Moonlight

Moonlight is a Bavaria Match 42. She is sloop rigged, racer cruiser. White hull with a blue stripe.

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Posted: Sun, 11 Mar 2018 - 19:00

Sorry everyone. Bill arrived 0300 on Wed 28th February. I drove from Out Of The Bag at Maryborough arriving at Port Of Bundaberg about midday expecting formalities would be over only to find that

Posted: Mon, 26 Feb 2018 - 21:44

at 1700 abeam of Cato Reef COG 253 True SOG 6.6 knots Distance to Go 192 All Good Onboard AT 1500 the Coast Watch plane, Border Force boys, over flew Moonlight and called Bill on the VHF

Posted: Mon, 26 Feb 2018 - 10:17

Good sailing conditions overnight. COG 240 True SOG 4.8k Been lots of work in light conditions main up, main down, main up, down up, to reduce flogging of main in light conditions and seas. No

Posted: Sun, 25 Feb 2018 - 10:04

COG 240 True
SOG 4.9 knots
Motoring since 0400
All Well onboard

Posted: Sun, 25 Feb 2018 - 00:00

Moonlight at 1800 Sunday 25th is now in Australian Waters.
COG 250 True
SOG 4k
Slow sail, short chop making sails flog. Annoying and hard to sleep
Distance to Go 311 nm

Posted: Sat, 24 Feb 2018 - 20:14

Lovely day of sailing
COG 240 True
SOG 5 knot
22 nm to belona Reef
DTG 420 at 1800 24th Feb

Posted: Fri, 23 Feb 2018 - 20:58

COG 258True
SOG 5k
Distance to Go DTG 548
Sailing
All well onboard AWOB

Posted: Fri, 23 Feb 2018 - 11:28

COG 260
SOG 5.5k
Reaching speeds 7k overnight
Clear skies
Distance to go 607nm
Reaching comfortably
AGOB

Posted: Fri, 23 Feb 2018 - 00:00

Wind dropped at 0400 left shitty seas. COG 260 True SOG 4 knot 0700 24th Feb Distance to go 479 Motoring Best speed overnight 7.1 knots Every mono's dread zephyr wind, big swells with short

Posted: Wed, 21 Feb 2018 - 23:21

COG 260 degrees True
SOG 4.5 k
Distance to Way Point off Bundaberg 790
Bil was motoring at the time of report, sails up and down all day again No wind at time.
All Well Onboard

Posted: Wed, 21 Feb 2018 - 11:34

Course over the ground 266 degrees Speed over ground 4k Sailed overnight headsail only to stop main flopping flogging around 67nm to Petrie Reef 126nm to Grande Pass Should clear New Caledonia

Posted: Wed, 21 Feb 2018 - 00:00

0700 local time Bill reported COG 259 True SOG 4 knots Motoring with gentle breeze starting to fill in All Well onboard Distance to Waypoint 731 Last night when he passed Petrie Reef there

Posted: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 - 20:53

Been motor sailing most of day, very hot. Tried ever sail combination to catch any wind assistance. Probably pleased sun has gone down.

Posted: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 - 11:01

At 0600 Aus Eastern standard time, that means Qld time COG 256 SOG been averaging 4 knots in light NE during night. Currently Westerly wind Seas 1/2 metre smooth Distance to Bundaberg

Posted: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 - 20:06

We were towed on to a mooring this afternoon in shallow water off Irriki Resort where it is very calm and sheltered, as the engine will run, which we are grateful for for the charging of the

Posted: Mon, 1 Jan 2018 - 20:13

Anchored Port Vila at 1500 local time.
Pooped!
31 days, 4 hrs 3026nm (divide by 31 days....hmmm... slow!)
Probably had fireworks here last night, darn.
Lovely sail today.

Posted: Mon, 1 Jan 2018 - 20:11

Beaut sunrise first day of the year! Sailing down wind poles out headsail Bill off watch probably suggest spinnaker when he comes up. 18nm to end of Efate then 20 up to Port Vila. HAPPY NEW YEAR

Posted: Sat, 30 Dec 2017 - 17:47

240nm from Port Vila FYI hand steering only. Thurs am early bracket holds new u beaut auto pilot attach very dodgy way, came loose...sigh... no indication til failed. Will be straight forward

Posted: Fri, 29 Dec 2017 - 00:00

End week 4 not too flash Going nowhere 2days Xmas & Boxing Day Total week 480nm worst day -4nm! Wind arrived Wednesday pm in 18hrs did 216nm Moonlite sails well in wind Heading 220T ENE

Posted: Thu, 28 Dec 2017 - 00:00

Wind again end 27th day
Wind SE10k 5.5k seas 1m 80%cloud
Course 236T
Going to stop Port Vila Vanuatu

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