Glenn Tipton of “Judas Priest” on Cool Change

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We recently had the privilege of meeting the legendary Glenn Tipton and his lovely family who joined us for a relaxing week of sailing and fishing north of the Bay of Islands. He is not at all how we imagined a Heavy Metal rockstar   to be although admittedly we had no experience to go on. Read More…

Luxury Escapes in New Zealand

Cool Change was recently profiled in the New Zealand Luxury Escapes Newsletter. The following is an excerpt from the Luxury Escapes website… “Kiwi couple Don and Marilyn are very experienced seafarers having lived and worked on island farms in Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf where all transport of people, farm supplies and livestock was by sea. They raised Read More…

Catamaran Cruising in New Caledonia

Island Beachcombing in New Caledonia

July in New Zealand is not ideal for pleasant sailing so when offered the opportunity to skipper a large sailing catamaran for her French /Tahitian owner in New Caledonia, we jumped at the chance. A great way to checkout the tropical cruising grounds while being paid to do so. Cool Change was left on her Read More…