Slip Away
FollowSlip Away is a 1978 Islander Freeport 41-foot sailing ketch designed by Bob Perry. Rich Crowell & Jan Schwab have owned Slip Away since 2001 and have cruised her since 2003.
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Anchored at Blackwattle Bay, Sydney Harbour, NSW, Australia
Anchored at Careel Bay, Pittwater, NSW, Australia
Anchored at Bobbin Head, Cowan Creek, NSW, Australia
Anchored in Pittwater Bay, NSW
Underway to Sydney. Motor-sailing in light winds. 40 miles to go to Broken Bay. ETA noon at Pittwater.
<p>Anchored at Southport, Qld. Planning to sail south from here tomorrow. If weather holds, next stop is Sydney.</p>
<p>Enroute to the Gold Coast from Brisbane via the Narrows. Anchored at Aldershots - 10 miles to go to Southport.</p>
Newport Marina, Scarborough, Queensland, Australia. Great sail from Mooloolaba today.
Anchored at Mooloolaba Harbour. Crossed the Wide Bay Bar this morning with no drama, except lots of boat traffic - first weather window in over a week! Motor-sailed to Mooloolaba in light NE winds.
Anchored at Pelican Bay at base of the Great Sandy Straits. Planning to cross Wide Bay Bar tomorrow morning.
Anchored at South White Cliffs, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Anchored at Kingfisher Bay, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Anchored at Platypus Bay, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Anchored at Bundaberg, Australia. Will clear Customs in the morning.
75 miles to go - in the home stretch! Still sailing with a favorable current helping to keep our speed up to 5 knots. Excellent passage - wish they were all this good!
220 miles to go. ETA tomorrow evening. Good sailing winds, but strong countercurrent (1.5 knots) at present location. SOG 5.5, COG 222M
Less than 400 miles to go. Another day with good sailing conditions. Good passage so far. Course: 222M, SOG 6.5
Day #4 - underway to Bundaberg. Good sailing. All is well. Course 239M, Speed 6.0