Tag Archives: Marina

4th of July in the USA

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Frank Taylor

We finally get to celebrate 4th of July in the USA again after six years! But, we kept it on a nautical theme by celebrating at the marina in Carolina Beach where Tahina is staying. During the day we had … Continue reading →

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Arrival to Cape Town Area

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Frank Taylor

We left on Wednesday at the crack of dawn from Knysna intending to make it to the marina in Simons Town where we plan to keep the boat while we visit the Cape Town area for the next few weeks. … Continue reading →

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Crater Bay and Hellville

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Frank Taylor

We next sailed the short distance to Crater Bay at Nosy Be. Crater Bay is the main “hangout” for foreign yachts with a partial-service marina. They don’t have dockage, but do have paid moorings, a carening area, a dinghy dock, … Continue reading →

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Le Port Marina

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Frank Taylor

There are limited options for parking your boat in the island country of Réunion. They only have a few spots where marinas are available, and really nowhere you can lay at anchor. The island geography just doesn’t offer much in … Continue reading →

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Tahina Moves Down the Coast

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Frank Taylor

We spent three weeks at Grand Baie, a nice place to park the boat. Nice access to restaurants, grocery stores, and shopping centers. And, we were able to pick up free WIFI from a hotel. Last week I went to … Continue reading →

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Passage to Port Louis in Mauritius

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Frank Taylor

On Tuesday morning we completed the clearances to leave Rodrigues starting at about 9 AM. Our friends on s/v Gryphon 2 decided to leave in the morning as well. Karen and I got in the dinghy and rode back to … Continue reading →

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Puteri Area 360 Panoramas

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Frank Taylor

It has been months since I last took some 360 panoramas, and I realized I have done none in Malaysia. Since we’ve spent so much time in the Puteri Harbour Marina, I thought it would be appropriate do some in … Continue reading →

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Puteri Harbour Marina Update

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Frank Taylor

It’s already been a week since we arrived at Puteri Harbour Marina. This was the place where we stayed for our first 6 months in Malaysia when we were going to Singapore a lot for health related reasons. We also … Continue reading →

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Rebak Island Over the Holidays

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Frank Taylor

We arrived at Rebak Island in early November. We have been using the marina here as a base of operation for our several trips away. First, only two days after we arrived, we went home to the US for 3 … Continue reading →

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Tahina Back in Water and Ready

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Frank Taylor

This was a very stressful time in the boatyard at Pangkor Marina. We got the new navigation equipment installed (in particular, the new transducers for depth, speed, temp, and fish finder) in the hull very quickly (4 days). But, the … Continue reading →

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