The passage from Wineglass Bay to Bermagui was, in two words, fairly tolerable. In another word, straightforward. Frankly, as I write this, it’s all a blur of soup, celery, shifts – and a replica of the messy water at the intersection of Flinders Island, and where the swell from the strait met the swell from […]
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Jervis Bay NSW to Jamiesons Bay – Cape Barren Island, Tasmania
Up until the time we left Jervis Bay we remained undecided about where we would be heading to. Our eyes continue to be focussed on Tasmania for summer, but man – it’s a loooong way away. The night before we left M and I had a Council of War – we decided that we would […]
St Helens to Bermagui
The first of May is last day of my forty-third year. In fact, I had to do some counting to figure out how old I actually am. Two years ago I was in Tasmania for almost a week and it was both fantastic and appalling. I had to say goodbye to my dad the day […]
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Refuge Cove to Erith Island
Up at 6am, underway by 7am – M having fixed a blockage in one of the outboard motors that was stopping it cycling water. He had been right (WHAT THE?!) – the conditions were excellent. We pointed at 100 degrees – Deal Island – skirting around Hogarth Island. The Smalls had benefitted from the baptism […]
Hastings to Refuge Cove
We left Hastings at just before 8am on Wednesday morning – after days of strong wind warnings necessitating remaining tied up to the pier, it was our window of opportunity. It was initially straightforward, the closer we got to the mouth of Westernport, the bigger the swell got – it was like being on a […]