We've been making haste slowly in Mooloolaba Marina (pic below), provisioning and doing last minute tweaks to Great Sandy, awaiting an appropriate tide, wind and sea-state window to outward-cross the Mooloolaba bar and passage the approximately 55 nautical miles north to inward-cross the challenging Wide Bar bar. Conditions these past few days have been foul.
Tomorrow is looking promising to escape Mooloolaba and passage northwards. Fingers crossed, as we're ready to go
ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia
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Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia
Currently building Jacques Mertens ST21 "Skinnydip". Boating adventures: Splash testing and using 'Skinnydip, as a basis of further building refinement; Adams 44’ sailing sloop "Great Sandy" (cruising and maintaining); Iain Oughtred Feather Pram "Mini Dip" (building); Jacques Mertens R13 "Wood Duck" (built and due for maintenance).
Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia
Safe travel GB!!! And have fun!! Jeff
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Same here GB, safe sailing!!! Tom
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Thanks Jeff and Tom.
This morning, blessed with clear blue sunny winter skies, mild aft winds and following seas, we departed Mooloolaba Harbour (20 nautical miles south of Noosa) and set sail for the Wide Bay Bar, some 55 nautical miles north of Mooloolaba. In light winds, the morning and early afternoon sailing was superb.
Then a choice had to be made: either deploy the iron sail to reach and cross the Wide Bay bar in the safety of daylight, or continue under sail alone and overnight in the Double Island Point Lagoon Anchorage, some 15 nautical miles short of the Wide Bay Bar.
We chose to savour the delights if Double Island Pont Lagoon, one of our favourite local anchorages.
A pic of Double Island Point headland appears in the top left corner of this and all my posts.
This morning, blessed with clear blue sunny winter skies, mild aft winds and following seas, we departed Mooloolaba Harbour (20 nautical miles south of Noosa) and set sail for the Wide Bay Bar, some 55 nautical miles north of Mooloolaba. In light winds, the morning and early afternoon sailing was superb.
Then a choice had to be made: either deploy the iron sail to reach and cross the Wide Bay bar in the safety of daylight, or continue under sail alone and overnight in the Double Island Point Lagoon Anchorage, some 15 nautical miles short of the Wide Bay Bar.
We chose to savour the delights if Double Island Pont Lagoon, one of our favourite local anchorages.
A pic of Double Island Point headland appears in the top left corner of this and all my posts.
Currently building Jacques Mertens ST21 "Skinnydip". Boating adventures: Splash testing and using 'Skinnydip, as a basis of further building refinement; Adams 44’ sailing sloop "Great Sandy" (cruising and maintaining); Iain Oughtred Feather Pram "Mini Dip" (building); Jacques Mertens R13 "Wood Duck" (built and due for maintenance).
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Beautiful!!!! Enjoy, Jeff
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Yeah. I’m not jealous. That green tinge is just fluorescent lighting.
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Yep, I am jealous beautiful site. Tom
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Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia
Tough spot to drop the hook but I am sure you guys will make the best of it.
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Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia
Thanks Jeff, Jaysen, Tom, and Fuzz.
Our local Double Island Point Lagoon Anchorage comes and goes with prevailing weather conditions. When it's not a lagoon protected by a temporary sand spit, it's a Double Island Point open ocean roadstead anchorage, and while safe in southerly conditions, it's an anchorage from hell.
This morning we departed DIP Lagoon Anchorage, and motor sailed the 12 nautical miles north to commence the inward crossing of the Wide Bay Bar, one of the most challenging on the east coast of Australia. It takes over half an hour and four dog-legs to cross, and invariably induces violent rolling. This morning was no different.
Feather Pram's spectra cord and tensioning-turnbuckle deck lashings to Great Sandy's foredeck were designed for Wide Bay bar conditions, and came through with flying colours.
The first and third pics show the aft and f'wd lashings, the second the starboard lashing. The port lashing is the same.
Our local Double Island Point Lagoon Anchorage comes and goes with prevailing weather conditions. When it's not a lagoon protected by a temporary sand spit, it's a Double Island Point open ocean roadstead anchorage, and while safe in southerly conditions, it's an anchorage from hell.
This morning we departed DIP Lagoon Anchorage, and motor sailed the 12 nautical miles north to commence the inward crossing of the Wide Bay Bar, one of the most challenging on the east coast of Australia. It takes over half an hour and four dog-legs to cross, and invariably induces violent rolling. This morning was no different.
Feather Pram's spectra cord and tensioning-turnbuckle deck lashings to Great Sandy's foredeck were designed for Wide Bay bar conditions, and came through with flying colours.
The first and third pics show the aft and f'wd lashings, the second the starboard lashing. The port lashing is the same.
Currently building Jacques Mertens ST21 "Skinnydip". Boating adventures: Splash testing and using 'Skinnydip, as a basis of further building refinement; Adams 44’ sailing sloop "Great Sandy" (cruising and maintaining); Iain Oughtred Feather Pram "Mini Dip" (building); Jacques Mertens R13 "Wood Duck" (built and due for maintenance).
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Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia
I luv what you do Michael! I don't do bars - way above my pay grade.This morning we departed DIP Lagoon Anchorage, and motor sailed the 12 nautical miles north to commence the inward crossing of the Wide Bay Bar, one of the most challenging on the east coast of Australia. It takes over half an hour and four dog-legs to cross, and invariably induces violent rolling. This morning was no different.
On Google Earth, the Wide Bay Bar looks fairly straight forward.
How do know when to 'zig' and when to 'zag'? Do you just have to read the bar on the day?
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