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Stricken Fiji yacht: Sailor Clive Nothling’s widow wants husband home

The widow of a sailor killed off the coast of Fiji on a New Zealand-flagged yacht says she can’t wait for his body to return home.

Robyn Nothling’s husband, 73-year-old Clive Nothling of Russell, was knocked unconscious when the boom of his boat, the Second Life, hit him late Sunday evening.

Nothling logged his journey, revealing he missed his wife’s eightieth birthday while he was away.

“Sorry I missed it but will make it up to her,” his note read.

He posted photographs of himself and his crewmates fishing, swimming, and sailing next to dolphins. His wife spent some time with him on the trip but returned to New Zealand early.

“[It] was great having her with me. [I] love her to bits.”

Crewmate Kevin Harper was also injured. Harper was sailing when the mast’s boom hit the pair.

Nothling was knocked unconscious about 24 hours before help arrived, by which time he was already dead, his widow said.

The cruise ship Pacific Explorer diverted course to respond to the Second Life’s mayday call about 1am on Monday.

The Pacific Explorer winched one person to safety and the Republic of Fiji Navy ship Saveneca saved the other survivor.

Nothling’s widow said, “I’m heartbroken, absolutely heartbroken. I don’t know how I’m even talking right now.”

“He was due home from Fiji in four days when he died. We couldn’t wait to see each other.

“He was a very special, strong man. He was known for being a very safe and competent sailor. This was a freak accident,” she said.

Nothling, born in South Africa and a keen sailor most of his life, had been in Fiji about four months before he died. He worked in the tech industry for several years.

“In his 30s, he built a boat in [his] backyard in Wellington and sailed around the world for eight years,” his widow said.

“I sailed with him for 30 years on our boat - I never ever felt afraid. He never ever took risks.

“We were together [those] 30 years. We were very much in love with each other and we had lovely plans.”

She believed the tragedy unfolded after the craft’s autopilot went awry.

Speaking from their home in Russell, she said details were still “sketchy” and hadn’t been confirmed.

“What happened was; the boom came across and hit Kevin first and then Clive, and he was unconscious for over 24 hours or more before they got him out.”

Passengers aboard the Pacific Explorer, a 2000-berth pleasure cruiser, witnessed the rescue, with video footage showing the Second Life bobbing against its hull.

Harper and a third crew member, whom Nothling’s widow only knew as Sean, were taken to Fiji, along with Nothling’s body. Consular services were notified.

Second Life’s crew were offloaded about 12 hours after they sent a mayday call.

Due to rough weather, the cruise ship was unable to launch small tenders.

The Pacific Explorer ship remained at a safe distance and waited for the Fijian navy to conduct a recovery operation for the sailing ship.

RFNS patrol boat Savenaca intercepted the immobilised yacht after midday.

Republic of Fiji Navy (RFN) sailors were seen boarding the 12-metre yacht via dirigible and removing bags from the craft.

Maritime New Zealand’s Rescue Coordination Centre (RCCNZ) confirmed two survivors were recovered from the vessel, while “sadly one person has died as a result of an incident involving a yacht off Fiji [Monday] evening”.

“This was a challenging search and rescue operation in tough conditions,” a spokesperson for RCCNZ said.

“Maritime NZ’s Rescue Coordination Centre wants to acknowledge the work of the Rescue Coordination Centre, Fiji in leading coordination of the rescue efforts.”

A second response vessel in the area, The Beast, a privately-owned vessel belonging to Sir Michael Hill, also diverted to assist shortly after midday.

Cruise passengers reported that the Pacific Explorer continued on its course to Fiji at around 2pm local time.

A spokeswoman for Carnival Australia, the parent company of cruise operator P&O, said the Pacific Explorer had been first to respond to a call for help via the New Zealand Rescue Co-ordination Centre.

“We’d like to take this opportunity to thank our crew, led by Captain Alan Nixon, for their immense efforts in very poor conditions, as well as our guests onboard for their understanding,” they said.

Second Life was last seen in Nadi Bay on Thursday, September 21. Nothling’s widow understood the Republic of Fiji Navy has since scuttled the craft.

Nothling was also survived by his son Zak Nothling, whom he had with his ex-wife Lynn Nothling. He had previously been a member of the Kerikeri Cruising Club.

Raphael Franks is an Auckland-based reporter who covers breaking news. He joined the Herald as a Te Rito cadet in 2022.

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‘Absolutely heartbroken’: Widow of Kiwi sailor killed off Fiji speaks

The widow of a sailor killed off the coast of Fiji on a New Zealand-flagged yacht says she can’t wait for his body to return home.  

Robyn Nothling’s husband, 73-year-old Clive Nothling of Russell, was knocked unconscious when the boom of his boat, the Second Life, hit him late Sunday evening.  

Nothling logged his journey, revealing he missed his wife’s eightieth birthday while he was away.  

“Sorry I missed it but will make it up to her,” his note read.  

He posted photographs of himself and his crewmates fishing, swimming, and sailing next to dolphins. His wife spent some time with him on the trip but returned to New Zealand early.  

“[It] was great having her with me. [I] love her to bits.”  

Crewmate Kevin Harper was also injured. Harper was sailing when the mast’s boom hit the pair.  

Nothling was knocked unconscious about 24 hours before help arrived, by which time he was already dead, his widow said.  

The cruise ship Pacific Explorer diverted course to respond to the Second Life’s mayday call about 1am on Monday.  

The Pacific Explorer winched one person to safety and the Republic of Fiji Navy ship Saveneca saved the other survivor.  

Nothling’s widow said, “I’m heartbroken, absolutely heartbroken. I don’t know how I’m even talking right now.”  

“He was due home from Fiji in four days when he died. We couldn’t wait to see each other.  

