Lizard to Cairns
This is the continuation from my last blog post. My cruising philosophy is to get the best weather forecast possible, then come up with an itinerary that maximizes the …
Cairns to Lizard Island (via the Ribbon Reefs)
After sailing up and down the Queensland Coast 4 times in Logic, I realized that spending the cyclone season (start of November to end of April) out of the cyclone …
I’ve bought a house in Cairns.
I sailed from Brisbane to Cairns in June 2022, with the intention of going house hunting, when I got there. After not having a land home for 8 years, I …
The Wessels-take 2
The weather pattern in northern Australia was transitioning from the winter easterly trade winds to the summer monsoonal. Resulting in breaks in the 10-20kt Easterlies blowing from the direction I …
The Wessel Island (northern Australia)
So, where are The Wessels Islands (the western loop in my tracker) This is my satellite tracker for the 10 days we spent in the Wessels But before I could …
And then there were two (grandchildren)
In March this year, after an ultrasound confirmation that there was another baby coming with a heartbeat My Precious Eldest Daughter (PED) Kate and Jackson, excitedly informed me that …
Thursday Island to Gove
As I wrote in my last blog, Plan A of spending a few months cruising the islands in the Torres Straight, had a realty check. Plan B was to go …
Cairns to Cape York
My plan for this year’s cruising season was to spend a month (July/August) cruising from Cairns up to the Torres Straight, to then spend a few months cruising around the …
Frazza #3, The Whitsundays
The weather forecast for the next week was light southerlies. Ideal weather for me to show Barry, my favorite spots in The WhitsundaysThe wind was 10kts from dead astern, so …
Frazza #3,part 1, 2022
4 years ago, my good friend Barry and I were “bachelor” sailing around New Caledonia. An adventure I covered in 2 previous blog posts Iles Loyaute (The Loyalty Islands, New …