YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/06/11 06:55 LATITUDE: 16-29.15S LONGITUDE: 145-27.56E MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 10 WIND_DIR: SSE CLOUDS: 10% VISIBILITY: 30 BARO: 1014.4 AIR_TEMP: 26.7C COMMENT: Beach House – DOCKED – Port Douglas Marina, Port Douglas… The weather has turned very nice for the moment. We motored here in little wind. Only 36 miles. Will stay a […]
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YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/06/07 07:15 LATITUDE: 16-55.06S LONGITUDE: 145-46.88E MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 10 WIND_DIR: SSE CLOUDS: 20% VISIBILITY: 20 BARO: 1012.4 AIR_TEMP: 21.1C COMMENT: Beach House – DOCKED – Marlin Marina, Cairns. Our longest day….. We left Dunk Island at 0630 this morning. We found the resort closed and effectively destroyed by last year\’s Cyclone
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/06/06 03:08 LATITUDE: 17-56.00S LONGITUDE: 146-08.22E MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 10 WIND_DIR: SSE CLOUDS: 0% VISIBILITY: 30 BARO: 1014.4 AIR_TEMP: 24.4C COMMENT: Beach House – ANCHORED – Brammo Bay, Dunk Island….. Well after seeing the crocodile last night as we arrived we were treated to a wonderful sunset and moon rise behind \”The
June 6, 2012 (Eastern Hemisphere) Dear F&F, We are in Gayundah Creek just west of Hinchinbrook Island, Northern Queensland. We are using the sextant aboard the boat (with it\’s powerful sun filters) to watch the transit of Venus in real time. We can clearly see Venus in the bottom left hand corner of the sun\’s
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YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/06/05 06:22 LATITUDE: 18-22.39S LONGITUDE: 146-11.85E MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 5 WIND_DIR: 159T CLOUDS: 0% VISIBILITY: 30 BARO: 1012.6 AIR_TEMP: 29.4C COMMENT: Beach House – ANCHORED – Gayundah Creek, Hinchinbrook Island.. AND THIS IS NOT A LOAD OF CROCK!…. Nikki and I have been on the look out for a crocodile sighting. WE
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/06/02 05:56 LATITUDE: 19-15.50S LONGITUDE: 146-49.43E COURSE: 231T SPEED: 1.0 MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 10 WIND_DIR: SW CLOUDS: 100% VISIBILITY: 20 BARO: 1013.4 AIR_TEMP: 23.3C COMMENT: Beach House – DOCKED – Townsville Yacht Club. Well!…I initially went up the Ross River instead of Ross Creek. Cost us a bit of time and an
June 2nd, 2012 (Eastern Hemisphere) Dear F&F, Hello all s/v Beach House web followers new and long term! First, let me say thanks for the 300 plus emails I received recently, I still have to respond to many of you…..and I will. This writing finds me actually quite far along our journey up the East
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YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/06/02 00:34 LATITUDE: 19-17.59S LONGITUDE: 147-25.54E COURSE: 285T SPEED: 8.0 MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 10 WIND_DIR: S CLOUDS: 100% VISIBILITY: 20 BARO: 1015.3 AIR_TEMP: 22.2C COMMENT: Beach House – ABEAM -Cape Bowling Green to port. Wreck of the Yongala to starboard (7 miles). Gray day, motoring away! En-route Townsville, expect to arrive approximately
YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/06/01 06:58 LATITUDE: 19-43.29S LONGITUDE: 147-45.32E MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 18 WIND_DIR: SSE CLOUDS: 100% VISIBILITY: 10 BARO: 1015.4 AIR_TEMP: 23.3C COMMENT: Beach House – ANCHORED – Shark Bay, Cape Upstart next to old friends \”Oso Blanco\” on their Nordhaven 62. A long day\’s mostly motor, 69 miles. Tomorrow, another long day to