“He was a very special, strong man. He was known for being a very safe and competent sailor. This was a freak accident,” she said.  

Nothling, born in South Africa and a keen sailor most of his life, had been in Fiji about four months before he died. He worked in the tech industry for several years.  

“In his 30s, he built a boat in [his] backyard in Wellington and sailed around the world for eight years,” his widow said.  

“I sailed with him for 30 years on our boat - I never ever felt afraid. He never ever took risks.  

“We were together [those] 30 years. We were very much in love with each other and we had lovely plans.”  

She believed the tragedy unfolded after the craft’s autopilot went awry.  

Speaking from their home in Russell, she said details were still “sketchy” and hadn’t been confirmed.  

“What happened was; the boom came across and hit Kevin first and then Clive, and he was unconscious for over 24 hours or more before they got him out.”  

Passengers aboard the Pacific Explorer, a 2000-berth pleasure cruiser, witnessed the rescue, with video footage showing the Second Life bobbing against its hull.  

Harper and a third crew member, whom Nothling’s widow only knew as Sean, were taken to Fiji, along with Nothling’s body. Consular services were notified.  

Second Life’s crew were offloaded about 12 hours after they sent a mayday call.  

Due to rough weather, the cruise ship was unable to launch small tenders.  

The Pacific Explorer ship remained at a safe distance and waited for the Fijian navy to conduct a recovery operation for the sailing ship.  

RFNS patrol boat Savenaca intercepted the immobilised yacht after midday.  

Republic of Fiji Navy (RFN) sailors were seen boarding the 12-metre yacht via dirigible and removing bags from the craft.  

Maritime New Zealand’s Rescue Coordination Centre (RCCNZ) confirmed two survivors were recovered from the vessel, while “sadly one person has died as a result of an incident involving a yacht off Fiji [Monday] evening”.  

“This was a challenging search and rescue operation in tough conditions,” a spokesperson for RCCNZ said.  

“Maritime NZ’s Rescue Coordination Centre wants to acknowledge the work of the Rescue Coordination Centre, Fiji in leading coordination of the rescue efforts.”  

A second response vessel in the area, The Beast, a privately-owned vessel belonging to Sir Michael Hill, also diverted to assist shortly after midday.  

Cruise passengers reported that the Pacific Explorer continued on its course to Fiji at around 2pm local time.  

A spokeswoman for Carnival Australia, the parent company of cruise operator P&O, said the Pacific Explorer had been first to respond to a call for help via the New Zealand Rescue Co-ordination Centre.  

“We’d like to take this opportunity to thank our crew, led by Captain Alan Nixon, for their immense efforts in very poor conditions, as well as our guests onboard for their understanding,” they said.  

Second Life was last seen in Nadi Bay on Thursday, September 21. Nothling’s widow understood the Republic of Fiji Navy has since scuttled the craft.  

Nothling was also survived by his son Zak Nothling, whom he had with his ex-wife Lynn Nothling. He had previously been a member of the Kerikeri Cruising Club.  

Raphael Franks is an Auckland-based reporter who covers breaking news. He joined the  Herald  as a Te Rito cadet in 2022.  

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One dead, sailor rescued by cruise ship from stricken Fiji yacht

O ne person has died during an incident involving a New Zealand-flagged yacht off Fiji, says Maritime New Zealand’s Rescue Coordination Centre.

There were three people on-board when the vessel encountered difficulty.

One survivor was picked up by the Fijian Navy vessel Savenaca this afternoon, while the other was earlier transferred to the cruise ship, Pacific Explorer where they received medical treatment.

Both the survivors are being taken to Fiji, as has the body of the dead person. Consular services have been notified.

The crew of Savenaca were offloaded 12 hours after sending a mayday signal in the waters south of Fiji.

The small yacht was first intercepted by P&O cruise ship the Pacific Explorer at 1am this morning.

The 2000-passenger pleasure cruiser was repositioning from Auckland to Suva in the Fijian islands when it diverted to the distress signal.

The New Zealand-flagged sailing vessel Second Life appeared to have a broken sail and the crew required medical assistance.

One crew member was winched aboard the cruise ship, while two others remained onboard, unable to be moved.

Due to rough weather, the cruise ship was unable to launch small tenders, the Pacific Explorer ship remaining at a safe distance and waiting for the Fijian navy to conduct a recovery operation for the sailing ship.

RFNS patrol boat Savenaca intercepted the immobilised yacht after midday. Republic of Fiji Navy (RFN) sailors could be seen boarding the 12-metre yacht via dirigible and removing bags from the craft.

Maritime New Zealand’s Rescue Coordination Centre (RCCNZ) confirmed that two survivors were recovered from the vessel, while “sadly one person has died as a result of an incident involving a yacht off Fiji yesterday evening”.

RFN picked up the remaining survivor this afternoon, in addition to the crewmember who was winched onto the Pacific Explorer.

“This was a challenging search and rescue operation in tough conditions,” said a spokesperson for RCCNZ. “Maritime NZ’s Rescue Coordination Centre wants to acknowledge the work of the Rescue Coordination Centre, Fiji in leading coordination of the rescue efforts.”

Both the survivors are being taken to Fiji, as is the body of the deceased. New Zealand Police and consular services have been notified.

Cruise passengers reported that the Pacific Explorer continued on its course to Fiji at around 2pm local time.

A second response vessel in the area, The Beast, a privately-owned vessel belonging to Sir Michael Hill, also diverted to assist shortly after midday.

A spokeswoman for Carnival Australia, the parent company of cruise operator P&O, said the Pacific Explorer had been first to respond to a call for assistance via the New Zealand Rescue Co-ordination Centre.

“We’d like to take this opportunity to thank our crew, led by Captain Alan Nixon, for their immense efforts in very poor conditions, as well as our guests onboard for their understanding,” they said.

