Just a girl who loves the ocean and did some sailing as a child. Now in adult years I am realizing the joy of sailing with my husband. Started by chartering quite a few catamarans in the Caribbean, then several times in French Polynesia and now purchased our 46’ Dolphin Cat named OCEAN. Currently we are building our knowledge of her by enjoying some coastal sailing & cruising anywhere from New Zealand to Tonga, Fiji and eventually to Australia and beyond…
5 October 2026 at 13:03
Horsburgh Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands to Port Louis, Mauritius
24 September 2026 at 13:52
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Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island to Direction Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands
19 September 2026 at 10:13
Painfully slow due to light and fickle winds. Nice landfall at Christmas Island. Had to raft on mooring due to more boats than moorings. Large monohull moves significantly differently from short catamaran- this led to snatching, bumping and grinding! Elect depart for Cocos (Keeling) early to avoid damaging boat.
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The Oberoi Lombok, Indonesia to Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island
Chris Lobel - You will enjoy Cocos - let me know if the dolphins still greets arriving boats.
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13 September 2026 at 20:13
Oops. I forgot to turn off SailTies when we got in. We dropped a prop somewhere between Darwin and here. Maneuvering a cat with only one engine into a tight mooring field was “interesting”. We’re in, and now looking for a replacement prop.
Indian Ocean to Telukdalamkampung, Indonesia
8 September 2026 at 10:04
First leg of the Rally. Fourth overall. Nice run with ParaSailor. Had one 201 mile day according to the rally tracker.
Rob Lydon - Cool! It’d be nice to meet up! Also to get inside scoop on where to go explore. Do you know if there are any trail runs on Mauritius? I am an old trail runner and I’m trying to do a run in as many places as I can. Anything up to 50k.
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18 August 2026 at 12:45
Nice downwind run. Did it double reefed for comfort. Still averaged 150 NM/ day loading along.
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Wasaga to Alcaro Bay, Australia
16 August 2026 at 10:23
A bit (OK, a LOT) more windy than forecast. Built to 22-25knots with gusts to 40. Reefed early and then reefed again. Then took down the main and “sailed” with triple reefed jib. At one point, we were making 8 knots under that triple reefed jib alone! The top speed we saw was 9.5-10 sustained, surfing up to 12.5 knots! (And that was with double reefed main and triple reefed jib, sailing dead down wind which is OCEAN’s slowest point of sail!) It was blowing 25-30 knots coming into the passage between Horn and Thursday Islands. (The forecasts all showed 12-18 with gusts to 22, 😂) I wish I could be wrong as frequently as weather predictors and still have a job🤣. The theme of this run north was “dodge the tankers and container ships” => not quite chicken, but close. We were passing ships closely, in a tight channel with reefs on both sides, at night, with force 6-7 wind was a bit nerve wracking , to say the least. Thankfully, OCEAN is a very solid boat, and she handled it easily and with minimal concern on the part of her crew. Now, in the anchorage on the lee side of Horn Island, we have 8 knots of wind, flat sea and beautiful sunshine ☀️ We depart for Darwin tomorrow with the tide.
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Portland Road to Wasaga, Australia
11 August 2026 at 17:13
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Coastal Waters Of Great Barrier Reef to Rocky Island, Australia
9 August 2026 at 05:55
Flat seas. Ghosting along under full spread, wing on wing. Stopped at an un-named reef for a day to dive.
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