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Wednesday, 5 October 2016
Musée des Abénakis Paddle Decoration on Wall Mural
While trying to do more research of the paddle on display at the Musée des Abénakis (see previous post here), I came across the museum's YouTube channel. Their introductory video is quite the production showcasing their fine collection and facility.
What really got me excited however was the extremely quick frame at the 1:53 mark. It is a closeup of the art panel behind their canoe exhibit. Some words in the native language are front and centre, but behind them is a shot a canoe paddle blade finely decorated in a painted motif. Here is the screen shot...
A zoomed in image along with some photoshop adjustments revealed a very interesting pattern. You can see a distinct cross-like checkered pattern with each quadrant painted in a unique style. Dots, cross hatches and what appear to be snake-like figures adorn the blade.
I've sent word to the museum regarding the painting in the background wondering if it was done by an historical artist or a new interpretation by a modern artist. Hoping to hear from them and update soon.
Tuesday, 20 September 2016
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Tuesday, 19 April 2016
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Friday, 15 April 2016
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Monday, 28 March 2016
Mackay Marina – On the dock waiting for a weather window
16-23 November 2016
Normally we try to avoid set schedules but sometimes it can’t be avoided. We had to be in Mackay on Friday for a crew change with John flying home and our eight year old grandson, Kristian, flying in from Canberra for the rest of the trip down the coast with us to Brisbane. We would have preferred to make the twenty nautical mile run south from Brampton Island on the Thursday but the forecast indicated 20 knot south-easterlies returning after a day of 15 knot nor-easterly turning easterly on Wednesday so Wednesday it was.
We raised the anchor soon after first light hoping to take advantage of the more favourable morning nor-easterly but found ourselves sailing to windward from the time we rounded the western point of the island. What followed was a bumpy and uncomfortable beat for the next four hours with genoa, main and mizzen all sheeted in tight.
In a typical example of Murphey’s Law, we caught a good sized queenfish about an hour into the trip after failing to hook anything while sailing over smooth seas for the past couple of weeks . Being a fisherman’s daughter, Karen is the super-proficient one on board with a filleting knife and had the unenviable task of cleaning and filleting our catch on the heeling and heaving aft deck. As always she did and outstanding job of hanging on and hacking at the same time but with blood and guts going everywhere, John did suggest it all looked a scene from a Hollywood slasher movie.
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| Not the best conditions for Karen to be slicing and dicing a big Queenfish. |
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| The boat was not only heeling pretty well but really bouncing over the swells. |
Our Dreamtime sails quite well to windward at wind angles better than 45 degrees or so and we managed to make quite reasonable time against a contrary tidal current. Surfing through the breakwaters of Mackay Harbour into its flat water was a relief for all of us however. It was enough for John to say he really wouldn’t be keen to face days of similar conditions on a bluewater passage if he could ever avoid it. We pointed out that under normal circumstances we the wimpy type of cruisers who sit and wait for favourable winds rather than choose to sail to windward unless absolutely necessary.
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| Brampton Island to Mackay Marina - 20.4 Nautical Miles - 4 Hours 06 Minutes Average Speed 5.0 Knots - Max Speed 8.4 Knots |
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| The gardens and surrounds at Mackay Marina were our home for a week |
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| John doing it tough on his final day on board Our Dreamtime. |
After getting most of our boat jobs ticked off in the marina that afternoon, we spent a fairly quiet Thursday relaxing before enjoying a farewell with John at the very good Thai restaurant in the marina. His 11 days on board were a ton of fun but had wizzed by as they often do when we have guest crew.
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| Rob and Karen about to enjoy some great Thai food at a restaurant in the marina. |
Next morning we hired a car from the marina office and headed for the airport. As luck would have it, John was flying out on the very plane that Kristian was arriving on. Very convenient in deed. There was much excitement as young Master Kristian was escorted through the arrivals gate by a flight attendant to begin his month or so with Nanny and Poppy.
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| Eight year old grandson, Kristian, was very excited to be our new crew member. |
We would have loved to have been able to sail away southwards the next morning but unfortunately we had to wait a full five days for the 25 knot south easterly wind to abate. In the meantime we hired the car again for a trip into the hinterland to visit the national park rain forests at Eungella. We also kept our small man occupied with walks out the long breakwater to see ships entering the harbour and a trip into the great swimming lagoon in Mackay to cool off.
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| Brilliant views down the Pioneer Valley from Eungella. |
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| The rain forest walks at Eungella are fantastic. |
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| Kristian with Poppy at Eungella. |
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| And clowning around with Nanny. |
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| Kristian on the breakwater with Our Dreamtime in her berth over his left shoulder. |
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| Watching tugs assist the latest visitor into Mackay Harbour to take on a load of sugar. |
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| Mackay's swimming lagoon was a hit with Kristian. |
We also achieved a bit of a mile stone while we were in Mackay when our blog passed 150,000 page reads on the all time counter and topped 11,000 in a month for the first time. We're really pleased people are enjoying our scribblings and photos.
Finally with the winds abating and favourable weather forecast, Our Dreamtime all fuelled up, water tanks full and loaded with fresh provisions we were ready to cast off the lines to begin our month or so passage south to Brisbane. Next stop Middle Percy Island.
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| Good night from Mackay Marina. |
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Tuesday, 26 January 2016
More on M65 Design 2759
Last fall we announced the new M65 designed for Morris Yachts. Here are a couple of renderings based on our 3D model.
