Where Next?

Sep 2024

Port Douglas

Tue 17 Sep 03:52
Double Island

Mon 16 Sep 01:48
Departed Cairns

Sun 15 Sep 05:32
Arrived Cairns

Fri 13 Sep 04:04
Slight Change of Plan

Thu 12 Sep 03:31
A Clean Bottom

Wed 11 Sep 05:41
Departed Townsville

Tue 10 Sep 03:08
Preparing to Sail

Mon 9 Sep 06:45
A Social Week

Mon 2 Sep 01:55

Aug 2024

Alongside Breakwater Marina, Townsville

Wed 28 Aug 06:53
Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island

Mon 26 Aug 01:50
Fickle Winds

Sun 25 Aug 03:35
Bona Bay Mk 2

Sat 24 Aug 04:35
Bona Bay, Gloucester Island

Fri 23 Aug 08:19
Back at Airlie

Tue 20 Aug 05:14
Blithering Barnacles

Mon 19 Aug 06:40
Killing Time

Sun 18 Aug 05:42
Arrived Airlie Beach

Mon 12 Aug 03:35
Departed Percy Island Group

Sun 11 Aug 04:26
Middle Percy Island

Sat 10 Aug 02:36
Great Keppel and Beyond

Fri 9 Aug 04:09
Insurance Issues

Thu 8 Aug 01:44
Sailing

Wed 7 Aug 02:07
Waiting for Wind

Tue 6 Aug 02:53
Great Sandy Straits

Mon 5 Aug 05:40
Anchor Windlass Repairs

Fri 2 Aug 02:02

Jul 2024

So Farr So Good and Mary Lee

Tue 30 Jul 08:09
Arrived Tin Can Bay

Mon 29 Jul 04:37
Departed Southport

Sun 28 Jul 01:55
Rest Day

Wed 24 Jul 07:03
Arrrived Southport

Tue 23 Jul 05:04
Still Sailing

Mon 22 Jul 01:53
Winds Easing

Sun 21 Jul 02:22
Gale on our Tail

Sat 20 Jul 02:15
Departed Sydney

Fri 19 Jul 03:01
Arrived Sydney

Sat 6 Jul 05:32
Convergence Zone Chaos

Fri 5 Jul 02:26
Trawler Taunts

Thu 4 Jul 04:11
Wind Wars

Wed 3 Jul 03:08
Light and Variable Continued

Tue 2 Jul 03:17
Light and Variable

Mon 1 Jul 02:50

Jun 2024

A Soldier's Breeze

Sun 30 Jun 02:31
Windy

Sat 29 Jun 02:47
Kerosene Leak

Fri 28 Jun 03:28
Departed Adelaide

Thu 27 Jun 02:13
Ready to Sail

Wed 26 Jun 10:35
Birthday Celebrations Complete

Mon 24 Jun 00:32
Arrived Adelaide

Fri 14 Jun 05:18
Transiting Backstairs Passage

Thu 13 Jun 02:16
Departed Robe

Wed 12 Jun 01:44
Busy Robe

Mon 10 Jun 02:17
Alongside Robe

Fri 7 Jun 03:32
Fair Winds

Thu 6 Jun 02:25
No Wind

Wed 5 Jun 03:02
Light Head Winds

Tue 4 Jun 02:33
Rounded Cape Otway

Mon 3 Jun 02:29
Departed Port Phillip

Sun 2 Jun 07:00

May 2024

At Anchor Hobsons Bay

Wed 29 May 06:58
Live Firing off Western Port

Tue 28 May 03:17
Fresh Head Winds

Mon 27 May 02:40
The Bureau Blues

Sun 26 May 02:38
Fair Winds and Fickle

Sat 25 May 02:54
Approaching Bass Strait

Fri 24 May 02:27
Departed Narooma

Thu 23 May 02:47
Waiting for a Fair Breeze

Mon 20 May 03:40
Windy Weather Past

Sat 18 May 09:16
Arrived Narooma

Fri 17 May 05:25
Next Stop Narooma

Thu 16 May 02:23
No Wind

Wed 15 May 02:33
Heading South

Tue 14 May 11:12
The Great Veteran's Race

Mon 13 May 00:38
Leaking Sea Water Pump

Sun 5 May 04:42

Apr 2024

Back in Port Jackson

Mon 29 Apr 02:29
Returning to Port Jackson

Sun 28 Apr 03:23
Arrived Port Stephens

Fri 26 Apr 08:45
Heading for Port Stephens

Thu 25 Apr 03:09
More Detail

Mon 22 Apr 04:29
Change of Plan

Sun 14 Apr 04:00
Almost Ready to Sail

Sun 7 Apr 11:41
Re-Stowing Ship

Tue 2 Apr 00:45

Mar 2024

Arrived Port Jackson

Tue 26 Mar 09:27
Departed Wollongong

Mon 25 Mar 02:29
Wollongong Yacht Club Social Sail

Sun 24 Mar 06:15
Solo Once More

Fri 22 Mar 02:57
Arrived Wollongong

Thu 21 Mar 02:19
Departed Chain Bay

Wed 20 Mar 02:08
Chain Bay Day 3

Tue 19 Mar 05:28
Chain Bay Day 2

Mon 18 Mar 03:26
Chain Bay

Sun 17 Mar 02:54
No Go Narooma

Sat 16 Mar 01:28
Departed Eden

Fri 15 Mar 03:40
Arrived Eden

Thu 14 Mar 04:09
Tail Winds Instead

Wed 13 Mar 02:26
Head Winds Ahead

Tue 12 Mar 01:45
Past Wilsons Promontory (just)

Mon 11 Mar 01:59
Cleared Port Phillip Heads

Sun 10 Mar 02:25
Departed Melbourne

Sat 9 Mar 11:53
Ferguson St Pier

Wed 6 Mar 02:00
Arrived Melbourne

Sun 3 Mar 04:32
Loitering

Sat 2 Mar 01:17
Light Winds, Smooth Swell

Fri 1 Mar 01:15

Feb 2024

Light Winds, Lumpy Swell

Thu 29 Feb 02:30
Cleared Backstairs Passage

Wed 28 Feb 02:07
Port Noarlunga

Tue 27 Feb 01:28
Departed Adelaide

Mon 26 Feb 02:02
Another Week in Adelaide

Mon 19 Feb 06:35
Maintenance and Medicals

Mon 12 Feb 04:47
Arrived Adelaide

Sat 3 Feb 01:13
Light Winds

Fri 2 Feb 02:11
Round the Corner

Thu 1 Feb 02:08

Jan 2024

Gentle Reaching

Wed 31 Jan 01:28
Light Winds

Tue 30 Jan 01:19
Head Winds

Mon 29 Jan 01:47
Departed Tamar River

Sun 28 Jan 01:28
Tamar Yacht Club Marina, Beauty Point

Thu 25 Jan 06:16
Black Hollows, West Arm

Mon 22 Jan 09:36
Honduras Bank

Sun 21 Jan 02:25
Tamar Tonight

Sat 20 Jan 01:58
Midway to Tamar

Fri 19 Jan 01:34
Starting North

Thu 18 Jan 04:09
Parsons Bay

Wed 17 Jan 05:30
Wedge Bay

Tue 16 Jan 05:51
Primrose Beach

Mon 15 Jan 08:31
Back in Hobart

Sat 13 Jan 07:29
Quarantine Bay

Thu 11 Jan 05:58
Sunny Day in Port Huon

Tue 9 Jan 04:07
Rainy Day in Port Cygnet

Mon 8 Jan 00:44
Oli Madness Over

Sat 6 Jan 06:47
S2H Day Nine - Race Complete

Wed 3 Jan 04:15
S2H Day Eight - Tasman Island in Sight

Tue 2 Jan 05:01
S2H Day Seven - More Calms

Mon 1 Jan 04:17

Dec 2023

S2H Day Six - Calm

Sun 31 Dec 02:44
S2H Day Five - Windy

Sat 30 Dec 05:15
Friday 29 December - S2H Day Four

Fri 29 Dec 02:31
Thursday 28 December - S2H Day Three

Thu 28 Dec 02:48
Wednesday 27 December - S2H Day Two

Wed 27 Dec 21:51
Tuesday 26 December - Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race Start

Wed 27 Dec 21:43
Merry Christmas (belated)

Wed 27 Dec 21:36
Quietly Preparing

Sun 17 Dec 22:49
Sydney to Hobart Classic Regatta Race Two

Sun 10 Dec 09:05
Sydney to Hobart Classic Yacht Regatta Race One

Sat 9 Dec 07:08
Sydney to Hobart Classic Regatta

Fri 8 Dec 08:25
New Spinnaker Harbour Trials

Wed 6 Dec 22:47
Cabbage Tree Island Race - Finished

Mon 4 Dec 02:21
Cabbage Tree Island Race - Day Two

Sun 3 Dec 02:13
Cabbage Tree Island Race

Sat 2 Dec 04:53

Nov 2023

Oli Wins the Press

Sun 26 Nov 22:11
Crew Shirts

Mon 20 Nov 02:23
Head Door Face Lift

Mon 13 Nov 09:26
RANSA Twilight Race

Sun 5 Nov 09:22

Oct 2023

Stubborn Cough

Mon 30 Oct 01:19
Recuperating

Mon 23 Oct 10:38
Tollgate Paid

Mon 16 Oct 10:06
Tollgate Rounded

Sun 15 Oct 02:03
Tollgate Tail Ender

Sat 14 Oct 01:46
Tollgate Ready

Wed 11 Oct 06:00
Stability Certificate At Last

Sun 8 Oct 02:50
Still No Stability Certificate

Tue 3 Oct 06:10

Sep 2023

S2H Preparations Almost Complete

Mon 25 Sep 12:14
Restoring

Sun 17 Sep 23:22
Inclination Test Complete

Tue 12 Sep 07:11
The Best Laid Plans

Mon 4 Sep 11:47

Aug 2023

Haul-out Complete

Sun 27 Aug 10:09
Ready for Haul-out

Mon 21 Aug 04:17
Masthead Fitting Repaired

Mon 14 Aug 08:08
Broken Masthead Fitting

Mon 7 Aug 01:29

Jul 2023

Harbour Sails

Sun 30 Jul 07:40
Survey?

Mon 24 Jul 08:10
Sea Survival Safety Course

Mon 17 Jul 00:19
Liferaft Serviced

Sun 9 Jul 05:59
Preliminary Safety Audit

Mon 3 Jul 07:30

Jun 2023

New House Battery

Sun 25 Jun 05:43
A Short Sail

Sun 18 Jun 09:23
Still in Sydney

Sun 11 Jun 04:29
A Successful Presentation

Sun 4 Jun 06:53

May 2023

Rushcutters Bay

Sun 28 May 02:44
Addendum - Arrived Sydney

Fri 19 May 05:54
Crawling Past Botany Bay

Fri 19 May 02:55
Montague Island

Thu 18 May 02:35
Light and Fickle Winds

Wed 17 May 03:03
Wilsons Promontory

Tue 16 May 02:26
Departed Port Phillip

Mon 15 May 07:49
Mostly Maintenance

Sun 7 May 10:13
More Barbecues and Maintenance

Mon 1 May 04:17

Apr 2023

Barbecues and Maintenance

Sun 23 Apr 03:07
Arrived RBYC

Tue 18 Apr 07:58
Departed Westernport

Mon 17 Apr 03:22
Hastings

Sun 16 Apr 10:43
North End of North Arm

Sat 15 Apr 08:40
Tortoise Head Inlet

Fri 14 Apr 06:53
A Fun Sail

Thu 13 Apr 07:44
Cowes

Wed 12 Apr 12:46
Mud Island

Tue 11 Apr 11:39
Wet and Windy

Sun 9 Apr 04:03
Royal Brighton Yacht Club

Thu 6 Apr 02:56
Williamstown

Mon 3 Apr 10:44
Noisy St Kilda

Sun 2 Apr 05:04
Port Phillip

Sat 1 Apr 05:06

Mar 2023

Approaching Cape Otway

Fri 31 Mar 01:45
Cape Northumberland

Thu 30 Mar 02:11
Satisfactory Progress

Wed 29 Mar 02:15
Departed Kangaroo Island

Tue 28 Mar 01:55
Hogs Bay

Mon 27 Mar 03:23
Light Winds

Sun 26 Mar 02:55
At anchor Myponga Bay

Fri 24 Mar 23:17
Departed Stansbury

Fri 24 Mar 01:48
Departed Adelaide

Thu 23 Mar 06:56
A Hectic Week

Sun 19 Mar 19:18
Back in Adelaide Racing Elliots

Sat 11 Mar 22:15
Departed Stansbury

Thu 9 Mar 06:34
Stansbury

Tue 7 Mar 04:33
Going with the Flow (and wind)

Mon 6 Mar 06:25
The Plan

Sun 5 Mar 02:05
Departed Streaky Bay

Sat 4 Mar 02:15
Waiting

Thu 2 Mar 05:09

Feb 2023

A Bit of Socialising

Tue 28 Feb 06:13
Waiting for the Weather

Mon 27 Feb 07:16
Back at Streaky Bay (the town)

