Category Archives: Australia Logs

Sydney to Lord Howe Island

After six months of being “dock potatoes,” doing just a bit of coastal and harbor cruising, it’s taking us awhile to get our sea legs. The good news is that the sailing has been fast and easy and Moonshadow has … Continue reading

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So Long to Sydney

Gidday! It was crisp and clear this morning as we motorsailed out of the Sydney Heads, destined for Lord Howe Island, about 420 miles northeast. A ferry penguin noisily chased us as if to say a final goodbye to the … Continue reading

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Sydney to Hobart

The 600 odd mile passage from Sydney to Hobart on the Isle of Tasmania can be one of the most rugged of any sailor’s career. In particular, crossing Bass Strait, with its huge seas born from strong westerly winds and … Continue reading

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Annual Haul Out 2001

Last week didn’t rate too high on the fun meter for us, but as any yachtie knows, hauling out is part of any boat’s regular maintenance program. Unless you want the bottom of your boat to look like a miniature … Continue reading

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Cruising Broken Bay

The Australian dock talk we’ve heard is that there are only two areas in New South Wales that are worth cruising, Broken Bay and Jervis Bay. Cate arranged a couple of weeks off work and I finished most of my … Continue reading

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Road Trip to Canberra and Melbourne

When my good friend and old Chico State fraternity brother Rob Salisbury asked me to join him on a business trip to Canberra and Melbourne, I jumped on the opportunity. I had wanted to see both cities and just hadn’t … Continue reading

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Bits and Pieces (Sydney 2001)

I’m planning a road trip to Melbourne followed by two weeks of cruising so am trying to get completion on as much boat work as possible this week. The great thing about Australia is that the people are laid back. … Continue reading

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Australia Day 2001

Sydney has had no shortage of celebrations this summer. Since our post-Olympics arrival, Sydney Harbour has been the venue for the start of the annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race, New Year’s Eve, the Centenary of Federation and Australia Day, … Continue reading

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Christmas in the “Land of Oz”

Christmas in the middle of summer-the Aussies got it right! We have been here since early November, typically the start of the Christmas rush back in the States. Downtown Sydney, a week before Christmas, and there is no more “rush” … Continue reading

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Fiji, Vanuatu and Sydney, Australia

Gidday from Sydney! There is no hope for a “White Christmas” for us and Jack Frost won’t be nipping at our sunburnt noses.  It is 32 degrees outside (Celsius, that is-or 90 Fahrenheit), and definitely summer “down under.”  

Although Sydney … Continue reading

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