Principal Dimensions
LOA 65'-0"
LWL 46'-10"
Beam 16'-0"
Draft 8'-0"
Displacement 58,000 lbs
Ballast 21,000 lbs
Sail Area 2,147 sq ft
LOA 65'-0"
LWL 46'-10"
Beam 16'-0"
Draft 8'-0"
Displacement 58,000 lbs
Ballast 21,000 lbs
Sail Area 2,147 sq ft
Saturday, 9 January 2016
Through the Great Sandy Straights and on to Mooloolaba
December 10-15, 2015
Transiting the Great Sandy Straits on the inside of Fraser Island requires planning if you want to avoid running aground or battling strong adverse currents. Regardless of whether you are travelling north or south, we have found the ideal strategy is to time your departure so that you reach the shallow and skinniest channel north of Tooth Island on the high tide. This gives you no adverse current but rather quite a favourable flow all the way.
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| Eleandro and Pappa Joe on Wahina were our traveling companions to Mooloolaba. |
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| Looking at this photo it's hard to believe most of the water pictured is less than a metre deep. The yacht on the right is about to turn the mark at the narrowest and shallowest part of the passage through the Great Sandy Straits. |
With Eleandro and Pappa Joe on Wahinafollowing along, we left Kingfisher Bay about 90 minutes before the scheduled high and motor sailed south in calm conditions riding the last of the incoming tide the 10 nautical miles or so down to the pinch point of the passage. We turned the mark and within minutes the current began running south as the tide flowed out towards the Wide Bay Bar.
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| You can see the strength of the tidal flow around this marker |
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| These guys can make things uncomfortable in the narrow channels of the Great Sandy Straits. They smile and wave as they blast by with no idea of the mayhem rolling they inflict on yachts. |
This approach provided a trouble free and quite fast passage down to Pelican Bay inside Inskip Point where we were anchoring for the night before heading on.
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| Kingfisher Bay to Pelican Point – 31.3 Nautical Miles – 4 Hours 35 Minutes Average Speed 6.8 knots – Max Speed 8.3 knots |
We enjoyed a relaxing day at anchor entertained by the prolific bird life in the bay. We also had plenty of company as there were a number of boats there waiting to cross the bar on the morning tide.
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| The BBQ got a work out again. Yum!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| Karen preparing to tuck in. |
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| The Army provided a chopper fly past for us. |
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| Just a few of the boats waiting to cross the bar. |
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| Pelican Bay provided another awesome sunset to add to the collection we'd experienced on our trip. |
At dawn the next morning the anchorage was a hive of activity with boats everywhere preparing to head south. The conditions were near ideal with very little wind and virtually flat seas a conga line of yachts made their way over the bar at its best. Once again with Wahina following behind, we simply followed the track we had come in on back in August and had plenty of water under us all the way.
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| Heading out to the Wide Bay Bar in perfect conditions for the crossing. |
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| Wahina stayed close as we followed the GPS track from our last crossing |
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| Here we are mid bar with no inkling displayed of how treacherous this spot can be. |
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| Passing by the coloured sands of Rainbow Beach |
We then motor sailed across to Double Island Point as the wind slowly built from the north. By the time we rounded the point and set our course for Mooloolaba we were able to silence the engine at last. Then it was a full day of downwind sailing in the strengthening breeze.
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| The boys on Wahina flew their kite before the conditions picked up past Double Island Point |
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| Approaching Double Island Point |
After a slow start to the day, Our Dreamtime really began to pick up her skirts and recorded a highest speed of 10 knots as we surfed along. It was a lot of fun, unless you were Karen trying to prepare lunch in the galley in the spirited conditions. She still managed to produce an outstanding effort as always much to Rob and Marc’s delight.
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| The wind picked up nicely for our run down the coast |
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| Karen emerging from a very bouncy galley with fresh baked bread and goodies for lunch |
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| Surfing downwind with full poled out genoa and full mainsail at up to 10 knots was lots of fun. We left the mizzen sail in the bag in these conditions |
Approaching the breakwaters at the mouth of the Mooloolah River, we turned the boat into the wind to drop the sails. Marc was on the stern lowering the mizzen as Karen furled away the mainsail. Rob at the helm when about halfway through the process he spotted a huge set of freak swells bearing down on the boat almost beam on. Shouting a warning to Karen and Marc to “Hang on!”, he pushed the throttle all the way forward and spun the boat and only just turned in time to meet the waves bow on. Our Dreamtime climbed the first like George Clooney’s swordfish boat in Perfect Storm before dropping straight over the back into the trough behind. The bow punched into the front of the second wave which ran over the boat reaching all the way to the cockpit before her buoyancy lifted her to meet and ride up and over the third and final of the big set. Nothing like a bit of excitement to end a day.
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| On our zoomed in track you can see where we turned to wind and had some excitement. |
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| Pelican Point to Mooloolaba – 62.0 Nautical Miles – 10 Hours 9 Minutes Average Speed 6.1 knots – Max Speed 10.0 knots. |
It was a very tired and relieved Our Dreamtime crew when we cracked our post passage beers after dropping anchor inside the river half an hour later.
Mooloolaba is Rob’s old hometown and we were very happy to spend a few days here enjoying the vibrant resort town it’s now become before moving on closer to the end of our shakedown cruise to the tropics.
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| The Christmas boat parade sailed by on our first night in Mooloolaba. |
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| Lunch at the Mooloolaba Surf Club brought back great memories for Rob |
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| Rob, Karen and Marc at the Mooloolaba Sailing club |
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| Officially live aboards are limited to four nights in the Mooloolah River but some stretch the point. |
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| Karen with Linda Frylink Anderson and Erica Hammond enjoyed a 'Women Who Sale Australia' mini get together. |
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| Good night from Mooloolaba |
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