Hiding at Lady Musgrave

We have been hiding at the Lady Musgrave lagoon for the past four days. The weather is not ideal for the reef, but we wanted to be here for the few finer days and position ourselves for the Swains adventure. And the good thing: not many boats around – most are hugging the coast or…

Flinders Reef and Other Wanderings

There is always a bit of excitement when you sail to a spot you have never been to before, even more so when it happens to involve snorkeling! This week we are taking you for a wander around Flinders Reef, as well as to Yellow Patch and Bulwer.

South via the Southern Reefs

After a week of strong SE spent at Mackay Harbour, the easterlies then northerlies returned, and although only for a little while, it allowed us to make some progress south! But we have one complaint, it is either blowing hard in the wrong direction or not blowing much in the correct one which means more…