18 September 2022 | 08 16.9'S:116 39.6'E, Bali Sea
22 July 2022 | 05 05.0'S:131 02.6'E, Banda Sea
08 July 2022 | 10 34.2'S:142 03.3'E, Torres Strait, Arafura Sea
01 June 2022 | Coral Sea, East Coast Australia
11 April 2022 | 32 14.9'S:152 41.2'E, Tasman Sea, East Coast Australia
10 April 2022 | Newcastle, Australia Tasman Sea
24 December 2020 | Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club, Newport, NSW, Austrailia
05 June 2020 | Ku-Ring-Gai-Chase National Park, NSW, Australia
21 March 2020 | Sydney Harbour
15 March 2020 | Tasman Sea
15 March 2020 | Port Arthur, Tasmania
12 March 2020 | Port Arthur, Tasmania
10 January 2020 | Prince of Wales Bay
31 December 2019 | 42 53.0'S:147 20.15'E, Hobart, Tasmania
29 December 2019 | 41 06.6'S:149 49.8'E, Tasman Sea
28 December 2019 | 39 42.26'S:149 58.0'E, South of Bass Strait, Tasman Sea
27 December 2019 | 36 59.9'S:151 04.4'E, Southbound Off the Coast of Australia
26 December 2019 | 35 17.3'S:151 23.5'E, Southbound Off the Coast of Australia
25 December 2019 | Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, Sydney
17 December 2019 | Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, Sydney
Cailin Lomhara
14 November 2015 | Sainte Anne, Martinique
Larry
A bit later today we will be sailing from Sainte Anne to a lovely anchorage called Grande Anse D'arlei. We have no plans to go ashore this morning prior to departure but will once we arrive. It is only a couple of hours from here so we should arrive in time to at least visit the town. I only comment on our shore side activities since this island is actually a district of France, much like a state or county in the US and I am very curious about the local reaction to the terror attacks in Paris last night. I am fairly certain there is a great deal of sadness along with a healthy dose of anger at the people and organizations that seem to believe murdering innocent people is somehow a good way to gain understanding. Personally I am sad for those killed and wounded last night and their families as well as the rest of the human race that does not act in such a barbaric way. Enough said.
Back to sailing and exploring. As written previously our sail to Martinique was actually a diversion from our planned trip to Bonaire as a result of a failed transmission. That has been repaired with parts sent from England so the mechanics of the boat are all good, at least until they are not.
One of the people we met in Carriacou before we left there is a marine surveyor and we ran into them again in Martinique. Great couple with lots of sailing experience and a great boat of their own. He pointed out (wearing his surveyor hat for a moment)that one part of the standing rigging (the wires that hold the mast up and in one place) looked a bit askew. After the transmission was done we had the rigging company that is here and extremely good take a look at the entire rig. They repaired the "askew" part and did a thorough inspection of the entire rig and pronounced it 100% perfect.
Earlier this year we had replaced our inflatable tender with an aluminum hulled RIB both because the blow up one was not holding air very well and because in the Caribbean a hard bottomed tender is practically essential (it acts as our family car). All RIBs by definition have inflatable tubes surrounding the hard bottom, and none of the tube materials stand up to the tropical sun very well. Su yesterday we picked up the new Sunbrella covers made for us by the local sailmaker (also excellent) and now we can get back to sailing and exploring this world we live in.
With that it is time to hit the send button then go get the anchor up .......more later