“Banyandah wintered in the backwaters of Adelaide, within sight of a major power plant, 10 miles up a mangrove inlet. Very protected. Upon our return we had heaps of work to do to get Banyandah ready for her many miles ahead. Careful preparation is a key to safe sailing.
From Adelaide, using the strong EAST winds along the south coast, we first paid a visit to Anna and Timmy, now expecting their first child. Then we got down to the serious business of crossing the Great Australian Bight. We explored islands and shoreline never seen before, looked for historical relics, recorded new vegetation, and witnessed the continued demise of the wild kingdom.
We got as far as Albany in West Australia before deciding that more research was needed in Tasmania, and turn about. Where previously we’d had a lovely easy voyage, his time when crossing the Great Southern Ocean we got hammered…”
From 2010/11 Voyages of Banyandah, posted by JackandJude Binder on 6/16/2011 (95 items)
- During our winter at home we wrote a book called Two’s a Crew Upon our return, we beg…
- “Goliath” the jinker at the GIYC that brought Banyandah out the water 16 tyres to car…
- Banyandah, far left, out for anti-fouling and refit after her winter lay over in Adel…
- Our six man life raft in for service ~ Looks brand new Nitrogen inflation cylinder te…
- A new voyage begins after 5 months at home – : Going WEST – First leg Adelaide to Po…
- Christmas Day at Snug Cove on Kangaroo Island
- Christmas Dinner swam in under our boat ! My biggest Flathead ever.
- A nicely pregnant Anna with her man Timmy during our visit to their farm – New Years …
- Looking at our photos outside their kitchen Summer temperatures in South Australia co…
- Helping Anna pick her apricots
- Leaving Ann & Tim, we sailed round Cape Catastrophe to Williams Island, uninhabited, …
- Lovely, our morning sail away from Williams Island
- 20 knots (35 KPH) gusting 30 racing behind Waldergrave Island
- We ran with wind behind with this rig,
- Raising the main sail in Scale Bay
- Plenty of down wind sailing with the summer East winds
- Doing what she loves best – steering us in under sail
- Streaky Bay SA
- Streaky Bay South Australia
- The last remnants of the homestead on St Francis Island ~ 50 miles to sea from Streak…
- Derelict now but once the home to sheep farmers braving the vicious Southern Ocean wi…
- Our stop at St Francis – a long daylight run from Streaky Bay There’s always sea acti…
- Spooky place this. Masillion Island next to St Francis. The only safe anchorage was j…
- The wind whistled above the cliff tops on Masillion Island Sandstone streaked with pi…
- From Masillion Island, our voyage across the Great Australian Bight Each sailboat is …
- Our first major stop after crossing the Bight was Middle Island in the Recherche Arch…
- A view from Goose Isle across to Flinders Peak on Middle Island
- The top of Goose Island during our search for Charles Douglas http://tujays.blogspot….
- The remote islands of the Recherche Archipelago off the lonely west Australian Coast
- Visitors book found on Flinders Peak In 1803 Matthew Flinders climbed this granite mo…
- Mermaid’s tits ~ View from atop Flinders Peak
- Banyandah from atop Flinders Peak, with the not so “pink” lake in the background
- An aerial view of the pink lake found on Middle Island
- Zooming away from Middle Island ~ sunny start, rain came later
- After a weeks stop in Esperance, we found a perfect day to stop at the remote Investi…
- It was deep and exposed, swell swept in and the wind blew between the gap between the…
- Barren and fore-biding, no place to have an accident
- Sea lions abound, but not as many as in the past
- Bridle Tern and crested terns nest on these isolated islands
- Big winter seas wash straight through this gap
- A hard life requires taking a snooze every now and then
- Pig Face~ high in Vitamin C
- Succulents growing on Goose Island
- Closer view of a Bridle Tern
- From Investigator Isles we sailed overnight for Albany A fast comfy ride
- Albany is blessed with 3 harbours The best, Oyster Cove where we took Banyandah
- The entrance to Oyster Cove is hindered by shallow water and a narrow channel. Captai…
- Always with a happy smile, Darren is a master shipwright and owner of the Emu Point S…
- Trying our luck hitching to a jump off point to the Bibbulmun Track for a 5 day wande…
- Off we go ~ fresh and eager
- Wedge tail eagle one of the largest birds of prey
- Here we are a few days in ~ Buggered and whacked
- After four days on the track we were getting our second wind We had three days in the…
- Banyandah looked heavenly when we got back
- Two boats, both timber, each owned by doctors in Oyster Harbour
- The two doctors
- Jude and Dr Ian look over West Cape Howe
- This is West Cape Howe Notice the unusual rock coloration behind us
- Our last night before facing the Great Southern Ocean for a 1200 mile (2200 km) jump…
- The weather looked so good when we departed
- But this the Great Southern Ocean we sailed upon And those deep lows came barring dow…
- A sparkling day when we departed Albany
- The seas started building by first evening
- Alone hundreds of miles offshore, the seas came marching down upon us ~ relentless
- Get ready for a wetting!
- Banyandah can’t stop breaking seas
- Jude found a comfy bed on the floor
- For days we were held down below for days, when we could inspect our veteran craft, w…
- Portland Victoria was our port of refuge blown off course by a south wind that never …
- A sunny day for drying out
- A Couta boat from the distant past Sleek and a beauty
- From Portland Victoria We headed south a second time Overnight to King Island then an…
- Grassy Harbour on King Island Carved out by the mining company Banyandah quiet on a m…
- We damaged our RED headsail on the Bight crossing And here Jude checks out our spare …
- John, our good friend on King Island getting his West Sail ready to go cruising
- Currie Harbour Lighthouse Not the original light, but original structure
- The local interest group have been given the original light from the Currie Light hou…
- Cape Wickham Light house the tallest in the southern hemisphere
- John and Lyn, friends from King Island, came with us to Tasmania Need to be rug’d up …
- John and Lyn enjoying the ride on a cool breeze from King Island
- Three Hummocks in the background
- Three Hummocks was a working ranch for more than a hundred years, transporting cattle…
- Remnant from the ol’ days Pretty, and poignant of days gone by
- Plenty of Cape Barren geese – friendly too as they dance and parade and get ready to …
- Atop the highest point on Three Hummocks with the caretakers, Bev and John
- Three Kings at Three Hummocks Island
- Our visiting crew busy in the galley
- Lyn provide fish for our bon voyage lunch
- She caught it then cooked that beauty two different ways and then we departed on an o…
- Racing a container ship up the Tamar River to George Town with Lyn loving every momen…
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