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Letting big wind blow by at Brampton Island – 2020 Ep 12 – Join us on this Great Barrier Reef Jewel
We sailed 79 miles to Brampton Island from Middle Percy Island to shelter from a strong blow coming from the South East. After sitting out days of wind and rain secure in the anchorage, we were rewarded with some perfect days to enjoy this tropical oasis. ...
Checking in at the legendary Percy Island Yacht Club – 2020 Ep 11 – Another Barrier Reef Paradise
After a relaxing stop on our Whitby 42 ketch in the Duke Island Group, we sail to Middle Percy Island, THE must visit destination high on all Australian cruisers' bucket list and check out the iconic ‘Percy Island Yacht Club’ A-Frame. Visiting yachties...
Laid Flat by wind & wave – 2020 Ep 10 – Knocked down when we least expected it
Sail with us on a 46 nautical mile passage amongst Australia’s Great Barrier Reef when the weather forecast said mild conditions but the sea decided otherwise. Sailing north from Great Keppel Island, we experience unexpected high wind gusts and big swell...
The Best and Worst of Great Keppel Island – 2020 Ep 9 – Perfect anchorage one day – hell the next
We spend a week on Great Keppel Island enjoying glorious weather and some of the best beaches in the world. We catch monster mud crab and get to grips with a few boat jobs. In ‘Our Galley’ Karen shows how she makes awesome Fish Tacos for lunch and aft...
Sailing in Paradise – 2020 Ep 8 – Tropical island hopping with dolphins, marlin and schools of tuna
With a gorgeous sunrise as the backdrop, we depart Lady Musgrave Island to make our way north to Masthead island before a change in the weather forecast sees us reconsidering our plans. Light winds hamper our sailing but the marine life around the reefs co...
Have we sailed to the Great Barrier Reef’s BEST. – 2020 Episode 7
We discover why Lady Musgrave Island and it’s amazing coral lagoon of almost 3,000 acres is a very strong contender for the title of the best cruising destination on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. The island’s unique features and birdlife are a big ...
Inches from disaster on the Reef – 2020 Episode 6
The cameras were running as we very, very narrowly escaped the clutches of a raging current trying to smash our boat onto the coral reef at Lady Musgrave Island. We still get cold chills watching the heart stopping footage of our near shipwreck. Sailing t...
Not enough wind to sail & the motor quits – 2020 Episode 5
We leave Kingfisher Bay at Fraser island sooner than anticipated to sail across Hervey Bay to the Burnett River to shelter from forecast high winds and heavy rain but we catch so many mackerel along the way we have to stop fishing. That’s all before our ...
Feasting on Crab at Fraser Island – Episode 4
Our journey to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef islands stalls in the Great Sandy Straits as a new Government COVID 19 regulation prohibits liveaboard cruisers from moving up the coast. While we wait and sort things out, we catch so many crabs Karen rises ...
Crossing the Notorious Wide Bay Bar – 2020 – Episode 3
Our journey north to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Islands continues. We touch bottom entering the harbour at Mooloolaba before sailing further north to a wonderful new anchorage recently built by mother nature at Double Island Point. Then it’s over t...
Ep 33 – Sailing to Santa Ana, the last Spirit House in The Solomon Islands
We departed the Reef Islands soon after our friends on Freya, sailing past the Tinakula Volcano. On the third day we sighted Santa Ana Island and anchored in Mary Bay. On the way here we had further problems with our engine stopping (later diagnosed as a d...