Indonesia’s Amazing Anambas Archipelago

Indonesia is easing access for yachts to enter into Bali, Batam, Bintan and Nunukan and quarantine is now lifted for arrivals by air or by sea. And good news for foreign-flagged yachts… a new visa is on the horizon as the country slowly gets back to pre-Covid times....

The Oyster World Rally – Antigua to the Marquesas

At 1300h on Sunday 9th January His Excellency the Governor General of Antigua and Barbuda, Sir Rodney Williams, fired the starting cannon for the Oyster World Rally from Charlotte’s Point, Antigua to mark the start of the 2022/23 Oyster World Rally. A fleet of 25...

Simon Jones – The Meat & Fish Society’s Grand Master

For many years on the island of Mallorca the name Simon Jones was synonymous with Escape Bar in Plaça de la Drassana. A place to go and meet friends and crew. Where the sausage and bacon butties, as well as the full menu, were the stuff of legend and where no matter...

Product review of the Nautilus Lifeline

Have you ever imagined or experienced drifting away from your yacht whilst doing water sports? Wind, current, fog, faulty equipment, bad orientation, loss of your buddy, etc.; the scenarios are multiple, and it seems that they happen more often than people are willing...

A Day on a J

As a little kid, cutting my sailing teeth during Irish summer holidays racing a Mirror dinghy built by my parents and learning to swear a lot (my slightly older sister was crew..), winters were invariably spent leafing through the handful of old Beken of Cowes...