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By The Cruising CatSeptember 18, 2019
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The Whitsundays on a Leopard 38 Final Part

Following our concierge in, I was a little nervous, as this would be the first time maneuvering Seafox in confined quarters and I was still getting used to handling her with the twin engines for steerage.  Fortunately there was a minimal cross wind and the…
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By The Cruising CatAugust 22, 2019
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The Whitsundays on a Leopard 38 Part 4

After the trauma of our first night’s anchoring experience, Whitehaven was the perfect place to jump back on the horse, with nice shallow water and great protection from the current South Easterly.  We headed down to the southern end of the beach, running just off…
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By The Cruising CatAugust 15, 2019
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The Whitsundays on a Leopard 38 Part 3

Moving on from Stonehaven, we cranked the iron sails and headed North through the passage between Hook Island and Hayman Island and round to Butterfly Bay.  Due to the relatively narrow passage and multitude of fringing reefs, the charter company has this as an engine…
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Stonehaven at Sunset
By The Cruising CatJuly 16, 2019
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The Whitsundays on a Leopard 38 Part 2

Ed an ex sailing instructor, turns up bright and early to give us a very thorough boat briefing on its systems. We also go through and check that everything is working and also make a note of any pre-existing damage, which was only a few…
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By The Cruising CatJuly 4, 2019
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The Whitsundays on a Leopard 38 Part 1

As you fly into Proserpine you notice the wild and rugged landscape give way to the manicured fields of humanity and the mass production of sugar cane to feed the insatiable addiction of the west for sugar. A parallel springs to mind of Bolivia and…
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By The Cruising CatJanuary 28, 2019
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Rottnest Revisited

It was time for another visit to Rottnest Island, which was decided on the drop of a hat, a quick stock up of essentials such as Beer and Whiskey and we were on our way 🙂 Checking the wind on windy.com we decided to head…
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By The Cruising CatMarch 22, 2016
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Back from Rottnest in a Gale

Whilst we had been relaxing on Rottnest, the wind had slowly been building, not that we would know it in our sheltered bay, but there had been a ferocious 40Kt Easterly, running for a couple of days and building a beautiful big swell.  On the…
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By The Cruising CatMarch 16, 2016
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Rottnest Island, Perth. West Australia

Rottnest Island at Dusk – Longreach Bay Latitude:S 31° 59′ 23.6941″ Longitude:E 115° 31′ 52.694″ Rottnest Island is an Idyllic sun drenched island surrounded by reefs approximately 20K’s off the coast of Perth in West Australia.  Its renowned for its Wildlife and has a unique Marsupial called the Quokka…
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