Monthly Archives: July 2015

Decided to stay put at FSC while the autopilot saga drags on. I thought I may hand steer singlehanded the 30 nm to Mandurah and have the agent on forward the equipment but would really prefer to test the replacement … Continue reading →

Back onboard again after flying back from Brisbane on Monday. Received a phone call while in Brisbane from the Dampier Mermaid Hotel telling me I had won a 65 litre  XXXX esky. Not surprising given the amount of beer we … Continue reading →

Farewelled prof this morning and set about getting some jobs sorted. Decided to slip Baly and leave her on a hardstand, much safer, while I’m not onboard and back in Brisbane. It is the same cost, $ 35 per day … Continue reading →

Baly was jerked around by the swell surge entering Two Rocks harbour and the mooring ropes and fenders groaned all night. So we we quite ready to leave at 6.30am and could not recommend the marina. As we came clear … Continue reading →

4 am departure from Cervantes to ensure we complete the 65 nm run to Two Rocks in daylight. It was so cold this morning I put socks on for the first time since leaving Brisbane. We had to wipe the … Continue reading →

Left Port Denison at 2 am, couldn’t sleep, the sky had cleared with a full moon and we wanted to get moving.  We passed an oil and gas platform at 4 am, quite close at half a mile but still … Continue reading →

Only a short hop down to Port Denison of 35 nm so I slept into 7.30am and we departed Geraldton at 8 am. Geraldton’s red and white lighthouse was our last impression of this great little town of 35,000 population.  … Continue reading →

There was a little bit of movement at anchor in Shelter Bay last night which we expected. It was actually gentle enough to rock us to sleep and enjoy the sound of surf on the beach. After rounding Steep Point, … Continue reading →