Brisbane QLD to Mandurah WA

“Solur ” Roberts 57 Ft

Log Record

	N Miles	Sailing Days	Approx Departure Date
Brisbane	0		21/01/2016
Sydney	457	4	22/02/2016
Eden	318	2	28/02/2016
Adelaide	800	8	8/3/2016
Esperance	1081	9	20/03/2016
Mandura	519	4	24/03/2016

Position Report and other info UTC +8 Hrs (Perth time)

Cut and paste the GPS location below into Google earth, you can place mark this position and follow our Progress. Should this page not be updating then updates may be occurring via Satellite phone on a text file

Thursday, 24 March 2016, 1000 Hrs

32 36.5 S, 115 38.9 E, Mandura. Thank you very much to all crew on this trip. Very much appreciated.

Wednesday, 23 March 2016, 1100 Hrs

34 05 S, 114 48 E, 10Nm East of Cape Freycinet. Just under 100Nm to the entrance of the Dawsville Channel. Not too far to go so not expecting to update again till well after landing. Power still low but a little sunlight helped to flush the (literally) crap out of the head this morning. Very tiring and cold overnight but well done to the crew hand steering and making repairs as we go. Strong winds forecast tonight so hoping to keep a good course and slow enough to have a daylight arrival in case we need assistance entering the channel

Tuesday, 22 March 2016, 1130 Hrs

35 13 S, 116 38 S, 10 Nm South of Point Nuyts. Around 190 Nm from Busselton or 260 Nm to Mandurah. Murphy is still doing his best! Only just managed to get passed Albany but the engine decided to dramatically increase oil consumption. So out of oil pretty much as well as  power (fridge, water pump, toilet, navigation and communication, not  to mention auto pilot now severely restricted) Bugga! Will try to update when able tomorrow. Hope for some clear skies for the solar panels tomorrow.

Monday, 21 March 2016, 1430 Hrs

35 09 S, 118 30 E, Currently 30Nm due East of Albany. Under engine with following winds until an expected front in a few hours. Hopefully wont slow us too much as we start to turn west for Cape Leeuwin

Sunday, 20 March 2016, 1000 Hrs

Left Esperance, will try to fill in the gaps over the next few days. Sorry for the lack of updates but things have been a bit hectic.

Thursday, 17th March, 1530 Hrs

33 52 S, 121 54 E, Esperance, sorry Phil you will have to get the updates from Dinah until I update tomorrow !

Wednesday, 16 March 2016, 1200 Hrs

35 01 S, 120 15 E, Drifting 120 Nm East of Albany. Waiting for the current SW winds to back around to the south so as to make our way to Albany. We had saved around 20 hrs of fuel to continue around the Cape however shortly after deciding to head for Albany to top up on fuel our engine cut out. Some “Fuel suction air chamber” (whatever that is) had worked its way loose letting the remainder of our fuel in the tank to flood the bilge. ETA in Albany unknown until we have a change in wind direction as have made no headway since 2100 yesterday. Communications, lighting etc all restricted due to limited battery supply.

Tuesday, 15 March 2016, 1100 Hrs

34 52 S, 122 13 E, Now we are 65 Nm due South of Esperance. Was expecting to be here at least 24 Hrs ago but thing aren’t moving as fast as hoped. Have had to slow considerably overnight as the nights have been very dark and steering is very tiring. We have the predicted NE winds but as that forecast is now a few days old, we can’t be sure when the change to SW then Southerlies will occur. I’m sure Duane will have an update for us soon and his forecasts have been very accurate for this trip so far. Still only Sat

Phn updates for now. PS thanks for the NRL update Dinah we were wondering if the world was still existing on shore!

Sunday, 13 March 2016, 1200 Hrs

34 41 S, 126 46 E, Currently 250 Nm East of Esperance. Waiting on the Easterly winds forecast to arrive by this evening. Have motored all but around 4 hrs since Adelaide so fuel is getting down to a little on the critical side. Hopefully the wind will come soon enough so that we do not need to make a re-fuelling stop. Next update hopefully by regular internet if close enough to reception.

Friday, 11 March 2016, 1100 Hrs

34 50 S, 131 59 E, Three days into the crossing and no sign of Cabin fever YET. Currently 205 Nm South of the “Head of the Bight” Have only managed 2 Hours of sailing so the rest under engine since Adelaide. Still looks like another 3 days before finally getting some useable wind. Thank you Kevin for you well wishes via the Sat phone and to Duane for his weather updates.

Wednesday, 9 March 2016, 2000 Hrs

35 08 S, 136 06 E, Due South of Port Lincoln getting the last weather update before entering the Bight. Light winds and have motored all day so fingers crossed on some favourable sailing conditions over the next week. All is well

Wednesday, 9 March 2016, 1130 Hrs

35 24 S, 136 57 E, Around 6 Nm south of Cape Spencer in investigator strait. Still 60 Nm from Port Lincoln after slow progress into last night’s sea breeze. Will not be stopping in Port Lincoln but continuing on into the Bight. Hopefully will do one last update with regular internet tonight as we near the Peninsular.

