Oh yes, doesn't matter where you go (photo on Dunk Island).

Sailed up to the Family Islands today and anchored mid-afternoon at Dunk Island. Annie, Pete and myself took the dinghy ashore and had a few beers - a very nice way to spend the afternoon.

As they say, "If you're not learning, you're not living" :-) Photo on the way from the Hinchinbrook Channel to Dunk Island.

Sailing about 5 miles NE of Gloucester Island we were joined by about a dozen dolphins riding our bow wave again, absolutely fantastic. I took a two and a half minute video of them but won't try and post it as in it's current format it's 199 MB in size ...

Finally sailed from Gladstone today. Am certainly not sorry to see the back of the place. One person said it's like a town outside of a town. Unfortunately, without transport we were a bit limited to where we could go and what we could do. Anyway, on our way now and ...

Heading off to London this afternoon to see a mate (Gary Thompson - dived with him and had a few beers in Barbados) and to have a few beers and then I fly out to Sydney tomorrow night (strangely enough not looking forward to the 22 hour flight - be ...

Been with the yacht nearly a week now and we're spending most of everyday preparing to sail. This afternoon we did a rig check. By that I mean Pete did the rig check and I supervised (well, I operated the winch and safety line at the base of the mast and ...

Had a few days in Sydney with Tony, Gez and Amelia and flyng up tomorrow morning to join John and Pete on the yacht. Flying with Qantas (cheap they are!!!n't), I'm leaving Sydney at 0800 and get up to Gladstone at 1310. Tony & Gez tell me it's the 'State of Origin' ...

Got my Yachtmaster Ocean certification. Now to get it commercially endorsed...

Have recently finished the Ocean Graduate Course at UKSA, passing the Ocean Yachtmaster qualifications (amongst others). I have to go back next year to take the Powerboat Conversion course but I can sort that out as and when required. Having never sailed prior to starting the course, it was quite a ...