Nordhavn Pendana and Atlas two N62’s PENDANA’s WORLD TRIP UPDATE #1 Apologies in advance for the longer than usual blog! Planning is progressing well and the Pendana camp remains excited, committed and focused on what needs to get done. Now before I continue, I just want to highlight some incredible photos taken by Steve …
GUEST INTERVIEW Andy and Julie Nemier N62 MV INFINITY Andy and Julie Nemier MV INFINITY So, Andy, tell us a little something about your cruising to date and where you have been so far? We started cruising 14 years ago, with the purchase of our first sailboat in 2000. We’re currently on our 5th …
GUEST INTERVIEW Mark and Jennifer Ullmann – Starlet N46 Mark and Jennifer Ullmann – Starlet N46 July 2014 Mark and Jennifer Ullmann So, Jennifer, tell us why you became full time liveaboards? Mark and I are xenophiles; we enjoy traveling and seeing new places. We like meeting the locals and understanding cultures and customs …
Pacific Asian Enterprise (PAE) – Co Founder and Vice President Mr Jim Leishman GUEST INTERVIEW – Mr Jim Leishman Co-Founder and Vice President of Pacific Asian Enterprise (“PAE”) makers of the truly remarkable, Nordhavn. So, Jim, firstly thank you for your time. Before we start I have to ask what was your single high …
James Hamilton GUEST INTERVIEW James and Jennifer Hamilton – Dirona N52 June, 2014. So, James, Jennifer, you’ve crossed many oceans how have you found it so far? Generally, it’s been pretty good. But statistically, if you spend weeks at sea, you will encounter some poor weather and we have certainly seen some. With care in choosing …
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Relaxing Time Away. Hopefully to add a little spice to Pendanablog.com I have decided to run ‘Guest Interviews’ of some well-known boating personalities and some perhaps less well known. Guests will answer a series of questions and their “un-edited” responses will be posted under the ‘Guest Interview’ tab on the main page. At this …
Wonderful Week on Sydney Harbour We have just returned to our home marina after spending a wonderful week on Sydney Harbour and this time instead of heading for our regular haunts of Athol Bay, Farm Cove or Watsons Bay we decided to head further up Sydney Harbour towards the west and drop anchor opposite Birkenhead …
Pendana nordhavn 62 returns home Phase Five Complete Pendana is now home in Sydney waters after a six month trip away, covering some 2,500nms/4,689klms. I must say that the overall journey was a wonderful experience and one that we all enjoyed. Other than 24 hours of some pretty nasty weather off the Fraser Island coast …
Easter 2013 on board Pendana Well, we have just spent a lovely four days aboard Pendana and once again her systems all worked flawlessly and she didn’t miss a beat. We had decided to make our way down to Sydney Harbour for most of the Easter break and departed our Marina at 10:00am for the …
Broken Bay to the Port of Newcastle Port of Newcastle Entrance to Port of Newcastle. With the end of school holidays fast approaching we decided that a quick run north to the Port of Newcastle for a week’s break was in order. My wife and I have never actually been to Newcastle before so we …