Double Bubble

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

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Posted: Sun, 8 Jun 2025 - 19:30

We have just anchored at Haycock Island, inside Hinchinbrook Channel at Lucinda end. We're yet to decide for how long as we need a big tide to leave & follow awesome Lucinda jetty out & over to

Posted: Thu, 5 Jun 2025 - 17:09

We have left the wind on tide chop, that was not supposed to be at Goold, (we're thinking the islands, when close together, form ruts maybe, would love a bathymetric chart of the area)! Our

Posted: Tue, 3 Jun 2025 - 13:37

We have returned back to Goold Island & will hang here for a few days. Just watched a shark fin cruising along beside us!

Posted: Mon, 2 Jun 2025 - 15:00

So it effectively took us 2 hours turn around to Clump Point & back on mooring at Dunk Is, we will head off (early again) tomorrow back to Goold or Macushla to tuck in, for maybe 10 days for the

Posted: Mon, 2 Jun 2025 - 14:17

We have just moved 'Bubble' over to Clump Point (think Mission Beach) taken tender to boat ramp & caught a cab into town, a lot safer than anchoring closer to the shops but having to pull tender up

Posted: Thu, 29 May 2025 - 15:10

We've come up to Dunk Island & picked up 1 of only 2 moorings so we can get off the boat & go for some wandering on the beach, we'll hang here for a few days, maybe!! Had lots of 15mm baby crickets

Posted: Wed, 28 May 2025 - 12:46

We've made our way gingerly around the reef, prefering to go on the outside of Garden Island than between it and Goold Island & have anchored out a bit as it is quite gloomy & can't see the bottom at

Posted: Sat, 24 May 2025 - 16:09

A rather swelly trip up, albeit in 4 hours at 7.9kn, very overcast & drizzly here at Macushla/Missionary Bay, Hinchinbrook Island, as opposed to previous visit, was near perfect conditions. We'll

Posted: Fri, 23 May 2025 - 17:22

Up early & away with a pleasant sail to pickup a mooring buoy at Little Pioneer Bay, Orpheus Island. I've nearly completed our cockpit screen, just need to machine it up after lots of pinning &

Posted: Sat, 17 May 2025 - 15:23

Another busy day yesterday, back into marina & washing, whilst skipper did 2 runs filling up jerry cans, fully loaded now with 620 ltrs of diesel to play with! We up-anchored this morning (which took

Posted: Thu, 15 May 2025 - 22:14

What a day! Departed Horseshoe Bay for the "Duckpond" - outside of the marina then anchored & were greeted by Ziggy & Tessa - Pelargic II waving from the rockwall & organised to borrow their car

Posted: Fri, 9 May 2025 - 13:09

Enjoying our time, tucked in at Horseshoe Bay, avoiding the strong South Easterlies barrelling up the entire east coast. We've had our friends on "Swift" drop of a few orders for us & can now set up

Posted: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 - 17:57

After a lovely few days of gently bobbing, cool breezes & overcast skies (& now polished stainless rigging & staunchions) we have cruised around to the other side of Maggie Island & dropped anchor in

Posted: Sat, 19 Apr 2025 - 13:48

We have finally departed the marina & have dropped anchor at Bolger Bay NW of Magnetic Island. No chance of any solar power as very overcast today, which makes it a perfect opportunity to polish the

Posted: Tue, 15 Apr 2025 - 17:40

Pre- departure update, we were going to leave today but have been rain delayed & will finally be at anchor come Saturday! Doing our final jobs, Skippers' serviced the main winches & furler lines

Posted: Fri, 21 Mar 2025 - 12:51

Let's try this. Woo hoo, it's working. I'm back, had some issues with YIT server. Well, I spoke to soon about the rain stopping, it's been endless & breaking all kinds of records. Floods, shops &

Posted: Sat, 22 Feb 2025 - 13:41

Nearly 3 months of non-stop rain has finally come to a end & water has subsided, roads have been re-opened & groceries are getting through. Skipper has serviced the Port side engine doing a cylinder

Posted: Sat, 8 Feb 2025 - 01:13

Well heavens, it sure has rained on us here....(understatement of the year), crikeys, absolutely pouring & currently no end in sight! One minute hot as, next wet as, oh well, wet season really taking

Posted: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 - 19:57

Our fortnightly update, been super hot here, as to be expected, with about 5 more weeks of the worst left, so not to much outside activities. Skipper has replaced both toilets with new LED blue

Posted: Thu, 9 Jan 2025 - 19:14

We are now back in Townsville after our nice trip away. I managed to get a lot of gardening done with my new knee coming along & made good use of the Skipper doing several jobs around the house! We

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