October/November 2023 Cruise News by Island Cruising & Down Under Rally

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Cruise News

October/November 2023

Newsletter of Island Cruising NZ

In this issue: Awesome apps for yachties Pacific Rally Update Coastal Classic Whangarei Maritime Festival Upcoming events Sail South this Summer! Pacific Rally 2024 Launch And lots more!

Island Cruising NZ Contact Us Viki Moore Email info@islandcruising.nz Website www.islandcruising.nz Phone +64 21 438 977 Facebook www.facebook.com/islandcruising.nz ISSN ISSN 2815-911X

on the cover Start of the Coastal Classic Yacht Race Photo by Viki Moore

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In this issue October/November 2023

From the Helm The latest update from Viki.

Pacific Rally 2023 Some fabulous photos of the adventures so far

South Island Rally How about a summer sailing adventure?

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From the helm The Pacific Rally 2023 is almost over, with our final group of boats about to head for home. I’ve had such an amazing time over the last six months getting to know the 93 boats and their crews who’ve been cruising with us in the South Pacific this season. There have been some pretty amazing things happen on this years rally, and I am super excited to let you know that the rally has won a Yachting New Zealand Excellence Award for the amazing camaraderie that has been shown both between the boats and with the locals in the Islands. We’ve currently got boats scattered all over the South Pacific. Some in Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu & New Caledonia coming home next week, some on passage, some have headed on to Australia, others have ventured further afield to Indonesia, and a few have parked their boats up on the hard at Vuda marina in Fiji for the summer, so they can head back next season, some have headed east and are bound for French Polynesia, some are already home. This flexibility is one of the reasons that people love our rallies, but its a major exercise keeping track of everyone, thanks to the awesome team at PredictWind, I can quickly see where most of the boats are at any given time using our rally tracker.

The rally tracker is fantastic when things start to get a bit crazy - such as Cyclone Lola which developed scarily early this season (last week), and threatened to bear down on some of the rally participants in Vanuatu, and then connected in with a low pressure system in the Tasman to create some pretty average weather in the Pacific and up North over the last few days. This system was picked up early last week by our amazing weather routers and watch-dog - Peter Mott - Passage Guardian, who keeps a close eye on all the rally boats on passage for me. We were able to give some advice to the boats on the way to get a wriggle on to be in port safely prior to the bad weather coming through, and thankfully they were, but we have all been quite concerned for the non-rally boats who got caught out at sea and with no way of contacting them to ensure they knew it was coming, or to give them some tips on possible strategies for them to consider. Over the weekend a solo French sailor has been rescued. I really hope the others are ok too.

If you are an international cruiser who has just arrived in New Zealand - welcome to our beautiful country! (and sorry about the weather!) If you’d like any tips on sailing around New Zealand or would like to know what great events are coming up or get some excellent discounts from our sponsors - please check out our website and become a member! I am also heading to Australia in November, and am doing a couple of presentations in Sydney - one at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, and another at the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club on the 15th & 16th of November. If you are based in Australia I’d love to see you there! It was awesome to catch up with lots of the Island Cruising community at the Coastal Classic last weekend. It was my first Coastal Classic and lots of fun to be on board Nautilass a brand new Beneteau First 36, with a really fun crew. I also had a wonderful time in Whangārei at the inaugural Maritime Festival which was a huge success. It was my final Yachting New Zealand board meeting in October. It has been an honour to serve on the board for the last six and a half years. All the Yachting NZ board members are volunteers and so much work goes in behind the scenes to keep our National Sporting Organisation running. Their team of staff are incredibly dedicated to our sport and the sailing lifestyle, and encouraging new people to get involved. In other exciting news - we’ve got a new website coming soon with heaps of cool new features for members including all the online learning and resources to help you prepare for a long coastal or offshore voyage. A new place for CrewSeekers and skippers to connect with crew, a cool new online store a directory for all our partners & sponsors and heaps of other awesome features. I can’t wait to show you around when it gets up and running! More info to come. Please watch this space or become a member now to ensure you don’t miss any updates. Happy sailing!

