Irie II

Irie II is a Tayana 37, Hull #284, built in 1981. Left Kemah Texas January 2013 for a circumnavigation by Single handler Al.

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Posted: Sun, 24 Nov 2019 - 20:48

Left Airle Beach on the 7th, then anchored at Shaw, Lindeman, Brampton Is, then docked at MacKay Marina for a couple nights, then anchored at Curlew, Marble Is., Delcomyn Bay, Great Keppel Is, South

Posted: Thu, 7 Nov 2019 - 10:27

Party over. Cruising season has come to an end. Will start heading south from the Whitsundays area toward Brisbane/Scarborough today for cyclone season. About 500nm. Since I'm not in a hurry

Posted: Sun, 13 Oct 2019 - 14:00

Stop for the best beach ever.

Posted: Thu, 10 Oct 2019 - 09:30

Well that didn't take very long. The nice weather will be over with tonight, high winds with rain. So not to get caught out in the middle of nowhere in that mess, will be sailing back to the

Posted: Tue, 8 Oct 2019 - 07:24

Now anchored inside Hook Reef, next Bait and Harvey Reefs. Will be here until the weather gets bad or I run out of provisions. It finally feels like summer. Air 85, water 75. No wind No waves No

Posted: Sun, 6 Oct 2019 - 23:06

Now anchored off Border Island. Been hopping around the Withsunday Islands for the past week. Cid Harbor, Stonehaven, Butterfly Bay, Nara Passage and Macona Inlet, Hook Island. Will be heading for

Posted: Sun, 29 Sep 2019 - 09:36

Now in Nara Passage, Hook Island. Been on a mooring off of Airlie Beach for about a month, Got new visa till March. Think I fix the chart slow redrawn. Was a Navionics file problem on the chip

Posted: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 - 09:18

How can something smaller then your finger nail cause so many headaches? After several weeks of trouble shooting B&G stuff it was this little chart chip from Navionics that was the problem. Hope I

Posted: Thu, 5 Sep 2019 - 14:00

Anchored Cid Harbor or Sawmill bay. Just depend on what chart you looking at. The MFd test this time was unplug everything from the back of it to make sure nothing like radar, autopilot, depth

Posted: Wed, 4 Sep 2019 - 08:32

<p>On the way to Shaw Is., switched chart chip with Phil, now his MFd is slower. I got his chip and mind is normal.</p>

Posted: Tue, 3 Sep 2019 - 10:00

A little stop at Goldsmith. That damn #3 Multi function Display is at it again, navionics charts taking anywhere from 30-60sec to redraw, sometimes not at all. And I don't have cell phone

Posted: Mon, 2 Sep 2019 - 21:39

After a week in the marina had a nice sail to Carlisle Is. for a few days. Only problem a couple of miles from the marina the fricking new Chart Plotter started doing the same thing as the last one

Posted: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 - 10:18

Curlew was nice but rolly and the winds was good for a nice slow sail to Purdhoe Is. So on Sunday late morning off we go. The book did say this anchorage was only to be used in settled weather, but

Posted: Sun, 25 Aug 2019 - 09:27

On Wed, left Island Head Creek for Hunter Is. Spent one night, really rolly. Next morning to Curlew Is. Arrive to a nice calm acorage. Night time it became one of the most rolly places I've been

Posted: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 - 09:15

on Sun from Keppler I motored to Port Clinton then motored to Island Head Creek to wait out the blow thats expected today. Since we are way up the creek, not alotta wave action, just the sound of

Posted: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 - 09:27

Sailed most of the way to Great Keppler Island. Light winds until the sea breeze kicked in. Spent a couple nights. Visit the resort for lunch. I must be in the tropics now, seen several naturally

Posted: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 - 08:06

Next 40nm day hop carried me across the Tropic of Capricorn. I'm officially in the tropics, but the temps are still in the 20's/70's and colder at night. Anchored of a placed called Cape Capricorn

Posted: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 - 03:09

Picked up a mooring at the entrance to Pancake Creek after a good sail from Lady Musgrave Island. Undetermine how long we will stay here, hopefully only the night. Need to move north for warmer

Posted: Wed, 7 Aug 2019 - 09:15

Anchored inside the atoll of Lady Musgrave Is. at the southern reaches of the Great Barrier Reef. 12 hour sail for 50nm mostly at night meant taking it easy and enjoy the ride. Been awhile since

Posted: Mon, 5 Aug 2019 - 23:00

Anchored at the mouth of the Bundaburg river getting ready to sail to Lady Musgrave Is. at the souther reaches of the Great Barrier Reef. Trying to arrive at high tide means a midnight departure

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