Thank you Duane for your comprehensive forecast for the next few weeks, hopefully the weather will stay as predicted for a slow but favourable run to WA

Tuesday, 8 March 2016, 1430 Hrs
Leaving Adelaide. All provisioned and fueled for the big stretch across the Bight. Will probably be able to do a regular update tomorrow but once past Port Lincoln we will be out of phone range for around 1 week. Will probably only update every second day as this will be via the Sat phone so fairly expensive. Weather is looking favorable for the entire crossing at this stage. Don”t forget the updates will be on the text file page http://www.boatdeliveries.net/position.txt

Saturday, 5 March 2016, 1130 Hrs
35 02 S, 138 22 E, Now just 18 Nm from the CYC Adelaide, Its starting to really get hot here after very cool nights for the last week. Will update on departure time probably tomorrow after relaxing ashore this afternoon.

Friday, 4 March 2016, 2300 Hrs
35 47 S, 138 27 E, Entering Backstairs Passage. Finally back in phone range. Appears to be a hiccup with the Sat phone update. Will fix in Adelaide. ETA around lunchtime. All well.
1500 Hrs
36 08, 139 09 E, Satellite phone test. Update when regular internet available

Thursday, 3 March 2016, 1130 Hrs
38 07 S, 140 47 E, In South Australia, 4 Nm south of Port McDonald near Mount Gambia. A little under 300 Nm to Adelaide so expecting to arrive sometime on Saturday. Currently light South Easterlies which will hopefully build through the day. Slowly making way under sails alone whilst giving the engine a rest and saving fuel. All well with a little warmer weather than we had in Bass Strait.

Wednesday, 2 March 2016, 1030 Hrs
38 53 S, 143 20 E 8 Nm West of Cape Otway in light offshore winds under engine. Expecting a 20 Kt Southerly in the next few hours until this evening so may get some sailing in to conserve fuel. Still debating on whether to head straight for Port Lincoln or Adelaide from here as a crew change at Port Lincoln as well as refuelling and provisioning may be a bit more difficult there.

Tuesday, 1 March 2016, 0900 Hrs
39 09 S, 146 22 E, Passing Wilsons Prom, Will be out of reception for 24 hrs in about 10 mins so quick update. Slow progress unfortunately as seas were bit oversized for the autopilot so hand steered most of the long night. Update sometime tomorrow.

Monday, 29 February 2016, 0830 Hrs
38 03 S, 148 56 E, around 25 Nm from the first of the Bass Strait oil rigs. Slow motoring since leaving Eden but expecting a strong easterly to build through the day to pick the pace up a bit. May run out of phone and internet connection through the day so could be 24 hrs or more before the next update.

Sunday, 28 February 2016, 1100 Hrs
Leaving Eden. Glad to finally be underway again. Thank you for your help Doug, unfortunate that you ran out of time with the delays we have had. Currently we have a 15 Kt Southerly so it’s a little slow going under engine and the forecast looks like we will probably be under engine most of the way to Adelaide.

Friday, 26 February 2016 1300 Hrs
Engine and electrics have been checked. The engine is in fine shape despite the oil leaks. Apparently this is quite common for this type and age of engine so some time has been lost but better safe than sorry as they say. Planning to leave Sunday morning now with a week of calm weather in front of us. Depending on the updated forecasts may be able to leave on Saturday should the Southerly winds ease earlier. Fuelled and provisioned and ready to go.

Wednesday, 24 February 2016, 1530 Hrs
Arrived safely at Eden. Mechanics and electricians will be on board tomorrow morning.
0100 Hrs
37 47 S, 150 04 E, South of Mallacoota, An excessive amount of oil is in the bilge so returning to Eden to have it looked at. Unfortunately it’s too risky to try to outrun the next front should there be any major problems.

Tuesday, 23 February 2016, 1200 Hrs
36 28 S, 150 14 E, Approximately 9 Nm SE of Bermagui NSW. Making fairly good progress with winds dying off early but back to 15-20 Kts Northerly now. Current forecast looks like we may be able to make it all the way to Apollo Bay before the SW change on Thursday morning. Will update tomorrow depending on internet availability in Bass Strait

Monday, 22 February 2016, 1100 Hrs
Leaving the CYCA Marina finally after lengthy delays waiting on parts. All well with a pod of Dolphins to escort us past Bondi Beach. Updates daily from now

Monday 25th January
Arrived Sydney, updates to follow

Sunday, 24 January 2016, 1400 Hrs
32 44 S, 152 16 E, Abeam of Port Stephens. The Southerly winds have slowed us considerably making our ETA blow out to possibly Monday Lunchtime. Forecast of an easterly by now has changed to later in the afternoon but hoping it will arrive sooner so an earlier arrival is possible.

Saturday, 23 January 2016, 1115 Hrs
30 44 S, 153 13 E, Approximately 12 Nm North of Smokey Cape. Under engine as the wind has started to move South Expecting to slow down as a southerly moves through although not expecting too much wind this far north of the wind warnings. All well as we get to learn about how all the boat systems work.

Friday, 22 January 2016, 1145 Hrs
27 58 S, 153 28 E, Off the Gold Coast, Surfers paradise. Left anchor at 6 am, through the shallows at 8 am and stopped for a coffee at the other end for 45 mins before we were back underway. A pleasant little stop but the parking fees were steep. Will update again tomorrow but heading south finally and in clear water.

Thursday, 21 January 2016, 1850 Hrs
27 37.9 S, 153 20.2 E, Anchored across from Redland bay. Will be up early to make the shallows at Jacobs Well for high tide before heading offshore tomorrow lunch time. Kezia busy on cooking duties tonight. Carbonara Yum! Finally got away from Manly at 1445 hrs today
1100 Hrs
27 27 S, 153 11 E, Manly East Coast Marina. Awaiting electricians to install new house Batteries before we depart for Sydney via Cape Morton.

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