Owing to the poor conditions, the rescue of remaining crew by the cruise line was not possible, but the Pacific Explorer was reportedly in touch with those aboard the Second Life throughout the evening.

“Guests will be kept up to date with any necessary itinerary adjustments as Pacific Explorer renders assistance to those in distress.”

The New Zealand Rescue Co-ordination Centre said that one of the yacht crew was now onboard the Pacific Explorer receiving medical assistance.

“Due to conditions and the comparative size of the Pacific Explorer, assisting the remaining people onboard the yacht isn’t possible.”

Passenger Ali Gilchrist Gilchrist told the Herald that the cruise ship had now left the scene and no other crew were taken aboard the ship.

“RCC NZ requested we monitor the yacht from a distance, as it is unsafe for us to get the [remaining crew] off the yacht in their condition,” she said.

The RFN released the cruise ship from observation duties around 4pm and it was now headed towards Port Denarau.

Cruise passenger John McFarlane photographed a rescue and recovery being conducted via navy launch.

“The launch from the Fijian warship went back across, we’re not yet clear on the offloaded passengers’ condition, however,” he said.

The Pacific Explorer is currently on an eight-day itinerary from Auckland with 2000 guests, mostly New Zealanders and Australians.

She was due to arrive in Suva, Fiji on Monday morning.

The 12-metre yacht, which bears the lettering Second Life on its hull, is a New Zealand-flagged ship, last seen in Nadi Bay, Fiji on September 21.

Sailing in Second Life

There are many very active groups of people involved with sailing in Second Life. Many Yacht Clubs are active and doing weekly races and some times a year there are huge regattas. At least twice a week there is are cruising, often with a cool party afterwards on the final destination.

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Places to Sail

Blake Sea - Half Hitch This is a nice start to sail. Marina "Free Adriatic" in Grant friendly Marina, it's always nice to do a fast fun race in the wonderful Sea_of_Fables or just cruise up to the north with some friends. Gulf of Lauren Just to the north of Bay City , the gulf offers several lightly-themed water regions for sailing, as well as access to the northern and southern channels towards ANWR and Abbotts. Gaeta is a sailing-friendly mainland continent with tens of sims to sail around the huge island. Puerto Arianti A free use marina with sailing information, a maritime museum and some free sailing and nautical items.

Maps and sailing routes for all continents can be found at Waterways .

Where to get a boat? There is a real active boat builder scene. Tradewinds Yacht Club (TYC) In the Sim of Dex has regular boat shows and works extensively with boat builders. Tradewinds is home to the Free BWind boat (a fantastic beginner and intermediate sailboat) along with the Free Flying Fizz. Many clubs have boat stores and vendors

simple first boat for free Another simple, free boat Trudeau warft has all the famous boats created by Jacqueline Trudeau for sale.

Several Yacht Clubs have vendors of boat-builders on their land Nantucket Yacht Club (NYC) as well as several other clubs offer the Shelly Fizz for free. The Shelly is a realistic sailboat, for beginners. At Starboards Yacht Club (SYC) in Hollywood, you can get a free Shelly Fizz, a demo Fizz, a demo Jangars, AND a demo Tako. SYC is on the shores of the Blake Sea. --> Second Life Ships Database - more than 100 sailboats listed

Yacht Clubs

(alphabetically) Danshire Yacht Club (DYC) Fishers Island Yacht Club (FIYC) Kazenojin Seiringu (KS) Les Glénans (LG) Mango Yacht Club (MYC) Located at the beautiful tropical area of the Fruit Islands with over 100 sims for Sailing. Mowry Bay Yacht Club (MBYC) Nantucket Yacht Club (NYC) Located on the edge of Blake Sea and close to Nautilus Continent, NYC exists to encourage sailing in Second life. New Port Yacht Club (NPYC) New Port Yacht Club is part of Bay City , and provides access to their nearby waterways Schiffsratten Yacht Club (SrYC) A German Yacht Club that organizes training courses and races. See Schiffsratten Blog for details. Starboards Yacht Club (SYC) is the oldest (formed in August of 2005) and largest Yacht Club in Second Life. Every Sunday at noon you can join a free Learn to Sail class. After a brief lecture, you will go "on the water" with a sailing coach. This is a great way to get into the sailing scene in Second Life. You can rezz your boat here and sail directly to the Blake Sea. There is a large marina and a marine mall for your shopping pleasure. Tradewinds Yacht Club (TYC) Over 1,000 members, over 300 sims to sail though, free to rezz your boat. Located at the north end of a huge body of water on the Mainland, has a boat store, is active with many boat builders and is home of the SL Sailing History Museum. SLurl Triumphal Yacht Club (TrYC) WayPoint Yacht Club (WYV) WayPoint Yacht Club is dedicated mainly to supporting Japanese sailors and helping them join the SL Sailing community. Through sailing and racing, provide opportunities to communicate with people all over the world. SLurl

Other Resources

Second Life Geography links with two themed articles: Water and Waterways ; the last one provides maps and a link to download navigation maps.

Do's & Don'ts

The ultimative "Do" is have fun! Be nice when possible and helpful.

The ultimative "Don't" is never ever click on moving vessels! That would stop them and may the sailor make forget the "Do's".

