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Whitsundays – Hamilton Is to Airlie Beach
We had fallen in love with Hamilton Island, the facilities, the ambience, the food opportunities and the excellent service. There! All that and we aren’t even…
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Sailing the Whitsundays – Mackay to Hamilton Is
We launched Sandpiper in Mackay Harbour, an excellent facility. Arrangements had been made with the Mackay Marine Tourist Park to take care of the car and…
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Kilcoy, Ballina, Gold Coast, Brisbane
Once our sail of the Great Sandy Straits and Fraser Island was finished, we had a week and a half before we were due to fly…
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The Great Sandy Straits
We launched Sandpiper at Crab Creek near Tin Can Bay on Friday 1 August, the first time back on the water since Jervis Bay back in…
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Relocating to Somewhere Warmer
We flew back into Sydney from Perth and drove through the early evening and night south to Shellharbour, where we had left Sandpiper. The drive was…
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Canberra and Jervis Bay
7 & 8 June – Bairnsdale to Canberra After a couple of days in Bairnsdale, mostly spent cleaning the boat and doing a few minor bits…
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The Murray River – Riverlands
The video of our Murray River trip can be seen here http://youtu.be/rq77qnXywNE We launched Sandpiper on Tuesday 13 May upstream of Lock 1, giving us only one…
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Dowerin to Coffin Bay SA
Friday 3rd January 2014 – Leaving Dowerin Today we commence our long dreamed of exploration of the South Eastern and Eastern coasts with our beloved Yacht…
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The North-West is a Windy Place
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,…