Sailing
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Humping Turtles & an Underwater Playground | Lady Musgrave You Absolute Treat
Food – check. Water – check. Fuel – check. Top notch weather forecast – check It was time to put our big kid pants on for an overnight voyage to the Bunker Group.…
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What Do We Want? Northerlies! When Do We Want ‘Em? Now! | Rolling Our Way South
So I believe we were in paradise last time I left you… I am still so stoked just thinking about those places. As much as we wanted to stay, the winds would not…
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The Great North Escape & A Pocket Full of Sunshine | We Found Paradise!
Before the break of dawn we made our escape. We wove our way out through the anchorage in Horseshoe Bay with the promise of light winds to make our way south. Ahhhh empty…
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A Ton of Boat Work & A Crew Member Trade In | Townsville by Land & Sea
Where the hell have the last couple of months gone??? It has been a hot minute since my last post (mainly due to lack of internet reception) and honestly so much but also…
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Buckle Up For a Birthday Bonanza| Turning 29 Could Be Worse
So last time I left you with this guy. The captain. Looks like he has things under control. Since our recent towing debacle with Poly we have to secure him to deck every…
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Oh Man, Not Fish Again! | 101 Ways to Cook Queenfish
For some reason there was a period of time when all we could catch were giant queenfish. And these things are exactly that, GIANT! By catching them, you are committing to a few…
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Moving Along, Next Island Please | Brampton – Show Us What You Got
Our next stop was literally just up the road. Another power couple: Brampton and Carlisle Islands. We were set to leave Keswick Island with a glorious forecast of 10-15 knots of wind….but come…
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The Island that Time Forgot | Giant Fish, Epic Coral, A Slice of Paradise
I really don’t know many people who would have heard of Keswick or St Bees Islands before… They are under 35 km from Mackay but oh man they could be on a different…
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Oops We Did It Again | Hop, Skip & a Jump to Mackay
Last year our passage leaving Island Head Creek was one to remember. What started as no wind, quickly became 30 knots and 3 to 4 metre seas. Good times. This year, we left…
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Duelling Mud Crabs & A Reefie Rumble | Island Head Creek Round 2
So we last left our intrepid explorers on a sand bar in Island Head Creek looking a little bit too relaxed. Has anyone caught lunch yet?? Last time we were here, we were…