Sun 26 Feb 05:25
Departed St Francis Island

Sat 25 Feb 02:08
St Francis Island

Fri 24 Feb 07:31
Departed Murat Bay

Thu 23 Feb 02:26
Drama in Murat Bay

Wed 22 Feb 05:25
Departed Perlubie Beach

Tue 21 Feb 03:01
Perlubie Beach

Mon 20 Feb 02:58
Port Blanche - mission accomplished

Sun 19 Feb 09:15
Sceale Bay to Blanche Port, Streaky Bay

Sat 18 Feb 08:26
Overnight at Flinders Island

Fri 17 Feb 01:44
Departed Elliston

Thu 16 Feb 01:46
Elliston Still

Tue 14 Feb 05:26
Windy Elliston

Mon 13 Feb 08:03
Elliston, Waterloo Bay

Sat 11 Feb 02:16
Misery Bay

Fri 10 Feb 06:12
A Night at Williams Island

Thu 9 Feb 05:07
Departed Snug Cove

Wed 8 Feb 02:26
Snug Cove

Tue 7 Feb 03:43
Snellings Beach

Mon 6 Feb 04:48
Departed Kingscote

Sun 5 Feb 06:56
Kingscote

Sat 4 Feb 04:07
Strong Winds Continue

Fri 3 Feb 03:35
Strong Winds

Thu 2 Feb 04:56
Emu Bay

Wed 1 Feb 06:16

Jan 2023

Departed Edithburgh

Tue 31 Jan 02:46
Departed Adelaide

Mon 30 Jan 10:46
Almost Ready to Sail

Sun 22 Jan 05:17
Adelaide

Mon 9 Jan 10:48
Emu Bay

Sun 8 Jan 09:58
Kingscote

Sat 7 Jan 03:35
Kangaroo Island

Fri 6 Jan 10:07
Rapid Bay

Thu 5 Jan 07:02
Myponga Beach Day Two

Wed 4 Jan 07:14
Myponga Beach

Tue 3 Jan 08:05
Edithburgh After All

Mon 2 Jan 00:10
New Year Sail

Sun 1 Jan 08:55

Dec 2022

Post Christmas Sail

Fri 30 Dec 10:44
Bowsprit Trial

Sat 24 Dec 07:50
Code Zero

Mon 12 Dec 06:43

Nov 2022

Genset Refurbished and SheSails to Port Adelaide

Mon 28 Nov 06:30
Handrails Fitted and Squadron Opens for Sailing Season

Sat 12 Nov 02:45

Oct 2022

New Handrails

Mon 31 Oct 08:51
More Maintenance

Mon 17 Oct 02:30
Alongside

Tue 4 Oct 03:37
Northern Gulf Waters

Mon 3 Oct 10:24
Black Point BBQ

Sun 2 Oct 07:18

Sep 2022

Black Point Cruise

Fri 30 Sep 08:52
Youth Trophy

Mon 19 Sep 08:58
Back at the Squadron

Sat 10 Sep 11:37
Windy

Fri 9 Sep 07:39
Sail to Port Vincent

Thu 8 Sep 09:36
Routine Maintenance

Mon 5 Sep 10:41

Aug 2022

Shoreside Week Nine: Sylph Sails

Mon 29 Aug 08:03
Shoreside Week Eight

Sun 21 Aug 11:18
Shoreside Week Seven

Mon 15 Aug 09:28
Shoreside Week Six

Mon 8 Aug 09:08
Shoreside Week Five

Mon 1 Aug 03:00

Jul 2022

Shoreside Week Four

Mon 25 Jul 07:17
Shoreside Week Three

Mon 18 Jul 10:45
Shoreside Week Two

Sun 10 Jul 12:20
Ship’s Cat Returns

Tue 5 Jul 02:00
Shoreside Week One

Sat 2 Jul 21:11

Jun 2022

Shore Routine

Mon 27 Jun 10:31
Day 193 – Circumnavigation Complete

Fri 24 Jun 06:51
Day 192 – Home Waters

Thu 23 Jun 03:10
Day 191 – A Strong Finish?

Wed 22 Jun 03:38
Day 190 – SA Time

Tue 21 Jun 03:32
Day 189 – Blue Skies

Mon 20 Jun 05:34
Day 188 – Windy

Sun 19 Jun 05:31
Day 187 – Genset Troubles

Sat 18 Jun 05:37
Day 186 – Jogging Along

Fri 17 Jun 07:05
Day 185 – Land Ho!

Thu 16 Jun 05:52
Day 184 – Squally

Wed 15 Jun 05:56
Day 183 – Near Gale Near Australia

Tue 14 Jun 05:55
Day 182 – Flogging Sails

Mon 13 Jun 06:49
Day 181 – Running Free

Sun 12 Jun 05:53
Day 180 – Fresh Breeze

Sat 11 Jun 05:38
Day 179 – Calms and Split Split Pins

Fri 10 Jun 06:51
Day 178 – A Fair Breeze

Thu 9 Jun 06:16
Day 177 – Waiting and Baking

Wed 8 Jun 06:39
Day 176 – Jogging Along

Tue 7 Jun 07:02
Day 175 – Jumping the Gun

Mon 6 Jun 08:05
Clocking Winds

Sun 5 Jun 09:32
Day 173 – At Last

Sat 4 Jun 07:10
Day 172 – Punch Drunk

Fri 3 Jun 07:02
Day 171 – Still Punching

Thu 2 Jun 07:16
Day 170 – Continuing South

Wed 1 Jun 06:37

May 2022

Day 169 – Light and Variable

Tue 31 May 06:36
Day 168 – Baking

Mon 30 May 07:18
Day 167 – Still Punching

Sun 29 May 07:01
Day 166 – When I’m Sixty-Four

Sat 28 May 06:55
Day 164 - Headwinds

Fri 27 May 07:18
Day 165 – Bashing to Windward

Fri 27 May 07:03
Day 163 – Winds Easing More

Wed 25 May 06:42
Day 162 – Winds Easing

Tue 24 May 08:14
Day 161 – Thumping South

Mon 23 May 06:28
Day 160 – Fresh Breeze

Sun 22 May 07:02
Day 159 – Cooler

Sat 21 May 07:12
Day 158 – Wind

Fri 20 May 07:32
Day 157 – Australian Border Forc e

Thu 19 May 07:52
Day 156 – Rigging Check

Wed 18 May 06:46
Day 155 – A Spot of Sewing

Tue 17 May 08:40
Day 154 – Very Light Winds

Mon 16 May 07:30
Day 153 – Light Airs

Sun 15 May 07:01
Day 152 – #1 Headsail

Sat 14 May 06:55
Day 151 – Doldrums Mk II

Fri 13 May 07:47
Day 150 – Rounding Waypoint IO-N E

Thu 12 May 07:41
Day 149 – More Squalls

Wed 11 May 07:47
Day 148 – South Latitude

Tue 10 May 07:35
Day 147 – Ships Crossing

Mon 9 May 07:42
Day 146 – Time Zone Change

Sun 8 May 07:22
Day 145 – Fresh Breeze

Sat 7 May 07:07
Day 144 – Line Squall and Lazy J acks

Fri 6 May 09:33
Day 143 – Headsail Halyard Block

Thu 5 May 09:55
Day 142 – A Quiet Day

Wed 4 May 08:06
Day 141 – Next Leg

Tue 3 May 08:37
Day 140 – Minicoy Island

Mon 2 May 08:47
Day 139 – Unsettled

Sun 1 May 08:36

Apr 2022

Day 138 – Varnishing

Sat 30 Apr 09:07
Day 137 – Wind

Fri 29 Apr 08:44
Day 136 – Mostly Ghosting

Thu 28 Apr 08:52
Day 135 – Counting Chickens

Wed 27 Apr 09:25
Day 134 – Patchy Paint Work

Tue 26 Apr 08:58
Day 133 – Crossing the Line

Mon 25 Apr 08:50
Day 132 – Make and Mend*

Sun 24 Apr 08:58
Day 131 – More Htichhikers

Sat 23 Apr 08:35
Day 130 – Monsoonal Whispers

Fri 22 Apr 08:22
Day 129 – Indian Ocean Way Point One

Thu 21 Apr 08:48
Day 128 – Rain Shower

Wed 20 Apr 08:42
Day 127 – Hot

Tue 19 Apr 08:23
Day 126 – Losing the Trades

Mon 18 Apr 08:51
Day 125 – A Gannet for Company

Sun 17 Apr 08:50
Day 124 – One for Livio

Sat 16 Apr 07:32
Day 123 – Gliding Along

Fri 15 Apr 08:01
Day 122 – Haircut Two

Thu 14 Apr 09:02
Day 121 – Crossing Paths

Wed 13 Apr 08:50
Day 120 – Light Breeze

Tue 12 Apr 07:58
Day 119 – No Wind

Mon 11 Apr 09:02
Day 118 – Wind Easing

Sun 10 Apr 07:57
Day 117 – NE SE Trades

Sat 9 Apr 08:44
Day 116 – Getting Warmer

Fri 8 Apr 08:47
Day 115 – Fresh Breeze

Thu 7 Apr 07:29
Day 114 – Light Breeze

Wed 6 Apr 07:51
Day 113 – Horse Latitudes

Tue 5 Apr 08:49
Day 112 – BRM Dead

Mon 4 Apr 09:05
Day 111 – Gentle Breeze

Sun 3 Apr 08:56
Day 110 – Amsterdam Island

Sat 2 Apr 08:32
Day 109 – Peace

Fri 1 Apr 08:08

Mar 2022

Day 108 – Forties Farewell

Thu 31 Mar 09:40
Day 107 – Fire

Wed 30 Mar 08:24
Day 106 – Grease Gun Found

Tue 29 Mar 09:07
Day 105 – Welcome Showers

Mon 28 Mar 09:14
Day 104 – Drawing Circles

Sun 27 Mar 10:40
Day 103 – Worse Than Hoped

Sat 26 Mar 09:07
Day 102 – Better Than Expected

Fri 25 Mar 09:39
Day 101 - Much Better

Thu 24 Mar 09:48
Day 100 – Improving

Wed 23 Mar 10:01
Day 99 – Shingles

Tue 22 Mar 10:12
Day 98 – Gale

Mon 21 Mar 11:09
Day 97 – Lumpy

Sun 20 Mar 10:40
Day 96 – Prince Edward Islands

Sat 19 Mar 12:20
Day 95 – Wind Increasing

Fri 18 Mar 10:38
Day 94 – Medico to the Rescue

Thu 17 Mar 11:52
Day 93 – Better Than Expected

Wed 16 Mar 10:43
Day 92 – Light Head Winds

Tue 15 Mar 10:59
Day 91 – Easing

Mon 14 Mar 11:17
Day 90 – Fresh Winds

Sun 13 Mar 11:35
Day 89 – Tendrils of Agulhas

Sat 12 Mar 12:39
Day 88 – A Nice Day

Fri 11 Mar 12:19
Day 87 – Log Working

Thu 10 Mar 16:09
Day 86 – BRM Kaput

Wed 9 Mar 12:49
Day 85 – Oil Change Two

Tue 8 Mar 13:11
Day 84 – Boom Topping Lift Up – Again

Mon 7 Mar 13:40
Day 83 – Boom Topping Lift Down – Again

Sun 6 Mar 13:49
Day 82 – Longitude East

Sat 5 Mar 14:13
Day 81 – Log Unserviceable

Fri 4 Mar 13:09
Day 80 – Revised Route

Thu 3 Mar 13:44
Day 79 – 10,000 Miles

Wed 2 Mar 14:30
Day 78 – Gough Island

Tue 1 Mar 14:28

Feb 2022

Day 77 – Sunshine

Mon 28 Feb 14:31
Day 76 – Light and Baffling

Sun 27 Feb 14:12
Day 75 – Smooth Running

Sat 26 Feb 14:52
Day 74 – Beam Reaching and Hangi ng On

Fri 25 Feb 14:37
Day 73 – Blue Sky and Laundry

Thu 24 Feb 14:56
Day 72 – Steady Sailing

Wed 23 Feb 14:28
Day 71 – More North

Tue 22 Feb 15:07
Day 70 – Fresh SE’lies

Mon 21 Feb 14:52
Day 69 – Very Light Winds

Sun 20 Feb 15:23
Day 68 – Sunshine and Light Wind s

Sat 19 Feb 15:38
Day 67 – Drying Out

Fri 18 Feb 16:57
Day 66 – Southerly Gale

Thu 17 Feb 16:14
Separate Wakes as Sylph Sets New Daily Record

Wed 16 Feb 16:14
Tuesday 15 February – Day 64 – C oconut Continues

Tue 15 Feb 15:51
Day 63 – Horn Rounded, Fresh Gal e

Mon 14 Feb 16:38
Day 62 - Swells

Sun 13 Feb 17:34
Day 61 – Loitering Off Port Stan ley, Falkland Islands

Sat 12 Feb 18:35
Day 60 – Approaching Falkland Is lands

Fri 11 Feb 17:42
Day 59 – Into the Atlantic

Thu 10 Feb 17:05
Day 58 – Headwinds

Wed 9 Feb 18:18
Day 57 – Horn Ho!

Tue 8 Feb 18:44
Day 56 – Furthest South

Mon 7 Feb 18:00
Day 55 – Wind Increasing

Sun 6 Feb 18:06
Day 54 – Sunshine and Mast Climb ing

Sat 5 Feb 18:42
Day 53 – Fresh Breeze Increasing

Fri 4 Feb 18:52
Day 52 – The Proverbial Calm

Thu 3 Feb 18:33
Day 51 – Preparing for Heavy Wea ther

Wed 2 Feb 19:04
Day 50 ...

Tue 1 Feb 19:39

Jan 2022

Day 49 – Fair Wind and Following Seas

Mon 31 Jan 19:39
Day 48 – Engine Running (sort of )

Sun 30 Jan 20:19
Day 47 – Engine Woes

Sat 29 Jan 20:05
Day 46 – Ships Passing in the Ni ght

Fri 28 Jan 20:07
Day 45 – Continuing East

Thu 27 Jan 21:45
Day 44 – Heaved To

Wed 26 Jan 21:10
Day 43 – Fifty South

Tue 25 Jan 21:19
Day 42 – Heading South

Mon 24 Jan 21:35
Day 41 – Light Winds Continued

Sun 23 Jan 20:31
Day 40 – Light Winds

Sat 22 Jan 20:22
Day 39 – Where is Coconut?

