The Cure for Work

Vessel Name: Antidote
Vessel Make/Model: Seawind 1160 Catamaran
Hailing Port: Mooloolaba
Crew: Greg and Annette Irvine
About:
Greg and Annette are both semi retired pharmacists and are looking forward to cruising the Queensland coast. Greg sailed an off the beach A class cat many years ago and now enjoys the dry comfort of flat sailing. [...]
12 December 2008 | Mooloolaba
25 November 2008 | Bundaberg
11 November 2008
04 November 2008
01 November 2008
22 October 2008 | Magnetic Is
11 October 2008
30 September 2008 | Palm Island Group
30 September 2008 | Breakwater Marina Townsville
23 September 2008 | FNQ
15 September 2008 | The 'Upstart Hilton' on Cape Upstart
11 September 2008 | Bowen
06 September 2008 | Woodwark Bay
04 September 2008 | Hook Is. Whitsundays
03 September 2008 | Shaw Island
29 August 2008 | Scawfell Island
21 August 2008 | mackay
15 August 2008 | Mackay Marina
05 August 2008 | Kepple Bay Marina
Recent Blog Posts
12 December 2008 | Mooloolaba

Home at Last

Wednesday morning saw us up early with the smell of home in the air and the excitement was present in both of us to finally be nearing home. At 0600 we left the Bundaberg marina and shortly after we were doing 8 knots under full sail in a 10-15 knot breeze.

25 November 2008 | Bundaberg

The final leg home

Six days sailing to go and we'll be home, and today we've just completed the third day of those six. Yep, Yeppoon to The Narrows, The Narrows to Pancake Creek, and today Pancake Creek to Bundaberg. Tomorrow we go to Big Woody Is (Near Kingfisher Bay Resort), then Wednesday on to Inskip Point, then [...]

23 November 2008

Sun, wind, spinnakers, and storms

Our friends, Garry and Liz Stewart from Perth, arrived Saturday afternoon and the weather looked perfect for our southbound trip to Yeppoon, so we departed Mackay early on Sunday morning for our first stop-over at Digby Is. Tony Patch and the crew on "Last Resort" joined us in this beautiful anchorage [...]

11 November 2008

Spinaker runs to the south

After Mario and Carmel (friends from back home) boarded at Hamilton Island, we set off for Shaw Is. and anchored in Billbob Bay for the night. After sundowners on the beach with the other cruisers in the bay, we headed back for a great BBQ tea and long catch-up chat.

04 November 2008

Cruisin' the Whitsundays

The next morning I cleaned the other hull and then set sail for Macona Inlet. WOW! A 15knot breeze over the beam and we sat on 9.5-10.5 knots (Max 12 knots) for most of the trip. It's amazing what a clean bottom can do!

01 November 2008

A trip to remember

With the SE winds dropping we topped up the water tanks at Nelly Bay at and made the bold move to head for Airlie. The forecast on Monday was "E/NE winds 10/15 knots with afternoon seabreezes 15/20 knots inshore. Seas to1.4 m" Our heading for most of the day was SE so we went for it. It was a reasonable [...]

Cruisin' the Whitsundays

04 November 2008
greg
The next morning I cleaned the other hull and then set sail for Macona Inlet. WOW! A 15knot breeze over the beam and we sat on 9.5-10.5 knots (Max 12 knots) for most of the trip. It's amazing what a clean bottom can do!
After a well earned rest, the next morning we motored to Langford Is opposite Hayman Is. and snorkeled here, just as we had done so 34 years ago on our honeymoon. (Sort of d�j� vu as I had no brownie points on either snorkel?) We then motored into Butterfly Bay for the night. There were a few very loud bareboat charterers here and we couldn't wait to leave in the morning
Yesterday snorkeled at Manta Ray Bay early then sailed to Cateran Bay on Border Is. for smoko, before sailing to Tongue Bay and walking across Tongue point to the Hill inlet/Whitehaven Beach lookout. There was not a cloud in the sky, 5-10knots gentle cooling breeze, and the colours of the waters to our south have to be seen to be believed. (see photo album) From there we sailed south and into Turtle bay for the last 2 nights before Carmel and Mario arrive from Mooloolaba on Thursday. This anchorage is not used except when there is a 'northish' wind and it is very relaxing just kicking back and reading a book.
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