In 1998 and 99, I ran windsurfing tours to Plantation Island in Fiji from Sailboard Headquarters in Melbourne. I took a photo on one of… Read More »Plastic in the Pacific Crusade – Part 35 – Fiji Part 1
The RQYS management committee has confirmed that approval has been given to create a ban on bottled water that comes in plastic containers. This will… Read More »Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron to ban bottled water
After two spectacular days exploring the land in Niue, Monday morning was time to return the car and then meet Remi from Magical Niue Adventures… Read More »Plastic in the Pacific Crusade – Part 34 – Niue part 4
Our second day on land in Niue started at a reasonable hour. We headed straight across the island to Lakepa Village. The drive across the… Read More »Plastic in the Pacific Crusade – Part 33 – Niue part 3
Our anchorage on the south east corner of Niue was perfect. We got a great nights sleep and in the morning woke up to find… Read More »Plastic in the Pacific Crusade – Part 32 – Niue part 2
The trip from Maupiti to Niue is 1020nm. We could have gone via the Cooks Islands, however Raratonga is fairly south of the direct path… Read More »Plastic in the Pacific Crusade – Part 31 – Niue part 1
Technically we had 24 hours to leave French Polynesia from the time we walked out of the Gendarmarie’s office in Bora Bora. As we spent… Read More »Plastic in the Pacific Crusade – Part 30 – Society Islands Part 9 – Maupiti
Our sail across from Raiatea to Bora Bora was once again a nice quick sail. On the way into Bora Bora we wanted to drop… Read More »Plastic in the Pacific Crusade – Part 29 – Society Islands Part 8 – Bora Bora Round 2
After the delights of Huahine, it was time to get back to Raiatea and Tahha once again. Our sail across to Raiatea was with Sunny… Read More »Plastic in the Pacific Crusade – Part 28 – Society Islands Part 7 – Raiatea and Tahaa Round 2
Having spent a few days at Moorea, we woke up early to get underway at the crack of dawn. We wanted to get to Tetiaroa… Read More »Plastic in the Pacific Crusade – Part 27 – Society Islands Part 6 – Tetiaroa & Huahine