Position Report and other info UTC +10 Hrs (Sydney time)
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Pam’s Ferry on a snorkeling Trip
Great work Guys !
Tuesday, 11 August 2015, 1215 Hrs
2021S 148 57 E HAMILTON ISLAND!
Well done Crew, safely arrived and earlier than expected. A beer then a full sleep is in order.
Sunday, 9 August 2015, 1315 Hrs
Leaving Yeppoon. Showered, well rested and “Proper” coffee (at least for some, Cate drank mine so gets the night shift from now) Only 220 Nm to go, we will be taking the wider channel so do not expect reception from this afternoon until we almost reach Hamilton Island on probably Tuesday evening.
Saturday, 8 August 2015, 1530 Hrs
23 27 S, 151 17 E, We are in the Tropics! Just passing Cape Capricorn south of Yeppoon. Not far from Roslyn Bay where we need a brief stop over to top up a few litres of fuel etc before heading off again Sunday. Have had a great run but won’t be able to avoid some Northerly winds next week. Should not be too strong hopefully but a big change from the Southerlies to date.
Friday, 7 August 2015, 1230 Hrs
24 48 S, 153 23 E Approaching the top end of Fraser Island. Still with some reception so another quick update. Currently the wind is 15 Kts from the South and making good progress. Should this continue it is likely we will have enough fuel, water and ice to continue perhaps as far as Yepoon. Should this be the case it could be another 24 Hrs before the next update so please no search and rescue. Contact can be made through the Satelite phone, a link can be found on this website.
0800 Hrs
25 19 S, 153 29 E Near Waddy Point Fraser Island. A quick update in case the reception disappears and before my watch in a few minutes. All is well but may not have reception for 24 hours.
Why don’t Whales warn us before Breaching?
Thursday, 6 August 2015, 1800 Hrs
26 36 S, 153 22 E 14 Nm East of Mooloolaba. Half way to Hamilton Island. Just back in reception again after passing Morton Island. The strong winds that were predicted overnight did not eventuate although we had some moderate speeds this morning we are again under engine in variable conditions. There is wind expected again this evening however the coming days look light but pleasant. Expecting to go through to Bundaberg (Burnett heads) to top up on fuel and provisions. Will probably update off Fraser island tomorrow but reception will be limited over the next 2 days.
Yes we all got this Sunset shot!
Wednesday, 5 August 2015, 1700 Hrs
28 46 S, 153 37 E, 8 Nm South of Cape Byron. Currently with variable winds, expecting them to pick up again tonight from the West to South West to pick our speed up again. Called in briefly to Coffs Harbour last night at midnight to grab a couple of bags of ice as the fridge hasn’t been coping so well for some reason. Sorry for the late update on position Today as time seemed to slip away for some reason. All well and still making good progress despite the hole in the wind we seem to have found.
Tuesday, 4 August 2015, 1030 Hrs
31 36 S, 152 57 E, South of Tacking Point (6 Nm) Currently 15Kts of wind from the SW. Had up to 30 Kts overnight which gave us a great run up from Sydney making good time. All well and enjoying the trip so far. Quite pleasant with just a small headsail and the seas did not get up too much through the night
Monday, 3 August 2015, 0815 Hrs
Leaving CYCA for Hamilton Island aboard Euphoria. Welcome back on board Pam and welcome to Cate and Peggy. Forecast is for a generally southerly winds for the next week so expecting an easy trip north to commence.
Some Crew work
Underway
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