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 Boat's 'Dunkirk' rescue, Whitsunday charters, anchorages just for you
 | | Part of the evacuation of the Peninsula during the Tasmanian bushfires . |
While Australia reeled under the onset of record high temperatures and high winds which destroyed hundreds of houses this week, boaters in Tasmania, without thinking twice, rallied to the Dunkirk-style evacuation of the Tasman Peninsula after all road access was cut by bushfires. The sympathies of all Australians are with the victims of these horrific fires.
Lee Mylchreest has shared her Sailing New Year Resolutions with us. It's obviously largely the female perspective on sailing, but I wonder how many of her resolutions you can identify with.
Jeanne Socrates, solo sailor at 70, has just rounded Cape Horn in amazingly placid seas – unlike her last rounding, during which she suffered serious damage during a knock-down and had to limp to Ushuaia for extensive repairs. Not that she hasn't had her share of woes – it's a good read.
 | | Nereida and Jeanne on the deck .. . |
Jeni Bone writes of the spectacular recent success of the yacht charter industry in the Whitsundays. If you can't spare the time to sail yourself there, the next best thing is to fly there and rent-a-yacht.
 | | Whitsunday magic - getting more and more popular .. . |
A flock of Navies from NATO and Europe have not yet been able to totally prevent piracy in the western Indian Ocean, but a new private navy, mischievously called 'Dad's Navy' because it is full of retired military personnel, is out to change that.
Do you love destinations that only cruising sailors can reach? The small remote bay just around the headland might fit the bill, but there are some destinations I remember as precious because they were not marinas and they were meant only for cruising sailors. I have shared some of them in this edition.
 | | Middle Percy in the Whitsundays - the 'Percy Hilton', just for cruising sailors .. . |
Lots of practical information in this week's issue too: Martin Flory gives us the argument about why we should be using aluminium anodes in salt water, John Jamieson (Captain John) offers a small so-simple trick to get a MOB back on board to add to your armoury of techniques, and Lee Mylchreest offers some tried and true methods of keeping your fuel always clean, no matter where you sail.
A couple of quirky tales from America and Britain should amuse – 'What do you do with a drunken sailor?' - the old song comes to mind, and read about the brand new yacht club about to launch without any water.
Browse the headlines to find your interest, and...
...sweet sailing!
Nancy Knudsen, Editor
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