ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia

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Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia

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BarraMan wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 11:44 pm
I stumbled on this pic today Michael and thought I would save you the trouble! :lol:
This pic was taken today, I think - looks like a great day! :D
Beautiful spot. Hope you had a good trip!

Double Island Point Lagoon
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Wow! Great contemporary image thanks BarraMan. :D

We anchored mid this afteernon in the lagoon to the right. It's stunning!

The lagoon anchorage(s) comes and goes with predomimant ocean swell and wind patterns - and more often than not, there are no lagoon anchorage(s) at all - and the resultant exposed beachline rarely offers a tenable anchorage.

But for the past few years the weather gods have been smiling on us coastal cruisers, producing one of the occasional great Australian coastal cruising anchorages. :D

Below is an image of today's Great Sandy 45 nautical mile northern passage from Mooloolaba to Double Island Point (western) lagoon.

The headland approx half way is Great Sandy's home port of Noosa Heads, where we terrestially reside.

We've just finished a bottle of Australian bubbles celebrating a great first day of six months of coastal and coral reef cruising to and from Lizard Island, Far North Queensland, Australia!

And a nice day it's been :D

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Beautiful!!! Jeff

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And this is why I'm glad I didn't kick the bucket a year ago. Also why I'm still working on fixing up my little sail boats...
My already completed 'Lil Bit'. A Martens Goosen V12 set up to sail me to the fishing holes.
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Stunning! A great way to start your trip.

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Wow, what an anchorage. Tom
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Thanks Jeff, Jaysen, Fuzz and Tom. Yes it's a special anchorage. :D

We've been taking advantage of nice sunny autumn days to explore the Double Island Point Headland and to visit a project we 've been involved in for the past 25 years at the Double Island Point Lighthouse.

We've also been exploring the Double Island Point lagoon on our new 2 part sit-on-top kayack.

Life's not to bad. :wink:

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Super nice GB!!! Enjoy!! Jeff

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Today we left Double Island Point lagoon at first light as there was just enough tide height left for us to get out. We were aided by a setting moon - first pic.

Heading north from Double Island Point, one can either take an eastern and outside route past World Heritage Listed Fraser Island, or a western and inside passage between Fraser Island and the Australian mainland - second pic. Today we chose the latter.

This entailed crossing of the notorious Wide Bay Bar between Fraser Island and trhe mainland - third pic.

Fortunately today the Wide Bay bar was benign.

We then passaged to the snug all-weather Garry's anchorage - fouth pic.

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Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia

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Looks like you cut a couple of corners a bit close Michael but overall, nicely done! :lol:

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