After 19 years of fantastic fun on the water, the time has come for Wildwood to find a new family to share more adventures with. Price: $49,999 Contact: ...
https://astrolabesailing.com/2022/09/23/young-88-wildwood-for-sale/
Hi everyone, It has been ages since I’ve written a blog post, and that is mainly because I’ve been so busy getting my new business off the ground for the last 15 months or so. Things have bee...
https://astrolabesailing.com/2022/09/04/just-been-island-cruising/
I’ve got some exciting news to share! On Monday this week I purchased a company called Island Cruising NZ. It is a business that has been around since the 1980’s and was formed to help encour...
So I was at a bar the other day chatting away to a couple of people I’d just met, and as is often the case in all conversations with yachties speaking to well – anyone really, we got on to th...
https://astrolabesailing.com/2021/05/15/are-you-a-shouty-skipper/
Breeze was bobbing away quietly on C Pier at Nelson Marina, gently tugging on her mooring lines as I apprehensively walked up the dock on Monday morning. Chris from Sail Nelson was there to welco...
https://astrolabesailing.com/2021/04/21/rya-offshore-yachtmaster/
I was only joking way back in 2017 when I suggested that a foiling monohull would be a good idea… New Zealand had just won the 35th Americas Cup regatta in the AC45 Catamarans. The speeds those...
https://astrolabesailing.com/2021/03/18/the-amazing-americas-cup/
As President of the Little Ship Club of Canterbury, I am often asked to advertise crew wanted and crew available posts on our Facebook page and in the newsletter, and we are more than happy to do...
https://astrolabesailing.com/2021/03/09/writing-a-sailing-resume/
The dark grey hull of the HMNZS Canterbury loomed menacingly in the distance as we emerged from the Lyttelton tunnel. It was a stunning blue sky day with little wind and the temperature was risin...
https://astrolabesailing.com/2021/02/23/scattering-grahames-ashes-at-sea/
There’s a saying with sailors that “plans are best made in the sand at low tide” – and there is no doubt that COVID-19 has caused much disruption to the plans of cruisers in New Zealand a...
https://astrolabesailing.com/2021/01/17/separated-from-your-boat/
When it comes to epic sailing survival stories, few can compare to the story of Shackleton’s Boat Journey. If you haven’t already read the book, then I highly recommend you do so. (You can bu...
https://astrolabesailing.com/2020/10/19/theres-a-legend-in-my-shed/