Yacht Club Beer Can Race
The Mieco Beach Yacht Club Beer Can Race, held at the Marshall Islands Resort on Sunday, was a huge success with over 30 people competing in the shallow waters off the MIR beach. Race Director Larry Jones gave the ‘ready, set’ go’ command on the series of heats, with each seeing five racers attempt to Read More
Thanksgiving at Mon Bokanake
Over 60 people turned out for the 2017 Mieco Beach Yacht Club Thanksgiving Dinner held at the RRE Hotel’s Mon Bokanake. Commodore Rebecca ‘Becky’ Lathrop did a fantastic job spearheading the organization of the dinner while thanks go to Payless manager Drew Barbour for cooking up the turkeys and ham. Guests included US Ambassador Karen Read More
Video: Sailing RMI with Mahili
Mike and Jennifer Gough voyaged around the Marshall Islands in the latter part of 2014. Mike subsequently produced this movie, which is a compilation of footage and stills with simple, but descriptive, captions. The couple first stayed in Majuro then went sailing to a number of atolls such as Maloelap, Ailuk, Rongerik, Rongelap, and Enewetak.
Flying Fish
By Karen Earnshaw Alone on my yacht Seal at Enemanet Island, I was idly turning the pages of a Bon Appetit magazine when there came a loud thumping outside. “Holy crap! What’s that?” I thought as I jumped up from the bunk, scrambled up the companionway, and peered around the dodger to the forward deck. Read More
Flying Tour of Uliga, Majuro
Enjoying dinner at Aliang Restaurant near Uliga Dock one evening, I spotted a young man watching an aerial video of the nearby Uliga area on his laptop. It gave a new perspective to this downtown area of Majuro, capital of the Marshall Islands. The chap was Gilbert Lin and he’d been out that day playing Read More
Downtown Moorings
The downtown area of Majuro has two mooring fields, commonly known as the Southern and Northern fields. The Northern Field is owned by Robert Reimers Enterprises (RRE).Phone (692) 625-3250. The Southern Field’s moorings are owned variously by three people: Matt Holly: (692) 455-5567 matthollymarshalls@yahoo.com Ben Chutaro: (692) 625-8321 or 625-2256 Cary Evarts: (692) 455-3044 caryevarts@yahoo.com The Read More
Helping Dismasted Yacht Windryder
Yacht Club assists with radio schedules
The following story first appeared in the Marshall Islands Journal’s July 15, 2016, issue. “At around 6:30 pm on 7/7/16 our forward stay broke taking our mast with it. I worked till 9 to release it to Davey Jones’ locker. Our jib was still in the water so I couldn’t run the engine. I got the Read More
The Bilgewater Band
There’s always a few musicians in the cruiser fleet … and 2016 is no exception. I shot this video of The Bilgewater Band at a mini-concert held at RRE Hotel. The performers are Don Moore of Windryder, David Mason of Navire, and Larry Jones of Tribute.
Immigration Guidelines
The following are the guidelines for entering RMI: This is the website for Marshall Islands Immigration ( Marshall Islands – Division of Immigration – RMI Divison of Immigration, Marshall Islands Immigration, Marshall Islands VISA, RMI Border Control (rmiimmigration.org) ), but please note the email address at the bottom of the home is WRONG: The correct Read More
