Sailing Links

2012 Expedition Destination Sites

Hallberg-Rassy
Known far and wide for our sturdy construction, superb craftsmanship and signature seaworthiness, the new Germán Frers designed models have quickly become recognized for their elegant lines and spirited performance. This fleet includes eight models from 31' to 62'.

HR Parts & Accessories
An excellent source for any spare parts or cool stuff for Hallberg-Rassy sailboats.

West Marine
Your complete source for all of your boating needs!
From equipment to clothing, we have what you are looking for!

Blue Water Sailing The authority on offshore sailing, voyaging and world cruising. Magazine founded by circumnavigators George and Rosa Day in April 1996.

Armchair Sailor
A friendly, family-owned store specializing in nautical books, charts, videos, and more. Thousands in stock both new and used. Check out their on-line catalog with brief descriptions.

Sail America
Look for our new one-day Mahina Offshore Cruising Seminars at Sail America's Chicago, and Oakland Boat Shows in 2011-2012.

Michael Henrichs
Providers of air connections, Doug Fox Travel, 1-877-429-5787

Trip Cancellation and Travel Insurance
This is the most comprehensive and best-priced plan we have found for expedition members. Click on the logo to get travel and trip cancellation insurance.

Selden Masts
Builder of Mahina Tiare's mast and Furlex headsail furler.

48° North
An on-line sailing magazine, featuring articles, sailboats for sale, as well as some pretty interesting links. Look for Amanda's monthly galley column in 48 North!

Latitude 38
Bay area sailing magazine that covers the world. Their electronic Latitude e-mag comes out Mon., Wed., & Friday and is addictive!

Distant Shores
Sheryl & Paul Shard's award-winning sailing adventure television series.

Frigoboat
Manufacturers of Mahina Tiare's simple, effecient and dependable fridge and freezer systems

Jeppesen
Makers of Nobeltec electronic navigation software and Passport Global Chart Solutions

Lifeboat Medical Insurance
The best cruiser's medical insurance plan we have found anywhere, this is the one we use.

Offshore Sailing School
If you are new to sailing, Offshore's Fast Track to Cruising program is the quickest way for you to gain the sailing skills and experience needed to join one of our expeditions. The neat thing is these courses are offered in warm and fun places like Tortola, Florida or Newport, RI.

Women and Cruising
Advice, resources and inspiration for women cruisers.

Preferred Communications
is who we use for satellite communication hardware and airtime; from voice to hi-speed data transmission, George Sloan at george.sloan@satstar.com is THE guy!

Pacific Sail
A highly-recommended sailing school with a six and eight day liveaboard cruising course located in Santa Cruz harbor on Monterey Bay, just south of San Francisco.

Noonsite.com
Jimmy Cornell's clearing house of up-to-date cruising information for the entire world.

Swiftsure Yachts
Seminar co-presenter Pete McGonagle co-founded Swiftsure Yachts and has helped over 100 seminar and expedition grads find and purchase boats for their offshore cruising adventures.

Starpath School of Navigation
This site offers loads of information for boaters interested in celestial navigation. Besides actual instruction in navigation and weather, we produce and publish books and software on navigation and related topics.

Set Sail
Check out this site packed with information about Offshore Cruising, Dashew Boats, sailing music, books and more!

Alpenglow Lights
These are the best boat lights we've found anywhere; we have six on Mahina Tiare.

Walker Bay Boats
Makers of the versatile and excellent Airis inflatable kayaks that we use aboard Mahina Tiare

Panama Canal Transit: Tina McBride is our trusted resource for efficient, hassle-free canal transits.

The Best Way and Place to Learn Spanish

U.S. State Dept. Travel Warnings
For general background, entry requirements, as well as reports on crime, click here for the State Dept.'s travel warnings.

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
To find out if immunizations are required for the country you would like to visit, check the cdc.

World Factbook
Information and maps of every country and island group

Lonely Planet Travel Guides
The travel books we use and recommend, these are the best!

