Double Bubble

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

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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

Eastern tip of Maggie, only 15 boats at anchor, excellent.

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

Posted: Fri, 27 Dec 2024 - 19:04

We he have had a lovely Christmas with old sailing friends on Duet who gave up the sea for the land & had our friend Michelle come up to join us at Landsborough after horrrid trip on train & bus

Posted: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 - 17:02

Skipper has completed the removal, relining & installation of new 4 burner, griller stove which, naturally required adjustments of stove shelf & lowering under top of drawer beneath. I'm currently

Posted: Tue, 3 Dec 2024 - 17:31

Quick update on yet another rainy, drizzly day which is great, in that it's keeping it quite cool (for Townsville) & has been since we first came into the marina. Skippers' been busy refurbishing

Posted: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 - 21:53

Skipper has been up & down mast & problem was discovered with anchor light cable having weird horizontal markings, haphazardly in a small section of cable approximately 1cm wide, for about 1.5mtr

Posted: Mon, 4 Nov 2024 - 18:53

We have settled back into marina life, catching up with friends & have just seen the movie "Lee", highly recommend. I've been busy clearing out lockers & shredding reams of paperwork no longer

Posted: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 - 02:30

With very few northerly anchorages & skipper out of beer we have decided to come into the marina a few days early. We have had a lovely time just hanging on anchor, trying to take photo's of F18's &

Posted: Tue, 8 Oct 2024 - 17:00

Up early, again, had a nice sail back to Magnetic Island, Bolger Bay for 2 nights before we headi around to Horseshoe Bay, Thusday. Had a lovely day yesterday at Yanks Jetty at Orpheus Island & got a

Posted: Mon, 7 Oct 2024 - 14:05

We've headed back to Orpheus Island, picking up a mooring & will stay overnight before heading back to Magnetic Island.

Posted: Sun, 6 Oct 2024 - 17:43

We've come 20nm south, down the Hinchinbrook Channel to Haycock Island for an overnight stay prior to our return to Orpheus Island. Skipper made a few hundred litres of water, whilst I turned flat

Posted: Sat, 28 Sep 2024 - 16:50

Up at 7am & off to Macushla Bay at the top of Hinchinbrook Island to wait out the next blow & to make some fresh water from the clear blue sea.

Posted: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 - 16:20

Took Bubble over to the service wharf at the Tsv marina yesterday where skipper filled up a few jerry cans, (fuel tanks already full), & put on some water whilst Jeff whizzed me up to get my Coles

Posted: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 - 14:28

30 knot Southerlies have finally stopped, only for a few days however so we have moved around to NE side back to Bolger Bay where it's not so swelly after the blow & I now get to send the skipper up

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