New rudder fitted!

Take It Easy is no longer limping!  We have a new rudder, thanks to Grenville Eastley and Peter Snell who came out on Monday and spent a few hours installing it and making adjustments so it fits!  All is good.  This called for celebrations!  Thank you guys for getting us out of trouble.  The Easy…

Mooloolaba River Sunset

Taking it easy in Mooloolaba

After spending a night at anchor at Bums Bay near the Gold Coast Seaway, the team continued their progress 60 miles northward, to the tip of North Stradbroke Island, leaving bright and early for their 10 hour day sail. They rounded Cape Moreton in the middle of the afternoon, and anchored at Yellow Patch, so named because of its sand dunes.…

Into the Broadwater!

The boys have made it across the border into Queensland.  After spending a night at anchor in Byron Bay, they set off early on Monday morning, bound for the Gold Coast Seaway and the Broadwater.  Marine Traffic recorded them at Southport on Monday afternoon, and they anchored at Bums Bay overnight. The Seaway is the…