Don’t believe it is bad luck to leave port on a Friday? Well, six years ago we tested the theory when we departed from Isla Coco’s and sailed to the Galapagos Islands. The passage was one of our worst! If you’re near a news stand Down Under you can trip down memory lane with us…
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Sprouting and Yogurt Making Onboard
On newstands now is the April issue of Blue Water Sailing magazine where you’ll find all the info you need start making yogurt and sprouting greens in my column ‘Heather Francis Onboard’. Make a healthy choice and pick up a copy today!
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Tsunami Stories on a Throwback Thursday
Todays 8.3 earthquake in Chile has again sparked tsunami warnings throughout the Pacific, although it does not sound like it will affect us here in Vanuatu. Thankfully. But this isn’t our first tsunami warning. In 2010 an earthquake in Chile caused a tsunami warning to be issued while we were afloat in Panama City, and…
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Tropical Boat Storage article in Cruising World
It is that time of a year again, the seasons are changing and many of us sailors are planning how and where spend the storm season. We spent four cyclone seasons holed up in Vuda Point Marina, Fiji, which meant we got the process of packing up and shipping off down to a fine art….
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Cooking Underway
I am very excited and proud to announce that you can now find me in Blue Water Sailing Magazine every other month! Look for my new column “Heather Francis Onboard” in the August issue. I will be tackling crew health and welfare issues; everything from tips for cooking underway, healthy entertaining and how to start…
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July Article
If you’re in Australia or New Zealand you can find a story about out time sailing in the Kingdom of Tonga in the July issue of Cruising Helmsman Magazine. It’s on sale now, Steve even found a copy of it in the Melbourne Airport last week! Love, H&S
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May BWS Article: Food for Thought
There is still time to hit the news stands and pick up the May 2015 Issue of Blue Water Sailing magazine where you can read my article “Food for Thought” all my tips and tricks to make provisioning quicker and food last longer!
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Remember that time we sailed around Costa Rica?
“As we neared Costa Rica we sailed into days of violent squalls. The thunder was so loud I wondered if the rig was coming down, and caught myself ducking with my hands over my head. The pitch black night was punctuated by blinding bolts of lightning that often struck the water nearby. We watched as…
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For the Love of Sailing
Read another of my articles in February’s issue of Blue Water Sailing. Better yet give a copy to the one who makes your heart sail this Valentine’s Day.
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Kate on Cover of Cruising Helmsman
We have some very exciting news to kick off the New Year! Kate is featured on the January 2015 cover of Cruising Helmsman, “Australia’s No.1 Sailing Magazine”. A real team effort with me at the helm and Steve snapping photos from the dinghy. And if you happen upon a December issue there should be a…
