a family sailing blog
Kuringai Chase National Park This is our home turf, so we know it well. It's only 45 mins from Sydney CBD, but it feels like another world. Lush, dense bush hangs off the surrounding hills and cascades down to the water, ocassionally punctuated by rock escarpments, waterfalls and pristine sandy beaches. I think the best... Continue Reading →
The Great Sandy Straits are an epic body of water separating the world heritage site of Fraser island with the Queensland coast. The area is a complex landscape of mangroves, sandbanks, mud islands, salt marshes and ecologically important seagrass beds. The whole area is packed full of wildlife including prolific birdlife, fish galore, sharks, crocs, whales and... Continue Reading →
Leaving the kids with Heather's folks gave us chance to have a few days alone on Vega. We love the kids, but a few days alone is always welcome! Heather had never done a multi night passage and in preparation for up coming longer trips, was keen to give it a go. So we planned... Continue Reading →
As always on a 6 week trip we had a timeframe to try and stick to, and on a boat this is always a bad thing! It would have been wonderful to have hopped up the coast stopping at every port, but that’s not what this trip is about. It’s about having a look at... Continue Reading →
Lying only 9NM north east of Port Stephens Broughton Island and its neighbours have a prehistoric look about them; untouched, wild and verdant green they look like your classic pacific island, rising up out of the deep blue. They are a place of rugged natural beauty and can only be visited by boat, which makes... Continue Reading →
Well, even if we didn't sail that far in 2018, Vega still managed to keep us on our toes with a seemingly endless list of jobs. Some small, some large. All infuriating at some point, but then somehow satisfying once completed. The 2018 jobs roll call looks something like this.... We stripped and varnished Vegas... Continue Reading →
a yacht more to life 