svbeachhouse

Author: kerrizane

  • POSITION REPORT

    YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/05/25 06:29 LATITUDE: 21-44.20S LONGITUDE: 152-19.70E MARINE: NO WIND_SPEED: 30 WIND_DIR: SW CLOUDS: 90% VISIBILITY: 15 BARO: 1019 AIR_TEMP: 17.2C COMMENT: Beach House – ANCHORED – South Percy Island. Weather quite blustery…..

    The wind was 5-10 knots from the east this morning and that lasted till 2 hours before arrival here at South Percy. Forecast was for 20-25 after frontal passage from the SW late tonight. At NOON, the wind changed and was a steady 35-42 knots! Gusts a few times just over 50 knots. We are at anchor on the South Side of Percy Island and hope the forecast for tomorrow, \”winds abating\” to 20-25 knots will be correct. If so, a great sail to Mackay will be had, if not….we sit right here till it goes away.

    DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS, SHOULD YOU WISH TO CONTACT US, DO SO AT THE EMAIL ADDRESS YOU WOULD NORMALLY USE…..THANKS

  • POSITION REPORT

    YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/05/23 06:58 LATITUDE: 23-09.68S LONGITUDE: 150-57.17E MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 19 WIND_DIR: SSE SWELL_DIR: ESE SWELL_HT: 1.5M SWELL_PER: 6 CLOUDS: 90% VISIBILITY: 15 BARO: 1021.2 AIR_TEMP: 22.2C COMMENT: Beach House – ANCHORED – Great Keppel Island. Long day, 70nm. WINDY,12 boats…..

     

  • Position Report

    YOTREPS: YES

    TIME: 2012/05/22 05:31

    LATITUDE: 24-00.64S

    LONGITUDE: 151-44.22E

    MARINE: YES

    WIND_SPEED: 12

    WIND_DIR: S

    CLOUDS: 90%

    VISIBILITY: 10

    BARO: 1022.5

    AIR_TEMP: 21.1C

    COMMENT: Beach House – Anchored – Pancake Creek. Cape Capricorn tomorrow……

  • Position Report

    YOTREPS: YES

    TIME: 2012/05/16 03:27

    LATITUDE: 25-17.76S

    LONGITUDE: 152-54.62E

    MARINE: YES

    WIND_SPEED: 17

    WIND_DIR: SE

    CLOUDS: 10%

    VISIBILITY: 15

    BARO: 1018.1

    AIR_TEMP: 21.1C

    COMMENT: Beach House – Docked – Urangan Boat Harbor, Hervey Bay…..Blustery Day, cold, tricky navigating the Great Sandy Strait.

  • Position Report

    YOTREPS: YES

    TIME: 2012/05/14 07:34

    LATITUDE: 25-54.36S

    LONGITUDE: 153-00.38E

    MARINE: YES

    WIND_SPEED: 4

    WIND_DIR: 258T

    CLOUDS: 10%

    VISIBILITY: 15

    BARO: 1018

    AIR_TEMP: 18.3C

    COMMENT: Beach House – Docked – Tin Can Bay.  An amazing amount of birds!

  • Happy Mother\’s Day

    May 13, 2012 (Eastern Hemisphere)

    Dear F&F,

    Happy Mother\’s Day to you all!  Nicola and I have left Brisbane and are now in Mooloolaba.  Tomorrow we will head toward Tin Can Bay in what is an ambitious plan for this sailing season.

    Ship\’s Logs will be updated soon and Position Reports are up to date (see links at the bottom right)…..

    Currently, we are planning on covering 2000 miles north and then west to Darwin, Australia with many brief stops along the way.  From Darwin, we are planning on  joining the \”Sail Indonesia\” Rally and cross the Timor Sea into Kupang, Indonesia.  From there, we will head across the top of the Indonesian Archipelago and into Bali where Nicola\’s daughter is getting married at the end of August.  From there, perhaps to Christmas Island, Australia, Cocos/Keeling Island, Australia and on into the Indian Ocean.  Stops perhaps at Chagos Archipelago, Madagascar and into Richards Bay, South Africa.  10,000 miles in all…..hopefully not too ambitious, we shall see.  All sailing plans are written in sand at low tide.

    KIT, Scott and Nicola

    Extensive photos (underwater & topside), blogs and  underwater videos are INSIDE the original site. Please click on the link at the bottom left of this page…..

    VIDEO LINK HAS BEEN FIXED WITHIN THE ORIGINAL WEBSITE AND VIDEOS SHOULD NOW BE VIEWABLE.

  • 2012 Season Getting Underway…..

    April 4th, 2012 (Eastern Hemisphere)

    Dear F&F,

    Hello all.  I\’m back in Brisbane, Australia getting the boat ready for the 2012 Season.  New sailing partner Nicola Woodrow and I are starting to get \”Beach House\” ready to head North and then West.

    Final plans for this season are still in flux, but think \”lots of miles\”……

    Hope to hear from you all soon and I\’ll update the site sometime this month…..

    KIT, Scott & Nikki

  • POSITION REPORT

    YOTREPS: YES TIME: 2012/05/11 23:11 LATITUDE: 27-04.25S LONGITUDE: 153-18.01E COURSE: 340T SPEED: 8.8 MARINE: YES WIND_SPEED: 5 WIND_DIR: ESE CLOUDS: 10% VISIBILITY: 10 BARO: 1017.7 AIR_TEMP: 21.7C COMMENT: Beach House – En-ROUTE Rivergate Marina, Brisbane to Mooloolaba Marina (Inside Moreton Bay)

  • The Puddle Has Been Jumped…..

    November 20th, 2011 (Western Hemisphere)

    Dear Family & Friends,

    “A Cathartic Voyage…..” The title of the most recent “Ship’s Log” brings me up to date.  See link above.  FIVE  NEW Photo Galleries have been posted – Western Fiji, Vanuatu and Arrival at New Caledonia, New Caledonia & The Isle of Pines and lastly our arrival in Brisbane, Australia….click the photo link above. Enjoy!  I’m all caught up.

    “Beach House”  has “Jumped The Puddle” – completing her Pacific Crossing.  We’ve arrived in Brisbane, Australia and the boat will be stored out of the water here for the Austral Cyclone Season.

    Thank you Jerome and Nathalie from s/v “Na Maka” for the lovely bottle of wine.  We savored it with a toast to Cindy upon arrival – in celebration of our crossing the Pacific.

    See “Position Reports” tab above.  ”Ship’s Logs”  are now current to Brisbane, Australia (November – 2011).

    NEXT UPDATE WILL BE IN APRIL/MAY 2012

    THANK YOU ALL for the emails I recently received.

    KIT,  Scott

  • 2011-10 Sail to Brisbane, Australia – \”Heavy Metal\” – Beach House\’s \”Summer Home\”…..

    This would be our last voyage for the 2011 sailing season. Next and last stop, Brisbane, Australia and home for Kay…..