Position Report and other info UTC (+11 Hrs Sydney Time)
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Thursday November 7 2019, 1000 Hrs
28 19 S, 153 39 E, We are 10 Nm South of Tweed heads after making good progress from Coffs. The wind is starting to pick up from the North as forecast so we will be heading for the gold coast seaway to make towards Manly through there.
Wednesday 6 November 2019, 1000 Hrs
Leaving Coffs Harbour after dropping crew briefly this morning and heading back out into whats left of the Southerly before it changes again.
Tuesday, 5 November 2019, 1130 Hrs
32 06 S, 152 42 E, !2 Nm NE of Foster NSW, making fine progress with predominantly Southerly winds expected for the next 24 hours to Coffs Harbour.
Monday 04 November 2019 Sydney Harbour, 1000 Hrs
Bon voyage to Jaygo – en route to Brisbane on a beautiful Sydney day. 4 POB.
Wednesday 30 October 2019, 1000 Hrs
6 Nm SW of Cronulla, not that we can see it with the dust and bushfire haze. Anyway that’s about 25 Nm to Sydney so looking forward to arriving around lunchtime finally! Was the slowest 24 hrs we have had yesterday as the 30 kt Northerlies hit us south of Jervis bay. Lots of fun slowly pushing forward through the chop and of course the current for at least 6 hours. No jumper today and no beanie for 2 days. Looking forward to landing soon.
Monday28 October 2019, 1200 Hrs
1Nm SE of Gabo Island. Come on East Coast give us some warmer weather. Always great to see this Island heading North!
Sunday, 27 October 219, 0700 Hrs
Underway again from Sealers Cove, get us North too cold down here even with our new fur coats. Expecting to be on the East Coast in around 30 Hrs where regular updates will again be possible. All going well on board.
Saturday, 26 October 2019, 0600 Hrs
39 01 S, 146 25 E, Anchored snugly in “Sealers Cove” planning to go clubbing on a Saturday night. Will be staying put for most of the day whilst we wait for the worst of the current and associated fronts to move through. Will leave once the seas start to abate. Mmmm bacon is in the pan, may have to put the heating on soon as its still bloody freezing.
Friday October 25 2019, 0000 Hrs
4 Nm West of Cleft Island (Skull Rock) Wilsons Promontory, all well as we turn the corner and finally head north. Warmer weather please. Will update tomorrow depending on reception.
1900 Hrs
39 07 S, 145 37 E, Approaching Wilsons Promontory approx 35 Nm East of. Will update in a few hours.
Wednesday, 24 October 2019, 2100 Hrs
38 37 S, 142 44 E, About 10 NM west of Port Campbell and 35 Nm West of Cape Otway, the Northerly is gradually building and will for a few hours before quickly changing to a SW to blow us across to Wilson Prom. Will probably be a bit hectic but expecting a quick run over the next 15-20 hours Plus. Next update from Wilsons Prom 150 Nm away.
1100 Hrs
Topped up fuel and provisions and ready to leave for the next leg through Bass Strait and hopefully straight on to Sydney unless a fuel stop is required in Eden.
Updated ETA details
| Fremantle to | Brisbane | ||||
| N Miles | Sailing Days | Prep Days | Date | ||
| Fremantle | 0 | 2 | 10/10/2019 | Start Date | |
| Esperance | 541 | 4 | 0 | 14/10/2019 | |
| Portland | 1635 | 8 | 1 | 24/10/2019 | |
| Wilsons | 240 | 2 | 0 | 25/10/2019 | |
| Eden | 260 | 3 | 1 | 29/10/2019 | |
| Sydney | 200 | 1 | 2 | 2/11/2019 | |
| Coffs | 200 | 1 | 0 | 3/11/2019 | |
| Brisbane | 200 | 1 | 0 | 4/11/2019 | Arrival Date |
| 3276 | 20 | 7 |
Tuesday, 22 October 2019, 2145 Hrs
38 21 S, 141 37 E, Portland Marina
1130 Hrs
38 01 S, 140 35 E, Currently just 70 Nm to Portland and a few miles south of Port McDonald. Unfortunately that puts us in the marina at around midnight so plans for a meal and beers at the pub will need to be delayed. Will be watching the weather and leaving again as soon as practical however at this stage it will take a few hours to organise fuel and other issues before we can set off again. Will update Wednesday with possible departure times etc.
