Blogs from Oceans and Seas - page 22

QCYC to Refuge CoveWe were up at 3.45 (Tuesday 27th Feb) & all ready to leave dockside by about 4.30. Following some kaos on the wharf from a Brighton boat, behind us we were able to be on our way.Only 4 of the 13 Brighton boats left (stating weather as the reason) & sadly one of our yachts pulled out last night. Richard was disappointed but was the right decision for he and Ruth. Our group's catamaran joined "Kate" & "Imagine" from Queenscliff marina. We joined the convoy of Brighton & QCYC yachts proceeding out through the heads, tootaling via 4 Fingers West Channel. Going at those 5 knots was interesting, however thankfully John decided almost at the washing machine that Imagine needed a few more revs so we quietly slipped passed one the yachts for ... read more

well after sitting waiting for 3 days now for the weather to change it looks like tomorrow we will venture through the heads to Refuge Cove. The last 3 days have been long, windy and at times boring. We have 6 boats in our group, one yacht left Friday night from Westernport to beat the weather, they've been at Refuge Cove since Saturday waiting for us all to arrive. The other sports cruiser will leave from Port Albert on Thursday and we'll meet them "on the way, somewhere to Deal Island". The catamaran is berthed in Queenscliff marina whilst the other two yachts arrive here at QCYC on Friday. Certainly the few days we've had with them has been terrific, getting to know them and lots of laughs. Should be a good cruise. The plans are ... read more

We arrived at SYC about 11.30, the wind was still blowing a bit so after we had organised the last few things on the boat we decided to have a coffee. Finally we were off, a rather uneventful trip to QCYC except for two interesting situations. Firstly we crossed the bow of Sea Shepard, an imposing ship with all its gear & the skull & crossbow. She was travelling at only about 2knots it was difficult to tell for awhile if the ship was moving. When we'd past we noticed a large amount of smoke coming from the funnel - not normal & the speed or lack thereof go us wondering was everything ok. It got too much for John he radioed them to see if all was ok ...... The reply came back, "All good, ... read more

Donnerstag, 18.01.2018 5 Seetage: Bewölkt, leicht bewölkt, Min. 18°C Max.25°C Seetage sind nicht so langweilig, wie man das als Landratte meinen könnte. Unser Tagesablauf sieht auf See in etwa so aus: Gegen 8:00 Uhr stehen wir meist auf und gehen in das Restaurant Taurus auf Deck 2 zum frühstücken. Dort sind in der Mitte einige Buffets aufgebaut, an denen man sich mit allem was das Herz zum Frühstück begehrt, bedienen kann. Zudem wird Kaffee oder Tee von den Kellnern am Tisch eingeschenkt. Auch kann man bei den Kellnern, diverse Eiergerichte, Lachs, Omeletten etc. bestellen. Nach dem Frühstück werden im „Theater Phoenix“ von der Lektorin Alessandra Falcolini interessante Vorträge gehalten. Zum Beispiel „Die Grenze aus Wasser“. Ein Vortrag über die Geschichte des Altantischen Ozeans. Die Vorträge sind natürlich bebildert und in ... read more

Going Dutch – Antilles That Is! December 2017 It has been a long time since I was last in and around the Caribbean Islands, as the region really isn’t on the top of my “must revisit” list. However, when Celebrity published their new sailing rates for this holiday month and I saw how dirt-cheap cabins were going for, I simply couldn’t resist. And so I begin my next adventure by flying into San Juan, capital city of Puerto Rico. I know, I know……I had reservations about flying there after the recent hurricane devastation same as everyone else, but as tourism is the life blood of this tropical island, everything possible is being done to get back to normal. Hotels are reopening, cruise terminals have been repaired and airlines are returning to regular flight schedules. What’s the ... read more