SL Sailing Pictures

Second Life Sailing, Ships & Boats - Pictures about all kinds of boats, even RL ones sl sail - Pictures about everything related to sailing in SL SL - Beauty of Sailing - Emphasis on artistic SL sailing pictures Second Life Sports - Different SL sports, including sailing

• keep all alphabetic sorted
• start point for sailing,
• Yacht clubs
• under vessels, alphabetic order of SL shipyard (slURLs)

Due this should be a informative wiki and less advertising the general sort order must be alphabetically. -- Dil Spitz 18:05, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

Original Post I have started this link and/or blog to Help us Novice Sailors in SL as to where in the SL world is the best place for Sailing. What are the best boats? Where is the quality water for sailing? What are the sailing resources in SL? What is the Sailing Community in SL? Are their and Sailing Schools? Instructors? Academies? Navies?  :-). I have several boats (errmm "Vessels") both powered and sailing. But my interest lies mostly with sailing. I spent a fortune to find a piece of land which was big enough for a house and water property for a dock for my boats. I thought I was clever enough, by ensuring that my water opened into (or bordered) open government seas. But, I have found I can only sail for a short distance before I hit the proverbial end-of-the-World. I was hoping to Circumnavigate SL and I can't even get out of my Region. Oh well, I digress. Any thoughts, help, or input for the Newbie Sailor?

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Cruise Ship Rescues Yacht, One Dead in Fiji Boat Mishap

Andrea Santillan

• September 26, 2023

Three vessels, including a P&O cruise ship, came to aid a yacht that found itself in distress off the coast of Fiji. One of the passengers was already deceased, while the other two needed medical attention.

Cruise Ship Rescues Yacht

Twelve hours after the distress call, the cruise ship P&O Pacific Explorer was the first to arrive on the scene at 1 a.m. on September 25. The yacht, Second Life, was found with a broken mast amid challenging weather conditions.

Though the Explorer managed to transfer one of the yacht’s crew onboard, the other passenger couldn’t be moved until hours later. “Due to conditions and the comparative size of the Pacific Explorer, assisting the remaining people onboard the yacht isn’t possible,” passenger Ali Christ told the New Zealand Herald .

Two other vessels joined the recovery operation: the Republic of Fiji Navy (RFN) patrol boat Savenaca and the Beast, a private vessel owned by Sir Michael Hill. By the same day afternoon, the patrol boat had boarded the 12-meter yacht and picked up the remaining survivor.

At around 4 p.m., the cruise ship with 2,000 passengers onboard was given the green light to proceed to Suva, Fiji, its original destination.

Spanning several hours, the rescue was described as a difficult operation. “RFNS Savenaca finally arrived this morning carrying one survivor and the remains of the sailor that tragically lost his life at sea. It has been a challenging rescue given the conditions and weather at sea at the time and it was rather unfortunate that a life was lost,” read the Republic of Fiji Navy’s post on Facebook .

The two survivors, including the deceased passenger, have been taken to Fiji while consular services and the New Zealand Police have been alerted.

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Being a lazy sod I've just got round to picking up my free Linden boat and have just taken it out onto the Blake.  Unbeliveably after nearly 5 yrs in SL it was my first time sailing and in short I'm hooked now.

So could any of you dedicated sailors out there recommend a great sailing yacht to buy?  Price is no object, it would need to seat min 4 passengers including me, gimmicks and gadgets a plus and be copy/mod.  

Also can anybody advise me of any popular yachting/sailing groups, good voyages to do, good rez points etc...?

/me rushes off to buy an admiral's uniform.

P.S. Seems the Linden freebie is going to profit at least one merchant for the time being, spotted a few other Linden boats while out too.

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Actually, Two Sy. I want a decent boat too now, so thanks for this thread.

I think the Linden boat was an ace idea. I'd never sailed at all before but it's good fun as well as being fun and frustrating in equal measure.

Perrie Juran

May I suggest if money is no object, RMS Titanic:

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/XP-RMS-Titanic/2782146

However I would be very cautious going out to sea in her.  It seems that ice bergs like to float along SIM crossings.

and if I may suggest a place to moor your new toy, New Babbage.

p.s  if you have never seen this, it is one very cool SL video.

:smileyhappy:

Isn't it a BLAST!?  I had a couple of DCs, which is really unusual for me so I don't know if that's down to the Blake environment, seemed to happen everytime I picked up a music stream, but meh, we'll see in the future.  Best fun I've had in a while.

Oooh I dunno Perrie, I've heard some really bad feedback on this model; single use and has never done a return trip yet.  Plus there are two damned annoying NPCs stuck on the bow.

but just think how awesome it would be to watch them fly off as the bow hit a SIM crosssing.

and how much shorter that damned movie would have been!

Well, if I could have Celine Dion strapped to the anchor it might be a clincher, but I got my heart set on a sailing yacht at the moment.

Knowl Paine

I've only been sailing a few time, I do enjoy it.

There is a Sailing race course in the Region Hepurn , you don't have to race it, unless you want to race it.

I think the Course covers more than one Region, I cannot recall, I know the starting rez point is in Hepurn

Pussycat Catnap

I mention a number of resources in my blog on SL sailing:

http://catnapkitty.wordpress.com/category/second-life/sailing-second-life/

Amethyst Jetaime

I'm a big fan of sailing myself and have sailed for personal pleasure (as opposed to racing) for over five years now in SL.

I highly recommend the boats built by Qyv Inshan.  His store is Quest Marine (You can tp from his profile). He doesn't sell on marketplace. 

My partner and i own several of his sail boats and they are the only boats out of the 30+ we own between us that we can consistently and safely sail across a sim line. We live in a private sailing estate of over 100 sims that are mostly water and can most days sail from one end to the other and back in these boats without crashing or flying off into the wild blue.   They sail realistically on the SL wind, or you can make your own.  They also can kick some serious butt. 

Thanks for the tip Knowl, much appreciated. 

Thank you Pussycat that was a good read and packed with info.  I've bookmarked it for future reference. :smileyhappy:

Many thanks too Amethyst, I will TP over and check his shop out as soon as I'm inworld.  The 100 sim sailing estate that you mention, is that private as in you have to rent or buy land to use the sims or can you become a group member to use them?

