videos of Logic doing 200mile days
In this series of videos hopefully I can share with you what if feels like to sail Logic at an average of 9kts for two and a half days. The …
Lord Howe Island to Opua, New Zealand
After successfully hiding out from the 35kt headwind front, it was time to leave our mooring in Lord Howe Island’s lagoon (LHI). The weather forecast was light winds (motoring) for …
Lord Howe Island
For the 1,200mile crossing of the Tasman Sea, I have 2 competent crew members Andre (in centre) and Kevin (on right). I did a quick snorkel on the new …
Off to New Zealand
The Francis/Logic journey continues. Off to New Zealand today. 1,100miles across the Tasman Sea then 100 miles down the east coast of the North Island to Opua. I’ve got 2 …
Living the Dream
Off most of the Queensland Coast there is an underwater plain, at a depth of 20-50mt, running out 30-50miles, then it gets to the continental shelf, where the depth suddenly falls …
Cairns to Lizard Island and back
For the last three decades, I have dreamt of sailing my own boat into Watson’s Bay on Lizard Island. The 360mt summit of Lizard Island is where Cook climbed too, …
Kate
My Precious Eldest Daughter (PED for short), came sailing with me for 12 days in mid October 2016. We shared a dream that I had had for decades, of sailing my …
Phoebe
My youngest daughter Phoebe managed to find 5 days to fly to Cairns and spend some time with her dad. Luckily the weather was perfect for anchoring on the coral cays …
highlights from the last 6 weeks
I am finally on top of my computer issues. I tried using one of those new PC, Tablet hybrids, and wont again, gone back to a big chunky reliable Toshiba …
Giuseppe and Ira
Giuseppe (Italian) and Ira (German), joined me for a 10 day sail from Townsville to Cairns in mid September 2016. We all had a great time They fished They cooked …