Fri 21 Jan 21:52
Back to 47S

Thu 20 Jan 21:44
Day 37 - All East

Wed 19 Jan 21:53
(no subject)

Tue 18 Jan 22:48
Day 35 - Too Far North

Mon 17 Jan 23:17
Day 34 - More Wind

Sun 16 Jan 22:17
Day 33 - A Windy Night

Sat 15 Jan 23:03
Day 32 - Half Way to the Horn

Fri 14 Jan 23:05
Day 31 - Winds Freshening

Thu 13 Jan 22:57
Day 30 - Yet Still More Pleasant Sailing

Wed 12 Jan 23:19
Day 29 - Still More Pleasant Sailing

Tue 11 Jan 23:39
More Pleasant Sailing

Mon 10 Jan 23:52
Day 27 - A Fair Wind and Following Sea

Sun 9 Jan 23:22
Day 26 - Conditions Easing

Sat 8 Jan 23:51
Windy

Sat 8 Jan 00:23
Day 24 - Rain, Hail and Shine

Fri 7 Jan 02:21
Day 23 - Easterly Heading Resumed

Thu 6 Jan 00:48
Day 22 - Better Stars

Wed 5 Jan 01:09
Day 21 - Bad Stars

Tue 4 Jan 00:49
Day Twenty - A Soldier's Breeze

Mon 3 Jan 00:30
Day Nineteen - More Light Winds

Sat 1 Jan 23:42
Day Eighteen - New Year's Wash

Sat 1 Jan 01:23

Dec 2021

Day Seventeen - Light Winds

Fri 31 Dec 00:35
Day Sixteen - Two Capes Down

Thu 30 Dec 00:22
Day Fifteen - New Zealand Time

Wed 29 Dec 00:46
Day Fourteen - Pleasant Sailing

Tue 28 Dec 01:35
Day Thirteen - Stitches Out

Mon 27 Dec 01:31
Day Twelve - Steady Progress

Sun 26 Dec 01:19
Day Eleven - Merry Christmas

Sat 25 Dec 02:17
Day Ten - Uneventful

Fri 24 Dec 02:19
Day Nine - At Sea

Thu 23 Dec 01:53
Day Eight - Belated Preparations in Rocky Bay

Wed 22 Dec 08:18
Day Seven - Repairs in Rocky Bay

Tue 21 Dec 12:23
Day Six - Gale One

Mon 20 Dec 03:30
Day Five - Catching Rain

Sun 19 Dec 03:20
Day Four - Forty South

Sat 18 Dec 02:35
Day Three - Solar Charger Charging

Fri 17 Dec 02:00
Day Two - Wind Easing

Thu 16 Dec 02:25
Day One

Wed 15 Dec 01:42
Sylph Departs

Tue 14 Dec 02:53
Coconut Departs

Sun 5 Dec 12:25

Nov 2021

113%

Sun 28 Nov 11:09
96.97%

Sun 21 Nov 10:38
Storing Ship

Sun 14 Nov 09:12
Alongside RSAYS

Wed 10 Nov 08:57
Back to Adelaide

Tue 9 Nov 01:37
Back at Edithburgh

Mon 8 Nov 04:19
Departed American River

Sun 7 Nov 03:16
American River

Sat 6 Nov 04:35
Waiting for the Tide

Fri 5 Nov 02:30
Plans: a Basis for Change

Thu 4 Nov 04:00
Departed Edithburgh

Wed 3 Nov 02:19
A Voyage to Whyalla

Tue 2 Nov 06:54

Oct 2021

New Mainsail

Sat 30 Oct 05:59
Long Range Comms

Sun 24 Oct 10:15
Fresh Anti-fouling

Sun 17 Oct 10:30
No Go from Department of Agriculture

Sun 10 Oct 02:34
New Headsail and Other Voyage Preparations

Sun 3 Oct 08:22

Sep 2021

Test Sail Mk 2

Sun 26 Sep 03:27
Test Sail

Fri 24 Sep 05:20
Mast Re-stepped

Wed 15 Sep 10:06
Spreader repaired

Mon 6 Sep 11:51

Aug 2021

Mast Painting

Mon 30 Aug 11:38
Stickless

Sun 22 Aug 09:55
Single Hander’s Sail-in-Company

Mon 16 Aug 09:57
Heavy Weather Preps

Mon 9 Aug 10:48
New Water Tank

Sun 1 Aug 11:22

Jul 2021

Wild Weather and Willful Cookers

Sun 25 Jul 10:18
Rested and Ready ...

Sun 18 Jul 08:01
Arrived Adelaide

Wed 14 Jul 06:57
Bashing to Windward

Tue 13 Jul 03:16
Departing Soon

Mon 12 Jul 02:37
Moored Victor Harbor

Sun 11 Jul 02:42
Light Winds

Sat 10 Jul 04:14
South Australian Waters

Fri 9 Jul 00:10
Departed Portland

Thu 8 Jul 03:11
Waiting for Weather

Tue 6 Jul 08:04
Arrived Portland

Thu 1 Jul 04:17

Jun 2021

Windy Cape Otway

Wed 30 Jun 02:52
Departed Port Phillip

Tue 29 Jun 03:08
St Kilda, Port Phillip

Sat 19 Jun 07:39
Port Phillip

Fri 18 Jun 06:20
Headwinds

Thu 17 Jun 03:45
Bass Strait Oil Field

Wed 16 Jun 03:09
Departed Twofold Bay

Mon 14 Jun 04:48
Snug Cove

Sun 13 Jun 02:20
Good Sailing

Sat 12 Jun 03:09
Departed Wollongong

Fri 11 Jun 09:53
Arrived Wollongong

Thu 10 Jun 02:11
Departed Port Jackson

Wed 9 Jun 11:49

May 2021

Boots ‘n things

Sun 30 May 06:06
Arrived Port Jackson

Tue 25 May 23:54
Lots of Motoring

Tue 25 May 03:36
Departed Coffs Harbour

Mon 24 May 02:08
Free

Wed 19 May 05:49
Self-Isolating

Mon 17 May 05:25
Coffs Harbour

Sun 16 May 02:51
Light Winds

Sat 15 May 04:20
Windy

Fri 14 May 03:08
Leaky Boots Mk II

Thu 13 May 03:36
Pesky Rigel Kent

Wed 12 May 03:29
Cloud Castles

Tue 11 May 02:42
Blue Skies

Mon 10 May 03:36
Pleasant Sailing … but

Sun 9 May 03:51
Rough, Easing

Sat 8 May 01:51
Well On Our Way

Fri 7 May 01:46
And On Our Way

Thu 6 May 01:12
Cleared Out

Wed 5 May 01:20
Departing NZ Tomorrow

Tue 4 May 03:54

Apr 2021

Parua Bay

Fri 30 Apr 04:38
Tutukaka

Wed 28 Apr 08:18
Heading Back to Whangarei

Tue 27 Apr 05:02
A Busy Week

Sun 25 Apr 21:55
Bay of Islands

Mon 19 Apr 04:33
Waiting Over

Sun 18 Apr 04:08
Cat Jabs and Other Departure Preps.

Mon 12 Apr 04:46
More Waiting

Mon 5 Apr 07:12

Mar 2021

Waiting in Whangarei

Sat 27 Mar 02:56
Aground in Whangarei

Thu 18 Mar 20:27
Departed Great Barrier Island

Wed 17 Mar 23:12
Great Barrier Island

Tue 16 Mar 06:12
Great Mercury Island

Mon 15 Mar 04:21
PS

Mon 15 Mar 00:10
Light Winds

Sun 14 Mar 23:55
Landfall East Cape

Sat 13 Mar 23:48
Windy

Fri 12 Mar 23:28
A Good Start

Thu 11 Mar 22:51
Starting Back

Wed 10 Mar 22:46
Pitt Island

Wed 10 Mar 04:25
Waitangi At Last

Tue 9 Mar 08:35
A Gale

Mon 8 Mar 03:23
Waitangi and Back

Sun 7 Mar 05:49
A Walk to the Wreck

Sat 6 Mar 05:07
Tsunami Warning

Thu 4 Mar 23:52
Port Hutt

Thu 4 Mar 03:24
Longitude West

Tue 2 Mar 23:19
A Bit Windy

Mon 1 Mar 23:21
Destination Chatham Island

Mon 1 Mar 00:08

Feb 2021

Jacksons Bay

Sun 28 Feb 05:27
Picton

Sat 27 Feb 08:26
Waikawa Marina

Tue 23 Feb 06:50
To Queen Charlotte Sound

Mon 22 Feb 00:46
Destination D'Urville Island

Sat 20 Feb 23:43
Still Sailing

Fri 19 Feb 23:40
Plain Sailing

Thu 18 Feb 23:37
Light and Fickle

Wed 17 Feb 23:43
Fickle

Tue 16 Feb 23:39
Past Puysegur Point

Mon 15 Feb 23:15
Departed Port Pegasus

Sun 14 Feb 23:18
Settlement Bay

Sun 14 Feb 08:39
Bens Bay

Sat 13 Feb 22:19
Windvane Sea Trials

Sat 13 Feb 05:27
Back to Stewart Island

Tue 9 Feb 05:51
Light and Variable

Mon 8 Feb 00:00
Heading South Mk II.

Sun 7 Feb 03:22
The Package has Arrived

Thu 4 Feb 10:42

Jan 2021

Waiting

Thu 28 Jan 00:20
And Back to Otago Yacht Club

Mon 18 Jan 00:11
Back to Careys Bay

Sat 16 Jan 20:36
Portobello Bay

Sat 16 Jan 03:40
Careys Bay

Wed 13 Jan 01:54
Foiled Furler

Tue 12 Jan 00:44
Departed Bluff

Mon 11 Jan 01:16
Secured for Sea

Sun 10 Jan 03:53
Bluff

Fri 8 Jan 04:00
South West Cape ... and a bang on deck

Thu 7 Jan 02:37
Prices Inlet

Sun 3 Jan 23:19
Kaipipi Bay

Sun 3 Jan 12:00

Dec 2020

Glory Cove

Thu 31 Dec 07:02
Arrived Stewart Island

Mon 28 Dec 05:44
Departed Dunedin

Sun 27 Dec 00:49
Back to Anchor

Sat 26 Dec 04:32
Dunedin

Sun 20 Dec 22:50
Otago Harbour

Sun 20 Dec 03:42
Motoring in Calms

Fri 18 Dec 23:35
Home of the Royal Albatross

Fri 18 Dec 00:22
Past North Island

Wed 16 Dec 23:44
So Far So Good

Tue 15 Dec 23:46
Southern Foray Mk II

Tue 15 Dec 00:06
Back Alongside NSC

Fri 11 Dec 20:55
Swinging at anchor

Thu 10 Dec 05:38
Tangoio Bay – Napier -Tangoio Ba y

Tue 8 Dec 00:20
Tangoio Bay

Sat 5 Dec 23:18
A Cape Turnagain Turn

Sat 5 Dec 00:15
Departed Napier

Thu 3 Dec 23:58

Nov 2020

Arrived Napier

Sun 29 Nov 20:15
Departed Tolaga Bay

Sat 28 Nov 23:51
A Comfortable Night

Sat 28 Nov 04:43
Tolaga Bay

Fri 27 Nov 02:46
Departed Whitianga

Thu 26 Nov 13:28
Departing Tomorrow

Wed 25 Nov 03:33
Whitianga Harbour

Sun 22 Nov 00:11
Departed GBI

Sat 21 Nov 00:40
Wairahi Bay

Thu 19 Nov 04:11
Smokehouse Bay

Tue 17 Nov 05:37
A Hike

Mon 16 Nov 06:31
Kaiaraara Bay

Sun 15 Nov 04:03
Just Relaxing

Sat 14 Nov 04:40
Kiwiriki Bay, Great Barrier Island

Fri 13 Nov 05:36
Sailing

Thu 12 Nov 09:12
At anchor Hatea River

Mon 9 Nov 03:52
WPR 35 (Final) – Refit Complete

Sun 1 Nov 00:09

Oct 2020

WPR 34 – Almost Done

Sun 25 Oct 19:24
WPR 33 – Topsides and Bottom Painted

Sun 18 Oct 07:05
WPR 32 – Topsides Plus

Sun 11 Oct 06:41
WPR 31 – Shiny Table

Sun 4 Oct 06:48

Sep 2020

WPR 30 – Up to Upholstery

Sun 27 Sep 08:12
WPR 29 – Bright Work

Sun 20 Sep 06:40
Drama at Docklands 5

Wed 16 Sep 07:10
Weekly Progress Report 28 – Some thing tangible

Sun 13 Sep 06:56
Weekly Progress Report 27 – Stil l more fiddly bits

Sun 6 Sep 02:56

Aug 2020

Weekly Progress Report 26 – More fiddly bits

Sun 30 Aug 06:44
Weekly Progress Report 25 – Post Mock-Up

Sun 23 Aug 07:05
Weekly Progress Report 24 – Saloon Mock-Up

Sun 16 Aug 06:44
Weekly Progress Report 23 – Fiddly Bits

Sun 9 Aug 06:21
Weekly Progress Report 22

Sun 2 Aug 06:41

Jul 2020

Weekly Progress Report 21

Sun 26 Jul 07:30
Weekly Progress Report 20 (Happy Birthday Kate)

