June 21-24 Hi All, We arrived at Horn Island, Cape York area, yesterday around 8am. It was a decent 2 night passage although the weather was different. We had a good ride……winds were 15-25kts ESE-SSE, all behind us and seas in the 3-6′ range, again all behind us so it was a pretty smooth ride. … Read More →
Monthly Archives: June 2016
Captain’s Log: Lizard Island
June 17-21 Hi All, We loved Lizard Island but it had its challenges and disappointments. The 17 hour overnighter from Cairns was uneventful and a pretty good ride except for the last 6 hours when the wind and seas turned ESE and got pretty beamy….ugh!!! But, we caught up with the north bound current (the … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Cairns
June 11-16 Hi All, We indeed made it to Yorkey’s Knob 5 miles north of Cairns around 8:30am on Saturday, June 11 just as planned. The overnight, 21 hour, 161nm run was actually quite pleasant. The winds indeed were 15-25kts ESE-SE and clocked from a little aft of beam to almost directly off the stern. … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Cape Upstart, Horseshoe Bay on Magnetic Island
June 7-11 Hi All, Cape Upstart: It was indeed very trawler like weather and we pulled in around 4:30pm as expected. The conditions remained bright sunshine and very trawler like…..winds <5 kts, seas <1’….sweet as!!! We did fish but not catch……whaaaaa!!! We met up with Bella Vita at the anchorage but both of us were … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Kathy’s Birthday, Mackerel Bay
June 2-7 Hi All, We have been without internet the past 3 days so just getting a chance to update the blog!! We are leaving the Whitsunday’s today making a 75nm passage to Cape Upstart on our way to Magnetic Island outside of Townsville. We got an early start….around 6:20am and hope to be at … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Cid Harbor, Butterfly Bay
May 30 – June 1 Hi All, We left Nara Inlet around 9:30amish and arrived into Cid Harbor about an hour later….it was about 8nm….a big passage indeed:))) We were going back to Stonehaven but Brett called and said a boat named Exit Strategy, another one from our Pacific Crossing class of 2013 was coming … Read More →