22 June 2012 (Eastern Hemisphere) Dear F&F, We traveled 71 miles today having left Cape Grenville at 0645 local time. The first 15 miles we motor sailed in what was the lightest wind day we\’ve seen. After that, we had a brilliant 40 mile spinnaker run with 13-19 knots of wind almost directly astern. When […]
21 June 2012 Welcome to the shortest day of the year here in the Southern Hemisphere! We got off a bit later than usual, but today\’s journey was only 45 miles. The sail was yet again brilliant. That\’s 4 out of the last 5 days. We had 22-30 knots mostly from 150 degrees aft on
Cape Grenville…Margaret Bay…… Read More »
20 June 2012 (Eastern Hemisphere) Dear F&F, We found the \”divers grave\” on Morris Island. Unfortunately in great disrepair. As there was apparently once a crocodile sighted here, we did not venture into the scrub. Unfortunately, an incredible amount of plastic flip flops and bottles are littered everywhere on these otherwise pristine sand islets throughout
June 19, 2012 (Eastern Hemisphere) Dear F&F, One hour before we arrived, the wind went from zero to 25 out of the ESE. We are snuggly anchored behind Morris Island with a 200 foot Tug boat behind us. We may go ashore for a quick visit to this very small sand island with one palm
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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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
2012 Cruising Season begins! Read More »
May 13, 2012 (Eastern Hemisphere) Dear F&F, Happy Mother\’s Day to you all! Nicola and I have left Brisbane and are now in Mooloolaba. Tomorrow we will head toward Tin Can Bay in what is an ambitious plan for this sailing season. Ship\’s Logs will be updated soon and Position Reports are up to date
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April 4th, 2012 (Eastern Hemisphere) Dear F&F, Hello all. I\’m back in Brisbane, Australia getting the boat ready for the 2012 Season. New sailing partner Nicola Woodrow and I are starting to get \”Beach House\” ready to head North and then West. Final plans for this season are still in flux, but think \”lots of
2012 Season Getting Underway….. Read More »
November – 2011 Brisbane, Australia Dear F&F, \”Beach House\” has finally \”Jumped the Puddle\”….We\’ve completed our crossing of the worlds largest ocean which started 4 years ago. The \”Puddle Jump\” is the euphemism that many US West Coast sailors in particular call the Pacific Crossing. It\’s a but cutesy, but you get the point. There
A Cathartic Voyage…… Read More »
October 22nd – October 26th, 2011 (Eastern Hemisphere) Dear F&F, As predicted by our weather software and watching the \”BOM\” (Bureau of Meteorology) website in \”OZ\”, it was time to go. The winds were backing from South to East and the seas were coming down rapidly in size. We expected the trip to take five
Off to see the Wizards!……Our Sail to Australia….. Read More »