18 November – 14 December Urangan (Hervey Bay) through the Sandy Straits to Inskip point 18-19 November Back from a short Sydney visit we left the marina in Hervey Bay, the goal of the day being to anchor just north of the shallow bits of Sandy Straits called Sheridan flats. Engine troubles….Light northerly winds and…
Snorkelling, snakes, storms and visitors
10 October to 12 November Butterfly Bay and onward to Hook Reef again 10-16 October (back to Coral Sea) Four great boats had company sailing from Stonehaven to Hook Reef via Butterfly Bay, Sanctum (with Kristin and Jeremy visiting Evan and Kelly), Argenta (Greg and Karen), Rara and Catch the Wind (Phil and Julia, Catalina…
Zigzag-ing the Whitsundays
22 September to 9 October Black Island 22 September After leaving Hook Reef we sailed SW towards Hook Island and found a free mooring on the west side of Black Island, W of Hook. We had a quick walk on the island, but soon headed back to the boat after we got attacked by a…
Whitsundays!
30 August to 21 September We have now reached the Whitsundays, which is probably the top tourist/paradise destination of Queensland and maybe Australia. We’re surrounded by coral reefs and there’s plenty of fish in the clear waters. The weather has been mixed with more winds than normal for the season, but we’ve had plenty of…
Great Keppel, Percy Island and onto MacKay
23-29 August Snorkeling at Great Keppel Island On the Saturday Niclas joined a snorkeling tour from the Island, whilst Sanna preferred to stay on land in the beautiful weather. When we were in Pancake Creek we met up with Phil and Julia, a lovely couple sailing a Catalina 42 “Catch the Wind”. They also happened…
Back on the water with RaRa
15-22 August After a three-month break we came back to RaRa in Great Sandy Straits Marina, Hervey Bay, where we found the boat in a better-than-expected condition. We organised a diver to clean the bottom and it came out great, the growth wasn’t too bad. We gave her a good clean inside and out and…
Chilling at Fraser Island and preparing for a longer break
30 April – 9th of May A few windy (and at times rainy) days followed and we moved on from Kingfisher Bay to explore the western side of Fraser Island north of us. Our first stop was Wathumba Creek, 32NM from Kingfisher, which we heard had a beautiful lagoon of very clear water and full…
Bribie Island, Mooloolaba and K’gari
21-29 April 2025. Lots of adventure and experiences as we traveled further north from Moreton Bay to K’gari/Fraser Island, via Bribie Island and Mooloolaba. Most of the time spending time with our Swedish boat buddies on Matilda, Saoirse and Platon. We left Moreton Island, Lucinda Bay, on the 21st and had a lovely sail to…
Beautiful days in Moreton Bay
13-20 April 2025 Finally great weather with low winds, sheltered waters and sunny days! Brisbane by train On the 15th we took the train into Brisbane, a 40 minute ride which only costs 50 cent per person – good encouragement to use public transport by the QLD government! We walked through the CBD on the…
Coomera and Moreton Bay
7-12 April 2025 Rara has traveled further north from Southport/Gold Coast through the inland channels, via Coomera, and arrived in Moreton Bay, just east of Brisbane city. Through the channels going towards Moreton Bay Traveling up through the channel system required a lot of navigation since the channels are sometimes narrow and although the water…