Whitehaven / Edward Group
Plan is out of Victor Ck, Seaforth. Midges were terrible at the ramp. We were putting in just before 7 when Anns Ski dug it heels in and refused to start. She jump started off Jump Pack. Made our way out at 7am through the lateral markers then between Inner Newry & Rabbit Islands. Before…
Percy Fog Sphinx
Evening before a sea fog rolled inland at Mackay as to be expected it was nice and thick this day. Grasstree Beach ramp up Cabbage Tree Ck has its own hurdles to be negotiated. Low water this creek dries out. We waited for water and daylight getting in the water around 630. I have a…
Bushy Bash
Satisfied the finicky wind forecast was holding good enough. Woke up to consistent rain at 0230, being our last element to hurdle the radar showing it moving out to sea and it did by 0500. We met at Mackay Harbour 0630 got away by 0700. Ann, Paul & James a debutante to our group JetSki…
Hill Inlet / Whitehaven Beach
https://www.relive.cc/view/vPv4dLAdPRv Weather had not been kind for a Month now and we were keen to get on the water on a descent trip. The right forecast fell on a Sunday, so to avoid the traffic jam at Mackay Harbour we head to Seaforth with the better part of the forecast to north of Mackay at…
Creal Reef
Simon’s Relive https://www.relive.cc/view/vWqBZyzMeYq Long time bucket list item achieved. Furthest offshore we have been 140klms NE Mackay. Unable to do in the past due to not possessing a chart plotter or GPS. No islands in sight to use as a marker. We got away 0530 I had 140lts of fuel that gave me over our…
Middle Percy Island August 2024
Simon’s relive https://www.relive.cc/view/vPOp1DR9wR6 Simon and I get away from ramp at 0700 it was a fresh morning wet suit and beanie for me. There was a light westerly in close that left the sea with a bit of a ripple to start with. Knight Island our first way point with the breeze shifting to SW…
Middle Percy Island
Meet up with Paul at Ilbillbi Road House. forecast below 5knots until lunch then rising into 8knots NE. Rising tide from 930 on wards so running with the wind so hopefully that will be helpful to a good day. Follow each other in to Green Hill. This trip is a first for both of us…
Bushy Atoll 3rd Time
Been waiting for a decent forecast to fall with a tide around noon. Last visit was September 2022 being harried off the island with the falling tide as it was the first time. Planning to arrive anytime around 8.30 giving us about 2.7M of tide. A good chance to check out the lay of the…
Curlew Island
Hay Pt Ramp is easy enough with a bit of water got away just after 630 Sondra, Duane, Mornê & myself the crew. Make our way out of Harbour and head south down the coast and pass some sought of work rig/platform sitting outside Half Tide Bay. Heading for Irving Island just out from Cape…
Coppersmith Rock
We had planned a run out of Hay Pt over to Curlew Island this weekend but forecast had the wind kinder further north. So were compelled to Seaforth over to Shaw with a around a mid day return after 120klms. Team consisted of Simon, Dale, Duane and myself. Duane’s first run since his harrowing experience…
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