Hi everyone,
At last we've found time to post a high-level summary of our circumnavigation! Here 'tis!
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Here are some statistics for our Southport to Southport (QLD) circumnavigation...
• Distances/Speeds
• Distance Over Ground = ~63,000 nm
• Logged Distance = ~65,000 nm
• Duration = 5471 days exactly. Or 15 years less 8 days.
• Maximum boat speed = >20 kt in storm approaching Bermuda
• Weather
• Maximum wind speed = 40G50+
• Highest Seas ~4 m
• Highest Swell ~6-8 m off Madagascar
• Engine
• Total = ~4000 hours (1150 on the old Yanmar, 2850 on new Craftsman)
• Failures
• many autopilot actuators (each good for one ocean only)
• thru-hulls failing due to constant cycling
• Our wonderful Yamazaki Yachts / Ken Hayashi Stinger 34!
• Precision Yacht Services refit in Thailand
• Aries & WindPilot vane gear
• Tides Marina MastTrack
• First-reef sized mainsail & storm staysail
• Icom SSBs, Iridium Go! & Starlink
• Fridge
• Favourite Places
• islands - Cocos-Keeling, Rodrigues, Reunion, St Helena, Bermuda, Azores, Canaries, Antigua, St Maartin, Bahamas, Bonaire, San Blas, Marquesas, Minerva Reef
• other - UK S coast, Scotland, Spanish Rias, Chesapeake Bay, Maine, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, NZ
What an adventure! Here are some photos...
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| Queensland, Australia 2011 |
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| Sailing in Darwin 2012 |
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| Lovina Beach, Bali 2012 |
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| Refit in Phuket, Thailand 2013 |
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| Western Australia, 2014 |
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| Cocos-Keeling Islands 2015 |
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| South of Madagascar 2015 |
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| Departing Cape Town 2016 |
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| St Helena 2016 |
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| The Storm - near Bermuda 2016 |
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| Bermuda 2016 |
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| Azores 2016 |
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| Scotland 2017 |
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| Living aboard in London 2018-2020 |
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| Departing St Katharine's Marina 2020 |
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| Spanish Rias 2021 |
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| Departing Gibraltar 2021 |
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| San Blas, Panama 2022 |
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| Bahamas Thunderstorm 2023 |
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| Bahamas 2023 |
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| Madeira 2024 |
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| Canaries 2024 |
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| Maine, USA 2024 |
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| Newfoundland, Canada 2024 |
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| Peter's Sport Cafe, Horta, Azores 2024 |
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| Mid-Atlantic 2024-2025 |
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| Panama Canal 2025 |
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| Mid-Pacific 2025 |
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| Marquesas, French Polynesia 2025 |
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| Minerva Reef 2025 |
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| New Zealand 2025 |
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| Mid-Tasman 2026 |
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| At East Coast Marina, Queensland 2026 |
We'll be back sailing at some point in the future. We expect to sail home to Fremantle in a few years. For the time being we'll be sailing SE Queensland.
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Trust all's well where you are!
