Posted: 9th May 2012. Kalimera, kalimera Yes we are back in the Greek Islands. After doing a huge shop in Marmaris and saying goodbye to new and old friends, plus our feline friend Patch, we headed off, visiting a couple of anchorages on our way to Bozburun, where we checked out of Turkey, after having [...]

Posted: 1st May 2012. TUNING IN to IN TUNE …. Episode 10 Hi Everyone, Hope the New Year has been good to you so far with few hassles and lots of happiness. Ours has certainly been very relaxing – mainly because of its predictability – though there is never a shortage of things to do. [...]

Posted: 22 April 2012. Testing, testing, 1-2-3, HELLO anyone out there! Well yes it is us, Bruce and Lesley – back on the water in Turkey for the 2012 season. Our annual adventure started in Auckland with a stopover in Seoul and onto Istanbul, then Marmaris, in our beloved Turkey! Thankfully the weather is getting [...]

Posted 13th April 2012. The following is written by Jackie & Graham Smith who are currently delivering Coralie and Allan Davis’ Fountaine Pajot – Lipari 41 “Whiskers” back to Australia. Coralie and Allan picked up “Whiskers” ex factory in June 2010 and for family reasons had to cut their trip short in December 2011. Delivery [...]

Posted: 4th Arpil 2012. We loved this photo sent in by Fountaine Pajot Lavezzi 40 owner Jacques. Here he is photographed kicking back and enjoying his boat on a beautiful day in Port Stephens.  

Posted: 28th March 2011 Chris and Marian Morgan purchased a brand new Fountaine Pajot Lipari 41 in 2010 and decided to pick their boat up ex-factory in La Rochelle, France in March 2011. Since collecting the boat they have enjoyed some amazing adventures sailing through France, Spain, Portugal, Morocco and more. Here is a snippet [...]

Posted: 21st March 2012. Our most recent Fountaine Pajot Lipari 41 owners based in Perth, Western Australia have just fitted a complete set of drop down clears and fly screens to the cockpit area on their boat. These create fantastic protection from sun, wind and insects making this area suitable to use in all weather [...]

Posted: 9th February 2012. “Rafale”, the first Catana 47 with the ‘Carbon Infusion’ proceeding, participated in the 2011 Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC). The start was given on November 20, 2011 in Las Palmas (Canary Islands) to arrive in St Lucia (Caribbean) on December 6, 2011. This is the only boat in the fleet to [...]

Crikey…just looked back on our emails to see when we sent out the last big one….it was a month and a half ago and we were heading to North Komodo???? Well just to reassure you all…WE MADE IT! Hey…better late than never! So for all you people who just love the long bedtime stories…suck it [...]

Written 22nd December 2011. Posted 05th January 2012. Hi Everyone, Our Christmas will be a very different one in quite a few ways – but before I tell you about our activities I will fill you in on the happenings of the last few months. I will say …. that I have written a fair [...]

Posted: 26th November 2011. And now, the end is here And so I face the final curtain (for the 2011 Northern Hemisphere sailing season) My friend I’ll say it clear I’ll stake my case of which I’m certain I’ve lived a life that’s full (sorry Dr Nigel) I traveled each and ev’ry highway (well a [...]

Posted: 21st November 2011. Hi all, Been 9 or so days since one of my lengthy updates that you all love so much and we have left Flores, bound for North Komodo today. We have stopped at little bays for overnighters or to have our little domestic days where we do the laundry etc. We [...]

Posted: 19th November 2011. Multihull Solutions General Manager Patrick Gilot was born in France, studied and lived in Europe as well as South America and USA, and is subsequently fluent in French,Spanish, English and German. Being multilingual has its perks including being invited by a new Fountaine Pajot Salina 48 Evolution French owner to join [...]

Posted: 17th November 2011. Hi all, Helen compiled a new nice video of a cruise we did a couple of weeks ago sailing around Gocek, Southern Turkey. Click here to view. Keep smiling, Stefano  

Posted: 16th November 2011. Australian couple Karin and Scott Wilkinson met the Multihull Solutions team at the Sydney Boat Show a couple of years ago and have since purchased “Serendipity” a Fountaine Pajot Mahe 36 Evolution. They decided to make their first cruising plans The Mediterranean so chose the ‘factory pickup’ option which took them [...]

Posted: 9th November 2011 12:18:27 PM AEST. Scallywag arrived safely in Bundy at 1530 yesterday. Less than 4.5 days from Noumea, top speed 14 knots, average speed 7.9 knots. Not the fastest passage this season but not bad. All their fears about over zealous officials proved false. Clearance by Customs and Quarantine was over in [...]

Posted Date: 7th November 2011 9:16:17 AM AEST. Slow night for the crew on Scallywag, the wind eased back to 12/13 knots from ESE so they motorsailed with just the screecher and managed to maintain between 6.5 and 7 knots. The captain awoke this morning refreshed from a four hour sleep “what’s going on were [...]

