Your Essential Guide to the Shores and Marinas of Fiji
Bula vinaka from Musket Cove Yacht Club on our island paradise!
In it’s 33 year history, Musket Cove’s 2016 Fiji Regatta has been the most successful ever – 102 entries with 280+ Captains & Crew! There was great sailing, weather and fun!
On behalf of the Directors, Management and our wonderful Musket Family, we would like to say a very special VINAKA VAKA LEVU to all our wonderful contestants for attending this year’s Regatta!
Hosted by the Musket Cove Yacht Club and Musket Cove Island Resort, the world famous Musket Cove Regatta runs from 11th to 16th of September this year and is a must for every yacht planning on cruising Fiji’s magnificent waters.More info here…
June 7, 2014, 1000 am. It’s the start of the ANZ Sailfiji ocean race from Auckland to Denarau, Fiji. We’re as ready as a boat and crew can be and the five of us on board, AP, Bex, Lefty, Seamus and AJ, are looking forward to racing out of a soggy NZ winter towards warmer climes. The fleet numbers 20 odd, which is the biggest for some time and augurs well for both this race and the future.
Between the islands of Fiji, our ancestors would trade goods for which they were famed. The people of Tonga would also trade colourful feathers of the kula bird (Collared Lory – Phigys solitaries) masi (printed bark cloth) and weapons with the eastern Fiji islands. Eventually, European traders began to barter metal tools, tobacco, cloth, muskets and gunpowder for sandalwood, and sea cucumbers. Trading today is still popular and is something you might like to try instead of reverting to cash…More info here…
Many of the world’s finest luxury yachts and superyachts have been stationed in Fiji at some point. The owners have sometimes generously offered unchartered weeks for use as research platforms.More info here…
You do not have to own a yacht to experience the beauty of sailing around the islands of Fiji. There are many reputable charter options available; from sailing yachts, catamarans and motor yachts to powerboats; choosing from skippered to entirely crewed – we have something for everyone! As a popular (and growing) super yacht destination, you will often find luxury super yacht charter holidays available too.More info here…
Setariki Ledua grew up on the isolated island of Fulaga, sailing traditional Camakau – Lauan canoes carved from the Vesi (Intsia bijunga) tree. His childhood was spent immersed in sailing, learning all he could under the powerful influence of both his father and uncle. Through them he learnt to sail, navigate and build the Camakau, and of his sailing ancestors exploring and trading throughout the region. Sailing was always a passion for Seta, until he volunteered as crew on a historic voyage along ancient migratory routes on the Uto Ni Yalo, when it became a way of life…More info here…