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For new Jeanneau and Hunter sailboats, please visit CruisingYachts.net as they are the new local dealer. You will be redirected to their site now. The Cruising Corner - Adventures from our clients enjoying their boats - Click on the name to jump to their adventure. Send us your boating adventures to info@hsyacht.com • The Other Office - Photo Essay in Alaska and Mexico • Mike Harker - Circumnavigating the Globe • Terry & Michelle on Coastal Passage II
The Other Office - A photo essay
Updates from Kip and Denise - December 2008 H&S Clients are Living The Dream – Adélia Sails! THANK YOU KIP AND DENISE FOR SHARING YOUR ADVENTURES WITH US! You can visit their website to follow their travels at www.adelia-sails.com January 27th, 2009: Notes from the first mate: January 12th, 2009: Notes from the first mate: We just returned from a wonderful trip to Sydney and Parkes NSW where we enjoyed a very well organized and fun Elvis Festival. Those of you who have known me a very long time know that Elvis was and his still my ultimate favorite singer. Enjoy the video Elvis Remembered video and see Elvis come alive in Parkes NSW Australia. December 18th 2008: Notes from the first mate: November 12th 2008: Notes from the first mate: We plan on leaving Mooloolaba Marina on Friday morning and will head to Scarborough Marina where we plan on settling in for a long while. I'm so excited because my sister Jeannine and her husband Emile will join us there for a few weeks. We look forward to doing some touring with them and possible having an early Christmas dinner as they will leave Australia Dec 13th. I can't wait to see them. Nov 07th 2008: Departure Port: Bundaberg 08:30 Nov 07th, 2008 The wind had died down so we left the Bundaberg Marina and some of our new friends and headed towards Mooloolaba Marina before the winds pick up again. We decided to go around Fraser Island instead of going through the pass because of tide and depth restrictions. It worked out in our favor as the wind started blowing hard just a little while after we were settled in our birth. Mooloolaba Marina is located about 40 miles from Scarborough Marina where we plan to keep Adelia for the next six months. Scarborough is about 40 miles north of Brisbane. It's hard to believe that our second season of cruising has come to an end. It's been a wonderful year and again we have seen so many things, and met so many wonderful people. We joined the Port 2 Port Rally which had 42 boats signed up with some leaving Port Villa, Vanuatu and some leaving New Caledonia en route to Bundaberg Australia. We arrived in Australia and were greeted by the most wonderful Customs Officers who cleared us in without any problems. The following week was filled with parties and events put together by the Port 2 Port Rally Organizers. What a great reception we received from the Port 2 Port Rally Organizers. We spent a little over a week in Bundaberg toured both the Ginger Beer and Bundaberg Rum factories. Oct 20th 2008: Departure Port: Port Villa, Vanuatu 09:30 Oct 20th, 2008 October 4th 2008: Notes from the first mate: We've been traveling around Vanuatu Islands for the past few weeks and have totally enjoyed most of the anchorages. We've met a lot of different people, have played doctor and nurse to a wounded local who cut his hand really bad and have been snorkeling on the most beautiful reefs we've ever seen. We've snorkeled more hours in the past month than ever and have seen many many varieties of beautiful fish. I am so excited I've been learning to dive under water to get closer to the fish like this one, something I never dreamed I could ever do. I love it and I'm addicted to trying to get deeper. We really love Vanuatu and want to see more of it so we will be coming back next year. Sept 20th 2008: Departure Port: Peterson Bay, 06:45 Sept 20th, 2008 We have never seen current like the kind that goes through the channel leaving Aore Resort on Espiritu Santo. Our timing was good to get out with the tide but as we got towards the open sea we saw waves that looked like a river rolling into the sea. It looked a lot worse that it was but we did hit speeds of over 9 kts going through the passage out. The passage to Maulo Anchorage on Malekula was rough and uncomfortable but we found Maulo anchorage to be calm as we were greeted by several canoes. Sept 12th 2008: Departure Port: Vanihe Bay, Ambae Island 03:00 Sept 12th, 2008 After a night stay in Ranon bay we made our way towards the big Island of Espiritu Santo with one stop on Pentecost and Maewo Islands. I must admit black sand beaches are certainly not my favorite, the black sand gets everywhere. There is a yacht club in Asanvari Bay with no cold beer but the best snorkeling and the most picturesque bay so far. We found a narrow passage along the shore which leads