To Sydney by Sea – Part 3 of 3
The third and final part of Jon’s experience at sea, helping deliver a sailing charter vessel from Hamilton to Sydney over 18 days
November 2025
While Jon was Away: Sickness & Single Parenting
When Jon left to hitchhike to Hamilton Island, leaving me to single parent, Adam had been sick for a week. I expected that Adam would recover soon after Jon left, but as the days passed, Adam was still fatigued. He had large swollen glands on his neck and suffered from seemingly random nose bleeds and […]
To Sydney by Sea – Part 2 of 3
Learning the Ropes The second day on the sea was an opportunity to establish what was to become the regular routine. This included: We attempted to set the genoa (head sail) in the afternoon with some decent wind coming up. This was when I learned that the closest angle to wind we could hold was […]
To Sydney by Sea – Part 1 of 3
Airlie to Hamilton Island In my last travel post I mentioned organising transport to Hamilton via Facebook. Paul was a great sport about it. Clearly a very experienced sailor, patient instructor and decent person all round. He had once been quite wealthy, but had been humbled by financial devastation about 9 years ago. A combination […]