Sunshine Coast
Karacool
Stephen Bassett
Wed 16 Jan 2013 07:13
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26:41S
153:07.6E
It was lovely to be in a safe harbour with
no worries of weather changes, anchors dragging or any of the other usual
concerns that go with sailing. Mooloolaba is on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland
and is a busy holiday area. There is a beautiful sandy beach just over the spit
from our marina with the all-Australian surf club controlling and patrolling the
use of the beach so everyone is safe.
Across the pontoon from us there was a
Dinner Cruise boat berthed. We wondered if it was doing anything as there was
very little activity when we arrived first. Then one Sunday afternoon, it filled
up and a new skipper got on board and made ready to depart with the guests. But
as he left his berth he seemed to want to try ours – but we were safely tied up
in it at the time, weren’t we?
Poor Karacool – she was holed above and
below the waterline, on the starboard transom. And the skipper said when he
returned that ‘ he thought he had hit the bollards.
 This coast is not so sunny
now!
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