East Diamond Islet anchorage

Tropical Cruising 2023

The ocean sustains all life and exploring is like oxygen to us. If we don’t sail, explore, discover, we feel stifled and starved. It is time to engage with the wilderness again after too many uninspiring months. So today, let’s look at Anui’s tropical cruising plans for 2023.

Discoveries at Julian Rocks

While waiting for the end of the cyclone season to head north, we have been exploring interesting underwater spots we had not had the opportunity to see before. Julian Rocks was next on our snorkel list. This is a nature reserve two nautical miles off Cape Byron in northern NSW, known for its prolific aquatic…

Carnation soft corals and anemone at North Solitary

More Solitary Explorations

This week we have continued our explorations around the Solitary Isles but had to be very patient with uncooperative weather. Just as well we were not on a schedule! While we were waiting for favourable conditions to visit the northern islets, we stayed based in Coffs Harbour.