Sailing where the wind lets us

A definite destination in unsettled autumn weather is a recipe for disappointment. So although we had hoped for a trip to Hogan and Deal Islands for our Easter cruise, it looks unlikely we will make it there. Plan B was a trip to the Western side of Wilson’s Promontory, to Oberon Bay via Skull Rock…

Published in the April Cruising Helmsman!

Our NSW tribulations in December-January brought us to discover new anchorages and revisit favourite ones.  We compiled an article on our top “10 unexpected gems of the NSW Coast“.  The article has been published in the April issue of yachting magazine Cruising Helmsman.  We are very chuffed especially since the editor, Phil Ross, was expecting…

Purgatory

“A place or state of suffering inhabited by the souls of sinners who are expiating their sins before going to heaven.” Well, although we are not the religious type, purgatory is the state we are in right now, after our 8 weeks’ summer cruise.  We have been back for two weeks and are working through…