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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Today we departed Magnetic Island, Townsville, North Quueensland and had an exhilerating 40 nautical mile downwind sail to Orpheus Island - first pic.

It's a stunningly beauitiful anchorage - second pic, so we'll loiter here until the weather is turning nasty, then scoot over to the Hinchinbrok Chanel, some seven nnutical miles to the north west (first picis north up). Hinchinbrock Chanel is BarraMan's home barra hunting ground.

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

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Nice GB. Tom
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Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia

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I'm back in 'paradise', Michael and sorry I missed you. I had hoped to catch up with you somewhere in the Channel, but I have some issues to sort out with the tow vehicle. At this stage I'm not sure when I will be mobile again.
Hopefully we can cross paths on your way south!
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Thanks Tom and Lee. :D

Today we sailed and motored from Orpheus Island to the Hinchinbrook Chanel - first pic.

In the chanel, we dropped the pic at Haycock Island, one of our favourite all-weather anchorages - second pic.

Looking forward to catching up with you Lee when we are heading back south later in the year. :D

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Beautiful! It also looks like a place crocs and other nasties might hang out at! :help:
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Beautiful! It also looks like a place crocs and other nasties might hang out at! :help:
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Beautiful! When are you heading back? We are actually heading south now but not planning to be home until October.
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Beautiful GB!! Jeff
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Thanks Fuzz, Cape Man and Jeff. :D
cape man wrote: ↑Sun Jul 09, 2023 8:08 pm When are you heading back? We are actually heading south now but not planning to be home until October.
We're planning to start heading back home late September and to be back home in November, but the weather gods will dictate. :D
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Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia

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A few years ago a friend of mine and his mate over-nighted here (Haycock island in the Hinchinbrook Channel).

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They were somewhat shocked to be woken in the wee hours of the morning :doh: by a large "lizard" trying to climb over the back of the boat to join them! :help:
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