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Author Archives: George Backhus
The Louis Vuitton Pacific Series
Just another Saturday on Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour. We had finished race three of the annual Classic Yacht Regatta on the Stewart 34 Princess and were heading back to Westhaven from the finish line out in the Motukorea Channel. We passed the Rangitoto … Continue reading
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The Mighty Stewart 34
In 1958 R. L. “Bob” Stewart was commissioned by Peter Colmore-Williams to design a fast 34-foot racing yacht that could double as a comfortable family cruiser. The yacht Patiki was an instant success on the race course, thrashing her competition … Continue reading
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Auckland Anniversary Day
If you were lucky enough to be in Auckland on this year’s Anniversary Day, you would have been treated to fine weather, beautiful sailing conditions and beautiful array of classic yachts taking part in the annual Anniversary Day Regatta. My … Continue reading
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Rum racing in Auckland
Formula One. After five months and five thousand miles of sailing last cruising season, what exactly do I do in the “off season.” For many cruisers, it’s time for visits back home to the see family and friends, yacht maintenance … Continue reading
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Italy and Croatia
With a month left in the cruising season and just 200 miles to go to our final destination of Dubrovnik, we sat in Corfu and weighed our options. Directly north of Greece on the way to Croatia is Albania. According … Continue reading
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Cappadocia, Turkey
With Moonshadow tucked away in Cesme Marina, we organized an early morning flight from Izmir, an hour away by car, to the city of Kayseri in the central Turkish region of Cappadocia. To avoid a very early wake-up call, … Continue reading
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Santorini, Astipálaia and the Turkish Coast
August Cruising Despite pleas from friends and relatives, veiled behind dodgy weather forecasts, we slipped quietly out of the port of Hania, Crete at 0630 on the morning of the 2nd and headed northeast. We had begun to trust weather … Continue reading
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Greece: From the Aegean to the Ionian
From the Turkish town of Cesme it was a short, eight-mile hop back to Greece and the island of Chios. We slipped away early in the morning before the mighty Meltemi began to blow and we found plenty of space … Continue reading
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The Isle of Crete
The two most difficult things about Crete for us was getting there and leaving-both for completely different reasons. If the Meltemi tries to keep you out, the wonderful people, beautiful landscape and sumptuous food won’t let you go. We departed … Continue reading
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What kind of health insurance to you have?
We have been incredibly fortunate in that none of the crew of Moonshadow have had any major health issues in sixteen years of cruising. Nonetheless, we believe strongly in health insurance, just in case. Merima is a New Zealand citizen, and … Continue reading
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