Hobie Alter, Creater of Hobie Cat, Dies at 80 Hobart Alter, sailing and surfing icon, died this weekend and left a legacy that brought thousands to watersports and sailing. This innovator and surfer had his start carving wooden surfboards in California in the 1950’s. He later created surfboards out of polyurethane, an invention that revolutionized […]
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Catamaran Debut at the International Multihull Boat Show The new Nautitech 40 Open catamaran will be presented in World Première at the International Multihull Boat Show – Salon International du Multicoque at La Grande Motte from 23rd to 27th April 2014. She reflects the lines of her big sister, the flagship 542, also designed by Marc
We are getting ready to do a passage up North. Zuri laid up for 9 months last summer in Florida and we have not sailed much since, so we knew that we would have to check the fuel in the tanks for contamination. Because we had a million things to take care of before we
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Can I, Should I? Our yacht owners’ kids are featured in the May issue of All At Sea Magazine. Danny and Jensen enjoy sailing aboard their Fountaine Pajot Salina 48, St Vivien, chartered in the Bahamas, while Max enjoys the ride with his family. The new owners of a Jeanneau 379, Big Sky, chartered in
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Textilene Fabric Care & Maintenance I had to clean my Textilene sunshades on our catamaran this weekend. The was black in places from months sitting in the dirty boat yard. I did not look forward to the job because I knew that it would take a lot of elbow grease. I did some research and
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We have been travelling a lot more abroad of late on business and it forced me to brush up on my “overseas banking savvy”. When we first started cruising in the early nineties, we went to our local bank in South Africa, requested 10,000 Rand (about $4,200 at R2.35 to the dollar) in US dollar
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Kanina, a Prout 45, was in yacht charter management service for 4 years prior to retiring to Texas where her owners eagerly awaited her arrival. Deon & Janine came to us with a plan to buy a catamaran, place it in a charter business to offset the cost of ownership and at least partially pay
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UPDATE: As the owners moved on to their next entrepreneurial endeavor, Lady Katlo sold to a new owner. The below was written when the boat was under original ownership. Mackie and Kathy started out as two novices in the world of yacht chartering when they first bought their Lagoon 450 “Katlo” two years ago. They
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Mike and Micheala are originally from San Diego, California.They were referred to us by sailing friends of many years, Tony and Cleo, who own the most famous houseboat business in Langebaan, South Africa (small world!). We helped Mike and Micheala find their dream catamaran, a Voyage 50, in the BVI. Before long, they sold everrything
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We have visited more than 118 countries, territories, and dependencies during our voyages, crossed several oceans, crisscrossed the Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Caribbean. On land, we have visited more than 30 states in the USA. We watched history being made, atrocities being committed, and encountered the people caught in these events, good and bad, in
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If you are going to cruise offshore on your sailboat, you will need among its emergency equipment an abandon ship bag, also called a ditch or grab bag. Never assume that you will be safe close to shore either because wind or current might carry you in a liferaft or dinghy away from a possible
Stephen recently replied to a post on Cruisers Forum with the permission of the moderator about a discussion of charter boat ownership. It is a discussion worth having and I hope our readers will find the information useful. “…First, thank you to this forum’s moderators for letting us post this, since we had been named
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Sailing vacations cost less than most people think, but they are ways to save on yacht charters. Here are tips and advice from charter management companies and avid yacht charterers. Whether your are a sailor yourself looking fo-r a bareboat charter or a landlubber with an interest in sailing looking for a great deal on
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You’ve just arrived at your charter base and boarded your boat for an eagerly awaited bareboat cruise with close friends. If you have sailed with the same friends before, your crew is probably ready and waiting with little instruction and few reminders. But if it is a first time with you or they are not
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Going through a detailed checklist for your charter boat is probably not at the top of your vacation plans. But for a safe and enjoyable bareboat charter, it is a must. Arriving at your charter base is an exciting moment. But before you get carried away with your vacation plans, use this checklist to ensure
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Have you ever seen charter newbies showing up at the dock with hard suitcases, only to find out there is nowhere to store them on the boat? Very often, simply because you did not know, or because you are a first timer, you really do not have the right stuff. Here is your guide of
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Choosing a boat implies a choice of layout and size. It is a little easier than choosing a charter area, but not much more. But hey! That’s what the fun is all about: preparation and anticipation! Your boat selection will depend on the number of people in your party, your budget, your and your crew’s
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Here are all the choices of sailboat charters you will find. We will tell you which one fits best your requirements and sailing skills. You will also read about budgeting your cruise.
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