Leaving Home - Carnarvon
14 April 2023, Australia ⋅ 🌬 23 °C
Dream big or stay home...we are ready for our longest sailing adventure (only 1200km by road to Dampier & back 🤣). We are set and ready to launch 5am tomoz 🤞we get to the Bluff in time for aBaca lagi
Trip start - Red Bluff
16–17 Apr 2023, Australia ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
Day 1 was awesome 👌 and long. 12 hours to Red Bluff - beautiful views, small swell and light winds...only thing missing was a fish. Josh, who has joined us for the 1st leg of the trip, got toBaca lagi
Past Coral Bay to Point Cloates
17–18 Apr 2023, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
We are tucked up inside the reef, another beautiful day, not much wind so a slow, motor sail most of the way. Still no fish... maybe because coral spawn happening? Watching the ocean in hope ofBaca lagi
Norwegian Bay for Eclipse
19 April 2023, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Great day that started with home-made crumpets (yes I baked 😮). We took a careful trip through Chabjuwardoo Passage (Nth Coral Bay) avoiding the bombies with no white knuckle moments. I tested theBaca lagi
Yardie Creek
20 April 2023, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
We are a bit south of Yardie Creek taking some chill days (no sailing). Yesterday blew up a surprising strong Northerly that rocked us and the boat on way in, no major casualties...my herb gardenBaca lagi
Yardie Creek...as land users
25 April 2023, Australia ⋅ 🌬 25 °C
We are cruising here. The guys, sick of me nagging, put some 🎣 time in the other night- it paid off with 3 Northwest snapper landed before the 🦈 🦈 took over. Fresh, yummy and enough to shareBaca lagi
Tantabiddi
26 April 2023, Indian Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Safely tucked in tandabidi. A chilly start to the morning but we had a smoking sail, average 10 knts and getting up to 14 - 16 as we surfed down the waves. Too fast for our drag lure...Ted checked toBaca lagi
Exmouth
28 April 2023, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Well for better or worse we are setting off for a month at the Montebello Islands. First stop Long Island for a few days to let a Northerly blow through before heading to the bottom of Barrow Island.Baca lagi
To Serrurier island
29 April 2023, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Long trip but now anchored at bliss Island (Serrurier/long island) 😊 for 2- 3 days. One of our 2 stops on the way to Montibellos. Yesterday started with a Spinnaker run (my fav sail) but the windBaca lagi
Island bliss
30 April 2023, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
We have found our new favorite place 😍. The 🐟🐠🐡 are jumping out of the water everywhere including 🐬 & dugongs. There is a beautiful reef dive along shore. Ted got a couple of crays andBaca lagi
South of Barrow Island- Boodie Island
2 Mei 2023, Australia ⋅ 🌙 26 °C
😘 We are safely tucked up on top, west side of Barrow Island. Have been in travel mode last couple of days with ETA at Montys planned for tomoz arvo (surf dependant on way in). Big, wide ocean outBaca lagi
Arrived at Montys
5 Mei 2023, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Well we arrived at Montys Wed...and feel like we actually "ARRIVED" Thursday!! Anticipation of getting here, all the planning, the packing and the hoping the trip was a go had us a little overBaca lagi
Turtle Lagoon
6 Mei 2023, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
We are still sitting near Turtle lagoon, with everything we need (fish, squid, oysters) within a short dingy ride and with no need to rush, Ted is keen to wait here for the swell to come. We spent aBaca lagi
To Champagne Bay - Delta Island
9 Mei 2023, Australia ⋅ 🌬 26 °C
Delta Island, Montys 🙂It's been blowing a strong easterly for a couple of days now and predicted to continue to Thursday. Whilst windy times are a good excuse to chill on boat we decided to moveBaca lagi
Champagne via Alpha to Bluebell Island
11 Mei 2023, Australia ⋅ 🌬 26 °C
Today OTD is checking in from Bluebell Island, on the very west side of Montys. We had a great stay in Champagne Bay, despite being high & dry & on a 45 degree slope twice a day. We found plenty ofBaca lagi
Bluebell to Chartreuse Bay- Alpha Island
15 Mei 2023, Australia ⋅ 🌬 24 °C
Checking in today from Alpha Island, Chartreuse Bay. We had an awesome stay Bluebell Island, fantastic spot, fun company and Ted got 3 surfs- 2 in one day...he is very stoked with life at the mo 🙂Baca lagi
Montys to Dampier
30 Mei 2023, Australia ⋅ 🌬 24 °C
Sad to be leaving here, with beautiful days & nights to closing off our amazing month👋 Preparing for funfilled family long weekend ⛱️. We arrived Dampier Wednesday night after a long, messy seaBaca lagi
Angel Island
1 Jun 2023, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Happy days here, the weather is bliss and island's more beautiful than we remembered from last trip. We stayed at Angel Island last night, with a glass off ocean and stunning beach to ourselves. TedBaca lagi
Dampier Archipelago with Family :-)
6 Jun 2023, Indian Ocean ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
We had a full and fun filled boat here, the weather was kind and hangovers moderate for most. We took the crew to Angel Island first then circled Dolphin Island over next few days. Dec caught a hugeBaca lagi
Exploring @ Dampier Archipelago
8 Jun 2023, Indian Ocean ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
OTD now feels super quiet 😔and costa definitely has the sulks on about his kiddies leaving him (hasn't left his bed). Our plan at the mo is to chill a couple more nights here, finish washing &Baca lagi
Back to Montys
11 Jun 2023, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
🙂 We safe and floating. We had a speedy spinnaker sail all day, arriving back in Montys mid Thur arvo...it felt like coming home😍. We anchored in close Trimoullie (10cm under keel low tide 🤣)Baca lagi
1 wk @ Montys then Barrow Island
15 Jun 2023, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
🙂 A fantastic week in the Montys, we are currently tucked in Burgundy Bay for the night, in close & out of Southerly. This means a big dingy ride across to Willow's SV tonight, who with a 2.4m drawBaca lagi
Homeward bound- stop Yardie & Coral Bay
23 Jun 2023, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
I can't lie...sailing into winter sucks 😔. It feels like we are ⛵️ uphill, going against the prevailing winds & the opposite diirection to annual migration of yachts & the transition fromBaca lagi
Week @ Warroorra - Pelican Point
29 Jun 2023, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
😊 We are still at Warroora, along with 3 other SVs... great people & surf buddies for Teddles, who is a very happy chappy as 'Old Farts' has been surfable all bar 1 day. He 🏄♂️ a fewBaca lagi
Gnaraloo Bay - Red Bluff - Turtle Bay
6 Julai 2023, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
🙂 We have had a BIG week full of big sailing days, biggish swell & beach breaks too big to go ashore. We left Warroora with a speedy wicked sail south. We couldn't secure anchor at Cape FarquharBaca lagi

















































































































































































































































































