Special Report – Why our Steering Failed and how FlexibleDrive in Moonah Tasmania helped us with superb service and support I want to give a special shout out to Dave and Chris at FlexibleDrive. “Hey Thank …
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Day 45 & 46 – HOME!! – March 15 & 16, 2019
Day 5 – Making our way to Sydney!! This is it, the final run to Sydney. We motored out into Two-Fold Bay at Eden and headed North. Large pods of Dolphin escorted us out and …
Continue readingDAY 43 & 44 – Crossing Bass Strait to Eden – March 13 & 14, 2019
Well the wind did come! a humdinger of a SW, Just after Evan fixed the alternator brushes. Leaving the East coast between the Bay of Fires and Eddystone Point we headed North-East entering Banks Strait …
Continue readingDAY 41 & 42 – On our way home! March 11 & 12, 2019
Hello! I am going to update our trip home as often as I can, reception permitting. We are kind of aiming to be in Sydney by Saturday if all goes to plan. (We know how …
Continue readingDay 39 & 40 – Shake down cruise. Port Cygnet Regatta Mar 9 & 10, 2019
We stayed overnight at Kettering marina and checked in the morning, No leaking, we are still dry! Good sign. Evan entered us in the Cygnet regatta which means today we will be racing from Kettering …
Continue readingDay 30 – 38 – Kettering – 1st to 9th March, 2019
Wow, Looking back on this week it has been a blur. Nashira was lifted onto the hard stand on the 1st of March with Rod of RM Marine assigning Cameron as our shipwright to assist …
Continue readingDay 29 – Return to Kettering – Feb 28, 2019
Today we are going to navigate the Marion Narrows and Denison Canal with our emergency tiler. Up at 4:00am we left Chinaman’s Bay for Marion Narrows. High tide (Hobart) is about 4:20am so traversing the …
Continue readingDay 27 & 28- Up the coast, really? – Feb 26 & 27, 2019
Day 27 – Well plans change don’t they? Leaving Schouten Passage (Moreys Bay) by 6am is great because it is light enough to see the rock formations of Schouten as we sail past even though …
Continue readingDay 25 & 26 – Moreys beach to Bryans Corner – Feb 24 & 25th
Gosh today really feels like holidays. The temperature is warm, supposed to get up to 26 today, The sun is out and the water is inviting. This morning Evan got the outboard motor working again …
Continue readingDay 24 – Riedle Bay to Schouten Island – Feb 23rd
The SW wind started about 11pm, In bed by 8pm meant it felt like we have slept for ages already. That didn’t deter us, Back to sleep until the anchor alarm went off at 4am. …
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