arrived in mindarie ready to haul out on monday

fast ride down to dongara for few days until weather lets us get south

back to big pidgeon for few days until weather lets us head south

north island

back in kalbarri after a pretty tough run from steep point, spent all night and day hugging cliffs in winds gusting in the 40,s

moved across to peron penninsula to a calmer anchorage

one uncomfortable night in turtle bay after running up the outside of dirk hartog, 2 nice mackeral on way up

change of plan and riding out southerly back in shelter bay

anchored off Dampiers landing, will move to turtle bay today when wind shifts to the south

stop in hearld bight for the night, 2 spanish mackeral trolling on the way over

denham for few days

moved over to shelter bay with the tiger sharks. dad here for few days

weather much better now,

moved to sunday island bay to get better shelter from the wind which has hit 40kn at time

arrived south passage with typical south passage weather 35kn winds, all good though, 2 mackeral and 2 tuna released and one yellowfin kept

kalbarri

back at big pidgeon

geraldton for few days

back at big Pidgeon after few days in Gero

Moored at Big Pidgeon after easy run up from fremantle, just in time for Anzac Day,

rottnest for the week with the family

got a real indian ocean welcome with 30 to 40kn southerly winds all night but now in a berth thanks to the fremantle cruising club

rough but fast night with a lot of traffic to keep an eye on, running wing on wing, just passing cape leeuwin, 150nm to fremantle, wind really going to kick up today but hopefully once i am past cape naturaliste

had really nice sailing conditions until 0200 then lost wind and been motoring since,first hints of breeze now, should fill in nicely over next few hours and hold until i make it to fremantle, should arrive friday morning

typo in last update, anchored Bremer bay after long but easy sail, tired, going to bed

anchored esperance after nice but tricky sail through the recherche archipelago, probably leave for either bremer or albany in the morning

awesome day, moved to middle island, stopped and caught some fish, also 5 bluefin tuna in the last 2 days, kept 2 and released rest, will be holed up here for next few days, going to blow tonight and tomo

Tamata is in western australia, anchored at Daw, long day, after being on one tack for 575nm had to tack 11 times in the last 24nm which took 6 hours trying to stay in the lee of Daw island, nice here but will have to bail tomorrow as weather coming,

easy day yesterday but rugged night, 30kn gusting 40 with strong opposing current, hove to for 5 hours to sort deck out and get some sleep, wind eased right off now and sea slowly settling down, 150 to go

easy 24h, little slow but not going to make Daw island by tomorrow night anyway, running wing on wing, seas still little disorganised. wind slowly moving to NE, should get decent breeze tonight and tomorrow

real mixed bag of weather, spent time on all points of sail yesterday in fluky winds and very confused sea with huge SW swell, wind steadied last night and had an easy night but got current against us, trying to work back up onto continental shelf, forecast looks good for rest of trip, 400nm to go to Daw island ( off israelite bay)

anchored at seasick bay,leaving tomorrow morning to cross

anchored at Avoid bay,

anchored near entrance to port lincoln ready for tomorrow morning departure to get to either coffin bay or avoid bay, monday possibly tuesday looks like the day to jump off across bight,

arrived port lincoln

arrived kingscote kangaroo island. No updates last 2 days due to laptop failure.good trip. Fast.

on way to kangaroo island, good sailing conditions, hoping for wind shift to the south so we can settle on one tack

anchored east cove, deal island, nice run in, arrived just as easterly dying, beautiful anchorage

85nm to deal island, fast but uncomfortable night, very confused seas, will heave to off the island around midnight and go in at daylight

arrived Eden, reasonable easy run down,

moved across to vincentia to wait out southerly winds

anchored in jervis bay, after a easy run down the coast,

getting ready in sydney to head west, depart for jervis bay on thursday