Mieco Beach Yacht Club
The Mieco Beach Yacht Club is designed to be a social and informational group for cruisers and like-minded people ashore. The weekly Tuesday night dinners are a major part of the “glue” that keeps everyone in touch with what’s going on in Majuro and the outer islands of the Marshall Islands. See the club’s website […]
Meaning of Atoll Names
Definitions of the names of the various atolls is hard to pin down, but my list was created after conversations with many people “in the know”.
Aground Wins ‘Best Story’
Movie maker Jack Niedenthal occasionally holds short-film festivals. If you hear one is happening, make a film or at the very least, go to the show.
Downtown Moorings
Downtown Majuro has one main mooring field, which is in front of the Mobil tanks. The moorings are owned 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 cost of these moorings ranges from $1 to $3 a day. The Mieco Beach Yacht Club […]
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.
Maintaining the Moorings
The Mieco Beach Yacht Club built and maintains moorings at two islands in Majuro lagoon. Read all about it!
Yacht Club Burgee Swap
The Mieco Beach Yacht Club’s burgee* is now amongst the hundreds of yacht club flags that are hung in the Waikiki Yacht Club in Honolulu. MBYC’s Vice Commodore Cary Evarts and the WYC’s Membership Coordinator Lynette Duque followed the sailing tradition of swapping burgees on November 10, 2022. Lynette and other club officials were happy […]