Sunday, October 20 2019, 1130 Hrs
36 01 S, 136 08 E, Just 30 Nm due West of Cape Du Couedic, Kangaroo Island. A little over 300 Nm from Portland so at the current rate (under engine with variable winds) we should be in Portland on Tuesday. As predicted before the outset.
Duane FYI tomorrow I expect to be pretty close to 37 07 S 139 36 E at this time tomorrow. (Note the time change as we are now on Brisbane time of + 10 Hrs UTC)
Friday, October 18 2019, 1030 Hrs
33 51 S, 131 07 E, Pretty much 140 Nm due South of “The Head of the Bight” so we wont be any further offshore for this trip. The weather as forecast (thanks for the updates Duane) came around to the South West so now we are bang on our course line for Portland and making good speeds in 20 Kts of wind doing around 8 Kts boat speed. We may catch up to some larger swells in 24 hours but they should move away from us. Very pleasant sailing overnight and this morning and all are well on board.
Wednesday, 16 October 2019, 1030 Hrs
34 37 S, 126 14 E, Around 200 Nm from Esperance and approx 800 Nm to Portland. Getting there, damn cold down here. The wind looks like staying favourable for the duration of this leg with a little bit of motoring towards the end though. All is well, next update in two days.
Monday, 14 October 2019, 1700 Hrs
Leaving Esperance. Fuel is again full thanks to friendly locals but unfortunately a water top up wasn’t possible. There was a minor leak found in the water system and hopefully the only one that’s now fixed. The Water maker is working fine but I hate burning fuel to produce water, however its a back up for what is remaining.
All is well with some favourable but reasonably strong winds predicted for the next week. We have also adjusted our clocks in advance for the easterly trip so we are on Perth daylight saving time or lets say Tokyo time! GMT +9 hrs
1030 Hrs
Arrived in Esperance, Australia’s friendly town! We used a bit more fuel than expected on the first leg so instead of risking running low we have stopped briefly to top up fuel and water. Hoping to get away in a few hours.
Saturday, 12 October 2019, 1030 Hrs
35 14 S, 116 55 E, 55 Nm West of Albany, light winds still but a weak front will move through tonight and another late Sunday will bring stronger Westerly winds so expecting to have a good run for a few days with following winds. Will try to update again as we pass Albany and thereafter probably updating via Satellite phone every 2 days or so.
Friday, 11 October 2019, 1030 Hrs
34 07 S, 114 48 E, 10 Nm NW of Hamlin Bay, all well with light winds NW – SW since leaving so engine has been on until now. Will probably shelter this afternoon for a few minutes to check a loose deck-light on the mast that appears to be wobbling around some but on current forecasts we hope to continue straight through to Portland Vic hopefully (8-10 days)
Thursday, 10 October 2019, 1030 Hrs
Underway from Fremantle
1000 Hrs
Last minute showers and preparations to leave Fremantle for Brisbane.
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| Fremantle | Brisbane | |||||
| N Miles | Sailing Days | Prep days | Date | |||
| Fremantle | 0 | 2 | 8/10/2019 | Start Date | ||
| Albany | 366 | 2 | 0 | 12/10/2019 | ||
| Port Lincoln | 980 | 6 | 1 | 19/10/2019 | ||
| Portland | 450 | 3 | 1 | 23/10/2019 | ||
| Wilsons | 240 | 2 | 0 | 24/10/2019 | ||
| Eden | 260 | 2 | 1 | 26/10/2019 | ||
| Sydney | 200 | 1 | 1 | 29/10/2019 | ||
| Brisbane | 400 | 3 | 1 | 1/11/2019 | ||
| w | 0 | 0 | 2/11/2019 | |||
| w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/11/2019 | ||
| Brisbane | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3/11/2019 | Arrival Date | |
| 2896 | 19 | 12 |