Passion for Cruising
| Vessel Name: | Truest Passion |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Seawind 1160 Catamaran |
| Hailing Port: | Southport |
| Crew: | Stuart Simpson & Nanette Black |
18 May 2012 | Mooloolaba
Good News-Bad News
Hello to all our yachtie friends, it is so long again since I have posted a blog, but the moment has at last arrived that I can talk to you all.
02 November 2011 | Mooloolaba Marina
Home!!
The last lap, so we left Garry’s Anchorage at 5.50am to catch the incoming tide to cross the bar. No wind at all. We started down the “mad mile” towards the bar crossing – not for the faint hearted today, it was like a washing machine, however the largest wave we saw was about 3 metres. Finally [...]
30 October 2011 | Sandy Straits
Yankee Jack Creek
Off yet again at 5.45 am, I was almost sleepwalking as the skipper did his usual, go, go, now.........
29 October 2011 | Bundaberg
Nearly Home
We had a lovely quiet day in the creek, we even played cards and Scrabble, beaten again!!!
27 October 2011 | Pancake Creek
Dawn Start
Up at 4.30am [we must be mad]! To get to Pancake Creek before tomorrow, when a S Easter is forecast, means a very long haul today. We will pass Cape Capricorn at about 10am before sailing down the outside of Curtis Island and Gladstone etc.
26 October 2011 | Great Keppel Island
Another Ripper!!
Another day, this time up at 5am and underway at 5.40am. The water is like oil, not a breath of wind. The clouds are quite heavy at present, but it is very early yet.
Happy Christmas
Last night we went to a "Yachtsmen's Dinner", which was Tuna barbecued and sushiied every way possible (the restaurant IS called 'Tunalicious') with salads with as much to eat and drink as you could get through between 7 and 9 Pm. We like tuna and not having caught one for many months thoroughly enjoyed it - a good evening.
Tonight is our last night in Langkawi for now and there is a big farewell dinner for all the Sail Malaysia and Sail Indonesia participants who have been with us since Darwin (some from Cairns) and even Southport in the case of Kritianne and Mooloolaba for Sea Bunny and Freebird. What an adventure, some great friendships formed and many we will catch up with around Thailand or elsewhere. There are so many boats still here from previous years rallies, they are obviously hooked on this area.
We have cleared out this morning as we leave early tomorrow morning for an overnight sail to Phuket, Ao Chalong Bay 120 miles from here, where we have to clear in to Thailand. On 23rd son Jonathan and family arrive for Christmas.
As we will probably be off the air until after Christmas (we need to get Thai sim cards) we want to wish all our family and friends in the UK and Australia (even Tassie) a very Happy Christmas and a (more) Prosperous New Year.
Michele, Paul Michael and Cameron and Yvonne; Alastair, Penny in Aberdeen and their girls and husbands and offspring scattered around the UK.
Richard and Irene and Robert in Edinburgh
Anne and Chris and their sons scattered around England/France/Spain;
Jane and David, Anne and Tony and Bunty also in England
Nikki, Chris Kate and Mark in Nambour (and Brazil)
David and Sue, Norm & Scott, JaneJ all in Mooloolaba
Janet and John and Jon and Mareet in Buderim
John & Margaret in Tasmania
Paul and Marlene 'Thirsty Dog' in Port Douglas
Greg & Anette, 'Antidote'; Eric & Jan, 'Seduction'; Urs and Family,'Better than Shares'; Gary and Jennifer,'Reggie; Loess & Barry,'Location'; Allan and Family,'Beats Workin'; Mike & family,'Keris' all in their Seawind 1160's scattered around the Pacific.
Jan & Bryan,'Kibalee'; Bob & Sandy,'Sorceress'; Roger & Kath,'Highland Dancer and the rest of the Sail Cruising Division at RMYC Pittwater.
Ron & Corrine & Becky,'CJ' in Mackay
John Penfold (the BEST sailmaker) and Richard, Graeme, Brent, Royce, Tim and all the others at Seawind
AND of course all our great sailing friends from the Indonesian and Malaysian Rallies - so many.
If we have forgotten someone - sorry