you into an open cave where the water is extremely clear and the fish are wonderful. With Kip's help I've started diving down in the water to get close up pictures of the fish. I'm loving it, it's my new addiction. Check this one out. Kip and Jim on Special Blend went out fishing early one morning a caught a 40 lb wahoo but had a huge marlin on just before. After a morning snorkeling we left for Vanihe Bay Ambea Island. Sept 6th 2008: Departure Port: Banam Bay, Malekula Island 07:45 Sept 6th, 2008 Mike Harker - Circumnavigatin the Globe Mike has bought a few boats from us. In a Hunter 46 he purchased from us, he crossed the Pacific twice and the Atlantic twice. He sold his Hunter 46 and stepped up to a Hunter 49 in which he circumnavigated the globe in only 12 months. But there is alot more to his story than just that. Mike is also paralyzed below the knee, but that doesn''t slow him down. You can read more about his incredible story at: YouTube - Mike Harker Shake's A Leg around the world!! - An interview told by children. Very cool! TheSailingChannel.TV brings you Wanderlust 3's year-long circumnavigation with skipper/filmmaker Mike Harker. Mike is sailing aboard a brand new Hunter 49 tricked out with the full range of modern electronics and cruising gear. Mike departed in March 2007 from the Miami Sailboat Show. Sail with Mike on an adventure of a lifetime by following Wanderlust3 's photo blog and video podcasts here on TSCtv. http://www.thesailingchannel.tv/wanderlust3/ Terry and Michelle on Coastal Passage II Many of you may have met Terry before. He is one of our skippers and has also been at our sailboat rendezvous events at Catalina. You may have even read their liveaboard story in San Diego Magazine. An incredibly nice couple who are living the dream, sailing on the Pacific coast and currently in Mexico. Here are some updates from their trip. May 28, 2008 - Hello to all from Nuevo Vallarta. Coastal Passage has found a home during hurricane season in Paradise Village Marina, Nuevo Vallarta. We have visited many wonderful locations through out Mexico during the last seven months. Lush tropical anchorages along the Mexico mainland and areas in the Sea Of Cortez that are dry and barren, reminiscent of the Grand Canyon. Coastal Passage performed very well sailing and providing comfort while at anchor. Problems with the systems were few and usually caused by operator error. The experience has been wonderful as well as the many people we have met along the way. We look forward to our visit to San Diego in June and visiting with family as well as friends. We will return to Mexico towards the end of July. Terry & Michelle s/v Coastal Passage II May 6, 2008 - Hola, Hello to everyone from the Sea Of Cortez. We are currently on a mooring in Puerto Escondido, which is just a few miles south of Loreto. Loreto Fest kicks off on May 1 and runs through May 4. It is put on by the Hidden Bay Yacht Club. There are games (bocci ball, over the line, horseshoes, dominoes, card games) food (pancake breakfast, hot dogs, spaghetti dinner and a BBQ put on by a local mexican family). About seventy to ninety boats are here for this event. This is probably as far north into the Sea Of Cortez that we will go this year before we start our journey back south to Paradise Village Marina in Nuevo Vallarta (next to Puerto Vallarta) where we will keep the boat during Hurricane season. We have seen many beautiful places on the Mexican Mainland as well as in the Sea Of Cortez and the friendly local people of the villages have made this cruising season something to remember. We have made many friends along the way and look forward to staying in touch and seeing them in anchorages in the future. We plan to be in Paradise Village Marina in Nuevo Vallarta by June 1st. Michelle will fly to San Diego on June 7th and I will be bringing a power boat up to San Diego departing P.V. June 8th and being in San Diego hopefully by June 15th (weather permitting). We will be in San Diego for about a month and then return to Mexico to do maintenance and a few projects on Coastal Passage. Yes we do have air conditioning aboard, as it gets quite warm with high humidity during the summer months down here. We look forward to visiting with family and friends during our stay in San Diego. Terry & Michelle s/v Coastal Passage II |
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Kip
and Denise had the same dream that many boaters have of moving fulltime
onto their boat and cruising the world; the difference is that they
went for it! They rigged their dream, trimmed it, and were jubilant
when that dream filled with wind and began to sail! Currently Kip
and Denise are aboard “Adelia”, their Jeanneau 49 Deck
Salon, and are cruising their way from the Mexican mainland to the
Galapagos Islands. 
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