Sydney to Hobart log 2005
02.01.2005 After sad and rather apprehensive farewells at RANSA we let go our lines and motored down harbour in a light NE breeze. Away at last! A 15 knot beam wind which had us moving…
Category Archives: Sydney to Chathams
The trip down
It was a cold, rough but fast 8 day trip south from Hobart. For 8 hours we ran under bare poles, surfing at up to 17 knots. I did wonder whether we should have slowed…
Snares Images
After a splendid sail up from Enderby Island the Snares came into view mid-afternoon. Eponymously named (like the North and South Traps), in the 18th century the Snares were the bane of sailing vessels in…
09.12.06 – Marlborough Sounds
09.12.06 Marlborough Sounds Ah, the sweet smell of success! We’ve fixed the sailmail modem cable. Sheer bloodymindedness won out in the end – a testament to OCD. We spent 3 hours head down in a…
14.12.06 – Chatham Islands
We had a boisterous, cold trip out to the Chathams from Cook Strait. Strong, icy beam winds and steep seas. Much crashing and banging but the boat flew and it took us barely 3 days.…
