18 September 2022 | 08 16.9'S:116 39.6'E, Bali Sea
22 July 2022 | 05 05.0'S:131 02.6'E, Banda Sea
08 July 2022 | 10 34.2'S:142 03.3'E, Torres Strait, Arafura Sea
01 June 2022 | Coral Sea, East Coast Australia
11 April 2022 | 32 14.9'S:152 41.2'E, Tasman Sea, East Coast Australia
10 April 2022 | Newcastle, Australia Tasman Sea
24 December 2020 | Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club, Newport, NSW, Austrailia
05 June 2020 | Ku-Ring-Gai-Chase National Park, NSW, Australia
21 March 2020 | Sydney Harbour
15 March 2020 | Tasman Sea
15 March 2020 | Port Arthur, Tasmania
12 March 2020 | Port Arthur, Tasmania
10 January 2020 | Prince of Wales Bay
31 December 2019 | 42 53.0'S:147 20.15'E, Hobart, Tasmania
29 December 2019 | 41 06.6'S:149 49.8'E, Tasman Sea
28 December 2019 | 39 42.26'S:149 58.0'E, South of Bass Strait, Tasman Sea
27 December 2019 | 36 59.9'S:151 04.4'E, Southbound Off the Coast of Australia
26 December 2019 | 35 17.3'S:151 23.5'E, Southbound Off the Coast of Australia
25 December 2019 | Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, Sydney
17 December 2019 | Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, Sydney
How Much We Forget
11 April 2022 | 32 14.9'S:152 41.2'E, Tasman Sea, East Coast Australia
Larry Green
Not having sailed the boat for a couple of years makes it imperative to think carefully about what you are doing. Tasks that were routine pre covid rely mostly on muscle memory and require a real thoughtful approach. A simple example.
When we raise the mainsail about 150 feet of line ends up in the cockpit. Yesterday after raising the sail, I coiled the line and set it down on the cabin top. When I did the same task today it occurred to me that there had been a place to put it that was both out of the way and secure. It belongs behind a console that houses the wind and navigation instruments just over the companionway. Duh! There are myriad other little things that have to be thought out.
When you have sailed the same boat for nearly 23 years mostly routines for everything have been worked out and are as easily remembered as brushing your teeth. Not so for this sailor after sitting around for two years. Even though the boat is home, not sailing takes its toll on routines and the boat. I will write more about that issue in the future.
One other item I forgot when writing last night was to remind any one interested that they can see frequent updates to our position at Predictwind.com
The full address is:
https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/CailinLomhara
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