Double Bubble

15 metre Kelsal Tonga Catamaran. 15.2m x 7.1m 1x1m Fibreglass.

Posted: Sun, 5 May 2019 - 22:30

<p>Departed Cleeland, enroute to "The Prom"</p>

Posted: Sun, 5 May 2019 - 18:06

Finally the day has arrived with the weather looking somewhat hopeful for us to make ready our departure at 2000hrs from Cleeland Bight and head 74nm to Refuge Cove, Wilsons Prom, eta 1000hrs Monday

Posted: Wed, 1 May 2019 - 16:29

All three boat crews came together onboard Double Bubble for sundowners, which kind of grew legs from there. First started with 1 pedicure for Sharne and another 5 to follow. When thoughts of food

Posted: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 - 14:41

Have had our friends from Alcatraz join us here at Cleeland Bight and now waiting for appropriate seas to be able to get around Wilsons Prom to enter into Refuge Cove (14hrs away) currently looking

Posted: Fri, 26 Apr 2019 - 17:18

Rocking & rolling on mooring, 40knot bullets and pretty swelly. Biding our time waiting for this front to go through, wind generator getting a full on workout. Garry's been amusing himself with the

Posted: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 - 12:16

Hanging on a Vic Parks mooring in the bay on Anzac day, waiting for the next front to pass apparently 100mtr from Anzacs beach (missed that), will go over & inspect later. Guys got rather wet in the

Posted: Tue, 23 Apr 2019 - 14:15

Arrived safely after 28hr overnighter at Cleeland Bight, Phillip Island. Caught more seaweed enroute, efficiently displaced by skipper & crew & again, coming into Cape Woolamai. Pretty night sail

Posted: Mon, 22 Apr 2019 - 23:30

Just passing Apollo Bay (& big ship), all good so far.

Posted: Mon, 22 Apr 2019 - 09:50

Caught 2 lots of seaweed, 1 on each prop after 20 deg detour for survey ship!

Posted: Mon, 22 Apr 2019 - 08:30

Preparing for departure to Cleeland Bight, with Tramp II waiting for sunrise & tide to change. Here's hoping we have calm winds & smooth sea's around Cape Otway & no craypots or kelp wrapped around

Posted: Sun, 21 Apr 2019 - 13:22

Waiting for todays front to go through and head off on it's tail in the morning. We have decided to go straight through to Cleeland Bight, Phillip Island and not go into Apollo Bay as there is a

Posted: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 - 16:04

Arrived safely Port Fairy averaged 8 1/2kn wind speed max at 35kn, 4 1/5hr sail. All good.

Posted: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 - 11:00

<p>Departed Portland for Port Fairy, eta was 1400, someone just turned off the wind!!!Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab A on the Telstra Mobile Network</p>

Posted: Mon, 15 Apr 2019 - 21:11

Portland is quite a lovely town, no Bunnings but awesome store that sells all sorts of "stuff" excellent. No matter were we go Rod always meets someone he knows & bumped into his cousin, 3 times, 3

Posted: Fri, 12 Apr 2019 - 18:54

Arrived safely in Portland Marina 5pm after 30hr haul, tired and super ready for drinks, feed & showers, flopped in front of telly where the guys promptly fell asleep. Big sleep in this morning. Had

Posted: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 - 16:41

Heading smack on 090E to Cape Nelson, as we motor past the Wind turbines (there's an irony) as there's been barely a breath of wind since Robe & what there has been, is.....you guessed it, on the

Posted: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 - 11:13

A 15kn nthly was predicted, however despite several course changes throughout the night the wind has stayed on the nose all the way! We are now well past Port Macdonnell & Mt Gambier and have crossed

Posted: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 - 03:30

Just coming up to WPT5 waypoint between Cape Banks & Cape Northumberland SA to change course to heading 115 as several large (read 285mtr)ships are approaching. Counting flashes on lighthouses and

Posted: Wed, 10 Apr 2019 - 13:44

Just departed Robe enroute to Portland, eta approx 12pm tomorrow. Quite swelly leaving entrance and getting around reefs, all whilst trying to spot craypots. Robe is a lovely tidy town with neat

Posted: Mon, 8 Apr 2019 - 12:21

Waiting for fronts to pass prior to our departure for Portland. Gave up on alternator repair for now & put back old one. Had a fun evening on Friday with Peter and Caroline from "Time Out" who are

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