Posted: 3rd November 2011 ………….. so the story continues. As with many fears the reality didn’t live up to the expectation. Maybe due to proficient boat handling or it could just be down to use of the engines, Captain Paul and crew managed to coax Scally towards New Cal and arrive at Havannah Passage an [...]

Posted: 1st November 2011. Hang on a minute – huff, puff – just clearing away the defibrillator and the oxygen tanks after the trauma of watching the All Blacks winning the Rugby World Cup. That was too close for comfort but the bottle of Moet we drank to celebrate was damn fine! The French certainly [...]

Posted: 1st November 2011. Hey guys, Well after leaving Kupang we ended up heading to Flores rather than Alor. We had to cut something out as we have to be in Bali to extend our visas in about 5 weeks time. We have decided to extend our social visas for another 2 months and our [...]

Posted: 28 October 2011. Hi everyone, Helen compiled this slideshow of our last trip to a beautiful bay about 25NM from Marmaris. Click here to watch the you tube video Ekincik Buku Keep smiling Stefano    

Posted: 26 October 2011 Hi All, Scally has just managed to clock up another 200nm / 24hr run. The actual total on the log was 201nm but we appear to have traveled further over the ground, either favourable current or the log is not calibrated correctly. The wind eased slightly during the night and is [...]

Posted: 24th October 2011. Hi everyone, Just a quick update, and I promise this time I will be brief! Apparently I have a tendency to ramble??? After a successful crossing into Indonesian waters with several fly-overs from Coastwatch keeping an eye on us (and scaring the crap out of us with their low flying) we [...]

Posted 18th October 2011. Stefano Piviali is originally from Italy but has lived in Australia for 30+ years. He had planned to build his own Catamaran in Thailand, even to the point where he had plans, the yard and the contractors all lined up (he’s built several cats previously) but decided he didn’t want to [...]

Posted 10th October 2011. Merhaba everyone from Turkey. Yes back where we started from but before we arrived here there have been a few more Greek adventures, hence the delay in getting out the newsletter. Too many distractions. We visited Agios Nikolaos on Crete and once again did the marina thing. We ended up having [...]

Posted: 3rd October 2011. Hi Guys, We had a great time with Ryan and Holly in New Caledonia. They visited for a few weeks and we explored the south lagoon and especially enjoyed the The Isle of Pines. Ryan arrived a few days ahead of Holly and we took the opportunity to visit some nearby [...]

Posted: 27th September 2011. Owners of a Lipari 41 “In Tune”, David and Louise (Lucy) Solomons report their stories of cruising The Mediterranean  with good friends Coralie and Allan Davis owners of a Lipari 41 “Whiskers”. Both couples purchased their cats from Australia and took up the “factory pickup” option which saw them venture to [...]

Posted: 17 September 2011 Yasas everyone from Crete. Yay – at last an island you all recognise the name of. Since we last emailed you we visited a little island of Elafonnissos which had the most beautiful white sand and clear water but unfortunately did have a bit of a roll coming in which was [...]

Posted: 28 August 2011 Yasas everyone from the bay of Monemvasia, on the south eastern end of the Peloponnisos peninsula (Greece mainland). Since we last spoke to you we have visited the bay of Marathon, where the marathon originated from, not that we were inspired to jog from there to Athens, with temperatures in the [...]

A fantastic example for other female cruisers, Fillipina recently taken ownership of a Fountaine Pajot Lipari 41. Despite having never sailed offshore, Fillipina completed a Yachtmaster certificate after purchasing the catamaran and is looking forward to cruising the Mediterranean for 2-3 months each year. Taking delivery of the Lipari from the Fountaine Pajot factory in [...]

Posted: 15 August 2011 Yasas everyone. Two knives, two forks, two plates, one healthy green salad and two glasses of water (if you believe those last two items Dr Nigel, you will believe anything!). Yes we are back on our own again, after seeing our crew off in the early hours of one morning in [...]

Posted: 15 August 2011 8:18:41 PM AEST Just less than two weeks have passed and in the last email we were about to dine on oysters at Anjo Cove or had planned to (and we did!). Only spent overnight at Anjo Cove as the plan was to fuel up at McGowan’s and move onto the [...]

Posted: 4 August 2011 9:58:59 AM AEST. Hi All, Well we finally left Opua yesterday at 1000 after the last month frantically getting ready for a passage. We just completed a good 24hr run of 213nm (8.8 knot ave) in very lively conditions. We are skirting a low off to the east of us, its [...]

Posted: 3rd August 2011, 10.28pm AEST August 3rd and we find ourselves leaving Vansitart Bay and heading towards Anjo Cove (maps out people!!). Left at 0800 with a few “rope” dramas ending up in Cam having to take an unplanned and slightly nervous swim….haven’t done that one in a while!!! But haven’t seen any snapping [...]

