12th August After a sleepless night, you never sleep well when you know you have to get up, the alarm finally went off at 4am. It didn’t take long for the motor, kettle and generator (so the aircon could warm up the boat) went on. Tea and toast was made and as the final engine …
We dropped anchor in the dark after switching the navigation lights on as we rounded the point to enter Port Esperance. The southern shores of the bay are lit like an amusement park at night as the workers at the fish farms work into the night. It was only an hour later that LeMaris pulled …
The day has finally come for us to leave on our trip to Port Davey; we untied the mooring lines and departed from the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmanian at 12.30pm. All snug in the pilothouse with only 700m visibility, light misty rain, and a light 6knt breeze from the SE, it was the start of …
July flew by and other than 2 day trips we have stayed firmly secured to the dock as the Southern Ocean has unleashed its’ fury on us. The southerly and westerly winds have blown with amazing regularity at speeds of 40,50 and even 60+ knts. The locals around the marina don’t even blink an eyelid …