Last stops along the NE coast of Tassie

Our last sail for 2016 was a lively passage from Bridport to Tomahawk Point.  The NW wind was fresh, over 20 knots, we had the swell running across our beam, and the water was choppy particularly as we passed Waterhouse Island. Too windy and a bit chaotic for Big O, we made do with a…

Sunset over Mt Roland from Squeaking Point anchorage

Estuarine Wanderings

These last five days in the Rubicon Estuary at Port Sorell have been a complete change of pace and weather conditions. With settled easterlies, we have been unable to proceed further along the Tasmanian North coast. But it is without begrudging as we have enjoyed what the region has to offer and the sunny, warm…

Stanley and the Nut from Highfield

Going Nuts with Storms!

What crazy weather we are having!  SW storm, NE gale, Westerly gale… the only constant is the strong wind and quickly moving weather systems.  We left East Telegraph Bay on Three Hummock Island after a Westerly gale eased, and had a beautiful sail to Stanley, a fishing village on the far North West coast of…