Smooth sailing… till the next challenge!

What a difference a 12 hour sleep makes!  The Take It Easy crew is a bit more chirpy and rested, feeling up to another overnighter!  At 7am on Saturday, they left Crowdy Head and headed out again by a bright sunny day and calm seas: spinnaker up!  Even Bengie felt brave enough to get out on deck!…

Hard Yakka!

One look at the MetEye map and you know that the guys have made huge progress northward in 56 hours! They left Bermagui on Wednesday morning, initially motoring, but the engines were turned off later that day as the wind switched to the Southeast.  More fishing of bonitos and whale watching occurred as they inched their…

Winter sailing is a chilly affair!

5.30 am on Monday, Marine Traffic issues an email to announce Take It Easy is leaving the port of Eden!  Wow, early start! Wade is keen to make progress northward, and in light northerly conditions, he is prepared to motor.  So off they go, motor-sailing all the way to the small fishing harbour of Bermagui. …