Author name: Karen

All night we motored with only a brief anchor at Binnalong Bay, thought we may be able to get a few hours sleep, but the sea was rolling in, and sleep was not an option so after an hour we were off. Westwind and Skie caught up and as dawn was breaking we were just about to […]

The days leading up to the cruise went all too fast! There was a lot of action on the wharf at the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, loads of people eager to have a chat and asking loads of questions as well as us having to provision the boat for the cruise. We were still

The morning started cold and overcast, it was all hands on deck as the family were arriving early and the domestic chores had to be completed. By 10am everyone was aboard and we started with a tour of the boat, then cuppas all round. The sun had started to peek through as Alan untied the

The days have passed quickly since arriving here Tuesday. Alan and Tonys’ fishing trip on Monday afternoon was very successful, a total of 70+ fish caught and they only kept 1/2. This provided us with several beautiful feeds of Flathead fillets, the remainder landed in the freezer. Whilst they were fishing the wind changed direction

We arrived at Schouten Passage at 3pm and decided to drop anchor at Moreys Bay. It had been 3 days and 12 hours since leaving Pittwater and been at sea, taking turns sleeping 2 or 3 hours at a time. So we were really ready for a good nights sleep! We had an early start, 5am, to allow

As the sun rose at 5am I had the first glimpse of the Tassie coastline off St Helens. The story reads like the night before 30+ southerly winds blew up just on dark and made for a bumpy ride until approx 3am. Thank god for stabilisers! At times we were down to 2.5knts speed, the

After a rough night, 30knt winds and 3+ metre seas, we have spent today catching up on sleep. I was unsure whether it was better to be able to see in the light of day or not?? Opal Lady handled the seas very well, she was picked up by the swell and lifted to great heights

It’s now 10.30pm and and we have been in Bass Strait for several hours, the swell has increased but is still coming from behind us! Another 24hrs and we will be abeam St Helens on the Tasmanian East coast. Alls well!

Or 23nm NNE of Eden on the NSW coast, 10- 15knts wind from the North, Seas 1m NE swell and .5m waves. We are running 10nm out, parallel to the coast. What do we do, you may ask???? Life is busy! Alan is sleeping, I have a few loads of washing going through the machine, updating