Boat
Melbourne
Melbourne (Australia) After cleaning up the boat we took a quick trip to Melbourne. We drove from Sydney to Melbourne, 9 ½ hours, parked the car and took public transportation into the city. Public transport in Australia is excellent and in the center of the city it’s free! We visited the Melbourne Star, a giant … Continue reading
Closer and Closer
The boat is really coming along nicely! We’re putting on the final touches in preparation for departure. Click on the pictures for full screen view. New lettering: As mentioned previously, we applied three coats of Awlgrip Oyster white on the topsides and Aristo blue on the water line. The paint finish is better than we … Continue reading
Progress
Just a few pics from our current project… Click for full screen view Installed the main boom/spar. Don’t look too close, the reflection of the sun off of the amazing paint will burn your retinas: Cleaned and sanded the hull: Boat yard lunch with concrete chair and makeshift table: We love painting…love it… Wet paint: … Continue reading
Hello!
Hello Everyone! It has been a few months since our last update; we are getting ready to set sail again. Tanya has been working, I graduate from school next month, we are getting the boat fixed up, and we started provisioning today! Exciting! A few pics… We had been on a waiting list to haul out … Continue reading
Tropical Storm Bret
TS Bret passed 195 nm south of us last night. The winds really picked up around 11PM and subsided just after 3AM. We did well, we’re safe and sustained no damage. It was a long sleep deprived night. Light rain and winds now, we’re getting some rest and will put the boat back together later today.