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Cetacea in Australia

12 September 2023
Tony Wessendorff
In March 2023, we flew back to Cetacea in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. We had a bottom job (new paint on the bottom) done in the shipyard. We left PNG in May sailing to Indonesia. Half way there, we had a generator heat exchanger go out, so we ended up sailing to Darwin, Australia, which was the closest place we could get repairs made. We found that we got water in our fuel (in PNG) and it caused other problems as well. We got the engine and generator problems fixed and took off for Indonesia again, only to have more problems. So we boomeranged back to Darwin. We have been in Darwin for almost 4 months now, fixing one thing, only to have another thing break, fixing that thing, only to have something else break. And, each time, it takes weeks to get the parts shipped in. But, we have thoroughly enjoyed our time in Darwin!

Finally, we think we are ready to leave again, scheduled for Friday September 13th, crossing our fingers! We do not keep up with this blog site any longer. We do sporadic email blogs now. If you would like to get on the email blog list, just send me an email (GailCorriganW@gmail.com). But, I will update our position and add at least an annual note on where we are on this blog site.

More Later, much later
G&T
Vessel Name: Cetacea
Vessel Make/Model: Cheoy Lee 53' Motorsailor
Hailing Port: Houston, Texas, USA
Crew: Tony Wessendorff & Gail Corrigan
About:
After 25 fun filled years as an environmental consulting firm owner, Gail sold her company and she and her husband, Tony the CFO, retired to go sailing on their boat Cetacea (see photo gallery). Cetacea was in St. [...]
Extra: P.S. Cetacea is the higher order biological name for whales and dolphins. Whales and dolphins are cetaceans. And our boat is a big fat whale of a boat, hence the name Cetacea! Not to mention that Tony & Gail, like all sailors, love whales.
Cetacea's Photos - Cetacea Sailing
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The Pitons, World Heritage Site, St. Lucia
Brother Brent with Linda, Kaci & Kimi saling into Tabago Cays with Gail & Tony, July 2012.
Gail & Tony with friends David & Roz Clayton and Steven & Liz Clayton, St. Barts, July 2006
Tony & son Garrow in Carriacou, Dec 2007
Tony & Gail sailing in Anguilla with LYC friends; the Claytons, Irvines, and Filacks, July 2006
Gail & Tony sailing in the Grenadines with brothers Dennis & Bruce, Dec 2008
Tony & Gail on the beach in Nevis (one of our favorite islands), Feb 2006
Gail & Tony with friends Bill & Donna Usher and Steve Cunningham & girlfriend in BVIs, July 2003
Gail & Tony sailing with sister Daryl in St. Vincent, Aug 2005
Gail & Tony in Union Island, Feb 2006
Bill & Donna Usher enjoying Guadelupe with Gail & Tony, March 2010
Chris Gros - leaving St. Lucia for an overnight sail to Dominica, April 2003
Tony & Gail with neice Megan and her friend Beth, March 2008
Gail & Tony in Grenada, Aug 2009
Cyril & Lucelia with Geovani, Jauny, & Brittany and friends sailing from the Pitons to Rodney Bay with Gail & Tony.  Dec 2006
Bob Welbes sailing overnight with Gail & Tony to St. Martin, Feb 2004
 
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