Lunch on Shag Islet

Well, we didn't really have lunch as they went through 30kg of snags in an hour and a half and we missed out.  However, we did have drinks / nibbles and enjoyed that and then headed back to the boat.  We're going to have an early dinner.

Here's the view from the top of the island.

Shag Islet Cruising Yacht Club 2015 Rendezvous

27th to 30th August - Gloucester Passage, Whitsundays

The weekend is to raise money for Prostate Cancer and to have fun doing it.




This is our first year & to start it off we raised
our SICYC Burgee.

The first day was a quiet day, more a meet and greet and registration day.

The Kookaburra is eyeing Martin's lunch

Sundowner / Happy Hour with Nat, David,
Martin and a few others.



2nd day was a Sausage Sizzle on Shag Islet with kite flying and live music. We didn't take enough beer with us so David offered to take the dingy back to EverRest to get some more. What David didn't know, was Martin had switched the fuel off on the motor, so the motor died half way there. We watched David trying to get it started again then giving up and just rowing the rest of the way. In the meantime Martin found someone who was happy to take him to help David. By the time the guys got back to the party the sausages had all gone, just as well we had taken some snacks and now we have more beer.


Picked our site

View from above



3rd Day was a busy day, we had the Hands Across the Blue in the morning, 60's theme party starting 3.30, a group beach photo at 3.45 and fire works when it gets dark so the time on the schedule was 7.30-8.15. And through out the day-night fundraising.

Hand Across the Blue is where we assemble in our dingys to the allotted area wearing our SICYC shirts, wait until everyone has arrived listening to live music forming the shape of the Prostate Cancer Logo. Then as the helicopter flies around with the photographer, we listen to some speeches. Well that's not all we did in our dingy, we were stocked up, we had beer, sausages and chicken strips still warm for lunch and some snacks. 

The large boat is where the band and the speeches were.

This is what it looked like from above.

The view from our dinghy.



David and Martin, the umbrella was mainly used to keep shade
on the beer, lunch and snacks.

Back to the 60's theme, it was held at Montes Reef Resort with courtesy boat pick ups which was nice not having to work out who was driving us all back home.

Having a photo with SICYC Mascot

Waiting for the helicopter to do a couple of fly
overs to do the group photo on the beach. 

Molly and Col, they are a couple we meet along
the coast on our way north this year, & have
been meeting with this lovely couple a lot.

Dinner- Reef & Beef
Roast Beef with a lemon fish and Prawn
Very tasty & we were all glad we picked the
early dinner sitting.

4th Day was held at Cape Gloucester Eco Resort with a Pirate Theme Lunch, Roast Buffet with roast beef and pork. And more fundraising.

Lovely Tiana shaved her head
and raised about $17,000.00 for
Prostate Cancer. Very inspirational
lady

The end of a great week end. Everyone on
 EverRest are all planning to came again
next year.

On the 2nd and 3rd day there was Thai Chi on the beach at 8am. Martin and I thought with all the partying this weekend we should make time for some exercise.



Airlie Beach

17th to 22nd Aug - Airlie Beach Yacht Club

We have a swing mooring through the Yacht Club, $50 for the week, not bad when the marinas around here are charging $105.00 per night.

We have paid for the week, won't stay here the whole time, we'll do day trips, just nice to have a home base for awhile.

Cid Harbour - Sawmill Bay

15th August

Last day at Cid before we head out. We went to the beach to change the oil on the dinghy motor, I'm to be the apprentice for the job, I took my Kindle with me in the hope to finish the last 4 pages in the book I'm reading. 5 mins later Zoe, Ric, Harry & Ollie show up, no more reading but I now don't have to help Martin, Ric is now doing that. 5 Mins later Noel & David turn up. Now Martin has 2 guys helping and I get some female company. An hour later we decided we need drinks and food. Sundowners has now been organized, I love this life.

Cid Harbour - Sawmill Bay

13th Aug

We left Goldsmith Island - Stingray Bay at 4am and moved to the other side to Roylen Bay. We arrived about 5.30am and went back to bed, I did get back to sleep but Martin had trouble getting to sleep, as we had side-on swell and this causes the boat to rock side to side, it's very rolly. Martin brought me a cup of tea about 7.30 and told me as soon as I was finished we are leaving, yes he was getting fed-up with the constant rocking.

With the wind up to 20knots gusting to 25 knots, the sea had swell up from 0.5 to 1 metre high with a swell period of 4 second.

Since this is the first time I have add our sea condition and using the term 'Swell Period' I'll explain it for you. The swell period is a measurement of time between successive swell in seconds or anther way to explain it, Swell Period is the frequency of the swell crest to the next swell crest. If neither one of this explanation explained it for you, then you will have to Google it yourself.

For us (OK me, as I'm the one who gets seasick) the Swell conditions are what we look at. Swell Height, Swell Direction, and Swell Period. The photo below is the sea conditions I talked about before. This was between 8am to 11.30.

 

We stoped for a couple of hour for lunch at Shaw Island- anchored at Burning Point.
When we set off again the weather conditions were wind 10 knots, swell 0.1 to 0.5 meters and the swell period more like 20seconds which made the rest of the day sail perfect.

We anchored at Cid Harbour 3.30pm, with friends coming to EverRest for sundowners, nice way to finish the day.

Goldsmith Island

12 Aug.
The wind is currently 20 knots from the North(ish) and around 4am it will change to South(ish).  It will be an early start.

On the trip to Goldsmith Island we saw whales in the distance, I did manage to take some photos of them. You can just see the splash in the distance in the photo.

This afternoon I was sitting reading with a glass of wine when I had a loud burst a air, I looked up and there heading for our boat was 2 whales, this time I took a better photo of them.

Brampton & Carlisle Island

11th August

Had lunch out the front while we were sailing from Mackay because there was hardly any wind.  Martin went for a quick swim after we anchored and then we had a short dinghy ride to check out the coral. So much warmer than Canberra.

Canberra

4th to 10th August

Early start, 6.20am flight out to Canberra. Martin needs to go back for work, I need to go back for cuddles.
Cup Cake Decorating.
3 Cheeky Monkeys.

Port Newry Island

1st to 3rd August

Now this is a nice island. We did the walk which takes you over the to the other side island, it has an old resort on the island. The old bar area is still there with table and chairs, so you have a place to sit and eat when sundowners are on. Also there is a large patch of green grass to throw a frisbee or kick a ball, or you could also make a 2 hole golf course if you had a golf club and balls, Martin didn't but now he wants them. I have to say this is my favourite island so far.