Sat 18 Jul 23:18
Weekly Progress Report 19

Sun 12 Jul 05:22
Weekly Progress Report 18

Sun 5 Jul 06:36

Jun 2020

Weekly Progress Report 17

Sun 28 Jun 07:05
Weekly Progress Report 16

Sun 21 Jun 06:56
Weekly Progress Report 15

Sun 14 Jun 06:53
Weekly Progress Report 14

Sun 7 Jun 06:08

May 2020

Weekly Progress Report 13

Sun 31 May 03:02
Weekly Progress Report 12

Sun 24 May 06:47
Weekly Progress Report 11

Sun 17 May 08:20
Weekly Progress Report 10

Sun 10 May 07:18
Progress Report 9 Addendum 1

Mon 4 May 07:57
Weekly Progress Report 9

Sun 3 May 08:07

Apr 2020

Weekly Progress Report 8

Sun 26 Apr 06:30
Weekly Progress Report 7

Sun 19 Apr 07:32
Weekly Progress Report 6

Sun 12 Apr 08:44
Weekly Progress Report 5

Sun 5 Apr 06:55

Mar 2020

Progress Report 4

Sun 29 Mar 08:19
Progress Report 3

Sat 21 Mar 06:34
Progress Report 2

Sun 15 Mar 07:53
Progress Report

Sun 8 Mar 06:31

Feb 2020

Hole Closed

Tue 25 Feb 07:29
Recalcitrant Welds

Fri 21 Feb 14:10
Holes

Mon 17 Feb 06:41
Rust

Wed 12 Feb 05:55
On the Hard Again

Tue 11 Feb 07:02
Whangarei

Wed 5 Feb 22:56
The Nook

Tue 4 Feb 08:14
Tutukaka Harbour

Mon 3 Feb 06:55
Whangamumu Harbour (with photos)

Sun 2 Feb 07:04
One last day in the BOI

Sat 1 Feb 04:27

Jan 2020

More BOI

Tue 28 Jan 22:44
More Bay of Islands’ Islands

Thu 23 Jan 06:46
Island Photos

Wed 22 Jan 05:45
Bay of Islands

Tue 21 Jan 07:27
Some Photos

Sat 18 Jan 03:41
Arrived Opua

Wed 15 Jan 00:13
Around North Head

Tue 14 Jan 00:37
New Zealand

Mon 13 Jan 02:23
A Tad Short

Sun 12 Jan 02:21
Lumpy and Grumpy

Sat 11 Jan 01:47
Chasing the Tasman High

Fri 10 Jan 01:26
Further South

Thu 9 Jan 02:41
Still Half Way

Wed 8 Jan 02:44
Half Way

Tue 7 Jan 01:43
More Headwinds and Flat Batteries

Mon 6 Jan 01:26
Southerly Change

Sun 5 Jan 01:39
Wind 'n Drips

Sat 4 Jan 02:40
Headwinds and the East Australia Current

Fri 3 Jan 02:20
We’re Off!

Thu 2 Jan 01:12

Dec 2019

Coming Together

Fri 27 Dec 23:33
Red Tape and Leaks

Thu 19 Dec 17:42
A Study in Bottoms

Sun 15 Dec 09:47
A Spinnaker for Sylph?

Wed 11 Dec 08:07
NZ Preps and Chinese Gybes

Sat 7 Dec 04:42

Nov 2019

Sydney

Tue 19 Nov 06:13
Newcastle Photos

Mon 18 Nov 02:32
Departed Newcastle

Mon 18 Nov 02:07
Arrived Newcastle

Tue 12 Nov 07:50
Departed Camden Haven

Mon 11 Nov 02:06
Bush Fire Photos

Sat 9 Nov 00:23
Arrived Camden Haven

Fri 8 Nov 01:58
Departed Coffs Harbour

Thu 7 Nov 02:01

Oct 2019

Coffs Harbour

Thu 31 Oct 01:58
Farewell Queensland

Wed 30 Oct 04:13
South Stradbroke Island

Tue 29 Oct 12:15
Harrington Irish Pub

Mon 28 Oct 01:09
Macleay Island

Sun 27 Oct 07:40
Blue Water Sailing

Sat 26 Oct 05:27
Aground, Sheridan Flats

Fri 25 Oct 04:12
Woody Island

Thu 24 Oct 13:23
Bundaberg

Sun 20 Oct 01:15
Port Bundaberg

Sat 19 Oct 07:12
Bundy or Bust (only because it alliterates)

Fri 18 Oct 03:30
Great Keppel Island

Wed 16 Oct 12:15
Under Way via Middle Percy

Tue 15 Oct 02:57
Mackay

Fri 11 Oct 05:58
St Bees Island

Wed 9 Oct 09:00
Continuing South

Tue 8 Oct 04:39
More Whitsundays

Mon 7 Oct 08:39
Whitsunday Group Continued

Sat 5 Oct 08:07
Whitsunday Group

Tue 1 Oct 11:19

Sep 2019

Light Head Winds and Flat Seas

Mon 30 Sep 03:34
Whales off Cape Upstart

Sun 29 Sep 03:02
Try Again

Sat 28 Sep 03:08
A Step Backwards

Wed 25 Sep 09:08
Cape Cleveland

Tue 24 Sep 01:57
Townsville

Sun 22 Sep 02:00
Maggie

Tue 17 Sep 00:57
Overnight off Grand Palm Island

Mon 16 Sep 05:16
Light Winds off Zoe Bay

Sun 15 Sep 04:24
A Spot of Solo Sailing

Sat 14 Sep 02:12
Fitzroy Island

Tue 10 Sep 23:56
Cairns, but not for long, I hope

Mon 9 Sep 02:49
Punching to Windward

Sun 8 Sep 03:28
A Snorkel at Low Isles

Sat 7 Sep 03:19
Light Winds

Fri 6 Sep 02:51
Departed Cooktown

Thu 5 Sep 04:34
Still Here (in Cooktown)

Sun 1 Sep 01:06

Aug 2019

Cooktown Still

Sun 25 Aug 02:53
Cooktown

Sat 17 Aug 09:04
Next stop Cooktown

Fri 16 Aug 07:14
Low Isles

Thu 15 Aug 07:42
Heading North

Wed 14 Aug 02:52
Dunk Island

Mon 12 Aug 07:51
Paluma Creek

Sun 11 Aug 07:11
Just Relaxing - photos

Sat 10 Aug 07:35
Staying Put

Sat 10 Aug 06:40
Hinchinbrook Channel

Fri 9 Aug 09:58
Havannah Island - photos

Thu 8 Aug 08:55
Havannah Island

Thu 8 Aug 08:15
Herald Island

Wed 7 Aug 09:07
Back to Townsville

Fri 2 Aug 01:38

Jul 2019

Magnetical Island

Thu 25 Jul 08:38
Happy Birthday, Kate

Thu 18 Jul 23:02
Townsville - almost

Thu 18 Jul 03:47
Departed Airlie Beach

Wed 17 Jul 03:17
Airlie Beach

Tue 16 Jul 07:49
Monday 15 – Cid Harbour

Mon 15 Jul 07:06
Sunday 14 – Scawfell Island

Sun 14 Jul 23:25
Departed Percy

Sat 13 Jul 02:59
Friday 12 – The Great Goat Stew

Thu 11 Jul 23:50
Photos - Middle Percy Island 2

Thu 11 Jul 05:07
Photos - Middle Percy Island

Thu 11 Jul 04:57
Wednesday 10 – Hectic Percy

Thu 11 Jul 04:46
Tuesday 09 – Peaceful Percy

Thu 11 Jul 03:35
More Swell.

Mon 8 Jul 03:16
Tropic of Capricorn - Almost

Sun 7 Jul 03:08
Pemmican Picnic

Sat 6 Jul 06:13
Turkey Beach

Fri 5 Jul 07:47
Seven Mile Creek

Thu 4 Jul 09:24
Plan D

Wed 3 Jul 06:13
Departed Mooloolaba

Tue 2 Jul 04:10

Jun 2019

Oli

Sun 30 Jun 10:40
Mooloolaba

Sun 30 Jun 09:44
Tangalooma

Sat 29 Jun 08:46
Alongside Harrigan’s Irish Pub

Fri 28 Jun 13:29
Arrived Southport

Thu 27 Jun 05:22
Departed Coffs Harbour

Wed 26 Jun 04:48
Arrived Coffs Harbour

Sun 23 Jun 03:24
Whale Tails

Sat 22 Jun 04:19
Continuing North

Fri 21 Jun 03:07
Ready to continue north

Thu 20 Jun 09:54
Port Jackson

Fri 14 Jun 07:46
Big Blow Photos - Yachts Ashore

Wed 12 Jun 23:18
Arrived Wollongong

Thu 6 Jun 11:12
Blow's Over

Thu 6 Jun 09:19
Arrived Jervis Bay

Sat 1 Jun 12:01

May 2019

Departed Narooma

Fri 31 May 07:29
Windy Passage to Narooma

Wed 29 May 09:02
Still Snug

Sun 26 May 22:24
Snug Cove

Fri 24 May 10:22
Mostly Drifting

Thu 23 May 07:11
Strait Uncrossed - almost

Wed 22 May 03:40
Back to LadyBarren

Tue 21 May 03:05
Holts Point Bay

Sun 19 May 10:33
Lady Barron

Fri 17 May 09:29
Badger Island

Fri 17 May 08:43
At Sea At Last

Thu 16 May 03:36
Back at Beauty Point

Mon 13 May 09:49
Photos - Windermere Church and Cemetery

Sun 12 May 10:01
Musical Pontoons

Sun 12 May 09:21
Windermere

Fri 10 May 10:39
Down the River

Wed 8 May 11:36
Back in the drink

Mon 6 May 12:23
Still High and Dry

Wed 1 May 11:52

Apr 2019

On the Hard

Sat 20 Apr 09:32
Launceston

Mon 15 Apr 11:13
Rosevears

Sun 14 Apr 05:59
Deviot

Sat 13 Apr 23:00
Beauty Point

Sat 13 Apr 02:18
Georgetown

Thu 11 Apr 09:38
Arrived Devonport

Tue 9 Apr 11:15
Departed Wynyard

Tue 9 Apr 08:02
Wynyard

Sat 6 Apr 05:28
Strait Crossed

Wed 3 Apr 05:28
Light Winds

Tue 2 Apr 02:05
Departed Port Phillip

Mon 1 Apr 09:51

Mar 2019

666.6

Thu 28 Mar 08:45
St Kilda

Thu 21 Mar 10:06
Family Day Sail, thence to Mornington

Mon 18 Mar 23:13
RBYC

Sat 16 Mar 07:47
Engine Repairs at the RYCV

Thu 14 Mar 00:25
More light winds

Mon 11 Mar 03:16
Short lived

Sun 10 Mar 02:03
Turbines Turning

Sat 9 Mar 02:49
Going Slow

Fri 8 Mar 04:25
Early Aweigh

Thu 7 Mar 08:28
At anchor Guichen Bay

Wed 6 Mar 09:00
Robe

Sat 2 Mar 09:13
Underway

Fri 1 Mar 01:42

Feb 2019

American Beach

Thu 28 Feb 10:16
No More Pelican Man

Wed 27 Feb 13:16
Photos

Tue 26 Feb 04:05
High and Dry in Christmas Cove

Tue 26 Feb 03:30
Whale Spotting

Mon 25 Feb 20:19
Investigator Strait

Sun 24 Feb 02:43
Departed Adelaide

Sat 23 Feb 02:47
The Passing of Peter James Williams

Wed 20 Feb 12:23
Passing Time

Mon 11 Feb 11:31
RC swallows the anchor

Sun 10 Feb 13:28
Back at the Squadron

Fri 8 Feb 13:34
Slowly

Thu 7 Feb 03:25
A change of plans

Wed 6 Feb 06:58
And now there are three (plus cat)

Mon 4 Feb 09:23

Jan 2019

Preparations

Wed 30 Jan 11:43
Robe

Sun 27 Jan 09:58
Clearing Backstairs Passage

Sat 26 Jan 02:38
Too Darn Hot

Fri 25 Jan 06:39
Kangaroo Island

Wed 23 Jan 03:34
Light Winds

Tue 22 Jan 03:37
Departed Adelaide

Mon 21 Jan 05:23

Dec 2018

Photos - progress so far

Sun 23 Dec 22:05
Photos - Work in Progress

Thu 20 Dec 13:26
Cable locker mantenance - photos

Mon 17 Dec 11:47
Friends, Family, and Sylph

Mon 17 Dec 11:35
Winging Along

Mon 10 Dec 01:45
South Australian Waters

Sun 9 Dec 09:24
Photos

Sat 8 Dec 02:44
Exit Bass Strait

Sat 8 Dec 02:40
Off King Island

Fri 7 Dec 06:04
Bass Strait

Thu 6 Dec 08:27
Crossing Bass Strait

Wed 5 Dec 07:49
Approaching Banks Strait

Wed 5 Dec 04:16
Open Ocean

Tue 4 Dec 03:14
Sheltered

Mon 3 Dec 08:57
Heading for Adelaide

Sun 2 Dec 12:31

Nov 2018

Back to Hobart

Fri 30 Nov 07:22
Woodbridge

Thu 29 Nov 10:25
Port Cygnet

Tue 27 Nov 09:20
Photos

Mon 26 Nov 12:49
Allonah

Mon 26 Nov 11:27
Wet and Windy in Hobart

Fri 23 Nov 11:15
Exams Completed

Fri 16 Nov 10:20
Some Photos

Mon 5 Nov 20:05
There (Hobart)

Mon 5 Nov 07:50
Almost there

Sun 4 Nov 01:57
Prosser Bay

Fri 2 Nov 02:21
Tasmania Ho!

Thu 1 Nov 07:13

Oct 2018

Green Cape

Mon 29 Oct 17:31
Next stop Tassie

Mon 29 Oct 02:07
Tomorrow

Sat 27 Oct 19:51
Waiting

Thu 25 Oct 07:59
Narooma

Wed 24 Oct 07:19
A Good Start

Tue 23 Oct 01:50
Southern Summer Voyage Commences

Mon 22 Oct 03:42
Cockpit Mods Mk II

Fri 5 Oct 03:15

Sep 2018

Sailing Sundays

Wed 12 Sep 00:12

Aug 2018

New Tiller

Sat 18 Aug 09:12

Jun 2018

Winter Voyage Complete

Wed 20 Jun 07:33
Final Leg - for now.