Cheers Viki

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Hydrovane What do people say about theirs? By Sarah Curry of Hydrovane International Marine

If you sail with an autopilot, you'll already know how awesome they are, especially when you sail for long distances short handed, however as with all electronics on board, you need to consider the power demands on running things 24/7, and what your strategy would be if the equipment failed or if you were unable to generate the power to run it. Steering issues can and do happen, so having a back up emergency steering solution is essential for going offshore. A Hydrovane is an awesome solution. It uses no power, is a back up for if your steering or rudder fails, it is silent, stylish and can be installed on most vessels. Check out the Hydrovane options here.

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UPCOMING

events 2024

23 - 26 January - Bay of Islands Sailing Week

23 - 26 February - Millennium Cup Superyacht Regatta - Auckland 1o February - Maldives Yacht Rally begins 14 - 17 March - Auckland Boat Show 23 - 24 March - Auckland SailGP 5 May - Island Cruising Pacific Rally first group departs for the South Pacific 9 June - Groupama Race - New Caledonia 10 July - Island Cruising Rally - Lau Group Entry TBA 12 October - Americas Cup starts in Barcelona 15 October - Island Cruising Rally returns to New Zealand

South Island Rally 2023- 2024

Explore Marlborough Sounds, Fiordland, Stewart Island & Banks Peninsula this summer! Registrations are now open! Heaps of inclusions, connections with others heading your way Check out our website for all the details

whangarei Maritime Festival

Awesome Apps for Yachties There are some pretty cool apps out there to help on your sailing adventures. Here are some of our favourites. PredictWind Our favourite app for all things weather. Island Cruising members get a 20% discount on weather subscriptions. You can check the forecast on a variety of different models, add your own boat polars to get a tailored forecast to suit your vessel, use the Departure planning tool to work out the best time to leave, and the weather routing helps you predict what the weather will be like along the way. Check out the observations for real time weather conditions, you can now also see boats on AIS, and add your favourite anchorages and other info in there too. Navionics A super handy app to have on your phone and tablet. Navionics covers all things Navigation. Download the charts for the area you sail in most, add your boat polars for tailored solutions, work out your proposed route, measure distance, share tracks, add your favourite anchorages and much more. Zulu Waterways App An open community cruising guide. Add your favourite anchorages, check out satellite charts for the places you are visiting. Sail Fiji, Sail Tonga & Sail New Zealand Apps In-depth, easy to use and always up to date these comprehensive South Pacific destination and route planning cruising guides will allow you to cruise with confidence in sail or power from kayaks to super yachts. Rocket Guides - Vanuatu & New Caledonia A computer program rather than an app, these awesome guides give detailed information about all the places you should visit when you are sailing Vanuatu & New Caledonia. Island Cruising members get a 15% discount - email Viki to order. The Boat App If you are looking for a digital way of recording all your vessel details. Check out the Boat App. Packed with features including a logbook, inventory, documents, checklists, tasks and alerts over cloud services, TheBoatApp, powered by TheBoatDB, is all about having the best experience in managing your boat efficiently and effectively. We are here to empower mariners with tools to set new standards for boat management, safety and more. Cruise safe, with peace of mind! Go ahead to sign up for a no-obligations Free account and try all features for 30 days. Even if you don't subscribe you may keep your Free Forever account!

Marine Traffic The basic free Marine Traffic app can look up boats using AIS and give you their position, upload photos and the details of your boat, and check out other boats and their locations. The free app uses land based AIS stations, but if you want to see current details for boats offshore you can upgrade to a paid version for more info. WhatsApp Our favourite way of communicating with the rally group - pre-departure and when you arrive in the Islands. It is free and secure. NZ Fishing Rules With this app, you can: check local fishing rules including legal minimum sizes and maximum catch limits find out about areas that are closed to fishing check where it's safe to collect shellfish from identify fish species and whether they're common in your area report poachers. Compass App A handy tool in case your on board compass gives up. Search on your App store to find one you like. Anchor Watch App There are a number of different apps out there, but you open the app. hit the button when you drop the anchor, set your swing radius, and if you leave that circle then a loud alarm sounds to let you know you are potentially dragging. SailTies A sailors social network, you can record and share your trips, connect with the rest of your crew, add your qualifications, share your sailing CV and sea time, and heaps more cool features. Add yourself to the Island Cruising group. SplitWise A handy app if you are away sailing or traveling with friends, you can easily keep track of your shared expenses and balances.

