Time Out goes north

Time Out goes north

Delivering ‘Time Out X2’ A Family Affair and Whale-Watching Along the Coast Delivery Map When her new owner, John Corrie, approached me to handle the technical leg of Time Out X2’s delivery—from Martha’s Cove on the Mornington Peninsula down around the...
Port Douglas Race Week 2026

Port Douglas Race Week 2026

From the Bow of YKnot Racing at the Port Douglas Race Week 2026 For those who haven’t sailed it, this is a five-day annual event that runs right alongside the massive Port Douglas Carnivale. While the tourists are packing Macrossan Street for the parade and fireworks,...
North by Northwest

North by Northwest

North by Northwest Delivering from Maggie to Port DouglasA passage of 199 nautical miles up the Queensland coast We were tied up in Nelly Bay, on the south-eastern shore of Magnetic Island, with nowhere to go. The south-east trade winds — the engine of...
Delivering ‘Mell’ to Her New Home

Delivering ‘Mell’ to Her New Home

Hanse delivery Melbourne to Newcastle Owner: Scott KnightsVice CommodoreNewcastle Cruising Yacht Club I joined Scott Knight, the Vice Commodore of the Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club, and our third hand, Damien, for a milestone journey: delivering Scott’s newly...
Shimmer

Shimmer

Hanse 505 – Shimmer Skipper: Steve TwentymanSafety Beach Sailing Club (SBSC) Shimmer is one of the yachts I sail on most regularly, and over time she’s become a familiar and trusted platform. Sailing out of Safety Beach Sailing Club, much of our time together has been...