09 July 2011 | San Francisco, USA
06 July 2011 | Monterey, California, USA
29 June 2011 | Santa Barbara, California, USA
17 June 2011 | San Diego, California
16 June 2011 | Northern Baja, Mexico
14 June 2011 | Turtle Bay, Baja, Mexico
12 June 2011 | Past Magdalena Bay, Baja, Mexico
11 June 2011 | Cabo Los Puertos, Mexico
05 June 2011 | Cabo Del San Jose,Baja, Mexico
28 May 2011 | La Cruz Marina, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
19 May 2011 | Barra De Navidad, Mexico
13 May 2011 | Zithuatanejo, Mexico
09 May 2011 | Punta Galera, Mexico
06 May 2011 | Oaxaca city, Mexico
03 May 2011 | Huatulco, Mexico
27 April 2011 | Puerto Chiapas, Southern Mexico
23 April 2011 | Bahia Del Sol, El Salvador
21 April 2011 | Golfo De Fonseca, El Salvador,Honduras,Nicaragua
19 April 2011 | Playa Del Cocos, Northern Costa Rica
18 April 2011 | Quepos
Magnum On The Move
18 May 2009 | Fraser Island, Australia
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The much awaited return of the winch arrived late in the evening, repaired, but yet to be installed. We had just about lost hope of leaving the next day. By 10pm, Uwe's head was still immersed inside the anchor chamber trying to assemble the winch while contorted into an almost fetal like position.
His task was successful, and in usual last minute fashion, as Kara slept, we scurried around preparing the boat for early departure. Off we set in the darkness at 4.30am, all fixed up and even with a brand new chain that the nice man in the chandlery convinced us to buy.
We dropped anchor many hours later at Fraser Island, outside the sand bar, where the book said, it was "rarely if ever comfortable". We love to occasionally defy the odds, for us it was a fine evening, and only slightly roly.
Next morning, we passed over the bar without difficulty. Once through, we realized how ineffective our charts were, showing minimal details, no buoys or cardinal markers. Once again our eye balls carried us safely through to the anchorage at Kingfisher Bay Resort. 10 years prior, Uwe and I celebrated my birthday where we feasted on smoked crocodile and ostrich for the first time. I don't believe we've eaten it since. Kara was excited to use the pool, and we had great plans for the next day, a long hike in the late morning to one of the lakes on Fraser Island, pool in the afternoon, and dinner ashore. But the weather and our plans were not in perfect synchrony. Early next morning, we started school early to have the rest of the day free. Just as we finished and were ready to go ashore, Uwe looked at the weather and saw that the wind would shift to the north east in 24 hours, and bring along some thunderstorms.
Much to all our disappointments and with great reluctance, but accepting the reality of safety over pleasure, we made the decision to leave and sail straight to Bundaberg. Such is life that you have to move with the times and the weather, however unsatisfactory. We could have gone into the marina at Hervey Bay but we didn't know how long we could get stuck in there. It was now close to midday, and with over 50 miles ahead of us, we did not anticipate reaching our destination until well after darkness around 9pm.
His task was successful, and in usual last minute fashion, as Kara slept, we scurried around preparing the boat for early departure. Off we set in the darkness at 4.30am, all fixed up and even with a brand new chain that the nice man in the chandlery convinced us to buy.
We dropped anchor many hours later at Fraser Island, outside the sand bar, where the book said, it was "rarely if ever comfortable". We love to occasionally defy the odds, for us it was a fine evening, and only slightly roly.
Next morning, we passed over the bar without difficulty. Once through, we realized how ineffective our charts were, showing minimal details, no buoys or cardinal markers. Once again our eye balls carried us safely through to the anchorage at Kingfisher Bay Resort. 10 years prior, Uwe and I celebrated my birthday where we feasted on smoked crocodile and ostrich for the first time. I don't believe we've eaten it since. Kara was excited to use the pool, and we had great plans for the next day, a long hike in the late morning to one of the lakes on Fraser Island, pool in the afternoon, and dinner ashore. But the weather and our plans were not in perfect synchrony. Early next morning, we started school early to have the rest of the day free. Just as we finished and were ready to go ashore, Uwe looked at the weather and saw that the wind would shift to the north east in 24 hours, and bring along some thunderstorms.
