Coastal Qld

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Moreton bay to Mooloolaba

July 02, 2009

up anchor at 515

SW around Peel island in the dark, then dawn light.

Headed N towards the main shipping channel alongside Moreton Island then out spitfire channel, to caboulture, around the rocks then to Mooloolaba river.

Motored all the way though only motor sailing from caboulture to Mooloolaba (7Kn with jib up – apparent wind 90deg)

arrived Moolooaba 3;35pm.

total trip of 59.6Nm acheived in around 10 hrs – good effort we all thought.

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Comments

Madeleine July 04, 2009 at 06:17 PM

sounds lovely xx

dkhodge July 05, 2009 at 02:21 PM

Whilst we haven’t been invited yet, we muscled in anyway! Sounds great; very nautical and you sound like you’re getting the vessel organised. All seems to be ship shape and none of the crew need keel hauling yet. Have fun. Love D, K, S & A

dkhodge July 09, 2009 at 12:40 AM

From another author at dkhodge; Great to read your newsy blog-great descriptions. All well here, on hols, catching family, movies, indian meal (too) and relaxing night at Novotel after business meeting. All well, boys home for a few more days. Looking forward to more nautical tales!!

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