Tue 19 Jun 10:38
Back to Narooma

Sun 17 Jun 07:36
Fickle Winds

Sat 16 Jun 04:16
Twofold Bay

Fri 15 Jun 09:58
Gabo Island

Thu 14 Jun 02:48
Fair and Fresh

Wed 13 Jun 03:00
Departed Port Phillip

Tue 12 Jun 04:18

May 2018

Melbourne - some photos

Thu 31 May 07:17
Royal Yacht Club of Victoria

Thu 31 May 02:06
Hobsons Bay

Tue 29 May 05:58
Turning Sixty in Port Phillip

Mon 28 May 04:30
Approaching Wilsons Promontory

Sun 27 May 02:16
Bass Strait

Sat 26 May 15:22
Motoring off Gabo Island

Fri 25 May 02:40
Preparing to Depart Twofold Bay

Thu 24 May 06:40
Arrived Twofold Bay

Mon 21 May 04:42
Departed Narooma

Sun 20 May 04:23
Life Raft Mk2

Sat 19 May 05:19
Update from Narooma (with photos)

Wed 16 May 00:48
Holed Up in Narooma

Mon 14 May 07:44
The Very Short Life of a Life Raft

Thu 10 May 02:07
Departed Wollongong

Wed 9 May 04:31

Apr 2018

Cockpit Surgery (with photos)

Sat 28 Apr 05:54
Still Sailing

Tue 17 Apr 23:08

Feb 2018

Arrived Wollongong

Thu 1 Feb 23:20
Turtlely Dude!

Thu 1 Feb 03:55

Jan 2018

A Strong Fair Breeze and an Excellent Day’s Run

Wed 31 Jan 03:13
A Fresh Fair Breeze and a Good Day’s Run

Tue 30 Jan 02:46
Departed Apollo Bay

Sun 28 Jan 20:15
Photos

Fri 26 Jan 06:44
Australia Day in Apollo Bay

Fri 26 Jan 06:16
Fresher Headwinds

Thu 25 Jan 02:28
More Light Headwinds

Wed 24 Jan 03:36
Photos

Tue 23 Jan 05:14
Light Headwinds and Cray Pots

Tue 23 Jan 03:18
Departed Robe (more work to windward)

Mon 22 Jan 01:48
At Anchor

Fri 19 Jan 12:45
Flogging to Windward

Fri 19 Jan 02:44
Part Two – Beyond Backstairs Passage

Thu 18 Jan 02:33
Backstairs Passage

Wed 17 Jan 23:00
Adelaide Photos

Wed 17 Jan 06:10
Sailed Adelaide

Wed 17 Jan 05:55

Dec 2017

Arrived Adelaide plus some

Sun 24 Dec 00:49
Drifting through Backstairs Passage

Thu 21 Dec 05:39
Departed Robe

Wed 20 Dec 00:56
A Refreshed Head

Tue 19 Dec 10:08
Alongside Robe

Mon 18 Dec 09:10
SA Time

Sun 17 Dec 02:08
Departed Port Fairy

Sat 16 Dec 07:56
Port Fairy

Thu 14 Dec 10:56
Some Photos

Wed 13 Dec 02:38
Fickle Winds

Wed 13 Dec 02:22
Clear of Port Phillip

Tue 12 Dec 07:59
Departed Melbourne

Mon 11 Dec 09:09
Birthday Party

Sat 9 Dec 10:22
Arrived Port Phillip - continued

Thu 7 Dec 03:13
Arrived Port Phillip

Wed 6 Dec 14:45
Almost There (Port Phillip)

Wed 6 Dec 02:40
Romping

Tue 5 Dec 09:38
Around the Corner

Mon 4 Dec 09:36
Waiting

Sun 3 Dec 09:30
Boydtown

Sat 2 Dec 10:46
Return to Eden (minus the soap)*

Fri 1 Dec 05:41

Nov 2017

A Fair Start

Thu 30 Nov 03:32
Sailed Wollongong

Wed 29 Nov 04:29

Jul 2017

Wollongong Boat Harbour

Mon 10 Jul 08:41

Dec 2016

Arrived Greenwell Point

Wed 21 Dec 11:39
Looking Good for Christmas

Wed 21 Dec 01:52
Departed Eden

Tue 20 Dec 04:10
At Anchor off Twofold Bay

Sun 18 Dec 22:55
All Fair

Sun 18 Dec 04:27
Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair

Sat 17 Dec 02:11
Resting in Refuge Cove

Fri 16 Dec 04:51
Pleasant Sailing - for now.

Thu 15 Dec 06:57
Fresh and Fair

Wed 14 Dec 02:26
Crash Gybe

Tue 13 Dec 05:15
Fair Wind

Mon 12 Dec 03:40
Light Headwinds

Sun 11 Dec 03:35
Departed Adelaide

Sat 10 Dec 03:28
Film and Philosophy

Sat 10 Dec 03:03

Nov 2016

Wednesday Addendum

Wed 23 Nov 10:17
Gulf of St Vincent

Wed 23 Nov 02:20
Departed Robe

Tue 22 Nov 05:09
Sociable Robe

Mon 21 Nov 12:37
South Australia

Sat 19 Nov 03:03
Cape Nelson

Fri 18 Nov 02:08
Cape Otway

Thu 17 Nov 01:39
Adelaide or ...

Wed 16 Nov 02:13
Hobsons Bay, Port Phillip

Sat 12 Nov 10:58
Wilsons Promontory

Fri 11 Nov 02:23
Blissful Breeze

Thu 10 Nov 01:58
Black Brows

Wed 9 Nov 01:46
Oh So Slow!

Tue 8 Nov 01:44
Light & Variable

Mon 7 Nov 23:30
East Boyd Bay

Sat 5 Nov 20:09
Shifted Anchor

Fri 4 Nov 04:54
Whale

Thu 3 Nov 09:52
Thursday Addendum

Thu 3 Nov 09:22
Slow Going

Thu 3 Nov 03:38
Variable Winds

Wed 2 Nov 01:38
Sailing

Tue 1 Nov 01:55

Jul 2016

Photos: Sydney to Crookhaven River

Mon 25 Jul 08:17
Photos - Sydney to Crookhaven River

Mon 25 Jul 08:11
Crookhaven River

Mon 25 Jul 07:41
Heading South - Soon

Fri 22 Jul 02:38
Sailable

Mon 18 Jul 09:08

Jun 2016

North Pacific Voyage Complete

Sun 5 Jun 09:22
Arrived Sydney

Fri 3 Jun 12:05
Crawling to the Finish

Fri 3 Jun 02:47
Land Fall Australia

Thu 2 Jun 03:09
Fair Winds

Wed 1 Jun 02:28

May 2016

Light Winds

Tue 31 May 02:30
Squalls and Sail Repairs

Mon 30 May 05:39
Oops! Spoke too soon.

Sun 29 May 01:22
Improving Slowly

Sat 28 May 01:42
Rough

Fri 27 May 01:28
A Soldier’s Breeze

Thu 26 May 01:52
Still (not still)

Wed 25 May 03:03
And Not So Nice

Tue 24 May 02:21
Much Nicer

Mon 23 May 02:03
Yankee Up and Drawing

Sun 22 May 02:31
Much Wind

Sat 21 May 02:23
Na Wynde

Fri 20 May 01:56
Southing

Thu 19 May 02:32
Better

Wed 18 May 02:00
And Slower

Tue 17 May 01:43
Slowing Down

Mon 16 May 02:19
Oops!

Sun 15 May 00:31
Some Reminiscing

Sat 14 May 01:32
The Final Leg

Fri 13 May 01:51
Farewell Fiji

Thu 12 May 08:20
Levuka - Photos part 2.

Tue 10 May 05:04
Levuka - Photos.

Tue 10 May 04:48
Makogai Island - photos

Tue 10 May 04:16
Levuka

Sun 8 May 08:49
Operation Sea Mercy - Day Three

Sat 7 May 08:24
Sea Mercy Mission – Day Two

Fri 6 May 01:13
Operation Sea Mercy

Thu 5 May 02:53
In the Drink

Mon 2 May 11:41

Apr 2016

Painting Almost Done - photos

Sat 30 Apr 01:22
Cassava

Wed 27 Apr 04:41
Photos - Fiji

Sun 24 Apr 04:26
On the Hard

Sat 23 Apr 22:08
Alongside Vuda Marina

Tue 12 Apr 05:36
Landfall

Mon 11 Apr 00:55
And Closer

Sun 10 Apr 01:37
Getting There

Sat 9 Apr 00:42
A Penny’s Worth of Wind

Fri 8 Apr 01:49
Still Blowing

Thu 7 Apr 02:04
Wind

Wed 6 Apr 01:17
And Lighter

Tue 5 Apr 01:57
Even Lighter Winds Continued

Mon 4 Apr 00:30
Light Winds Continued

Sun 3 Apr 00:45
Fools at Sea

Sat 2 Apr 02:02
Fools at Sea

Sat 2 Apr 01:23

Mar 2016

Light and Baffling

Thu 31 Mar 23:34
Kanton by Night

Wed 30 Mar 23:59
South of the Line

Wed 30 Mar 01:02
Half Way to Fiji

Tue 29 Mar 00:09
Strong Enough

Sun 27 Mar 23:46
Light and Steady

Sun 27 Mar 01:06
Light and Steady

Sun 27 Mar 00:42
Doldrums

Fri 25 Mar 23:44
Gybed

Thu 24 Mar 23:42
Slower

Thu 24 Mar 00:18
Getting Warmer

Wed 23 Mar 00:40
Simply Sailing

Mon 21 Mar 23:41
Beware the Machine

Mon 21 Mar 02:10
Simply Flying

Sat 19 Mar 22:51
Flying Fish Weather

Fri 18 Mar 23:10
Farewell Hawaii

Thu 17 Mar 23:32
Farewell Fram

Tue 15 Mar 07:24
Dragging Anchor

Wed 9 Mar 23:12
Plan RC

Sat 5 Mar 02:18

Feb 2016

Hello Hilo Confirmed

Tue 23 Feb 04:19
Hello Hilo - Almost

Mon 22 Feb 18:01
Headwinds

Sun 21 Feb 23:36
Heading for Hilo

Sat 20 Feb 22:29
North of Course

Fri 19 Feb 22:22
Hilo or Honolulu?

Thu 18 Feb 22:17
Hawaiian Time

Wed 17 Feb 22:29
Gentle Breeze

Tue 16 Feb 21:27
No 2 Headsail

Mon 15 Feb 21:37
Torn Headsail

Sun 14 Feb 21:25
Fresh Breeze

Sat 13 Feb 22:01
Half Way

Fri 12 Feb 21:43
Slowly, surely

Thu 11 Feb 21:27
Freshening

Wed 10 Feb 20:35
Pleasant

Tue 9 Feb 20:15
Lighter Winds Cont.

Mon 8 Feb 21:35
Light Winds

Sun 7 Feb 21:33
Masthead Views

Sat 6 Feb 21:42
Trade Wind Sailing

Fri 5 Feb 22:45
Making Good Time

Thu 4 Feb 21:05
A Rough Night

Wed 3 Feb 19:49
At Sea with Plan C

Wed 3 Feb 03:15
Photos - Ritas Fajitas

Mon 1 Feb 02:15
Kicking Back

Mon 1 Feb 01:35

Jan 2016

Departure Preparations Completed - Almost

Fri 29 Jan 22:05
Departure Preparations

Wed 27 Jan 16:05
Bahia San Lucas - still

Tue 26 Jan 18:42
Photos - Bahia San Lucas

Tue 26 Jan 18:28
Photos - Bahia Santa Maria cont. 3

Sat 23 Jan 20:35
Photos - Bahia Santa Maria cont 2.

Sat 23 Jan 20:26
Photos - Bahia Santa Maria 1 - fishing village and beach

Sat 23 Jan 20:18
Photos - Ensenada to Bahia Santa Maria

Sat 23 Jan 20:13
Bahia San Lucas

Sat 23 Jan 19:34
A Fresh Breeze

Fri 22 Jan 20:35
Fifty Miles, Sweet.

