S.V Anais Blog

It has taken almost two and a half days to get to the stage where the deck is completely stripped and most rust spots blasted as well as two hatches removed and treated for rust around the seals.

Time has rolled around again for our annual maintenance program. The previous owner had anti-fouled the boat every 12 months and we have decided to maintain the same ritual. This time however the task has become a lot bigger. After numerous attempts to contain rust spots on the deck, we bit the bullet and decided…

Here are a series of pictures from our trip to Rattlesnake as promised. The first is one of the views from our boat. The other below right is yet again another sunset picture. This was a day out – we started our day with Eggs Benedict on ‘Anais’, followed by Champaign, wine and then more…

Last week after we received several quotes for boat painting and with much deliberation we came to the decision to take the boat out of the water with Townsville Slipway this coming Monday. In one respect it is a relief to know the work will be conducted on the boat in the near future. However,…

This morning we woke and there was not a cat to be seen. Most unusual given Princess is extremely punctual when it comes to breakfast and dinner. So, for the next hour Dave and I looked around the marina, whistled and wooed all to no avail. We contemplated the fate our Princess might have met…

Here is Princess taking a nap! This is her latest of the many spots on the boat where she likes to nap. I couldn’t resist taking a photo – it’s so cute.

After our walk in to town and after completing a couple of tasks we found ourselves at the Townsville Bewery. We tasted their home brewed beer on tap and took in a huge bowl prawns. We met a group of people from Townsville celebrating the farewell of a work collegue. Later in the evening I…

Today we moved into Breakwater Marina. We are booked in for a week and will use the time to recharge our batteries, fill our water and fuel tanks as well as conduct generator repairs. Quite amusing this concept of generator repairs going hand in hand with battery charging, water and fuel – although I think…

Today we took a bus ride to Picnic Bay which is located on the Townsville side of Magnetic Island (approx 30min bus ride from Horseshoe Bay). The wharf featured below was used as the main ferry terminal up and until 3 years ago when it was relocated to Nellie Bay. Businesses at Picnic Bay are…

Another perfect day in paradise. A gentle breeze, flat seas. Our first task for the day is a water run. We have several loads of clothes washing to do and so the water supply needs to be topped up before we start. We will also have the arduous task of refilling after we finish washing….