Hinchinbrook Channel
Sea Topaz
Duncan Briggs
Tue 7 Jun 2011 05:18
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18.28.329 S 146.13.230 E
Today we slowly made our way into the
Hinchinbrook Channel, the first bit is very shallow in places, but we went
aground only once. We spent a pleasant night on a mooring buoy in Little Pioneer
bay on Orpheus Island. But this morning on the Dutch radio net we heard that
Piet, a single hander on Sabbatical, had been taken off his boat by the
coastguard as he was very ill. We went to see if his boat was alright and if it
needed to be moved to a safer place. The boat is in a good place so we will
leave it there. We spoke to Piet on the phone and he will be in hospital for a
few days.
We caught a small tuna (Bonito) yesterday. Our
first one of the year. Denis is enjoying the gentle sailing (not much wind). We
will spent the night here at anchor. We have a problem with the windlass and
Duncan is working on that. There is always something.
Sea Topaz in Magnetic Island Marina
Catching the first fish
of the season
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