2012 Overview – Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Australia
We enjoyed our schedule last year where we left New Zealand and spent the southern hemisphere winter cruising through two tropical island groups before returning to New Zealan [...]
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New Year’s Eve in Sydney Harbour
With friends coming from different directions to join us on Avante for New Year’s Eve, we were fortunate to find a berth at Point Piper Marina where everyone could meet [...]
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Sydney Harbour!
Thursday, December 27th – The weather is much improved over yesterday’s wind and rain as we lift anchor to head out of Broken Bay. We pass Barrenjoey Lighthouse on [...]
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Christmas in Pittwater
On February 12, 2012, The First Mate opened up an email from an unknown sender and received quite a pleasant surprise. Hello: My name is John Lamble and I am writing to you fr [...]
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From Raby Bay to Pittwater
“When you reach Brisbane, come directly to Raby Bay.” That is the invitation that we have been given by fellow J/160 owners Cyndy and Stephen Everett. . Raby Bay i [...]
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The Sands of Frazier Island
Thursday, November 29th – 0620 – We are up early and ready to leave Lady Musgrave Island to go almost 60nm to Bundaberg, but we still can’t see well enough u [...]