Welcome to the Myselene59 website, the home of 'Buena Vista', Spanish for 'Good View'


Cala en Porter
Menorca - Balearic Islands
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Whitehaven Beach
Queensland Australia
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Sunset over Lifou
Loyalty Islands
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Market in Port Vila
Efate Island Vanuatu
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Budibudi Islands
Papua New Guinea
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The Rock of
Gibraltar
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The Cathedral
Palma de Mallorca
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St Tropez Harbour
Mediterranean France
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St Paul de Vence
Mediterranean France
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Palau Nacional
Montjuic Barcelona

This site is where we can share details about our Selene 59, Hull #18, the build process, it's systems and our travels.  The hull lay-up started on the 16th April 2008, was completed and shipped from Zhuhai in March 2009 arriving in Bobbin Head on the Hawkesbury River in NSW on the 3rd April where she was fitted with instruments and commissioned and commenced her maiden voyage on the 14th July.

The name Buena Vista also reflects a theme built around the Buena Vista Social Club, the famous Cuban Latin Jazz Club, which fits in with our love of Jazz and particularly Latin Jazz.  The idea of the flybridge becoming our the Buena Vista Social Club appeals!!

Since our maiden voyage in July 2009, we have cruised her over 12,000 nautical mile along the East Coast of Australia, circumnavigated Tasmania and out into the Pacific to Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia and Vanutau.  We are currently cruising in the Mediterranean, where we will be for 2 or 3 years.

Keep an eye on the "Where is the boat?" page to track our position and "Travel Notes"page describes some of our experiences.

This is a quick location guide.  The history of all locations is on the page "Where have we been"


Patricia Williams and David Brown

Contact: buenavista@myselene59.com
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