Cruising Bass Strait and Tasmania
| Vessel Name: | Bulletproof |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Noelex 30 |
| Hailing Port: | Blairgowrie Vic, Australia |
18 March 2012
Cruising Bass Strait and Tasmania: voyage complete
after crossing Bass Strait twice and circumnavigating Tasmania, a journey totalling over 1400 nautical miles, Bulletproof is home without a single scratch or breakage.
17 March 2012
Apollo Bay
what a great sail across bass strait - 20 knot westerly, genoa and full main powering boat along at 8-10 knots.
17 March 2012
setting sail across Bass Strait - sunrise over Cape Wickham, King Island
goodbye Tasmanian waters - memories of a lifetime...
16 March 2012
albatross bidding us farewell at New Year Island
goodbye to all the albatross that have flown with us and kept us company for each sail of the trip - truly artists of the air
16 March 2012
anchorage at New Year Island at north end of King Island
short 3 hr sail to top of king for the night, our jumping off point for the 57nm crossing of Bass Strait to Apollo Bay and back into Victorian waters. A fairly open anchorage but surprisingly well protected from the swell. Three Fishing boats were there and having made friends with nearly the entire king island fleet over the last few days we were given plenty of help as to where to drop anchor.
15 March 2012
The Restaurant With No Food, King Island
spent day checking out Currie - great little place, redeeming King Island as a place of appeal. Had lunch at the restaurant with no food which was really cool. Sited right on the harbour, it is a fully set restaurant decorated in a maritime theme with great artistic talent. You just wander in with your [...]
With the lads off Slaint Varse at Strahan Harbour
Word had got out that there had been a mass breakout in the harbour and there were escapees everywhere. As such the boys armed themselves and went hunting, capturing 13 of the escapades. They gave us one upon our return to Strahan - you beauty! Dinner tonight and the next 3!
Anchored for the night in the back channel near the Hells gates entrance so we could make an early start. Strong current going one way and wind the other so it was impossible to get a hold. Ended up grabbing a dodgy little mooring and set both the anchor alarm and depth alarm. Not a very relaxed sleep.
