Cruising on Destiny: SailBlogs

Sydney slows for the summer

John and Shauna — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:40:21 -0600

Sydney has had one the dreariest summers for sailing that we can recall. The weather has been really unco-operative, drizzly and humid with little full sun and no useful breeze. So our half-plan to spend a week in Broken Bay and the Hawkesbury gave way to time on the harbour and also alongside at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron chipping away at "The List". We are getting slicker at completing tasks at the top of "The List" but unfortunately equally adept at adding new jobs to the bottom end. (Continued...)

Hurtling through the off-season

John and Shauna — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:27:17 -0600

Since arriving home, we have found ourselves sucked feet-first into the vortex of shoreside life: both of us working part-time, John instructing IRB at the Surf Club, both of us doing patrols, hauling out and anti-fouling, repairing bits and pieces that have needed it on-board, catching up with our sons, our niece and the families.......... (Continued...)

Home Again

John and Shauna — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:34:16 -0500

Having given up our foodstuffs at Coffs Harbour, we went out and bought more, then were surprised (polite term!!!) when the staff at the Outreach Clinic called John on his mobile to fill in for a colleague who had missed (Continued...)