When my friend asked me, “How are you going with planning your BIG TRIP?” It sparked something in me. Pete and I are forever talking about modifications to the boat and dreaming up ways to actually do the trip. But have we done any real planning? Nope, not yet. The conversation is always there, but […]
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Easter 2026 – We’re Cruising!
Ok Wine-o’s, After 1.5 years of the Hammo to Hobart Campaign, Wine~Dark Sea is back in cruising mode, though we are gearing up for the Port Stephen Regatta in May. Hopefully you’ve read Pete’s Hammo to Hobart blog to understand the Triumphs and Tribulations of that campaign. Converting back to cruising Getting her back to […]
2025 CYCA Bluewater Series
So we haven’t quite kept up with the blog scope but we’re back on it. The Bluewater series was punctuated by several high points even if the results didn’t necessarily show it. We had great starts in all the races. We even confused the commentators on the Cabbage Tree Island race as we had already […]
The Blog is back
After a very, very, very long break the blog is back. I stopped blogging half way up to Magnetic Island in 2022 and just never came back to it. Since then I have done another trip to Airlie and Maggie race weeks in 2023 which also resulted in abandonning of the Melbourne-Osaka plan for 2025. […]