[ETA]  TP'd there and they are great looking yachts, but they seemed to be all for primarily racing and not for some cosy sailing as well.  Still, I will buy one of them soon, but will look for the a more passenger accommodating sailing yacht first.  Thanks though for the tip Amethyst, will definitely be returning there.

Theresa Tennyson

I can't speak to their sailing qualities but Trudeau yachts are absolutely gorgeous if you like an older "classic" feel, which I wouldn't be surprised by what with the top hat and all.

Thanks for the tip.  If I buy one I shall offer you a trip half a league, half a league, half a league onward, what with your name and all.  :smileywink:

Just had a look at their selection.  My finger is hovering over the Larinda model am waiting to see if any more suggestions come along, but I do like that one.

Wildcat Furse

Sy, check also the 'Balduin Shipyard' here , the Cotton Blossom II is my favorite yacht, you can sail it by using the SL winds system or by using the on-board motor. At the shipyard you will find a demo rezzer for all yachts.

A good place to learn to sail can be found at the island of Ahab's Haunt, which is a Linden Sim surrounded by many Linden oceans. The rezz Zone can be found here . If you need more information please don't hesitate to IM me in-world :matte-motes-smile: *meows*

Caitlin Tobias

Oh that is a gorgeous one......I, too, am a bit hooked on sailing since the premium gift...although I am still trying out and enjoying the free boat a lot, I will for sure eventually end up buying  a 'real' one..and these pics....just wow!

That is just the kind of style yacht I'm leaning towards Wildcat.  I'll certainly go check that the LM out and test some when I'm next inworld.  Is it the kind of yacht though that if I'm sailing I'm unable to stand up and move around because the yacht is attaching a stackload of prims to me when I'm sailing?  I'm guessing from the bench seating that it sits passengers too without them being forced into crew working postions like the racing yachts?

Thanks also for the rez point.

and err...meow.  :smileywink:

Orca Flotta

Actually, Sy, there are a handful of very good boatwrights in SL. But to recommend one great yachts is kinda impossible since it all depends on your taste, your planned usage etc.

Trudeau Classic Yachts are wonderfully built and the new scripts are fantastic. Also Jacqueline manages to give each of her boats a bit of its own character so not all are feeling the same.

WildWind Yachts makes very fast modern boats, often modelled after RL race boats. No wooden oldtimers to be found at this japanese boatyard. And they are easy to sail and good sim xers.

Balduin Aabye Yacht Design has 2 nicely done sailing yachts out, the Bolero and the Cotton Blossom. They both are upgraded to a newer Bwind version now. Still easy to sail if you got the basic knowledge.

Same goes for Quest boats by Qyv Inshan. She (not a he, Amethyst) modded the Bwind script and made it fully WWC compatible incl windshadow, current and wave effects. My favourite boats for racing now.

Blake Sea (all BS sims are starting with Blake Sea in the name) All sims in Blake have a rezzable NE corner.

Dire Strait (sims around Ahab's Haunt)

Bingo Strait (sims west of Nautilus Island) All Bingo sims have a rezzable NE corner as well.

Sea Of Fables, Mare Secundus, L-shaped Sea, Bay City (all in Sansara)

The continent of Gaeta V is, apart from some bottlenecks, easily circumnavigable and has a corridor to Corsica, which in turn has 2 corridors to Nautilus.

As for groups there are several yacht clubs in SL, but for the beginning I'd suggest becoming member of the SL Sailing Association (SLSA) as the roof organisation for all the territorial clubs. SLSA mostly serves as a spam group to announce all the races and other events.

But what I really recommend strongly, if you're not intending to start racing, is joining the Leeward Cruising Club (LCC) a growing band of intrepid explorers and party people. We have 2 weekly cruises starting from diferent locations and going to different destinations, where we have nice aftercruise parties. The cruises are carefully scouted and mapped out and make it possible for us to sail the coolest places all over the grid ... without too much of danger and stress.

Oh I forgot to mention SL is not the most reliable and stable environment for the use of vehicles of any kind. Sticky, gluey water, disappearing roads, bad bad lag, borked sim crossings ... every SL pilot, car driver bike rider and sailor can tell you about the horrors that usually occur when trying to move a vehicle over a longer distance. Needless to say that carrying 4 passengers and having a cabin with lots of gimmicks is a bit counterproductive in that regard.

When you earnestly try to sail and reach your destination, the best solution is to do it alone. Also prim and script down. Get rid of all AOs, dancemachines, hug thingies, also of all unnecessary prims. Wear clothes and hair without those pesky resizer prims. If needed derender some stuff, dial your graphics down ... generally be as light as even possible. This not just gives you an advantage in races but also a better chance of survival when cruising/exploring.

And get a banline hud, it is worth its price in gold!

Orca thanks for a really extensive answer and all the useful tips and info.  Surprisingly I was surprised by the smoothness of the sim crossings, didn't have one bad crossing all night and only got into problems once when I sailed too close to a private island.

I've visited all but one of those shipyards listed and I've been assuming that if a boat's description says it doesn't attach parts to your body then it doesn't and you are free to move around the boat.  Would that be correct as a general rule?

Once again thanks for your input Orca.

it's really a very good yacht, I promise you will get more hooked on sailing .... :smileyhappy: *meows*

heya Sy, no need to attach the yacht, just right click it and you will get seated, it is only 32 prims (mod, copy). It sits also a few passengers or more precisely lays them on or in the yacht (lazy crew positions), only the captain has to work hehe :matte-motes-big-grin: *meows*

PS. below a picture of my cotton blossom aside my little holiday yacht .... (just to compare sizes)

PPS. I live on the southeast corner of the Neobelow sim close to Ahab's haunt (just wave when you sail along)

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A Second Life for a 25 Catamaran

Posted on June 13, 2022 and filed under SWD News & Stories

Concept plan for 25M BONEFISH. Stephens Waring has embarked on a top-to-bottom renovation and reimagination of this classic power cat.

