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East Coast Queensland Australia

The work has really finished and we are heading north at last. We don't have an itinerary, we don't have a time frame, we are just heading north and exploring lots of new places...

Sailing blog from Australia by Norm D.

Latest update: The first part of our cruise will be short. We plan to take an inside passage behind Bribie Island and cross the bar at Caloundra. we will overnite at Noosa Heads and then head further north to the Wide Bay bar, before exploring the Great Sandy Strait. The first part of our adventure will be quite quick as we have visited all of these areas before and are looking forward to exploring further no...

Bundaberg to Cairns

We leave Wednesday, weather permitting. First destination will be Pancake Creek.

Sailing blog from Australia by billmarg

Latest update: Leaving on Wednesday for Pancake Creek. Hope the wethar gods smile on us. The first trip in our journey north will take 10 hrs. We hope.

Sailing

January 07, 2008

Sailing blog from Australia by Jan - Mike D.

Latest update: Here are some photos of Sirocco before she was assembled. She arrived from Bremerhaven, Germany onboard a vehicle carrier called the ‘Pearl Ace’ – a journey which took about 12 weeks. I must admit I did not see her arrival as we were in Europe at the time, but when I first saw her, she was already masted and instrumented. I’ve marked Bremerhaven on the map.

Sailing Sirocco

Fremantle - Hillarys West Australia

Sailing blog from Australia by Jan - Mike D.

Latest update: Only a short hop from Fremantle to Hillarys, but what joy – she handled like a dream all the way.

Bundaberg to Cairns

We leave Wednesday, weather permitting. First destination will be Pancake Creek.

Sailing blog from Australia by billmarg