Sailing with SALLY

Cairns to Cooktown
We left Cairns and sailed to Fitzroy Island where we anchored out the front of the resort. We were able to swim from the yacht over to the reef for a bit of snorkelling where we came across some big Blue Rass. We ended the day by...

After getting some supplies and picking up a parcel from the post office we were ready to leave Cardwell and continue our sail north. In light SE winds we headed for Dunk Island. Dad again lost another lure while trolling - this has become a bit of a habit of...

Airlie Beach to Hinchinbrook
After getting our fuel and water we were ready to leave Arlie and make our way across to Woodwark bay, which was a good and calm anchorage for the night. From Woodwark bay we sailed through Gloucester passage, due to the...

Sailing from Mackay we arrived in the Whitsundays just as the winds turn to the NE and with them came a 37-degree heat wave. So, for the next 5 days we anchored in Shute harbor which turned out to be a great spot to escape the wind and the heat as they have...

We left Yeppoon at 6am with 15knts SE wind headed to Port Clinton, were we anchored for the night in comfort. The next day we sailed to Island Head Creek where we were greeted with heaps of turtles that came right up to the boat to say hello. The following...

We arrived in Gladstone sailing up through the shipping channel with a nice 15 knot SE breeze behind us, first impressions of Gladstone was a very industrial town lots of cranes and large container ships. Gladstone Marina was really nice had very good...