Lord Howe Island… a dream re-entry to Australia!

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In 1992, I met a girl at university from Lord Howe island – Monica’s stories and her then boyfriend’s stories of the island inspired me to make it a must visit spot. It took me 19 years to get to “THE ISLAND” as it’s affectionately called by the friendly locals. The island lived up to

Posted at 12pm on 18 Dec 11 | 16 comments | Filed Under: Australia, Family, Fishing, Pacific, Sailing, Travel | read on

New Caledonia… then home!

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Two and a half years ago, I sailed past New Caledonia on the way to Vanuatu from Sydney. I was sailing aboard Moksha, a Hanse 540 and had just completed my first 1000 Nautical miles of cruising. All of my previous offshore experience had been on racing yachts… now, a short 30 months later, the

Posted at 5pm on 4 Nov 11 | 11 comments | Filed Under: Fishing, New Caledonia, Pacific, Sailing, Travel, kiteboarding | read on