Saturday, 30 October 2021

Friday, 29 October 2021

Thursday, 28 October 2021

Hannibal Island to Margaret Bay (27.4nm)

 0700hrs: Departed Hannibal Island

10-15kt SE veering E

1300hrs:  Arrived Margaret Bay

Wednesday, 27 October 2021

Escape River to Hannibal Island (42.6nm)

0400hrs: Departed Escape River

10-15kts SE to E Winds

1600hrs: Arrived Hanibal Island

Saturday, 23 October 2021

Mt Adolphus Island to Escape River (21.6nm)

 0900hrs: Departed Mt Adolphus Island

South Easterly 15-20kts 1 m waves. 

1300hrs: Arrived in Escape River


Friday, 22 October 2021

Horn Island to Mt Adolphus Island

 0430hrs: Departed Horn Island. Wind 0kts

0500hrs: Port motor alarm went off, overheating.

0600hrs: pulled cooling system apart and replaced raw water impeller and gasket.

0630hrs: Motor warning light and alarm went off again.  Closer inspection shows that coolant had leaked out of cooling system.  Replenished and problem solved.

1130hrs:  Arrived at Mt Adolphus Island. Amazing anchorage.

1600hrs:  Went ashore and picked some black lip oysters.

1500hrs:  Cooked the oysters with bacon--beautiful.








Tuesday, 12 October 2021

Pennyfather River to Mapoon

 0900hrs: Departed Pennyfather river.

Initially no wind, so motoring. 

1130hrs:  Wind came in from northwest.

Let out a lure as we exited the river.  Spanish mackerel hooked up as I let the line out.

1630hrs: Arrived Cullen Point






Saturday, 9 October 2021

Pine River to Pennyfather River

 0900hrs: Departerd Pine river

Light to moderate SE winds.  Close hauled up the coast.

 Caught a GT at Jantz point.

1530hrs: Arrived art Pennyfather rivers and entered towards low tide.  Down to 0.7 metre under the keel at its shallowest.

Nice spot, few crocks.











Thursday, 7 October 2021

Weipa to Pine River

 0700hrs:  Early start with upping anchor and motoring over to the pontoon at the boat ramp to give the boat a washdown.






1000hrs: Departed Weipa--no wind

1400hrs: Arrived in Pine River.  Nice spot.






Sunday, 3 October 2021

Boyd Bay to Weipa

 0900hrs: Departed Boyd Bay--no wind.

1300hrs: Arrived in Weipa.  Wind came in jast as we dropped anchor.

Went for a swim at the Weipa Campground whilst waiting for our washing to finish 


Pearl Bay to Great Keppel Island

 0750hrs:  Departed Pearl Bay to head to Port Clinton. Wind 1-3kts from the southeast Back in mobile service wind for cast to strengthen fr...