Survey to Help Improve Guidance for Visiting Yachts The Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) are currently developing biofouling management options for international non-commercial vessels so that yacht...

Biosecurity reporting requirements for yachts to change The long-standing reporting requirements for non-commercial vessels intending to arrive in Australian territory are to contact the department’s key biosecurity port offices by...

Sherry Seaman, a spokesperson for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, has shared the following information with Noonsite to assist the yachting community in preparing vessels for biosecurity inspection...

Dodging nets and aquaculture pens Continuing around the south of Australia, we chose day hopping in anchorages from Adelaide to Port Lincoln. Since most available spots to anchor are open...

Watching for a Weather Window South After anchoring in Sydney in a harbour between Glebe and the fish market for three weeks prior to the 2024 New Year fireworks, we...

We carried out a large amount of work on Serenity in New Zealand during the pandemic, where the tax rules are very generous to cruising yachts. When we arrived in...