NZ Traveller Declaration The app you need to use for flying in to NZ (and sailing in soon too). This replaces the Traveller Declaration paper form you used to complete on the plane.

Spotify Create your own passage music playlists, invite your crew to add their favourite music too. Listen to podcasts - make sure you download your playlists before you go offshore!

Social Media Make sure everyone back home can keep track of your travels, keep track with the yachties you meet along the way, join groups to ask questions and share ideas. Facebook & Instagram are our favourites. Make sure you tag Island Cruising in your posts!

Travel Boast app Make a fun animated video of your voyage - make sure you tag @Island Cruising NZ when you share your video on social media!

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Discover the undiscovered: 173 resorts among the 2000 isles Sail to the Maldives, a popular tourist destination, popularly known as the sunny side of life, the tropical paradise, and the dream holiday destination. Marco Polo, a Venetian trader, and the most famous explorer in history, referred to the Maldives as the "Flower of the Indies." Maldives is considered world wonder by reef scientists and is home to the seventh-largest reef system in the world, making up around 3% of the total coral reef surface. The formation of the islands in the Maldives was so intriguing that the word "Atoll" was coined from the Maldivian word "Atholhu" and gained popularity following the publication of Charles Darwin's first monograph in 1842, which presented the theory on the formation of coral reefs and atolls. Interestingly, the Maldives has a literacy rate of over 97%, which facilitates easy communication with the locals. Although there is a noticeable dialect accent in the southern Atolls, "Dhivehi", the native language of the Maldives, is spoken across the country. A oncein-a-lifetime opportunity to see the local lifestyles and dialect variations in the Maldives presents itself during the upcoming Savaadheeththa Dhathuru. You may hear the gentle drawl of accent ebb and flows in the dialects of Laamu Atoll, Huvadhu Atoll, and Addu Atoll as the Rally sails from the Capital Atoll to the southernmost atolls. Maldives is a dream for anyone who wishes to live and work remotely on an island for the rest of their life. It is more than just a vacation spot with opulent high-end resorts. Many undiscovered sandbanks exist in the archipelago of the 2000 isles. There are about 200 luxurious resorts, featuring everything from beach villas to underwater restaurants and underwater spas. For those who wish to experience the real Maldives on an affordable budget, there are more than 800 guesthouses dispersed throughout 200 inhabited islands. This proves that Maldives offers something for everyone. You may enjoy a white beach and crystal-clear sea by choosing to stay on a small island that has guesthouse accommodations. 17% of return visitors to the Maldives in 2022 shared their holiday satisfaction and the desire to discover more of the islands.

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Encouraging sailors to be eco-conscious and reduce their impact on the environment Promoting Citizen Science projects aimed at ocean health

Education Assisting sailors to prepare themselves, their vessel and crew for long coastal or offshore voyages · Promoting Safer Boating initiatives · Being a rich pool of knowledge, support and resources for cruisers · Encouraging upskilling and good seamanship

Collaboration · Supporting the strategic direction of Yachting New Zealand · Forming strong relationships with yacht clubs to promote longcoastal and offshore races, rallies and cruising events and activities · Promoting Safer Boating and good seamanship alongside Coastguard and Maritime New Zealand · Partnering with Down Under Rally to promote cruising in the South Pacific

Communication · Producing a regular newsletter to keep cruisers informed on the latest cruise news, upcoming events and promoting partner products & businesses. · Promoting the New Zealand Marine industry and providing a positive and mutually beneficial connection to their target market · Encouraging and welcoming international sailors to New Zealand