Wilson's Promontory

Labour of love on Take It Easy

This long weekend is yet another example of the endless maintenance  chores a yacht generates!  Joined by Chris Guthrie, our boat building friend, we had a working weekend planned, to finish off the electrical work on Take It Easy, tackle the replacement of our cabin roof lining and carry out the annual check of our mooring. 

Wilson’s Promontory and its islets

Hurray! Plan B of our Easter Cruise is back in action!  Thursday being a light SE day, we left Refuge Cove and headed to the Western side of Wilson’s Promontory with beautiful, wild Oberon Bay as our destination.  Rounding South East Point is always special as it houses the lighthouse for the southernmost point of…

Seeking shelter at Refuge Cove

Our Easter cruise continues to be a case of “go where the wind allows”.  With 40kn wind forecast from the SE, we make a move on Tuesday morning at first light.  We had an uncomfortable night rolling in the building swell and listening to the constant loud slaps of wavelets against the hulls.  So it…