Posted: July 2011 by Fountaine Pajot Lavezzi 40 owner Andy Ireland. Andy’s Fountaine Pajot Lavezzi 40 “What If” can be found exploring some of the most interesting places. Here Andy sends in his photos from a recent cruise to Reevesby Island, which is located north of Port Lincoln, South Australia. (Click on images to enlarge).

Posted: 2nd August 2011. Originally from Phillip Island – Victoria, Peter and Val Salisbury purchased a Fountaine Pajot Lavezzi 40 “SV Duet” in 2006 which they now base in Mooloolaba when they are not happily cruising the Pacific. Their most recent cruising has seen them sailing the Pacific for the past 18 months. Here, Val [...]

Posted: 31 July 2001. Yasas everyone from Aya Kiriaki, about 100 miles north of Athens. In our last newsletter, we alluded to the fun we had had in checking back in to Greece. We entered at Alexandroupolis, on the Greek mainland. It turned out to be a long and drawn out experience. This was probably [...]

Posted: 24 July 2011 7:51:19 PM AEST I think the last time we wrote, we were sitting in Sampson Inlet on the hunt for blue butterflies and fish, with plans to venture into the Prince Regent and Careening Bay…..? Well time has passed since then and we have moved on well and truly (we have [...]

Posted 5/08/11, by Jacques Armenante. I had the privilege of skippering a Fountaine Pajot Salina 48 Evolution on a delivery trip from Brisbane to Sydney where this Catamaran was to be displayed at the boat show. The weather conditions were totally against us due to a deep low off the NSW coast (4 metres swell [...]

Posted 16 July 2011 Merhaba everyone. Since we last talked to you, Joanne and David have left us and there was half a day of washing and cleaning before the next wave of visitors arrived. We were in the marina at Atakoy in Istanbul which was very expensive for our cruising budget but there was [...]

Posted 11 July 2011 Hi guys, We arrived in Vanuatu about three weeks ago after a 3 day passage from Fiji. We had very heavy seas the first night out of Fiji, which made for a most uncomfortable night. It was much like an amusement park ride that wouldn’t stop… no fun at all! But [...]

Posted 8th July 2011 Hey folks, Yep I know…I know.. its been a while.So I thought I’d bore you all completely to death with a reeeeeeeally long spiel this time!! I see by the little date thingymagigger in the bottom corner of my screen it is the 8th of July(have absolutely no idea what day [...]

Posted 28 June 2011. Recently retired couple Paul and Sue Lancaster bought their Fountaine Pajot Lipari 41 at the 2010 Sanctuary Cove Boat Show. The Lancasters hail from Yepoon on the mid Queensland coast so are not unfamiliar with boating in tropical waters after owning many trailer sailors over the years. Now equipped with their [...]

Posted: 27 June 2011. Hosgeldiniz (this means welcome and I know this because it says it on the new, expensive – 7.50 Turkish Lira – mat we bought for the boat). I did make sure of the meaning of the word to ensure it did not say sod off or something equally as unwelcoming. Well [...]

Posted 26 June 2011. Check out this awesome gallery of pics from West Australian couple Cameron and Nikki Weir from their cruising around the remote north west coast of Australia. Nicki has kindly sent these and writes “my apologies that these pics are in no particular order and are not labelled as I only have [...]

Posted 10 June 2011. New Zealand couple Bruce and Lesley Tebbutt purchased their Orana 44 in 2009. After picking their new catamaran up from the Foutaine Pajot factory in La Rochelle, France they have enjoyed some magnificent cruising in the Mediterranean. Here is their latest update … An Ode from Lesley Oh woe is me [...]

Originally from Phillip Island – Victoria, Peter and Val Salisbury purchased a Fountaine Pajot Lavezzi 40 “SV Duet” in 2006 which they now base in Mooloolaba when they are not happily cruising the Pacific. Their most recent cruising has seen them sailing the Pacific for the past 18 months. Here, Val gives us an update [...]

Once again we find ourselves doing it soooooooo tough!!! Spent a couple of nights at Cape Leveque getting snap happy with the camera…more sunsets, amazing white to red cliffs on turquoise water(an oil painters paradise)..Will we ever get sick of it?..Me thinks not!! Went for a walk up to the lighthouse and then down into [...]

Posted 09 June 2011. We would like to welcome Karen Harper and Hamish Smith, proud owners of the gorgeous Fountaine Pajot Lipari 41 “Isis”, to the Multihull Solutions fold. “Isis” was launched and officially handed over in late May 2011. Here, Karen and Hamish share their story with us. What are your long term sailing [...]

West Australian couple Cameron and Nikki Weir purchased a pre-owned Leopard 38 “Dreamer” from us and are currently cruising around the North West coast of Australia. After getting used to their new cruising life in Australian waters they have long term world cruising plans. Here is the latest update from them. Posted 4th June 2011. [...]