Seven Seas Cruising Assoc. A non-profit organization sharing cruising information and experiences.

Professional Yacht Deliveries Ltd
PYD has helped several consultation clients in delivering their recently-purchased boats.

2011-2012 Expedition Destination Sites

Tahiti
Official website of the Tahiti Office of Tourism.

Rarotonga, Cook Islands
A comprehensive website with information on Rarotonga or you can visit the Cook Islands News.

Vanuatu
Official Tourism Board site.

New Caldonia
Official Tourism Site.

Niue
The official site of Niue people.

Samoa
Samoa Tourism Authority website.

Wallis and Futuna
A site that is dedicated to Wallis and Futuna slands with a link to Wallis Radio, live.

Fiji
Official visitors Bureau website or visit Rob Kay's (former editor of Lonely Planet) Fiji site.

PIRACY AND SECURITY

www.noonsite.com 
This site was started by Jimmy Cornell, author of World Cruising Routes and has an excellent and frequently updated Piracy section.

www.safetyandsecuritynet.com
The daily Caribbean SSB Safety and Security Net has historical data of most incidents regarding yachts going back many years.

Weather Sites

U.S. Navy Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center

Jennifer Clarks Gulfstream Analysis

National Weather Service
Interactive buoy marine weather reports.

World Climate
Monthly rainfall and temperature records for many locations.

Expedition Graduates, Former Crew Members and Other Sailors Cruising Websites

Jim and Katie Thomsen, Leg 1-2007, Cruising Europe and the Med www.tenayatravels.com

Barbara Melson, Leg 5-06, www.windwhisperer.us
Barbara is off to cruise the world with her husband Terry aboard their shiny new Island Packet 440.

Carl and Yvette Nichols libertydaze.com

Site of Leg 1-07 expedition member Nicole Friend and her husband Gar www.svdreamkeeper.com

Hank Martin, www.svequinox.com Leg 5-05 and Betsy Martin, Leg 6-05 aboard their new Island Packet 440

Mike and Linda Dawkins www.svaquila.com
Linda and Mike Dawkins are now living the dream they talked about on Leg 7 - 2003, Noumea to Auckland. This couple was totally motivated to learn and when Mike wasn't telling us wild stories of his life as a federal special agent, he and Linda were making notes and asking questions about all aspects of ocean voyaging.

Karolina Orn www.reginasailing.com
Sailed with us on Leg 4-2001 from Norway to Sweden. Now she and her husband Leon Schulz are preparing their new Hallberg-Rassy 40 to cross the Atlantic.

Kathy Seigismund www.svfelicity.com
Joined us on Leg 1-2000 from Victoria to San Diego, then set sail days later with her partner Ken Machtley on their Tashiba 31. They are presently headed for Australia and keep an awesome and informative website.

Tom Hall and Liz McLoughlin www.bikenfly.org
Attend our Weekend Offshore Cruising Seminar in 1977, then sailed their Downeast 38 to New Zealand. They rounded Cape Horn with us in 1996, then sailed to 80 degrees North with us on Leg 2-2001. They now enjoy cruising Alaska on their Nordhaven 40.

Lois Crandell and Gunter Hofmann www.pacificbliss.com
Sailed on Leg 3-1998 from Rarotonga to Pago. Recently they picked up a shiny new Catana catamaran in France and when we just spoke with them over the SSB radio, they were headed to Australia.

Dorothy Darden www.adagiomarine.com
Sailed from Auckland to Tahiti on Leg 1-1998. Since then she and her husband Steve had a custom Melvin and Morelli catamaran built in New Zealand which they have sailed to Australia and Tasmania.

Log of the Ithaka
Bernadette and Douglas Bernon's six year Caribbean voyage.

Other Sites of Interest

Sail Kids www.sailkidsed.com
Connecting Experience to Education. Relevant, fun, hands-on learning for sailing children and home schooling sailors.