Australian East Coast Lows are intense weather systems that have many of the characteristics of sub-tropical cyclones, and guess what? We have been right in the middle of one of them! Strong winds of 30 to 40 knots, heavy rainfalls that can cause floods, dangerous swells and seas making boating hazardous, all this for several days……
We have had another article published in Australian Multihull World this month! Even though this relates to the delivery of Take It Easy from Gippsland to Tin Can Bay some 7 months ago, it is still a thrill to see our work in print. This was very much a team effort: Wade as skipper, Merv…
After a week at Iluka, we were itching to leave when the SE wind subsided enough to let us escape through the bar. Bar crossings are sometimes daunting and this one was; the swell was big, the breaking waves impressive, but we managed a clean exit.
Sv-Anui 