Much to all our disappointments and with great reluctance, but accepting the reality of safety over pleasure, we made the decision to leave and sail straight to Bundaberg. Such is life that you have to move with the times and the weather, however unsatisfactory. We could have gone into the marina at Hervey Bay but we didn't know how long we could get stuck in there. It was now close to midday, and with over 50 miles ahead of us, we did not anticipate reaching our destination until well after darkness around 9pm.
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| Vessel Name: | Magnum |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Peterson 44 |
| Hailing Port: | San Francisco |
| Crew: | Uwe Anne Kara |
| About: | Anne Crowley Kara Dobers |
| Extra: | http://www.sailblogs.com/gallery/magnum |
| Home Page: | http://www.sailmagnum.com |
Magnum's Photos - Magnum: Anne Crowley,Uwe Dobers, Kara Dobers (Main)
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A much more exciting transit than the Suez canal 9 months earlier, another epic moment in the voyage as we re entered the Pacific Ocean
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Created 28 May 2011
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We spent an enjoyable 2 weeks exploring these close knit group of islands, home to the Kuna Indians. It was the first time in a while that we felt like we were cruising and not racing to get somewhere. Many cruising boats chose to make it their home by staying long periods of time. The Kuna's still live in a very traditional way, and create the most intricate sewing cloths called "molas". We hooked up with other kid boats, which pleased us all, and Kara certainly enjoyed her last taste of island life
32 Photos
Created 27 March 2011
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The passage from Aruba to Colombia can be one of the roughest passages in the world, thankfully ours was not too bad, as we paid close attention to the weather. We sailed direct to the big city of Cartagena, and took the bus to the old city of Santa Marta
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Created 27 March 2011
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Late at night on December 23rd 2010, we made landfall at St.Lucia, 22 days after leaving Canary Islands, with a 2 night rest at Cape Verde in between. We were tired but happy to have made it in time for Santa's arrival. Daniel and Philippine flew in from SF and joined us for Christmas and came aboard to sail down through the Grenadines with us. We continued on to Grenada with brief stops at the Dutch Antilles islands of Bonaire, Curacao and Aruba.
21 Photos
Created 15 January 2011
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First stop in the Canary Islands was Lanzarote, followed by Fuerteventura and then to the Capital of Las Palmas to await weather to Cape Verde. We had 2 short nights in Mindelo, before the Atlantic crossing to the Carribbean
9 Photos
Created 15 January 2011
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At tip south end of mainland Spain lies the British territory of Gibraltar. It marked the end of the Meditteranean, and entrance to the Atlantic Ocean
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Created 15 January 2011
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Our first stop in Spain was at the Balearic Island of Menorca. From there we continued rapidly through Mallorca, Ibiza and Formentera, before arriving at mainland Spain. We left Magnum in Alicante and took the plane to visit beautiful Barcelona. Halloween was spent in Cartegena befor continuing on to Gibraltar.
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Created 15 January 2011
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Stops at both Sicily and Sardinia were brief, but enjoyable nonetheless. The island of Favignana, off Sicily was just beautiful as were the quiet anchorages in southern Sardinia, especially with the end of high season
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Created 22 October 2010
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A quick detour to Malta to pick up our mainsail made us glad to see the old city of Valetta
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Created 22 October 2010
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We meandered slowly through the Dodecanese, Cyclades and Peleponnese islands, together with Kleiner Bar. Despite the high winds in some places and the high temperatures, it was a truly enjoyable few weeks
30 Photos
Created 22 October 2010
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Reaching Turkey was greeted by all with relief, and a feeling of returning to civilisation. Delicious food, warm waters, wonderful anchorages and many things ancient
12 Photos
Created 23 August 2010
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After arriving in Turkey in late May, we took a break from the boat to visit our families and enjoy the comforts of land for a month
15 Photos
Created 23 August 2010
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From the endless desert to the ancient temples of Luxor,endless baksheesh in the suez canal; A box of contrasts.