Thu 21 Jan 22:00
Bahia Santa Maria

Thu 21 Jan 04:03
Cabo San Lazaro

Tue 19 Jan 22:24
Wind Easing

Mon 18 Jan 21:22
Passing Punta Eugenia

Sun 17 Jan 20:40
Beyond

Sat 16 Jan 21:15
Ensenada and beyond

Sat 16 Jan 00:14
Photos: Ensenada

Fri 15 Jan 16:40
Photos: San Diego

Fri 15 Jan 16:31
Ensenada, Mexico

Fri 15 Jan 01:40
Next Stop Mexico

Thu 14 Jan 00:29
Running the Gauntlet

Wed 13 Jan 04:22
Double Dipping with the US Coast Guard

Tue 12 Jan 19:18
Photos - San Fran to San Diego

Mon 11 Jan 00:31
San Diego SITREP

Sun 10 Jan 08:16
Happy New Year

Fri 1 Jan 22:02

Dec 2015

Approaching San Diego

Thu 31 Dec 20:25
Motor, Drift, Motor, Rock

Wed 30 Dec 21:48
Dropping Down

Tue 29 Dec 20:21
Picking Up

Mon 28 Dec 21:16
Fair

Sun 27 Dec 21:14
Departed San Francisco

Sat 26 Dec 22:29
Update 15 December 2015

Wed 16 Dec 03:21
Photos - San Francisco, Kate's Visit Part 2

Mon 14 Dec 23:47
Photos - San Francisco, Kate's Visit Part 1

Mon 14 Dec 23:46
Solo Once More

Thu 10 Dec 04:58
Out and About

Tue 8 Dec 02:38
Out and About

Sun 6 Dec 03:00
Alongside with Jean

Tue 1 Dec 08:32

Nov 2015

Photos - Balclutha

Thu 5 Nov 23:36
Photos - Eureka

Thu 5 Nov 23:22
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Thu 5 Nov 23:10
Photos - Suasalito to San Francisco

Thu 5 Nov 22:59
Aquatic Park Cove

Wed 4 Nov 05:15

Oct 2015

Golden Gate Bridge (with photos)

Tue 27 Oct 01:47
Photos

Thu 22 Oct 22:31
Tiller Pilot Sea Trials (and a run in with the Coast Guard)

Thu 22 Oct 22:21

Sep 2015

Sausalito

Mon 28 Sep 02:58
The Golden Gate

Fri 25 Sep 20:57
Freshening

Thu 24 Sep 19:32
Light Winds

Wed 23 Sep 20:21
Excellent Day's Run

Tue 22 Sep 20:45
Running Free

Mon 21 Sep 20:07
Just Jogging

Sun 20 Sep 20:02
Well Offshore

Sat 19 Sep 20:57
Offshore

Fri 18 Sep 22:47
Sailing At Last (well mostly drifting really)

Fri 18 Sep 01:37
Friday Harbor, USA

Thu 17 Sep 02:50
Victoria Classic Boat Festival

Sun 6 Sep 01:32
Rain

Wed 2 Sep 22:57
Tsehum Harbour

Wed 2 Sep 05:22

Aug 2015

North Cove

Mon 31 Aug 05:02
Back to Nanaimo

Sun 30 Aug 04:09
More Overdue Photos

Sun 30 Aug 03:35
Some Photos At Last

Sun 30 Aug 03:20
Seeking Inspiration

Thu 27 Aug 17:04
Active Pass in Action

Tue 18 Aug 17:36
Once More Back to False Creek

Tue 11 Aug 04:38
Ganges Harbour

Thu 6 Aug 14:26
Rally Over

Wed 5 Aug 13:08

Jul 2015

Peterson Cruising Rally

Wed 29 Jul 17:30
US Visa Approved

Mon 27 Jul 19:21
Back at False Creek

Wed 22 Jul 00:45
Burrard Inlet

Mon 20 Jul 02:42
Indian Arm

Sun 19 Jul 02:30
Deep Cove

Sat 18 Jul 00:51
Back to Plan A

Tue 14 Jul 04:34
Back to Crew x 1

Wed 8 Jul 22:11
Back to the Big Smoke (literally)

Mon 6 Jul 02:08
Heading North

Sun 5 Jul 05:27
Happy Canada Day in Montague Harbour

Thu 2 Jul 07:05

Jun 2015

Ganges Harbour

Sun 28 Jun 23:04
Nanaimo Harbour

Fri 26 Jun 05:39
Double Crewed

Thu 25 Jun 06:45
The Bureaucracy Blues

Wed 24 Jun 01:56
Busy Vancouver

Sat 20 Jun 22:59
Still at Gibsons

Thu 18 Jun 02:33
Gibsons

Tue 16 Jun 06:34
Smuggler Cove

Mon 15 Jun 03:31
Scottie Bay

Sun 14 Jun 06:08
Comox

Sat 13 Jun 05:33
Photos - Sointula to Gorge Harbour

Thu 11 Jun 23:59
Photos - Bottleneck Inlet to Sointula

Thu 11 Jun 23:51
Photos - Bottleneck Inlet to Bull Harbour

Thu 11 Jun 23:44
Photos - Prince Rupert to Bottleneck Cove

Thu 11 Jun 23:36
Thank You Yori & Ann-Marie

Thu 11 Jun 23:29
Yori's Dock, Gorge Harbour

Tue 9 Jun 00:43
Gowlland Harbour

Mon 8 Jun 02:41
Halyard Fixed

Sun 7 Jun 03:23
Otter Cove

Sat 6 Jun 06:24
Boat Bay

Fri 5 Jun 04:28
Fences and a Pub Library

Thu 4 Jun 01:42
Sointula, Malcolm Island

Wed 3 Jun 02:04
Port Hardy

Tue 2 Jun 03:04

May 2015

Bull Harbour

Sun 31 May 22:16
No Fog – No Wind

Sat 30 May 21:56
Fog

Sat 30 May 04:34
Bottleneck Inlet

Fri 29 May 05:53
Khutze Inlet

Thu 28 May 06:27
Kiskosh Inlet

Wed 27 May 05:14
Heading South

Tue 26 May 01:31
Important Correction

Sun 24 May 21:28
An Old Acquaintance

Sun 24 May 02:58
Prince Rupert - Photos cont.

Sat 16 May 02:27
Prince Rupert - Photos;

Sat 16 May 02:21
Photos - Cordova to Prince Rupert

Fri 8 May 05:07
Prince Rupert & Leonard C. West

Thu 7 May 19:02
Almost There

Wed 6 May 20:50
Approaching Dixon Entrance

Tue 5 May 21:22
Flopping off Cape Ommaney

Mon 4 May 21:40
Cape Edgecumbe

Sun 3 May 22:57
Not So Slow and a Bit Nicer

Fri 1 May 23:39
Slow But Nice

Fri 1 May 21:09

Apr 2015

Slow Going

Thu 30 Apr 06:40
No Comms

Wed 29 Apr 06:00
A Good Start

Tue 28 Apr 02:45
Departed Cordova

Tue 28 Apr 00:37
A Rainy Day, Some Old Photos, and a Bit of Nautical History

Thu 16 Apr 00:22
The Cove

Tue 14 Apr 22:59

Mar 2015

A Sail (with photos)

Mon 30 Mar 21:33
A Hike - photos continued

Sat 28 Mar 01:06
A Hike (with photos)

Sat 28 Mar 00:30
Keeping Busy

Fri 27 Mar 05:36
Sunshine (and photos)

Tue 17 Mar 23:43
Some More Photos

Thu 12 Mar 05:50
Boat Chores and Some Sight Seeing

Thu 12 Mar 04:05
Photos: Ice Worm Festival - Survival Suit Race.

Wed 4 Mar 01:04
Photos: Ice Worm Festival - The Parade

Wed 4 Mar 00:49
Getting Ready to Go

Wed 4 Mar 00:30

Jan 2015

Photos - Sheridan Glacier

Fri 9 Jan 02:16

Nov 2014

Happy Thanksgiving

Sat 29 Nov 01:35
Just Reading

Sun 23 Nov 09:00
Photos - Cordova

Thu 13 Nov 00:54
Winter in Cordova

Wed 5 Nov 02:11
Photos - Harvard Glacier

Sat 1 Nov 19:52
Photos - Coghill Point

Sat 1 Nov 19:52
Photos - Squire Cove to Pt Nowell

Sat 1 Nov 19:51
Photos - Hogg Bay to Coghill Point

Sat 1 Nov 19:50
Photos - Seward to Hogg Bay

Sat 1 Nov 19:48

Oct 2014

Cordova

Fri 31 Oct 03:10
Sailing

Thu 30 Oct 02:54
Back to Esther Passage

Wed 29 Oct 05:47
Harvard Glacier

Tue 28 Oct 21:14
Coghill Point

Tue 28 Oct 04:26
Squaw Bay

Mon 27 Oct 05:31
Point Nowel Cove

Sun 26 Oct 04:26
No Sagas

Sat 25 Oct 02:44
Squire Island, Prince William Sound

Fri 24 Oct 04:55
The Saga of the Grease Nipple

Thu 23 Oct 05:35
Disappearing Grebes

Wed 22 Oct 05:43
Hogg Bay

Tue 21 Oct 05:07
Approaching Prince William Sound

Mon 20 Oct 20:26
Sailing

Mon 20 Oct 00:30
Ready to Sail

Sun 19 Oct 04:43
Photos - Back in the Water

Fri 17 Oct 05:29
Almost There

Sun 12 Oct 05:52
Photos: Hull Repairs Continue.

Fri 3 Oct 04:55
Any More Holes?

Fri 3 Oct 03:50

Sep 2014

More Sunshine and . . . Even Bigger Holes

Fri 26 Sep 05:18
Photos of Holes

Thu 25 Sep 03:35
Sunshine and . . . More Holes

Wed 24 Sep 03:58
Rain, Rain, and More Rain

Fri 19 Sep 17:12
Welded Up

Tue 16 Sep 08:11
Photos - Kodiak to Seward

Tue 9 Sep 04:19
Sunday 7 September – Cutting Out Rust

Mon 8 Sep 05:15
On the Hard in Seward

Sun 7 Sep 05:23
Thursday 4 September – Drizzly

Fri 5 Sep 06:59
Seward

Wed 3 Sep 23:42
Resurrection Bay

Tue 2 Sep 21:21
Kinai Peninsular

Tue 2 Sep 00:35

Aug 2014

Northern Lights

Sun 31 Aug 23:14
Saturday 30 August - Drifting

Sun 31 Aug 00:53
Preparations

Sat 30 Aug 07:00
Thinning Out

Fri 29 Aug 05:58
Wednesday 27 August – Where Next ?

Thu 28 Aug 02:34
Saturday 23 August – Reconnected

Sun 24 Aug 05:37
Monday 18 August – Kodiak

Mon 18 Aug 23:25
Saturday 16 August – Wind

Mon 18 Aug 20:49
Friday 15 August – Whales

Mon 18 Aug 20:47
Still Here

Thu 14 Aug 03:34
Photos: Aghileen and the Petrified Forest

Thu 14 Aug 03:18
Photos: Sand Point

Thu 14 Aug 03:00
Drizzle

Tue 12 Aug 06:35
Photos: East Anchor Cove to Sand Point

Mon 11 Aug 21:12
Photos: Akutan to East Anchor Cove

Mon 11 Aug 21:11
Photos: Akutan

Mon 11 Aug 21:10
Photos - Dutch Harbor to Akutan

Mon 11 Aug 19:49
Sunday 10 August – Crab Feast

Mon 11 Aug 06:42
Saturday 9 August – High Living in Humboldt

Sun 10 Aug 06:58
Thursday 7 October – Humboldt Harbor

Fri 8 Aug 20:42
Tuesday 5 October – Captain Cove

Tue 5 Aug 21:05
Monday 4 October – East Anchor C ove

Mon 4 Aug 21:04
Sunday 3 August – Cape Lazaref

Sun 3 Aug 00:58
Saturday 2 August – Unimak Pass

Sat 2 Aug 00:57
Thursday 31 July – Trident Bay

Fri 1 Aug 00:58
Wednesday 30 July – Foul Anchor

Fri 1 Aug 00:58

Jul 2014

Tuesday 29 July – Windy

Thu 31 Jul 01:32
Monday 28 July – Akutan Bay

Tue 29 Jul 22:39
Sunday 27 July – Departed Dutch Harbor

Mon 28 Jul 02:25
Tuesday 22 July – Days of Laundr y and Maintenance

Wed 23 Jul 01:36
Photos - Inanudak Bay

Wed 23 Jul 01:11
Photos - Four Mountain Islands

Wed 23 Jul 00:58
Photos - Attu Island

Wed 23 Jul 00:51
Photos - Kushiro to Attu Island

Wed 23 Jul 00:43
Friday 18 July: Dutch Harbor

Sat 19 Jul 21:43
Thursday 17 July: Steady Breeze

Sat 19 Jul 21:41
Wednesday 16 July: Headwinds and Fog

Sat 19 Jul 21:39
Tuesday 15 July: Stepanof Cove

Sat 19 Jul 21:39
Monday 14 July: Four Mountain Islands

Sat 19 Jul 21:37
Sunday 13 July: No Comms

Sat 19 Jul 21:35
Saturday 12 July: Communications Worsen

Sat 12 Jul 21:28
Friday 11 July: West Longitude

Fri 11 Jul 22:47
Thursday 10 July (Mk 2): Rolling Along

Fri 11 Jul 02:42
Thursday 10 July: Gone

Thu 10 Jul 20:25
Ready to Go

Wed 9 Jul 06:26
Peak 1565

Tue 8 Jul 11:26
Arrived Attu (7-7 resend)

Mon 7 Jul 12:13
Aiming for Attu

Sun 6 Jul 01:42
Steady Sailing

Sat 5 Jul 02:13
And Speeding Up

Fri 4 Jul 03:02
Slowing Down

Thu 3 Jul 01:50
Reduced Sail

Wed 2 Jul 01:40
Good Progress

Tue 1 Jul 02:39

Jun 2014

Mostly Calms

Mon 30 Jun 01:43
Light Winds

Sun 29 Jun 03:39
Engine Fixed

Sat 28 Jun 03:49
Fog is Back (27 June retransmitted)

Fri 27 Jun 04:41
Fair Breeze Continues

Thu 26 Jun 02:22
Sunshine and a Fair Breeze

Wed 25 Jun 02:32
Sailing

Tue 24 Jun 02:55
Sunshine!

Mon 23 Jun 03:49
More Drifting

Sun 22 Jun 05:36
Departed Kushiro (and Japan)

Sat 21 Jun 04:53
Arrived Kushiro

Thu 19 Jun 04:02
Happy Birthday Jenny

Wed 18 Jun 04:43
Headwinds and Contrary Currents (17 June Mk2)

Tue 17 Jun 21:44
Mostly Calms and Fog

Mon 16 Jun 06:01
Light Winds

Sun 15 Jun 04:08
Shooting the Tsagaru Kaikyo Rapids

Sat 14 Jun 08:16
Preparing for Sea

Thu 12 Jun 10:58
Photos - Wajima to Hakodate

Thu 12 Jun 09:53
Hakodate Part 2

Sat 7 Jun 14:20
Hakodate

Sat 7 Jun 04:38
Forty North (5 Jun retransmitted)

Sat 7 Jun 04:18
Slowly, Surely, with a wee bit of Will.