It’s not every day you get to put your full imagination, creativity, and problem solving skills into a single project.  The renovation of 25M the Powercat BONEFISH requires all three in spades.

HISTORY OF THE YACHT

Original early 90’s plans from New Zealand designer Derek Kelsall show a vision for a blue water, sloop-style, sailing catamaran.

The yacht was originally designed by notable New Zealand designer named Derek Kelsall who made a name for himself with multihull designs in the 90’s

The original design called for an around the world, blue-water sailing catamaran, sloop-style rig. The drawings show a design for a sailing cat with the mast stepped forward of a superstructure and the headstay was made to a centerline nacelle where the anchoring and ground tackle are currently located. Staying rigging was to be attached at the sheer of each hull on the port and starboard side.  In the current configuration you can see a centerline shaping of the flybridge coaming area that is heavily raked and sits low to accommodate a boom on the rig.  

During an arduous, challenging, and long original build, the owner decided to abandon the sailing rig and moved toward powerboat design. For the past decade Bonefish has served her owner as a cruising power cat primarily used for private and charter fishing and leisure.

GOING FROM SAIL TO STEAM

While unusual, it’s not necessarily a bad idea to take a lightweight configuration of a sailing cat and convert it to a power boat. The primary challenge when starting with a sleek low volume hull design is avoiding overburdening the structure with the typical overladen themes found in most power yachts. There are limitations set forth by how slender and sleek the design was originally meant to be.  Most equipment and specs for powerboats don’t fit that well into such a sleek package.

THE REDESIGN

The renovation on this project is extensive. We’re essentially blue-skying the entire yacht from the inside out.  The flying bridge, pilothouse, and bridge deck level will all be scrapped and redesigned.

The existing wing deck cabin trunk will be left intact, but heavily restyled.  A whole new plan view shape will be established.  The new design offers all new aesthetic style differences and a much more sophisticated level of construction and finish detail throughout.  

During the original construction of Bonefish in the 90’s, decisions were made to convert her from a blue water sailing catamaran to a high-functional powerboat.

THE CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY

There are many challenges, but the construction choreography, nuances of design solutions, and the various problem-solving on the renovation of an existing boat are much harder than whendesigning something new from a blank slate.

When you start from scratch you have all the freedom to strike your own line and to balance the various spaces the way you want.  Even if you’re going down one route, if you don’t like where it’s going, you can change direction and go another way. When you’re working with an established space the realm of possibilities is much more confined.  You need to work with what’s there and what’s in front of you.  That challenge is also the opportunity as it forces a greater level of discipline and creativity, which is something that gets us excited.  It also makes for an exciting journey for the owners, builders, and fans of the boat.

STEPHENS WARING DESIGN RENDERINGS FOR BONEFISH

Read more about Stephens Waring Renovations:

Boat Renovations and Restorations 101

The Renovation of Marilee

The Renovation of Zingara

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‘Never before have I sailed in such wild weather’ – struck by a ‘weather bomb’ near New Zealand

• Toby Heppell
• September 11, 2024

When Jeremy Edwards and his sister were hit by a ‘weather bomb’ en route to Tonga it gave him a new-found respect for his sister’s skippering ability

Sammy, my sister, was ready to go. She couldn’t wait to put on her skipper’s hat and head off on a great adventure. It was 1998 when offshore sailing was off-grid, whether you liked it or not. There were no fancy chart plotters and weather apps to tell us the conditions; we relied on the basics: radar, depth sounder, and the SSB radio for weather updates.

Sammy plotted our course hourly on a paper chart. Back then, we simply had to rely on long-range, low-tech information. Standing on the pontoon saying our goodbyes in Auckland harbour, four of us made a solid crew. I was the least experienced.

My sister had worked for Ocean Youth Club, sailing 70ft offshore yachts around Britain with youngsters on board. Her then-husband, Mike, who was a Kiwi, had done the same. Crew Bruce was an experienced offshore sailor who had crossed to the Pacific Islands on a previous occasion. I was an enthusiastic river sailor, just a novice.

Setting off in 1998 at the start of the Southern Hemisphere winter, the Southern Ocean can throw some nasty weather towards New Zealand. Photo: Jeremy Edwards

A sense of foreboding

As the lines were untied from the pontoon and taken on board Sammy’s 39ft, steel-hulled Denis Ganley, Pacific Express , Mike’s mother, Mari, said from the quay, “I hear there’s a storm coming.” Neither my sister nor Mike said anything.

I assumed Mari must be joking. I thought she was trying one last trick to stop her little ducklings from going out to sea and out of sight of land for the next 10 days. But looking around, I smiled. The harbour was flat calm, in fact, mill-pond calm.

Down below, all was in order, everything stowed away. Hanging in mini hammocks from the saloon ceiling were two baskets of fresh fruit: oranges, apples, kiwis, and green bananas that would ripen en route to Tonga. The hanging fruit was not even swaying because the boat was as steady as if she were in dry dock, such was the stillness of the morning. Two days before departure, I was reminded of the male chauvinism of the times.

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Going into a chandlery with my sister a day before we set sail, she asked for some widget she needed for Pacific Express . The man who worked there turned to me and asked what type I needed.

“You better ask the skipper,” I said, looking at Sammy. “It’s her boat.”

The last time I had been in Auckland harbour was also a flat calm. Then, we had had the great privilege of going out to see off the Whitbread boats in the 1989-90 race re-start. I was cheering on Lawrie Smith and my brother-in-law Mike was cheering on New Zealand’s greatest, Sir Peter Blake.

Times certainly have changed since Rothmans and Steinlager II cruised out into the harbour in the lightest of breezes. I don’t think there are many cigarette-and-beer-sponsored duels out there today! Nor is there quite as much sexism, thankfully.

