03 October 2005 | Tewantin
02 October 2005 | Port Adelaide
28 April 2005 | Launceston
24 April 2005 | Schouten Island
18 April 2005 | Nubeena to Triabunna
13 April 2005 | Northwest Bay, Tassie
27 March 2005 | Bathurst Harbour
25 March 2005 | SW Tassie
19 March 2005 | SW Tassie
02 March 2005 | SE Tassie
27 February 2005 | Derwent Estuary
24 February 2005 | Hobart
19 February 2005 | Port Arthur
14 February 2005 | SE Tassie
12 February 2005 | Banks Strait
11 February 2005 | Flinders island
09 February 2005 | Kent Group
The NW monsoon has arrived
18 January 2024 | sumbawa
trish bate | Stormy
We are on the water and headed east along the Nusa Tenggara island chain. Squalls keep us cool, friendly fisherfolk come by for a chat. A good fast sail in a 20kt northeaster yesterday on flat water east of Pulau Moyo. The heat exchanger repaired by mates in Aus is performing well! Watermaker not so well, but there is plenty of rain.
North Lombok
02 January 2024 | North Lombok
trish bate | maybe maybe the northerlies are starting
Oceanview Marina
04 December 2013 | Samal Island
It might look a bit boring, but
we were very glad to be in here while typhoon Yolanda approached; in the end it
passed 200 miles north; we only got some rain. Further north the damage
is great, as I am sure you know. If you could donate something it would
be very helpful. Yachties here and in Cebu have organised a grass-roots,
no middlemen, no bureaucrats aid program you can donate at
yachtvalhalla.net/pray/pray.htm
The marina is owned by a local family; it provides work for many
Filipinos who look after the needs of us yachties, and in the process
live much of their lives here, so we get to know some of them and their
families, which is very rewarding for us.
Armed escort
19 October 2013 | near Indo/Philippine border
Two village elders, the coastguard and armed soldiers escorted us up the sacred hill on Pulau Miangas. This tiny dot close to the Philippine/Indonesia border is host to many official groups, who graciously and generously looked after us during our stay.
Motoring up the channel
19 October 2013 | Davao
A couple more nights, a lot more unlit fishing platforms, and we felt ready for a rest as we motored toward Davao.