Minicat 420 Sailing - Whangarei Harbour

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La Gazelle des Sables, élégants voiliers traditionnels à ballast liquide : les émotions d'un voilier performant sans les inconvénients. De vrais petits voiliers transportables, mis à l'eau seul sans effort, pour naviguer en petit équipage.

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There are four things that weigh on every cruising sailor's mind. #1 Power #2 Fuel #3 Fresh Water #4 Human Waste There can be in upwards of 300+ boats anchored around George Town, Bahamas off of the Great Exuma Island. We've now spent almost three weeks here and it's surprising to me how many boats do not move. It's long been rumored that many of these boats are pumping their black water overboard but, we had hoped it wasn't the case. However, checking in on the Facebook group of George Town Bahamas, it was indeed confirmed to be the case. Fortunately, not everybody subscribes to pumping out in a harbor like this (it is illegal) but, unfortunately, there's too many people that do. There were three justifications made for such behavior: First: The harbor has a south and north entrance and is therefore subject to a constant flow of water and essentially flushing the harbor after every tide cycle Second: The Bahamians don't adhere to their own laws (Ed: so why should we??) Third: (Yes...this was actually a justification given). A Manatee poops more in one day than a human in a year. Suffice it to say, you don't have to look too far and speak with too many cruisers that have been coming to Bahamas over the last decade to see that the reefs are under stress. I'll be the first to admit that I'm no expert on this subject nor am I one to suggest that I couldn't do more. However, it seems to me that even if dumping black water in the harbor has a near negligible impact on marine life, we should still do what we can. Besides, going out on a day sail once per week doesn't seem like all that much of an inconvenience!

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Hi, we're Josh and Tamara. In March 2021 we decided that we wanted to learn a new skill. So, we purchased a 2000 MacGregor 26X and thought... well let’s try out sailing! We outfitted and refurbished it for 2.5 months while we very impatiently waited for the weather to warm up so we could splash and start learning how to sail. I know what many of you are thinking. So, you just decided to purchase a sail boat, and you’re going to just figure it out as you go? Well yes and no. We had crewed on many of our friends’ boats however, we were never the captains. But for those of you who know us well know that this is what we do. We jump all in and figure it out as we go! Needless to say, we spent 65 nights on our Mac sailing Lake Okanagan, BC (135km long and 5km wide) from Vernon to Penticton and everywhere in between... many times over. We soon discovered that we wanted to do this full time. We were so exhilarated by living on the water and the overwhelming adrenaline rush you got from just wind power. So, as they say, I thing we need a bigger boat...and a much larger lake! We would like to introduce you to our new home. A 2001 Hunter 460 that we purchased in Hilton Head, SC. We moved aboard Honu Time in March of 2022. Please join us every Friday as we navigate through this new adventure of boat life! Music Beautiful moments – Alex Grohl Don't forget to like us on Facebook or Instagram for real time updates: https://www.facebook.com/HonuTime https://www.instagram.com/honu_time Our gear: http://SVHonuTime.com Thank you all for your support - It really means so much 💗 #sailing #boatrefit #liveaboardlife #Livingonasailboat

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