OceansWatch expedition updates

Magic Roundabout team and their administration mascot left Whangarei to Opua, last stop before heading to Vanuatu.

This little trip allowed all the team to check if everything works correctly on Magic Roundabout, to try the new eco engine and to get familiar with the life onboard. And of course, to spend a good time together before leaving for good.

As administration staff, I will stay in OceansWatch head office, and I really enjoyed to cruise a little with all my friends.

Magic Roundabout reached Opua port without trouble and waits for good weather conditions in order to leave safely.

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Vessel Name:	Magic Roundabout, Cat Knapp & Anna Rose
Vessel Make/Model:	Sweden Yachts 34, Anna Rose '43 yacht
Hailing Port:	Whangarei, NZ
Crew:	Chris Bone, Irene Llabres, Katherine Rainone, Anna Pohl
About:	Permanant skipper Chris is a professional yacht skipper and runs a yacht delivery company- Pacific Yacht Deliveries. He has been an environmental activist for many years, including 2 years as a skipper for Greenpeace on the yacht Vega. [...] More
Extra:	The long term use of Magic Roundabout was donated to OceansWatch to carry out Marine conservation and provide humanitarian aid to the coastal communities in the Pacific. OceansWatch has set up an ongoing training system for yachties and divers to monitor reef health throughout the Pacific using the [...] established Reef Check and Coralwatch systems. We are working at the request and in conjunction with the local communities and the national fisheries of Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands and PNG. We will provide transport, training and education and help communities establish and mark Locally Managed Marine Areas (LMMAs) in these countries. OceansWatch is also engaged in other marine area projects in the Solomon islands sailing Cat Knapp yacht & Anna Rose yacht. More
Home Page:	http://www.oceanswatch.org

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Oceanswatch Expeditions

Who: Chris Bone, Irene Llabres, Katherine Rainone, Anna Pohl

Port: Whangarei, NZ

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