Marinas along the NSW & Qld Coast

19 Dec 2025 | Cruising destinations, Trips

Rara has returned to Sydney Harbour, almost 10 months after we left and sailed north. Our trip took us to the Whitsundays and back, a story we will talk about in more detail later (which is available on our blog too). As we sailed up and down the coast of NSW and QLD...
Preparing for our first longer Cruise

Preparing for our first longer Cruise

4 Feb 2025 | Trips

Susanna and I are about to embark on a longer adventure, sailing north towards the Barrier Reef on S/V RaRa. In preparation for the upcoming journey I have tried to document some of our preparations to the boat in particular below. There are also some significant...
Voyage to the end of the world

Voyage to the end of the world

4 Dec 2023 | Cruising destinations, Trips

In October I enjoyed a cruise to the end of the world and beyond on the MS Fram. She is the smallest of the three Hurtigruten line ships which sail in South America. We sailed from Valparaiso, the closest port to Santiago and a really interesting city in its own...
Pittwater to Coomera on a cat

Pittwater to Coomera on a cat

4 Nov 2023 | Safety, Trips

Through the Facebook group “Sydney Sailing Crew Finder” I found Dave, who needed some crew to help him get his 40ft Fountaine Pajot catamaran “Pourpre” from Pittwater to Coomera. As he put ‘no previous experience required’ in the ad...