Resolute

A sailing catamaran in the Pacific

Vessel Name: Resolute II
Vessel Make/Model: Atlantic 48
Hailing Port: Sydney, Australia
Crew: The Gibson family
About: Sydney-based, land-loving family. indulging Dad in a Pacific adventure.....
16 October 2014 | Townsville
26 August 2014 | Magnetic Island
02 August 2014 | Gladstone
22 July 2014 | en route to Fraser Island
14 July 2014 | Coffs Harbour
28 July 2013 | Port Moselle
20 July 2013 | Lifou
13 July 2013 | Nouvelle Caledonie
30 June 2013 | Baie de Kuto, New Caledonia
21 May 2013 | Port Moselle
08 May 2013 | Nouvelle Caledonie
02 May 2013 | somewhere in the south pacific
30 April 2013 | Banana coast
29 September 2012 | Fiuggi, Italy (I kid you not)
30 August 2012 | Greenwich, Sydney
26 August 2012 | North of Coffs Harbour
25 August 2012 | About 300 nm ENE of Brisbane
22 August 2012 | Somewhere in South Pacific ..
Recent Blog Posts
16 October 2014 | Townsville

Louisiades

Well, we're back. Inspired, grateful, discombobulated. Three weeks in the Louisiades has been a real highlight of our time with Resolute, not to be forgotten. We sailed with long time sailing buddies, Mike and Prue, and in convoy with sister Georgina and partner Dave, on their Seawind 1160, 'Nimrod', [...]

26 August 2014 | Magnetic Island

Faarrrr North Queensland

Madam Cupcake took off her socks! Must be HOT, DAMM HOT, says I. We're in Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island (near Townsville, for those of you about to reach for the chart..).

02 August 2014 | Gladstone

Are we there yet?

We go north-er. Queenslanders become, impossibly, friendlier. Land of pristine beaches, stunning inlets, glorious sunsets, fierce tides and GLADSTONE. Gute Trauer! Endless lines of ships. Coal. LNG. Alumina. Did someone hit the hyperspace button??

22 July 2014 | en route to Fraser Island

The most glorious place on earth

We arrived. We met Queenslanders. They told jokes. To whit ... 'and said God: "That's Queensland, the most glorious place on earth. There are beautiful people, impressive towns; it is the home of the world's finest artists, musicians, writers, thinkers, explorers and politicians. The people from Queensland [...]

14 July 2014 | Coffs Harbour

In search of sunshine

Don't you love a great quote? How's this: 'Bizarre travel plans are dancing lessons from God' ~Kurt Vonnegut. Way to go, Kurt! Just about sums up this latest trip....

30 July 2013

Rocky start to Masterchef, Season 2.

It's the much anticipated Series 2 Masterchef South Pacific cookoff ... struggling to find form. Where's the spice? Its not looking promising. First up, Glenda, the crowd favourite, failed to show. AVHD, meanwhile, failed to cook. Just barked orders to the kitchen hands from the wheelhouse, for jonah's [...]

Day 3!! An extract from Sat nav email

24 August 2012
Captn Ken
Hi there! Yes - fantastic progress: we just sailed 640 nm in 3 days (about 100 more than we did in the same time to get Fiji to Vanuatu). After a couple of days of plenty of wind, we are now sailing in a lovely light wind and brilliant sunshine. The spirits of the crew are very high - much better than I might have expected, and everybody is pulling their weight in terms of sailing, cooking, cleaning. Glenda had a bit of a wobbly start (despite a bomb), but has really overcome any seasickness and is happily sleeping in the forward berth even when the boat is crashing around at 9 or 10 knots at night. She is also fantastic at keeping everything clean. Andrew has been a star as well, doing a large chunk of the cooking, and perfectly happy to go in Bill's torpedo berth. Ian is very easy going and incredibly appreciative of the opportunity. So - all in all it couldn't really be better.

The real challenge is ahead of us in the form of a confusing (though not dangerous) forecast. I am watching it closely and trying to figure out how we make our way through a weather system off Brisbane. I suspect we'll be up a bit tonight, changing sails and things.
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