Zephyr's Travels
| Vessel Name: | Zephyr |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Ovni 395 |
| Hailing Port: | Falmouth |
| Crew: | Colin & Rebecca Campbell |
02 October 2024
The Many Facets of Christmas Island
I think the best way to describe Christmas Island is by peeling back the layers one by one revealing the history and ongoing existence of this unique place.
22 September 2024
15 Days to Christmas (Island)
We have slowly got to know all of Zephyr's little ways, when to reef, centre board up or down or half way up and down, what sail plan goes best, passage planning and making the most of the daily weather information. Slowly it's all come together and its surprising that after nearly 18 months we're still [...]
01 September 2024
Boat Decks & Deckchairs
Darwin has had a hard time of it over the last century. After decades of military tensions in the far east and fears that Darwin was vulnerable to attack, that attack finally came. In 1942 it suffered the largest single air raid ever mounted by a foreign power on Australia when Japan sent a total of [...]
27 August 2024
Migrating with the Whales
Ever since I can remember whenever I have looked at a map of Australia the one area that stands out is the large peninsula up in the north-east corner. I hoped to improve my understanding of this iconic piece of land with our passage up to our destination of Darwin.
10 August 2024 | Townsville
Halfway Haulout
Townsville Slipways is located at the head of Ross Creek in the heart of Townsville and is a family run boatyard dating back over a hundred years. Now surrounded by recently developed hotels, apartments, offices and restaurants, the yard continues to maintain it's presence offering a full range of boat [...]
29 July 2024 | Townsville, Australia
Birds of a Feather
Arriving in Australia was a bit like popping our head out of the rabbit hole in Alice In Wonderland, leaving behind the beautifully rich and diverse Polynesian islands, atolls and crystal blue waters and stepping into one of the largest countries in the world.
AZAB preparations
We dried out on the lighthouse beach on the Roseland yesterday for a final scrub although the hull was pretty clean.
The main job left to do now is bleeding the steering hydraulics after replacing the ram seals after finding a small leak and then having a last minute panic after finding the replacement seals kit was the wrong one. Thanks to Armada Marine for the speedy service sorting that one out at short notice.
Then it's getting all the non essential cruising gear off and getting the race provisions on before heading over to Port Pendennis next week for the pre-race preps and socials.
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Pre departure at home and afloat
10 Photos
Created 18 May 2023
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