Sailing Story - A sailing story and image gallery about our 10 year working/sailing holiday.

View Our Video	Sailing Story - Away on a Whim Where It Began The idea was born in the far south of Tasmania, Australia whilst Mike and I were cruising this fantastic island state, and has since led us to Northern Australia through to Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand so far. We hope that our Galleries and Sailing Adventure pages containing our Sailing Story may entice you to do the same one day!
		Whimoway Whimoway was purchased in Darwin for the sole purpose of taking us on a 10 year working holiday. She underwent a massive restoration and has looked after us ever since. Read more...
	Our Latest News July 2009 We are currently restoring our own boat "EIGER", a Classic Cornu plan built by Vandernotte, Nantes, France in 1961.
	Sailing Story Blog Sailr - Sailing News for Sailors All the latest sailing news in one place • Protezione Civile: da stasera maltempo e mareggiate @ Italia Vela Come già annunciato, un vasto sistema depressionario proveniente dall’Europa nord-occidentale, sta determinando tempo perturbato sul nostro territorio, in particolare sulle regioni centro-meridionali. Sulla base dei modelli disponibili [...] Direct Link Comments • Have Some More Wurst @ Proper Course Four more entries in our group writing project Worst Sailing Innovation Ever...Paul Cross is a "loquacious, idle, pun hunting teacher of Physics." He writes a blog called Daedalus which is about learning with new technology, sailing, scienceâ€¦.and pretty much anything else he has an opinion on. It's perhaps the best blog on the planet about things that Paul Cross has an opinion on. His nomination for Worst Sailing Innovation Ever is The Cabin. As he says in Cabin Fever... An openboat rant...As soon as you put a lid on a boat it stops being a boat. It becomes: a shed, a mobile home or an excuse not to go sailing.There is nothing about a cabin that improves the boat, it merely compromises the craft's ability to sail and gives you more room to weigh yourself down with stuff you think you might need but probably never will.I think I like this guy.Andrew Sadler writes a most excellent blog called SadlerBootwerk. It is perhaps the best blog on the planet about Dutch barges, carpentry and Optimist sailing in the Netherlands. Andrew's suggestion for Worst Sailing Innovation Ever is Ice.Huh. Ice? I like ice in my Scotch. And it's hardly an innovation. But poor Andrew is iced up in Holland, his barging clients can't get to him and his daughter can't sail her Optimist, so I guess we'll give him a break and allow Ice.O Docker (at least according to his profile) is a "drone" who works in publishing in Sacramento. He writes a most excellent blog called O Dock which is probably the best blog on the planet about fixing a boat on O Dock in Berkelely Marina and watching other people sailing on San Francisco Bay. He has discovered a fascinating piece of nautical history from the 17th century involving one of my ancestors the first Baronet Gybe. O Docker's selection for Worst Sailing Innovation Ever is The Gybe.Tillerman writes a most pathetic blog about dogfood and people who can't spell. He seems to have been swept up in the current mania for criticizing that most excellent sailing event, the pinnacle of our sport, the America's Cup. In an extremely boring post which is nothing more than the transcript of his rambling interview with the famous sailing reporter Buff Staysail, he proposes The Deed of Gift as Worst Sailing Innovation Ever.Thanks to everyone who has contributed so far. The project will be open for another week until next Monday February 15th. Please do write your suggestion for Worst Sailing Innovation Ever. You don't even need to have your own blog to participate. Full details at Worst Sailing Innovation Ever.By the way, if anyone didn't agree with my post on 23 Reasons Why Putting an Engine in a Sailboat is the Worst Sailing Innovation Ever then check out the latest post on Syzygy Sailing, Goddam shit ass piece of shit boat. Direct Link Comments • Emirates Team NZ Drop Volvo Ocean Race Plans in Hope of New Cup Attempt @ IST... source: YachtSponsorship.com Grant Dalton has told NZ Media that the team will not compete in the next Volvo Ocean Race. While race organizers have said that stopovers will not necessarily be tied to competing teams, the news probably means that Auckland will not be a stopover for the next edition of the round the world race. The Volvo Ocean Race had been seen as a platform to deliver value to the Emirates, the teamâ€™s long time sponsor in the absence of a recognizable Americaâ€™s Cup campaign. According to the most recent news, the Volvo race has been ditched for two reasons: it was proving too expensive and was superfluous to the teamâ€™s needs. Emirates Team NZ are committed to a TP52 campaign in the Audi Med Cup and the new Louis Vuitton Trophy. Dalton hopes that with the DOG Match now happening in Valencia, the future of Emirates Team NZ in the Americaâ€™s Cup will be more certain, once a winner is determined. Notwithstanding more court cases and the lack of wind in Spain, Grant Dalton is hoping to move on. He said: â€˜I donâ€™t for a minute discount the possibility of more delays but thereâ€™s... Direct Link Comments • J-2 encore avec la Coupe de lâ€™America @ Tribord Amure par Matthieu Nous n’en finissons pas d’attendre l’affrontement entre Alinghi et BMW Oracle Racing. La journÃ©e a Ã©tÃ© longue. Les deux voiliers sont parti vers 6h 30 sur l’eau dans le noir complet. Quelques irrÃ©ductibles Ã©taient lÃ , dont moi, pour voir partir Alinghi 5. Alinghi 5 dock off, 6h30. Carlo Borlenghi / Alinghi Pas de surprise dans dans [...] Direct Link Comments Newsfeed display by CaRP sailing adventure - Google News Google News • 2010 Air Arabia sailing adventure takes off - Al-Bawaba 2010 Air Arabia sailing adventure takes off Al-Bawaba As part of the ?2010 Air Arabia Sailing Adventure? and in order to qualify for the 2010 Asian Games, 25 year-old Al Kooheji will launch his campaign today. ... and more » • A Caribbean sailing adventure - Easier (press release) A Caribbean sailing adventure Easier (press release) Ondeck sailing company has launched a new 'Hidden Caribbean' sailing trip visiting Montserrat and three other islands in the region - St Kitts, ... and more » • Boat of plastic bottles has trial sail - San Francisco Chronicle Boat of plastic bottles has trial sail San Francisco Chronicle He figures the way to get the recycling message across is a plastic sailing adventure - a message in a bottle. Something like the Plastiki has been in the ... and more » • Overnight Camps - Denver Post Overnight Camps Denver Post Adventures include hiking, biking, camping, horseback riding, sailing, canoeing, rafting, rock climbing and resort activities. ... 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