S.V Anais Blog

  After spending a couple of days lounging around in the water and doing some snorkelling we had to move on again. Making our way back towards Townsville we dropped anchor on the sout west side of Rattlesnake Island on the lee side. In the afternoon we took the dinghy to shore with a few…

After a fairly torrid night rocking and rolling we weighed anchor around 0700hrs and steered a course south toward the Palm Islands. Today is Keato’s birthday and he is anchored at Curacoa Island with Amaya II and Makula. We heard there was going to be a party, so we couldn’t miss out on it. Anais…

  Today we weighed anchor around 0715hrs – destination to Otto Reef to see if we can catch a few fish. Motor sailed the distance. Crossed the shipping lane and had to give way to a couple of freighters. As we approached the reef we spotted a large number of sea birds catching dinner. Something…

  After staying at Haycock Island for a few days, we weighed anchor and headed for Port Hinchinbrook marina for our new years eve dinner at the restaurant. Marina Office at port Hinchinbrook Looking back into the Marina entrance   We had a fantastic evening and surprisingly felt quite good the next morning. We did…

For the past two days we have been anchored off Haycock Island in the Hinchinbrook Channel. Many people have mentioned we have to see the Hinchinbrook Channel and so here we are. As we cruised down the channel with our auto pilot steering us on a course, we headed for the bow of the boat…

I think we can put this years Christmas Lunch down as one of our best. We sat on Yanks jetty with our bon bons and crackers, shared an entree of crayfish, devoured turkey, pickled pork and roast lamb plus vegies with 7 sailing friends. Naturally, there was plenty of food, bubbles and laughter. The weather…

Cool Change – 50ft Riviera Today we are heading for Hazard Bay on Orpheus Island. I am writing this blog sitting in the rear cockpit of the boat whilst we are sailing along. Last night we stayed anchored off Palm Island near Barber Island. We had drinks, nibbles and a barbeque for dinner on ‘Cool…

At Juno Bay, we ventured ashore and walked amongst the ruins of a leper colony that was operational on the island until 1971. It was fascinating piecing together the roles of the old structures. The old remains showed there was a wash room of some kind, possibly a surgical treatment area, a canteen and an…

We had a fine day on the 21st of December, starting the celebration of Bron’s 40th with a champaign breakfast. The weather was picture perfect which meant it was hot and the best place to be was in the water. So, after breakfast (sometime around midday), we headed for the beach. We spent the afternoon…