Wed 4 Jun 04:30
All is Calm

Tue 3 Jun 03:43
The Voyage Continues (2 June post)

Tue 3 Jun 02:11
Essay Finished

Sun 1 Jun 11:53

May 2014

Writing Essays in Wajima

Sat 31 May 06:51
Hitch Hiking Heron

Fri 30 May 04:39
But Not Making Way

Thu 29 May 03:52
Underway

Wed 28 May 04:24
Windvane Struts Mk III

Tue 27 May 12:00
Nakanoshima Pitstop

Mon 26 May 05:41
Dodging Ships in the Night

Sun 25 May 03:56
Departed Fukuoka

Sat 24 May 07:17
Windvane Fitted

Wed 21 May 10:57
Still On Target

Tue 20 May 11:16
On Target

Mon 19 May 13:34
Sunday's Goals Achieved (with some photos)

Sun 18 May 10:57
The Clutches of Customs

Sat 17 May 12:17
Red Cross Package Arrives

Tue 13 May 12:06
Goodbye Pushpit

Sat 10 May 11:33
Stern Repairs Almost Finished (with photos)

Thu 8 May 10:54
The Welding Begins

Wed 7 May 12:59
More Genset Blues, Regattas, Repairs, Maintenance, and Metaphysics.

Mon 5 May 15:25
Plugging Away

Sat 3 May 13:45
The Genset Blues

Thu 1 May 12:12

Apr 2014

The Genset Goes

Wed 30 Apr 09:38
Genset Woes

Tue 29 Apr 12:35
Photos - Lunch

Mon 28 Apr 14:26
Where There's a Will There's a Welder

Mon 28 Apr 13:54
Cutting Off The Stern

Sat 26 Apr 11:27
Photos

Sat 26 Apr 03:27
And One Loss

Thu 24 Apr 12:59
Some Wins

Wed 23 Apr 11:49
Cleaning Continues

Tue 22 Apr 10:48
Thom san

Mon 21 Apr 13:20
Marvelous Mena

Sun 20 Apr 13:35
What Next?

Sun 20 Apr 00:20
Run Down

Fri 18 Apr 11:43
Back to Japan

Thu 17 Apr 07:25
Photos - Tong Yeong 2

Wed 16 Apr 11:56
Cleared Out for Japan

Wed 16 Apr 11:39
Photos South Korea

Tue 15 Apr 12:46
More Tong Yeong

Tue 15 Apr 12:29
Arrived Tong Yeong

Sun 13 Apr 13:45
Balls Up

Sat 12 Apr 06:09
Next Stop South Korea

Fri 11 Apr 10:35
Cleared Out

Thu 10 Apr 12:56
Great Weather

Wed 9 Apr 10:11
A Good Day

Tue 8 Apr 15:25
Spots

Mon 7 Apr 12:59
Quiet Progress

Sun 6 Apr 09:51
Firmer Plans

Sat 5 Apr 09:36
Visa and Vanes

Fri 4 Apr 11:10
The Plan, Mk 2.

Thu 3 Apr 13:04
Photos - Maintenance Day in Fukuoka

Wed 2 Apr 11:39
Photos - Azuchi-o-Shima

Wed 2 Apr 11:37
Photos - Hirado

Wed 2 Apr 11:30
Photos - Narao

Wed 2 Apr 11:20
Photos - Kabashima

Wed 2 Apr 11:15
Maintenance Day

Wed 2 Apr 10:13
Admin Day

Tue 1 Apr 12:30

Mar 2014

Fukuoka

Mon 31 Mar 12:21
Takashima

Sun 30 Mar 12:56
Gorouna, Iki Shima

Sat 29 Mar 12:03
Neko Chan Jumps Ship in Azuchi-o-Shima

Fri 28 Mar 12:52
Stone Bridges

Thu 27 Mar 12:45
A Fishy Onsen

Wed 26 Mar 10:22
Hello Hirado

Tue 25 Mar 09:12
Farewell Fukue

Mon 24 Mar 09:57
Stone Jig Saw

Sun 23 Mar 12:17
Connected in Fukue – sort of

Fri 21 Mar 11:28
An Old Tree, Self, and Narrow Streets

Thu 20 Mar 11:30
Narao

Wed 19 Mar 10:57
Exploring Kabashima

Tue 18 Mar 12:04
Kabashima

Mon 17 Mar 13:52
Photos - Nagasaki Bomb

Sun 16 Mar 12:33
The Bomb

Sun 16 Mar 12:08
Nagasaki Sight Seeing

Sat 15 Mar 14:15
Photos - Nagasaki Part One

Sat 15 Mar 14:09
Photos - Sato Ne

Sat 15 Mar 13:57
Nagasaki Bound

Sat 15 Mar 13:39
Boat-bound

Fri 14 Mar 03:45
Arrive Nagasaki – More Paperwork

Wed 12 Mar 12:00
Departed Sato Ne

Tue 11 Mar 11:38
Departed Sato Ne

Tue 11 Mar 11:10
A Philosophical Day

Mon 10 Mar 12:28
The Heads, Part III (and hopefully final).

Sun 9 Mar 11:21
The Heads Continued

Sat 8 Mar 11:08
Confronting the Heads

Fri 7 Mar 11:55
My First Onsen

Thu 6 Mar 14:25
Photos - Sato Ne

Wed 5 Mar 14:06
Impressions

Wed 5 Mar 12:06
Arrived Sato Ne

Tue 4 Mar 10:37
Departed Kagoshima

Mon 3 Mar 13:06
Photos - Yakushima to Kagoshima

Sat 1 Mar 06:40

Feb 2014

A Win

Thu 27 Feb 12:20
Steering Gear Problems

Wed 26 Feb 11:09
Arrived Kagoshima

Mon 24 Feb 11:59
Volcano

Sun 23 Feb 04:22
Departed Myanouri Ko, but . . .

Sat 22 Feb 11:27
Photos - Yakusugi Land Part 3

Fri 21 Feb 12:54
Photos - Yakusugi Land Part 2: some very old trees

Fri 21 Feb 12:51
Photos - Yagisugi Land Part 1

Fri 21 Feb 12:49
Photos - Miyonoura Ko;

Fri 21 Feb 12:46
Maintenance and Bureaucrats

Fri 21 Feb 12:35
Some Very Old Trees

Thu 20 Feb 13:23
Rain

Wed 19 Feb 11:48
Arrived Miyonoura Ko, Yakushima

Tue 18 Feb 14:38
Kuchina Shima

Mon 17 Feb 04:15
Departed Koniya Ko

Sun 16 Feb 08:05
A Quiet Day

Sat 15 Feb 13:22
Photos - Up the Creek

Sat 15 Feb 05:36
Photos - miscellaneous

Sat 15 Feb 05:29
The Dam

Fri 14 Feb 11:07
Computers and Communications

Thu 13 Feb 12:24
Connected?

Wed 12 Feb 12:47
Photos - Amami Part 3

Wed 12 Feb 04:59
Photos - Amami continued

Wed 12 Feb 04:55
Photos - Koniya Ko

Wed 12 Feb 04:51
Photos - Tukunoshima

Wed 12 Feb 04:37
Photos - Wadamari

Wed 12 Feb 04:23
Koneya Ko - Impressions

Tue 11 Feb 13:21
Arrived Koneya Ko, Amami O-Shima

Mon 10 Feb 10:23
Departed Tokunoshima

Sun 9 Feb 06:04
Sadly Sailing

Sat 8 Feb 14:16
Sailing with Saori

Fri 7 Feb 12:45
A Girl in Every Port?

Thu 6 Feb 11:26
Seeing Some Sights

Wed 5 Feb 11:58
Gassed Up

Tue 4 Feb 11:56
Arrived Kametoku Ko

Mon 3 Feb 12:21
Drifting with the Rubbish

Sun 2 Feb 09:50
No Show

Sat 1 Feb 10:30

Jan 2014

Personal Tourist Information

Fri 31 Jan 13:45
Looking Inward

Fri 31 Jan 07:45
Nor Any Night Hereafter

Wed 29 Jan 09:45
Not Tonight

Tue 28 Jan 08:34
Departed Naha

Mon 27 Jan 10:21
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo

Sun 26 Jan 13:06
A few more photos

Sun 26 Jan 07:58
Some Photos - I hope

Sun 26 Jan 07:47
A Wasted Wind

Sat 25 Jan 11:52
One Man's Trash . . .

Fri 24 Jan 13:49
More Maintenance

Wed 22 Jan 12:06
Maintenance

Tue 21 Jan 11:34
Japanese Paper Chase Day Four

Mon 20 Jan 12:40
Unravelled

Sun 19 Jan 12:47
A Loose End (Saturday 18 January)

Sun 19 Jan 12:31
Legs Stretched (Friday 17 January)

Sat 18 Jan 11:08
Made It

Thu 16 Jan 11:51
The Last Few Yards

Thu 16 Jan 03:55
Rough

Wed 15 Jan 06:26
King Leopold's Ghost

Tue 14 Jan 04:27
Lazy Sailing

Mon 13 Jan 04:39
Even Better

Sun 12 Jan 05:25
Better than Expected

Sat 11 Jan 05:28
The Slog Begins

Fri 10 Jan 04:49
Pleasantly Pleasing Progress

Thu 9 Jan 03:53
Not So Pleasant, but Fast

Wed 8 Jan 05:22
A Pleasant Sail

Tue 7 Jan 03:37
Resuming Passage

Mon 6 Jan 03:03
Photos Solomon Sea

Sun 5 Jan 08:26
Photos PNG

Sun 5 Jan 08:24
Preparing for Sea

Sun 5 Jan 03:29
And Fitted

Fri 3 Jan 10:55
Wind Vane Strut Repaired

Thu 2 Jan 09:31
Happy New Year

Wed 1 Jan 10:16

Dec 2013

Arrived Agana Harbor, Guam

Tue 31 Dec 01:44
Approaching Guam

Mon 30 Dec 04:15
Guam Diversion

Sun 29 Dec 03:05
Pleasant Sailing and a Potential Problem

Sat 28 Dec 05:12
Beyond the Caroline Islands

Fri 27 Dec 03:52
Amongst the Caroline Islands

Thu 26 Dec 03:55
Merry Christmas

Wed 25 Dec 04:10
Squally Trade Winds

Tue 24 Dec 05:19
Trade Winds

Mon 23 Dec 05:54
Into the North Pacific

Sun 22 Dec 03:27
So Close . . .

Sat 21 Dec 04:02
The Equatorial Crawl

Fri 20 Dec 03:29
Light and Shadow

Thu 19 Dec 03:35
Sails, Batteries and Silicone Spray.

Wed 18 Dec 04:23
And Little Change.

Tue 17 Dec 03:50
Beyond the Solomon Sea.

Mon 16 Dec 04:02
On Schedule, Believe It or Not.

Sun 15 Dec 03:52
Po-han’s Nut

Sat 14 Dec 04:17
The Deep.

Fri 13 Dec 05:20
Mostly Sailing

Thu 12 Dec 06:23
Mostly Drifting.

Wed 11 Dec 04:38
Not So On and On.

Tue 10 Dec 02:26
And On and On etc.

Mon 9 Dec 04:37
And On and On Into the Solomon Sea (andante)

Sun 8 Dec 02:28
And On Into the Solomon Sea

Sat 7 Dec 04:19
Papua New Guinea Ho!

Fri 6 Dec 02:10
Hitting the Wall

Thu 5 Dec 08:21
Cutters, Cats and Charts

Wed 4 Dec 02:40
A Flying Start

Tue 3 Dec 03:21
The (Next) Voyage Begins

Mon 2 Dec 03:40

Nov 2013

Alongside

Thu 28 Nov 10:34
Back to Cairns (with photos)

Sun 24 Nov 12:52
Vlasoff Reef

Sat 23 Nov 12:18
Back in the Water

Wed 20 Nov 12:04
Hitting the Drink

Sat 16 Nov 05:42
Hauled Out, Cairns Cruising Yacht Squadron

Fri 8 Nov 10:46

Oct 2013

Update and Some Photos

Tue 29 Oct 23:29
Moved to Anchor

Wed 9 Oct 05:32
Arrived Cairns

Mon 7 Oct 03:20
Fairy Land

Sat 5 Oct 12:19
Mourilyan Harbour

Fri 4 Oct 12:41
Shore Time - with photos

Thu 3 Oct 10:14
Photos Townsville

Wed 2 Oct 11:59
Photos Hinchinbrook Island

Wed 2 Oct 11:52
In Search of Crocodiles

Wed 2 Oct 11:27
Orpheus Island

Tue 1 Oct 11:05

Sep 2013

Great Palm Island

Mon 30 Sep 07:48
Ready to Leave

Sun 29 Sep 12:46
Breakwater Marina, Townsville

Sat 21 Sep 04:48
Made It Thursday

Thu 19 Sep 06:02
Make that Thursday

Wed 18 Sep 03:53
Next Stop Townsville

Tue 17 Sep 09:48
Port Denison, Bowen - with photos

Sun 15 Sep 09:17
Photos - mostly calms

Sat 14 Sep 10:53
Slowly going slow

Sat 14 Sep 09:16
Update

Fri 13 Sep 08:51
Continuing North

Fri 13 Sep 06:32
Photos - en route

Thu 12 Sep 07:39
Photos: Sylph's Sign

Thu 12 Sep 07:26
More Photos, Middle Island:

Thu 12 Sep 07:21
Photos - Middle Island, Percy Island Group

Thu 12 Sep 07:15
At Anchor, Whitsunday Island

Thu 12 Sep 07:07
Getting There, Slowly

Wed 11 Sep 03:22
Going Slow

Tue 10 Sep 06:36
Still here

Mon 9 Sep 07:12
Middle Percy Island, still

Sun 8 Sep 14:10
Middle Percy Island

Sat 7 Sep 01:37
Departed Keppel Bay Marina

Fri 6 Sep 04:43
Alongside Keppel Bay Marina

Wed 4 Sep 06:45
An Even Better Run

Tue 3 Sep 02:29
A Good Run

Mon 2 Sep 04:18
Continuing North

Sun 1 Sep 07:25

Aug 2013

Non-sailing day

Sat 31 Aug 05:46
Miss one turn, go back twenty miles

Fri 30 Aug 11:27
An even shorter sail

Thu 29 Aug 08:48
Another short sail

Wed 28 Aug 11:01
A short sail

Tue 27 Aug 08:09
A short motor

Mon 26 Aug 13:00
Motoring the Channels

Sun 25 Aug 05:03
Southport

Sat 17 Aug 11:12
The Gold Coast

Fri 16 Aug 02:37
Escaping the Coffs Coast Triangle

Thu 15 Aug 07:02
At Anchor Coffs Harbour

Wed 14 Aug 03:41
Quickly . . . , now slowly

Tue 13 Aug 03:54
Slowly, slowly

Mon 12 Aug 03:50
So Far, So Good

Sun 11 Aug 04:13
Departed Sydney

Sat 10 Aug 03:34
Departing Soon

Sat 3 Aug 03:57

Jun 2013

The Cockpit

Fri 21 Jun 14:40
Photo - New Furler

Sat 15 Jun 12:16
Furler Finis

Fri 14 Jun 10:04
Arrived Port Jackson

Mon 3 Jun 01:48
A Tad Windy

Sun 2 Jun 09:02
Departed Eden

Sat 1 Jun 06:56

May 2013

Snug Cove

Mon 27 May 04:57
Mostly Uneventful

Sun 26 May 03:31
Bumpy Bass Strait

Sat 25 May 03:20
Drifting in Port Phillip

Fri 24 May 09:37
Photos: Classic Yacht

Sun 19 May 02:14
Photos

Sat 18 May 12:46
Dinghy Recovered

Sat 18 May 03:07
Aground!

