The blog starts in 2005 when we depart Adelaide for nearly one year sailing around Tasmania. In 2006 we join a cruise in Spencer Gulf. In 2007 we set out across the Bight and up the Western Australian coast and reach Darwin by the end of the year. Since then we have been working in Darwin and [...]

have enjoyed a trip back to the Kimberley in 2009 and forayed to the Tanimbar Islands of Indonesia in 2010. In 2011 we crewed on Yandanooka-t with Ralph and Lynne from Kupang to Broome while in 2012 on board Skellum with Paul and Sjany from Albany to Coffin Bay. We also rejoined the Gulf Cruise around northern Spencer Gulf in SA aboard our Farrier 6.8 TrailerTri. Will broke his foot in April so Shanghaied has stayed local to Darwin while we travelled mostly on land in the North. Shanghaied moves between Fannie Bay in the dry and is parked on the hard near Ludmilla Creek during the wet. We gave up our apartment in Fannie Bay in November and are on the road down south to escape from the wet. You can contact us at wduiker@fastmail.fm