisers who were spending the night in Clifton Harbour on Union Island in St. Vincent and the Grenadines found themselves having to pay a large fee to the finder of their dinghy which had had been tied to the stern of their vessel.
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