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Saturday, 26 January 2013, 1530 Hrs
34 02.9 S, 151 06.5 E, Yowie Bay Marina
1100 Hrs
33 47 S, 151 21 E, Australia Day! Hope to celebrate some of it at least. Currently off Curl Curl Beach with around 25 Nm to go to Yowie Bay. Current ETA is 1530 Hrs
Friday, 25 January 2013, 2300 Hrs
33 03 S, 152 02 E Still about 75 Nm to go. The wind has come in from the North but as Murphy will have it right on our tail making it difficult to sail a direct course. Current ETA now looks like Saturday afternoon so another year to miss the Australia Day celebrations on the Harbour.
Thursday, 24 January 2013, 1000 Hrs
30 38 S 153 08 E A few miles East of Nambucca heads. Unfortunately we have southerlies again as it took a while to sort out the fish trap lines from the Prop. Currently making around 3 Kts of speed but hopefully this will improve as the wind is forecast to go more East and maybe even North East. Current ETA now looks to be Friday evening.
Wednesday, 23 January 2013, 1115 Hrs
30 18 S, 153 09 E, Coffs Harbour Marina. Unplanned stop but due to catching a fisherman’s line from a fish trap on our prop, we needed to come in and cut it free. Well done Colin for attempting it whilst 10 Nm offshore this morning at around 0730 Hrs. Bugger! Anyway will take the opportunity to fill our water and gas bottle before getting underway again
Tuesday, 22 January 2013, 1030 Hrs
28 38 S, 153 37 E, Leaving anchorage at Byron Bay. Arrived at 0530 Hrs to do an engine check. A short sleep and big breakfast and are now underway again.
Monday, 21 January 2013 2355 Hrs
28 10 S, 153 39 E Currently off Point Danger on the NSW QLD border. Note we are back on NSW time. Sorry for no earlier update. We left Mooloolaba at 7 am this morning and went around Morton an Stradbroke Islands. Currently we have light Southerlies and are motoring south. More North winds are forecast so hopefully will get a chance to turn the engines off tomorrow. All is well
Saturday, 19 January 2013, 0945 Hrs
26 42 S, 153 08 E, Fuelling up at Chippies fuel dock Kawana Waters. Now the fuel dock at the Jetty Hotel has closed. Next a quick run around for a fan belt and Mathew the owner is racing off to catch up with his family. Delays ! That’s boats!
Birthday Drinks for Bob who was to be on this trip. Rod from Mooloolaba also happens to be a member of the Moto Guzzi club as Bob was.
Friday, 18 January 2013, 1515 Hrs
25 49 S, 153 02.5 E, Anchored off Inskip Point waiting for the next rising tide to make the next dash to Mooloolaba, lookout Rod and Del I’m showing up with Dinah’s Welsh cousin Phillipa, uninvited of course!
0000 Hrs
25 23.2 S, 153 01.6 E, Anchored off Kingfisher Resort Fraser Island. Too late for any shore party but looking forward to a good nights sleep. Will be off again around 10 am for the tides through the Sandy Straits.
Thursday, 17 January 2013, 1100 Hrs
24 36 S, 152 17 E. Slow progress with wind and seas against us, we did have the tide with us initially after leaving Gladstone however no assistance since. Currently 10Nm nth of Bundaberg (Burnett Heads) We have missed today’s tides for the Sandy Straits but should make them without trouble for tomorrow. Dropping anchor somewhere tonight.
Wednesday, 16 January 2013, 1145 Hrs
Leave Gladstone. The wind has eased slightly and forecast to drop a bit more tonight. Hopefully it wont be too lumpy out there. Next stop will hopefully be off Fraser Island waiting for the best tides through the Great Sandy Straits.
Tuesday, 15 January 2013, 0915 Hrs
23 50 S 151 15 E, Gladstone Marina More fuel water and wait out the forecast “Blow”
0045 Hrs
23 11 S, 151 07 E, 18 Nm due East of Yepoon the wind is starting to go a little more East of NE at 15-20 Kts. We have a strong wind warning for this area for later today so watching the changes but trying to get as far south as possible before we need to anchor or pull in somewhere. Possibly Gladstone at this stage to wait out the adverse winds forecast.
Sunday, 13 January 2013, 2000hrs
20 47 S, 149 06 E Approximately 20 nm from Mackay with a light 10 Kt easterly breeze motor sailing since departing this morning. All is well.
1130 Hrs
Leave Airlie Beach
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