The North-West is a Windy Place Jun21

The North-West is a ...

Our trips to the Gascoynes and Pilbara so often prove to be a battle with the weather. This year, we have endured both rain and wind, with very few days when the winds have dropped to pleasant levels. We seem to spend much of the day huddled inside the yacht, outside being too bleak to soak...

Derby to Exmouth Aug15

Derby to Exmouth

With the school holidays over, we made a quick trip South of Derby to Wulungurra, a small Independent Aboriginal School on Milidjidee Station. This small community is some 50kms South of Noonkabah Station and on the edge of the Great Sandy Desert, nestled alongside the St George Range. It was...

Dampier to Derby Jul05

Dampier to Derby

I am writing from Quondong Point on the Dampier Peninsula North of Broome. Our last Hinchy.org update seems like an eternity ago, we have covered so much ground and done so much. One leaving Shark Bay, we were headed to Exmouth to await the arrival of the repaired main sail and to sail the...

Monkey Mia and North May22

Monkey Mia and North

After a rolly night at anchor in Bottle Bay, we headed to Cape Peron to look at the prospect of sailing around and back into the Eastern Gulf of Shark Bay. With the tide ripping around the Cape in 20 knot winds, I chickened out and we returned to the safety of a protected cove to wait a few...

Exmouth to Hedland Jun02

Exmouth to Hedland

Monday 21 May -Tuesday 22 May We spent a couple of days in and around Exmouth, shopping, swimming and cycling. The bikes have proved a real asset and make zipping down to the shops a real pleasure. We went for a couple of wonderful swims, one out at Bundegi and the other out near Lighthouse...