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...

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...