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2008
Winter Sailing Programme
Namadgi
leaves for her winter sailing programme in May. The full programme
is:
| Mid
to late May: |
Passage
from Sydney to Noumea, New Caledonia. |
| Late
May to mid Jul: |
Cruising
in New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands. |
| Late
Jul: |
Passage
from Noumea to Port Vila, Vanuatu. |
| Aug
to mid Sep: |
Cruising
in Vanuatu. |
| Mid
to late Sep: |
Passage
from Luganville, Vanuatu, to Mackay, Queensland. |
| Late
Sep to late Oct: |
Cruising
in the Whitsunday Islands. |
| Early
to late Nov: |
Return
passage from the Whitsundays to Sydney. |
Namadgi
has arrived in New Caledonia and is currently cruising around
the lagoon, the Isle of Pines and Loyalty Islands. The passage
to Noumea was marked by light winds for the first half of the
voyage, but big swells and winds up to gale force later on. Congratulations
to Peter Wain and crew on a successful passage.
Right:
Brad Horwood demonstrates the use of the Titley tracking device
to the crew in a quiet moment during the Sydney - Noumea passage.
The Titley is a safety device used on Namadgi to find crew in
the event of a man-overboard situation.
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