19/02/2010, Mosman Bay
We visit "Spirit of Mystery", the gorgeous Mounts Bay Lugger sailed by various members of the Goss family from Cornwall to Sydney. 37 feet LOA but almost 60 foot with the various bits of timber fore and aft. Displaces about 16 tonnes. Solid as. A very enjoyable talk was given by Andy Goss. Thank you.
| 14. In Sydney |
|
Comments [0]
19/02/2010
And here is the other shot.
|
19/02/2010, Berry Bay
Can't really tell you much about this but here are some photos of the new transom of Diomedea. First time that I have been able to get a photo.
| 17. Maintenance |
|
28/01/2010, Sydney, Quarantine Bay
We had planned a trip to Pittwater but got away a bit late. At 2pm we were at Sydney Heads and I just thought I would see what the forecast southerly change was doing down the coast. The iphone brought up the observations which showed 45-55knots in Wollongong. Oops. We turned around and headed into Quarantine Bay for shelter. An hour later, bang.
In the "shelter" of the bay we had 36 knots on anchor. The harbour was a maelstrom of white water. The VHF radio was frantic with distress calls. Amazingly, many safely anchored boats chose to up anchor and head for home at the height of the storm. Many of them seemed to make little headway against the ferocious wind and sea.
It all blew through in a few hours and relative calm returned. No lives lost as far as I know but some close calls in Botany Bay and Pittwater.
| 14. In Sydney |
|
11/01/2010
Diomedea hosted a party for Hannah and friends, seen here in Sydney Harbour. We then cruised up to Port Stephens via Pittwater, Newcastle, visiting Noakes on the way. We anchored in Salamander Bay in the company of superyachts Slojo and Silent World II. Noice. Gorgeous sailing conditions for the return trip to Sydney. See the pix in photo gallery.
| 14. In Sydney |
|
26/12/2009, Pittwater, Sydney
We were delighted to have John and Lyn Martin from ICA join us for a sail on Sydney harbour recently. During the windward leg I noted that the lower shrouds were very loose and eventually we decided to stop sailing for fear of rig damage. This proved to be a fortuitous decision as, firstly, it started raining almost immediately, and secondly, we later found out that the forestay turnbuckle did not have much thread remaining internally. So, after a rig tune, Diomedea is back sailing again. We also have given the hatch seals a workout, bashing into some good seas coming out of Pittwater. No leaks.
| 14. In Sydney |
|
