Malua - an Adams cruising yacht
Malua - an Adams cruising yacht
Welcome to the sailing yacht Malua and her master Harry Watson
Smith and crew.
Malua is the culmination of my life-long dream to build a boat
and sail into the sunrise,
visiting distant shores, and experiencing new
cultures.
Where are we now?
Malua is at: 42°44.702' N, 10°14.609'E in Gulf de Campo on Elba on 20 July
2010
Built in Australia in 2000, Malua undertook an extensive
cruise
through the Pacific -
New Zealand, Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu, before being shipped to the
Mediterranean in February 2007. Four seasons
later we seem to have come to a stop, putting our plans to head home
via the Atlantic and the Caribbean on hold until further notice!
We enjoy the Med, the culture and the people we meet.
Starting in Marmaris, Turkey, Malua sailed westwards through the Cyclades to Athens, through the Corinth Canel to the Ionian Islands, then north through the Agean to Venice, returning to Greece via Croatia and Montenegro. Malua was hauled out in Preveza Marina, Greece.
April and May were spent cruising the wonderful Balearic
Islands (Spanish), Sardinia (Italian) and Corsica (French).
Then on to Rome for two weeks and south to Amalfi, sailing
past the
volcanic island of Stromboli to Sicily where we had some memorable
experiences. Setting off again from Syracuse, we stopped for
a
while in the Greek Pelopponese, home of the Spartans and the original
Olympic Games. Then followed a leisurely cruise through the
Cyclades to Kos, Symi and Rhodes. Our journey ended in
Marmaris,
Turkey, where we left Malua, on the hard, under a gum tree!
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Malua's hull and deck were built in Newcastle, Australia and
the fit-out was completed by Camrod Marine Pty Ltd in Canberra,
Australia. Launched in September 2002, Malua has been put
through her paces in the
Tasman Sea and the Pacific Ocean. After sailing 10,000nm in
2004, I reviewed the equipment and I am happy to say that there is not
a
single piece of equipment I would change, except for a third bank
of batteries (400ah) which I added to increase the time before charge
during a long
ocean passages.