Auckland is a huge sailing centre with large areas of well-protected waters. Photo: Robert Harding/Alamy

As the competitor boats all crowded together, I actually don’t remember Maiden at all, such was my attention on Lawrie Smith. But it was the all-female crew led by Tracy Edwards that was the real British excitement that year. Even though Steinlager II won every leg of the 1989-90 race, Maiden captured just as many headlines. Tracy Edwards proved unquestionably that an all-female crew were as capable as any other of offshore sail racing.

At the start, I distinctly remember that there was only a whisper of wind to carry the yachts away. But Auckland harbour was bouncing with chaotic waves thrown up by the hundreds of spectator craft crammed with well-wishers.

I have great memories of being caught up within inches of other boats, great and small, all creeping forward as the sea was churned around us. Everyone waved and cheered as we accompanied the fleet of race yachts. They crept out of harm’s way at barely three knots as a party atmosphere got underway behind them.

The wind picks up

10 years later, on our own adventure, with everything neatly stowed, Sammy began to motor Pacific Express out into a glinting and flat-calm sea. We waved goodbye to Mari on the dock. It was June, so it was the end of the sailing season. It wasn’t especially cold, but it was the Southern Hemisphere’s winter.

We were heading for sunnier climes. As we motored offshore, the wind began to fill in. Sails went up, engine went off, and we were away. I must admit I have forgotten how we spent the early part of the first day. It got progressively windier and we must have reefed down. Bruce and Mike both started to feel seasick.

Sammy told me this was normal for them both. They went below to rest, which is pretty much where they stayed for the next two days. The waves were building up around us and as the evening drew on, they reached about 6 to 8ft. We were heading north up the coast with New Zealand on our port side.

A light breeze pushed Pacific Express out of Auckland Harbour. Photo: Jeremy Edwards

The weather was coming from the south. By nightfall, I was hand-steering and Sammy was navigating. Mike and Bruce remained below, both out of action. As evening turned to night, we were sailing under a tiny headsail and triple-reefed main.

The wave height had reached a good 10 to 12ft. There was a murderous howl in the rigging, and the waves began collapsing into impressive white-foam craters around us that made me think of diving whales. My shoulder ached from holding the tiller, but I was determined to carry on. Sammy remained below navigating, and the others were laid out.

My sister said later that she was surprised I could keep steering for so long. My answer: “Well, I had to!” because there really was nothing else for it.

Entering the maelstrom

We surfed through the night like a steam train doing hurdles. Never before or since have I sailed in such wild weather at sea. The only sight was cresting waves that exploded into white foam in black, boiling water. I imagined giant whales encircling us and then dive-bombing under to create these imploding spray-holes, such was the size and individuality of the turbulent water.

From flat calm to chaos, Mike later told me that we had sailed into a ‘meteorological bomb’ in which the barometer falls by 24mb in 24 hours, creating what for us was a sudden Force 9 storm.

The crew (from left) Bruce, Jeremy, Mike and skipper, Sammy. Photo: Jeremy Edwards

Losing concentration, I must have sailed too far off the wind. We suddenly crash-gybed and the boom snapped to the other side. Sammy anxiously came on deck. We had to tack out again, she told me because ‘there’s a reef marked on the chart up ahead and we can’t sail with the wind on port, it would take us towards the reef.’ She went below to make her calculations on the chart, leaving me in the cockpit, alone to wrestle with the storm.

Mike came on deck and together we managed to gybe the main a second time, this time in a controlled manner. Mike had the mainsheet and I had the tiller. The boom whipped across. Success. We started sailing out towards South America, 3,000 miles away. After that, Mike went down below again.

We carried on sailing in this manner for another hour. It was wild and daunting but we were coping. I saw to my surprise and delight dolphins were swimming beside us. I prayed that they were not trying to tell us that we were in the wrong place after all. I told Sammy I had seen them but she seemed to think I might have been hallucinating.

BANG! SNAP! SNAP! SNAP! I looked forward in horror. The headsail had unfurled completely and was flogging in the darkness. The bow was dragged forward and lunging into the huge waves. Sammy came on deck. She clipped on and immediately headed out onto the foredeck. I watched her as she moved forward. I tried desperately to keep the bow out of the waves as each large body of water swept towards us.

Sammy reached the foredeck and began a repair. I concentrated and then, I misjudged a wave completely. The entire bow of the boat disappeared into a wave that crashed over the pulpit and we sank into the green water.

Skipper Sammy at work preparing the boat for the voyage to Tonga. Photo: Jeremy Edwards

White foam rolled down the deck and cabin top and Sammy completely disappeared. As the bow at last reappeared and I prayed to the gods, I saw my sister re-emerge on the deck. She carried on working, took down the headsail and replaced it with a storm jib before making her way back to the cockpit.

She told me that the furling line had sheared under pressure against the fitting that held it aligned. Later, I inspected this and could see it was an accident waiting to happen because the furling line passed through an eyelet that had no ability to rotate, creating a friction point.

Sammy, now back in the cockpit, was dripping with water. ‘You know what was amazing?’ she said with the black night wild behind her. I shook my head. ‘No, what?’

‘When I was up there, I saw your dolphins swimming all around the bow. When we dived underwater, I looked at one close up, staring me straight in the eye – and then they all disappeared!’

The following morning, we limped towards the Bay of Islands, heading to a refuge. The forecast had two more full days of storm, and so we decided to hole up. Behind us, long rollers followed our progress. The wind had eased back and the sea was more even, but the wave heights were still an impressive 12 to 15ft.

That second evening, the boys acclimatised and on deck, we sailed into the Bay of Islands under radar an hour or two after sunset and about 40 hours after leaving Auckland. We found ourselves anchored in one of the bays amongst fishing boats that had also chosen to wait it out.

