fannie bay - darwin
June 20 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
after four weeks at sea, and ~1800 nautical miles we made it to darwin, our last stop in aussie!! ⛵️
the last day started with very rough sea and really strong winds, but ended with calm sea and aRead more
alcaro bay
June 19 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
black point
June 18 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
croker island
June 17 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
pt.1 nightsail: refuge bay -> croker island
June 16, Arafura Sea ⋅ 🌬 26 °C
refuge bay
June 15 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 27 °C
crossing gulf of carpentaria pt.3 🏁
June 14 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 26 °C
58 hours, 380 nautical miles, and 3 days of up to 3 m+ waves later, we reached the wessel islands at 22:30. 🏁
safe anchorage, calm seas, and a good night’s sleep never felt so good 🥱
crossing gulf of carpentaria pt.2
June 13, Arafura Sea ⋅ 🌬 27 °C
wind 15-25kn and waves up to 3m and more 🌬️
hand steering the whole day due to problems with the generator 🫥
crossing gulf of carpentaria pt.1
June 12, Arafura Sea ⋅ 🌬 27 °C
first day of our first big crossing with no land around 🌅
horn & thursday island
June 11 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 28 °C
reached the top of aussiieee
escape river
June 10 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 28 °C
pt.2 nightsail: margaret bay
June 9 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 26 °C
pt.1 nightsail: bewick island -> margaret bay
June 8 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 26 °C
bewick island
June 7 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 24 °C
lizard island 🦎
June 6 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 24 °C
144 nm in 19 hours with strong wind and big waves 🌬️🌊
double island
June 5 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 24 °C
pt.2 nightsail: sudbury cay
June 4 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
36 hours of sailing went well ⛵️ arrived at this gorgeous spot where we spent the night 🌅
pt.1 nightsail: magnetic island -> sudbury cay
June 3 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
florence bay - magnetic island
June 2 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
day two on sunrise ⛵️🌅
shark bay
June 1 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
first sailing day on sunrise, we had a great day and learned a lot! also pushed up to 8.3kn without engine and 10-12kn of wind ⛵️🤘🏻
airlie beach ⛵️->👍🏻🚙->⛵️
May 31 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
we decided to leave the boat due to a few disagreements with the captain. from townsville we hitchhiked back to airlie beach, where a new boat was waiting for us. 🫡⚓️
townsville
May 30 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
6th and last day on mindelo 👋
due to some issues with our captain, we leave the boat, but the adventure goes on! ⛵️
alva beach
May 29 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
day 5 at sea and first fish 🎣
bowen 🐬
May 28 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
4th day at sea
TravelerCongratulations on successfully covering that long distance through the waters off Australia’s east and north coasts - one of the most remote and undeveloped sailing routes. You are true old salts 🦭; Poseidon was with you. 🧜♂️ All the best and fair winds for the legs ahead. ⛵️😎 Warm regards to the crew and the kangaroos. PS: 1.800 nautical miles in 4 weeks = a sailing distance on a European scale, comparable to a route from Genoa - Toulon - Ibiza - Cartagena - Málaga - Gibraltar - then out into Atlantic to Gran Canaria.
TravelerWow, thank you! We are really happy that everything worked out so well! 🍀 We are really looking forward to the next part of the trip, but first we have a 2-week break here in Darwin. 😎
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