Another Tack

A bet each way for Melbourne Cup

We had a bet each way for the Melbourne Cup long weekend – on the sailing weather rather than the horse race!  The extra long break (we add 2 days to our normal 3 day weekend) is often the time to enjoy the start of warmer days on the water before all the serious boat maintenance…

Dinghy Sailing Test

Six weeks after purchasing our Walker Bay dinghy (see our earlier post Dinghy Fever), we finally bring it to Take It Easy.  Our three day weekend is spent getting it organised to hang on the davits, learning to set it up for sailing and having some fun.

TIE at the Gippsland Lakes

First Spring Sail

There is nothing like a brisk spring sail to blow the winter cobwebs off.  We are back on board Take It Easy after a three months’ absence over winter.  It is still cool, but spring is here, full of promise.  The air is clear, the light still soft, nature awakens, birds and their chicks are about,…