25 Photos
Created 25 May 2010
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After crossing the Gulf Aden, Eritrea was our first introduction to the east coast of Africa. From the Italian colonial feel of Eritrea's Port Massawa to the remoteness of Sudan, both countries were certainly unique. In Sudan, taking pictures was sometimes difficult as most Sudanese expressed great reluctance toward it, so we eventually put the camera away.
34 Photos
Created 21 May 2010
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After Maldives, it was a 12 day sail into Oman, in completely new surroundings. After managing to go through the pirated Gulf of Aden, we arrived in Aden, Yemen, another new experience
34 Photos
Created 11 April 2010
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From Sri Lanka we sailed to the Northern Most Atoll of the Maldives Islands called Uligan. We swam and relaxed for 7 days in this slice of paradise, clear water and tons of fish
24 Photos
Created 13 March 2010
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From Galle Harbor, we took a 5 day trip inland via train, and bumpy buses with our companions on Kleiner Bar
27 Photos
Created 11 March 2010
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From Phuket Thailand, we began our progression west, our first stop being the beautiful and remote Andaman Islands, a welcome break from the chaotic and busy Phuket
28 Photos
Created 25 February 2010
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From Langkawi Malaysia, it was a brief trip up to the first island in Thailand,south of Phuket. We spent Christmas on the west side of Phuket, at Nai Han Bay with my sister and family. Travel in Thailand was limited,as the passage to the Indian Ocean beckoned by January.
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Created 9 January 2010
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From Indonesia, we motored our way through the maze of the busy shipping lane of the Malacca Strait, and into glitzy Singapore for a brief stop. We then continued along the Malacca strait on the west side of Malaysia stopping at Pangkor, Georgetown (Penang) and finally on to the last Malaysian island of Langkawi.
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Created 8 January 2010
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From Ashmore Reef, we sailed north toward Central Indonesia to Rinca and then sailed the southern route to Lombok and Bali. From there we sailed north in the Java Sea to the last exit port of Indonesia to the Island of Batam
74 Photos
Created 19 October 2009
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Our first stop at an Ocean reef, Ashmore reef, still part of Australia, although closer to Indonesia, did not dissappoint. We spent about 5 great days here.
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Created 8 September 2009
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Our last passage in Australia brought up along the reefs of Eastern Austrlalia, around the rugged top end of Cape York to our last port of call in Australia:Darwin
11 Photos
Created 27 July 2009
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As we left New South Wales, we moved slowly up the Coast towards Queensland, haven of wonderful weather and sandy beaches
49 Photos
Created 22 June 2009
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Pictures from our first port of entry at Coffs Harbour. We then made our way down the coast to Sydney where we spent Christmas and New Year. We took a road trip to Melbourne for 2 weeks in January. Then toward the end of Febuary we sadly left Sydney and progressed back north.
67 Photos
Created 27 February 2009
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From the Loyalty Islands of Lifou, Mare, then the Capital of Noumea and the Idyllic Isle De Pins Further South
42 Photos
Created 10 December 2008
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Vanuatu's Capital Port Vila where Kara celebrated her 6th Birthday, and Islands of Malekula and Espirito Santo
27 Photos
Created 22 October 2008
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Our First Destination in Vanuatu was Tanna, home of the Mt Yasur Volcano
41 Photos
Created 10 September 2008
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A few pictures from Viti Levu on Fiji's Western Side
38 Photos
Created 20 August 2008
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We left the boat in Tauranga and drove to Wellington, where we took the ferry to the South Island. We completed the circle of the South Island by going down the West Coast and back up the East Coast
89 Photos
Created 31 March 2008
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Our first trip in the North Island brought us From Tauranga to Roturua, Hamilton,Waitomo Caves,Galatea, Taupo,Whakatane
37 Photos
Created 23 January 2008
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47 Photos
Created 22 December 2007
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28 Photos
Created 14 August 2007
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30 Photos | 1 Sub-Album
Created 22 June 2007
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9 Photos
Created 29 April 2007
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Who are we anyway?
Who: Uwe Anne Kara
Port: San Francisco
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