The Pacific Islands were a world apart from a New Zealand winter at sea. Photo: Jeremy Edwards

Running on empty

I felt my stomach. It was hollow. I reckoned through the two days and one night that I had lost around half a stone in weight, such was the effort I had put in to keep the boat on course and the lack of a proper meal. Before I lay down on a bunk, we all enjoyed a meal together. It tasted so good, whatever it was!

My first experience of heavy weather whilst offshore sailing had been quite incredible. Before closing my eyes, I looked around the cabin. The whole saloon was covered in something sticky that was green and yellow. I was confused. Sammy pointed to the fruit hanging in the two hammocks, one either side of the saloon. All of the fruit was squashed to pulp. The juice had flown everywhere. It had all been completely smashed to pieces in the storm as the hanging baskets had been dashed from side-to-side.

Sammy and Mike continued on from Tonga to Vanuatu and then sailed 11 days at sea just the two of them to reach Brisbane in Australia. I still go sailing with my sister; Sammy retired last year to spend her summers living aboard her 49ft Bavaria, Naboo , currently in the Saronic Gulf in Greece.

As a novice sailor, I learned that technology or not, sometimes you just have to cling on in a storm if you’re going to survive. Even as we lost our precious hanging fruit, I felt in good hands. I discovered that it’s indispensable to have a brave and capable skipper: in this case, ours was a thoroughly modern girl who was out there sail cruising just as women’s offshore sail racing was in its first bloom.

Enjoying life in the South Pacific after arriving in Tonga. Photo: Jeremy Edwards

Lessons learned

Heed the forecast – We were so keen to get going that we ignored the warning of an impending storm. Using modern communications, today’s sailor will probably never find themselves without a reliable forecast, but we should have listened to the advice we were given and not simply trusted to current conditions and our keenness to be off.

Cast a keen eye – Heavy weather will find any weak points. Pacific Express ’s headsail roller furling line ran a relatively thin rope through an eyelet that took it around a slight bend. This created a chafing point. It was obvious after it failed, but the problem didn’t occur to us beforehand. It would definitely pay to cast a critical eye over the whole boat, asking yourself, will this stand up to a storm? Minor weakness anywhere and simple chafe on gear can become significant very quickly in heavy weather.

Fix problems early on – Problems often escalate. A series of interconnected failures can make a bad situation worse. On our trip, we failed to get a proper weather report. The rigging chafed in the black of night several miles offshore. The crew were tired and seasick. I made two helming errors that could have been costly, but thankfully were not. Fixing problems early is vital.

If problems get dealt with straight away, they have less chance to grow and gang up on you.

Learn from the best – I learned that my sister is a steady pair of hands and does not suffer from seasickness – lucky girl! Whilst I’ll now have to suffer the consequences of making her sound so good, I learned that a practical, seaman-like approach coupled with a brave attitude to solving problems is essential in a skipper. And obviously, the skipper’s gender is irrelevant, only their competence is important.

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My life in boats: Why boats are a big part of this owner's precious time as he approaches retirement

After moving on board full-time for an extended period, the owner of the 25.8-metre Horizon yacht Valiant tells Kate Lardy how he loves captaining his own yacht, figuring out maintenance tasks on board and how he and his wife learned to live with a lot less "stuff".

I grew up on boats. My parents always had a fishing boat out of Atlantic City and I was kind of like their deckhand. My wife, Val, started boating when she met me. After college and medical school, we looked for a practice near the water and moved to the North Shore of Long Island.

My dad bought us our first boat, a 3.7-metre jet boat, but we soon realised that we needed something safer for our small children and moved on to a series of Sea Rays, from 10 metres to 15 metres. On our next boat, a 17-metre Neptunus , which we had for 12 years, I did a lot of the work, including rebuilding both helm stations. 

That was what got me started doing mechanical work. We sold that and custom-built a 20-metre Marlow . When I retired from my practice as an ophthalmologist, I told Val I wanted to move on board full-time, and she said, “OK, but we need a bigger boat.”

 In Annapolis on our Marlow, I stalked a guy sitting on the back of his Horizon drinking coffee. Finally, I said, “Excuse me, can I talk to you about your boat?” He’s now a good friend of ours. He has a Horizon E88 and loves it. 

He took me on, we crawled around and we ended up building this E81 with Horizon. I appreciate how they prioritise accessibility for service and maintenance, and they’ve been nothing but terrific. If I were to build another boat, I’d have a hard time looking at another company.

Right now, we have a really good situation because Val and I run the boat, which is 25.8 metres overall, with just one crew for cleaning. I’m the captain and I do most of the maintenance. I love projects. The boat provides me with an endless source of stimulation and entertainment. A job might pop up that I have no idea how to do, but then I get to figure it out. If I can’t do it, I’ll find the right guy who’ll teach me. I’ve learned how to do so many things.

When we took delivery three years ago, we moved on board full-time for a year and a half, then I started a new business; now we are here about 70 percent of the time. After a day or two at the house, we can’t wait to get back on the boat. We’ve learned to live with a lot less stuff.

I did have to give up my pinball machines — they’re still in the house, I just don’t get to see them as much — but I’m happiest on the water. Waking up on the boat is great; the view is always spectacular and the dogs like it.

We’ve been all over the place: Key West, the Exumas, Charleston, Nantucket, Boston... We bought a dock — which incidentally came with a house — on the North Fork of Long Island. After November 1, Sunset Harbor Yacht Club in Miami Beach is our home port. It’s really a special place with like-minded people.

Next month I’m selling my business, merging with a company that’s planning national franchises. They wanted me to be the national medical director, but I said no; that would take me away from my boat too much. I’m getting back to being retired and my QTR — quality time remaining.

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