by Mad Crew | Jan 26, 2020 | Australia, Tasmania |
Spent a couple of days on a mooring buoy in Sandy Bay outside of the Royal Tasmania Yacht Club. Was not interested in spending over $100 to stay there and besides they didn’t even call us back. Took the dinghy in to the city and found the Kathmandu...
by Mad Crew | Jan 13, 2020 | Australia, Tasman Sea |
Setting out from Long Point with Valerie we try for Wineglass Bay a part of Freycinet National Park on the east coast of Tasmania. Heard a lot about Wineglass Bay so looking forward to the trails leading up to a lookout for panoramic views. Wind was coming...
by Mad Crew | Jan 13, 2020 | Australia, Tasman Sea |
We have been trying to pick up Val visiting from Montreal since we arrived and first attempt was St Helens, but that was not going to work. Tried for Bicheno the next day and ran into a bad northerly coming down the coast. Which meant the tie up to the...
by Mad Crew | Jan 8, 2020 | Australia, Tasman Sea |
The Strait Bass Strait is a notorious stretch of water between mainland Australia and Tasmania. Numerous vessels have had their share of difficulties in crossing the strait. The 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race resulted in the loss of 6 lives and 5 boats....
by Mad Crew | Dec 31, 2019 | Australia, New South Wales Coast, Tasman Sea |
Bateman’s Bay is apparently a beautiful spot, however we wouldn’t know it because Australia is on fire! The smoke is causing 1) the boat to be filled with ash again, 2) breathing is an issue. Can’t imagine what it would be like for the...
