Rob
Rob sailed with me for 5 weeks over July and August 2016. He replied to an ad for crew I put up on gumtree. He and I did a lot …
going north……take 2……part 2
The coast line north of Great Keppel Island is picturesque, with white sandy beaches, between the craggy headlands It was deserted apart from the myriad of Humpback whales, if …
going north……take 2……part1
After a month in the marina, working on the boat, I was getting marina fever, and needed to be back on the sea. Via an add on the …
Back to Brisbane
There were 3 pages of non critical jobs festering away in the back of my brain, that needed addressing if I was going to be able to truly relax. So …
The Whitsundays
After 800 miles sailing we are in the world famous Whitsunday Islands, or as a friend jokingly described them “the wetsundays” .we finally got some fleeting sunshine, so we went …
4th week (catch up)
Apologies for the tardiness in my postings, I have had the dreaded “man flu” for the last 10 days, which along with sailing most days, have resulted in minimal …
2nd week
After spending Tuesday below deck, out of the windy squalls. Wednesday’s forcast was perfect for the 55 miles to Lady Musgrave Island. we left Bundaberg predawn, for a lovely sunrise at sea. …
The first week of sailing
After months of planning and work Logic, is finally getting to go cruising. The initial plan was for a shakedown cruise south, but that is where the wind usually comes …
4 days on the hard
The bank for a reason known only to them turned 5-10 days to do something that needed to be done before Francis could leave into 5 to 6 weeks, which was …
“Albert” the Dingy
A quick post to get this area started. I am a proud scientist, as you may have gathered from the name of the boat. So when it came time to name …