If you’ve ever spent any time on a boat in rough conditions then you’ll probably understand what feeling seasick is all about. First you might start feeling a bit hot and uncomfortable, you g...
A couple of weeks ago on the Women Who Sail New Zealand Facebook group, one of the members Michele, put up a post about a citizen science project – The Big Microplastic Survey. If you haven’t...
https://astrolabesailing.com/2018/09/09/measuring-microplastics/
“After years of ‘pot bashing’, it is time to learn an actual instrument to enhance our summer raft ups.” announced Nicci’s email. I wasn’t offended – anyway, our pot bashing she spe...
https://astrolabesailing.com/2017/07/31/sailing-with-a-ukulele/
There is a saying about a child wandering along a beach throwing the starfish back in to the sea. A man comes along and says “what are you doing? There are thousands of starfish here and this b...
https://astrolabesailing.com/2016/07/19/citizen-science-for-sailors/
So you’ve been invited to go and stay on someone’s boat? Awesome! The next best thing to having a boat of your own is having friends who have boats. It is much cheaper and just about as much ...
https://astrolabesailing.com/2016/07/04/being-a-good-boat-guest/
Being a boat lover, you just can’t have too many boats around the house. They remind you what you are missing out on living between four walls and a roof, instead of bobbing around on the water...
******** Warning! This post is for the ladies only….******* Yes thats right guys, you can just delete this email, look away, click the little X in the corner. Look away now… Hey! I said no gu...
https://astrolabesailing.com/2016/03/01/she-goes-wee-wee-wee-wee/
I recently did a first aid course, where the main thing I learnt was how to dial 111. (or 911 or 999 – for goodness sake why can’t the world agree on one emergency number!?!) We didn’t even...
Here in New Zealand we are constantly being reminded about the dangers of skin cancer and the importance of getting your moles checked. New Zealand and Australia have the highest rates of melano...
I remember the first time I saw a folding bike in real life, some people turned up to a cafe in Mt Maunganui with these strange looking bikes and carrying dry bags. “Cruisers” we thought, and...