Fri 17 May 16:01
Windy

Fri 3 May 08:08

Apr 2013

Photos 2

Tue 23 Apr 11:14
Some photos of KI to Melbourne

Tue 23 Apr 11:00
Arrived Port Phillip

Tue 23 Apr 06:56
An Excellent Day’s Run

Mon 22 Apr 05:13
Departed Kangaroo Island

Sun 21 Apr 03:28
Christmas Cove, Kangaroo Island, with photos

Sat 20 Apr 04:42
Eastern Cove, Kangaroo Island

Fri 19 Apr 04:08
Sailed Adelaide

Thu 18 Apr 06:11

Mar 2013

Arrived Adelaide

Tue 19 Mar 04:20
Some More Miles

Mon 18 Mar 05:00
Some Miles

Sun 17 Mar 03:59
Wind

Sat 16 Mar 05:48
A Study in Stoicism (or lack thereof)

Fri 15 Mar 02:02
Under Way

Thu 14 Mar 09:25
Apollo Bay

Tue 12 Mar 04:01
Plan B

Mon 11 Mar 04:45
Still Here

Fri 8 Mar 01:25

Feb 2013

The Train Ride

Thu 28 Feb 10:49
Photos from Maquarie Harbour

Thu 28 Feb 10:36
Royal Brighton Yacht Club Marina

Thu 28 Feb 10:16
Arrived Port Phillip, but not quite there yet

Tue 26 Feb 04:47
And Drifted

Mon 25 Feb 03:00
Sailed

Sun 24 Feb 08:47
Patching Patches

Sat 23 Feb 08:59
Grassy Harbour

Fri 22 Feb 07:21
And Out of the Gates of Hell

Thu 21 Feb 05:13
Toot Toot

Wed 20 Feb 10:55
All Quiet

Tue 19 Feb 09:07
Wiki on the ABC

Mon 18 Feb 14:24
Paradiso

Sun 17 Feb 09:59
Unto the Gates of Hell

Sat 16 Feb 04:20
Bright Night

Fri 15 Feb 01:29
Drifting

Thu 14 Feb 01:36
At Sea

Wed 13 Feb 08:08
Departed Hobart

Tue 12 Feb 09:59
The Wooden Boat Show

Sun 10 Feb 07:53
The Cemetery

Fri 8 Feb 09:54
More Shacks

Fri 8 Feb 09:21
Shacks on the Bay

Fri 8 Feb 09:08
Windy

Thu 7 Feb 12:01
Photos

Thu 7 Feb 00:04
Arrived Hobart

Wed 6 Feb 04:25
Heading South

Tue 5 Feb 02:39
Into the Tasman

Mon 4 Feb 02:41
Banks Strait Dash

Sun 3 Feb 02:42
Domestics

Sat 2 Feb 11:38
Arrived Tasmania

Fri 1 Feb 02:40

Jan 2013

Light Winds and Drizzle

Thu 31 Jan 02:27
A Fair Wind

Wed 30 Jan 02:31
Plain Sailing

Tue 29 Jan 03:28
Photos

Mon 28 Jan 09:01
The Front

Mon 28 Jan 04:32
Becalmed

Sun 27 Jan 01:35
Happy Australia Day

Sat 26 Jan 03:46
Hog Bay

Fri 25 Jan 07:48
Victorious Brother Departs

Thu 24 Jan 09:08
Christmas Cove

Wed 23 Jan 11:40
American River

Tue 22 Jan 11:19
Departed Adelaide

Mon 21 Jan 05:23
Zen and the Art of Boat Cruising

Wed 16 Jan 22:30

Dec 2012

Merry Christmas

Tue 25 Dec 02:06
Marina Adelaide

Sat 22 Dec 03:39
Under Way

Fri 21 Dec 05:55
Pelican Feeding

Wed 19 Dec 09:21
US Invasions

Tue 18 Dec 11:20
All Quiet

Tue 18 Dec 10:09
Tortured, Restless Souls

Sun 16 Dec 10:30
Kangaroo Island

Sat 15 Dec 03:43
Good Time

Fri 14 Dec 02:50
In a Trough

Thu 13 Dec 04:18
Steady Progress

Wed 12 Dec 03:08
Making Up Time

Tue 11 Dec 04:36
Fair and foul, then fickle, now fair

Mon 10 Dec 03:51
A Fresh Foul Breeze

Sun 9 Dec 05:34
A Good Day's Run

Sun 9 Dec 05:26
Victoria

Fri 7 Dec 22:25
A Fair Fresh Breeze

Fri 7 Dec 04:13
Tomorrow We Sail

Thu 6 Dec 10:16
Alongside Ulladulla

Mon 3 Dec 23:41
Sunshine and a Fair Breeze

Mon 3 Dec 02:51
Heading South

Sun 2 Dec 03:51

Nov 2012

Click clack

Tue 20 Nov 21:31
Test Sail

Sat 17 Nov 03:09
Back at Rushcutters Bay

Thu 1 Nov 17:24

Oct 2012

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow.

Wed 24 Oct 12:50
Dressed Again

Fri 19 Oct 13:31
Spider In My Bucket

Wed 17 Oct 11:32
Refit Continues

Fri 12 Oct 08:36
Refit

Mon 1 Oct 10:01

Aug 2012

Sylphide

Wed 15 Aug 12:25

Jul 2012

Arrived Port Jackson (Sydney)

Sat 28 Jul 23:30
A Good Run

Sat 28 Jul 03:16
Photos Bass Strait

Fri 27 Jul 04:11
And Into The Tasman Sea

Fri 27 Jul 03:55
Eastern Eastern Bass Strait

Thu 26 Jul 03:09
Eastern Bass Strait

Wed 25 Jul 03:28
Approaching Wilsons Promontory

Tue 24 Jul 05:21
At Anchor, Westernport (but somewhere slightly different)

Mon 23 Jul 05:57
At Anchor, Westernport

Sun 22 Jul 10:10
Drifting in Port Phillip

Sat 21 Jul 03:19
Self Steering Fixed

Wed 18 Jul 23:04
Back On Board

Tue 17 Jul 10:12
Royal Brighton Yacht Club

Wed 4 Jul 05:36
St Kilda

Tue 3 Jul 05:35
Portarlinton

Mon 2 Jul 06:04
Point Henry

Sun 1 Jul 05:23

Jun 2012

Wind

Thu 28 Jun 05:03
Back to Hobsons

Wed 27 Jun 06:45
St Kilda

Tue 26 Jun 02:21
Broken Shaft

Sat 23 Jun 05:40
Sandringham Yacht Club

Thu 21 Jun 04:49
Hobsons Bay

Tue 19 Jun 00:38
Snags (not BBQ'd sausages)

Mon 18 Jun 06:19
Some Photos

Sun 17 Jun 12:45
Arrived Port Phillip

Sun 17 Jun 05:11
Greedy for Speed

Sat 16 Jun 05:12
Departed Robe

Fri 15 Jun 06:02
Insurance?

Wed 13 Jun 08:59
More Whyalla Photos

Tue 12 Jun 09:56
Robe Continued

Tue 12 Jun 08:40
Alongside Robe

Tue 12 Jun 00:57
Onwards

Mon 11 Jun 03:18
SC RC

Sun 10 Jun 04:29
Tacking

Sat 9 Jun 06:58
Reminiscing

Fri 8 Jun 23:10
Whyalla Boat Harbour

Thu 7 Jun 23:49
Losing Time in Spencer Gulf

Thu 7 Jun 04:18
Transit Obscured

Wed 6 Jun 06:06
Improving Slowly

Tue 5 Jun 05:45
Wet and Windy

Mon 4 Jun 01:15
Solo Again

Sun 3 Jun 03:33
Alongside American River, Kangaroo Island

Sat 2 Jun 08:11
Arrived Kingscote, Kangaroo Island

Fri 1 Jun 05:26

May 2012

Underway At Last

Thu 31 May 06:44
Farewell Brandy

Sat 26 May 14:46
Some New Stuff

Fri 25 May 05:54
Cleaning Up

Wed 23 May 07:01
Back in the Drink

Tue 22 May 10:13
Almost There

Sun 20 May 09:05
On the Hard

Mon 14 May 09:50
Getting Ready to Get Going Again

Thu 3 May 08:47

Mar 2012

Bound Down in South Australia

Thu 22 Mar 12:33

Feb 2012

New Crew Member

Mon 6 Feb 22:51

Jan 2012

Back Again

Sat 28 Jan 11:47
Happy Australia Day

Thu 26 Jan 06:59
Summer Cruise Photos 2

Thu 12 Jan 00:18
Summer Cruise Photos

Thu 12 Jan 00:09
Marina Adelaide

Wed 11 Jan 23:34
Edithbrugh

Tue 10 Jan 11:00
What a Drag

Mon 9 Jan 05:46
Windy Wedge

Sun 8 Jan 03:33
Ghosting Along

Sat 7 Jan 03:06
Reevesby Lagoon

Fri 6 Jan 02:34
Spencer Gulf

Thu 5 Jan 02:20
Starwave Waves Sylph Goodbye

Wed 4 Jan 01:55
Dragging Anchor

Tue 3 Jan 12:35
At Anchor Kingscote, Kangaroo Island

Sun 1 Jan 22:32
A New Year Sail

Sun 1 Jan 10:02

Oct 2011

Voyage Complete

Sun 9 Oct 03:23
And a Slow Finish

Sat 8 Oct 03:10
Slow Start

Fri 7 Oct 02:40
Departed Robe

Thu 6 Oct 05:24
Arrived Robe, South Australia

Sun 2 Oct 07:05
Bound for South Australia

Sat 1 Oct 03:29

Sep 2011

Departed Grassy

Fri 30 Sep 08:10
Gale

Thu 29 Sep 07:26
All Quiet

Tue 27 Sep 08:43
Grassie Harbour

Mon 26 Sep 05:41
A Bracing Bash

Sun 25 Sep 05:02
Making Tracks

Sat 24 Sep 07:57
Lost in Port Phillip

Sun 18 Sep 11:56
What Next?

Tue 13 Sep 10:46
A Gathering of the Clans (with photos) Part 1

Sun 11 Sep 07:38
A Gathering of the Clans (with photos) Part 2

Sun 11 Sep 07:38
And Then Brighton

Thu 8 Sep 11:09
Back to St Kilda

Wed 7 Sep 14:00
Hobsons Bay

Tue 6 Sep 07:30
Just Footy

Mon 5 Sep 09:28
Books and Footy

Sun 4 Sep 03:43
Windy

Sat 3 Sep 09:10
St Kilda

Thu 1 Sep 09:25

Aug 2011

Portarlington

Tue 30 Aug 10:10
Family Snaps

Sun 28 Aug 23:28
Royal Brighton Yacht Club

Fri 26 Aug 07:03
Baby Archer with Apologies to the Hydrographer

Wed 24 Aug 10:40
Royal Yacht Club of Victoria

Tue 23 Aug 04:50
Port Phillip Bay

Mon 22 Aug 07:14
Wilsons Prom and Beyond

Sun 21 Aug 03:36
Oil Fields by Moon Light

Sat 20 Aug 03:16
Bass Strait

Fri 19 Aug 03:49
Front Past

Thu 18 Aug 04:35
Snug Cove, Twofold Bay

Wed 17 Aug 07:39
Bouncing into Batemans Bay

Tue 16 Aug 10:28
Tunicates and Medusae

Mon 15 Aug 05:44
Drifting Through Memories

Sun 14 Aug 06:34
Kiama Harbour

Sat 13 Aug 12:13
Wollongong Harbour

Wed 10 Aug 08:33
Good News

Fri 5 Aug 07:36

Jul 2011

Reading Chapman's Homer

Sun 31 Jul 00:06
Rudder Ordered

Fri 29 Jul 14:35
Back to Where We Started

Wed 27 Jul 04:21
No Wind, No Rudder!

Tue 26 Jul 04:46
Away Again

Mon 25 Jul 05:18
Sunshine

Sun 24 Jul 06:28
Down the Pub

Sat 23 Jul 04:51
Lousy Weather

Thu 21 Jul 05:16
At Anchor Forster-Tuncurry

Tue 19 Jul 04:40
Out of Balance

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