date time position boat wind swell cloud cover barometer comments   GMT lat long CST speed dir knots dir height % hPa ↑ or ↓   5-15-07 2015 24°46'S 152°23'E     S 8     20 1016   Leaving Bundaberg Port Marina   2055 24°45'S 152°26'E 323 6.5 SSE 11 swell 1 10 1017 +1 Full main & genoa.  Motorsailing   2310 24°32'S 152°18'E 315 6.1 SSE 10 SE 1 10 1020 +1 5 boats in sight.  RC w/Milliways 5-16-07 0435 24°08'S 151°54'E 300 5.1 E 12 SE 1 10 1016 -4 1.25 nm ENE of Round Hill Head.   0715 24°01'S 151°44'E     ESE 7     20 1016   CQR in 17' sand @ Pancake Creek   2020         SE 12     10 1016   Leaving Pancake Creek for Gladstone   2230 23°56'S 151°33'E 267 7.1 SE 16 S 1 5 1020   15 ships in view.  Full main & genoa 5-17-07 0225 23°50'S 151°15'E     NE 15     5 1018 -2 Tied up in Gladstone Marina 5-18-07 2250                 5 1017   Leaving Gladstona Marina 5-19-07 0100 23°52'S 151°24'E 027 5.9 ENE 4.8   small 5 1016 -1 Cleared E channel of Port Curtis.  Motorsail   0300 23°41'S 151°21'E 325 5.5 NE 9   small 5 1014 -2 Full main & genoa.  Beautiful sail   0535 23°30'S 151°16'E 306 5.6 NE 11 SE 1 5 1015 +1 Same sails.  Nearing Cape Capricorn   0620 23°29'S 151°14'E             5 1016 +1 CQR in 10' sand behind Cape Capricorn   1830         022 12 NE small dark 1014   Leaving Cape Capricorn for ?   2300 23°08'S 151°05'E 318 6 156 6 E small 10 1019 +5 Motorsailing through Keppel Islands 5-20-07 0330 22°41'S 150°53'E 331 6.5 080 5.5 E small 90 1018 -1 Motorsailing w full main & genoa   0620 22°27'S 150°44'E     089 2     75 1017 -1 CQR in 10' sand @ Pearl Bay   2000                   1016   Leaving Pearl Bay for Middle Percy Isl   2200 22°17'S 150°39'E 320 5.4 056 9 E 1 10 1018 +2 Motorsailing 5-21-07 0235 21°57'S 150°23'E 309 5.5 036 7 E 1 10 1017 -1 Full main & genoa   0600 21°39'S 150153'E     038 3     10 1016 -1 CQR in 12' sand @ Middle Percy Isl   1950                   1015   Leaving Middle Percy for Scawfell Isl   2215 21°30'S 150°05'E 308 5.4 096 4 ENE small 75 1017 +2 Motoring through calm water 5-22-07 0217 21°14'S 149°49'E 323 5.4 173 13 E small 50 1019 2 Full main & #2 jib.  11 ships in view   0541 20°59'S 149°40'E 332 5.4 135 14 E 1 20 1016 -3 Passed 32 ships. Full main/#2 poled out ww   0740 20°52'S 149°36'E     115 10     20 1017 +1 CQR in 27' sand @ Scawfell Isl   2000         117 9     80 1017   Leaving Scawfell for Goldsmith Isl   2238 20°46'S 149°21'E 300 6.4 154 14 SE 1 80 1019 +2 Full main/#2 jib.  Occas light rain 5-23-07 0100 20°30'S 149°03'E     137 11     100 1017 -2 CQR in 14' sand @ Shaw Isl   2210         SE 15     50 1019   Leaving Shaw Isl 5-24-07 0022 20°19'S 148°52'E 308 7.4 155 19 S 1 25 1020 +1 Sngl reef main & 100% #2 jib   0210 20°16'S 148°43'E     116 9     75 1021   CQR in 10' mud @ Airlie Beach   2313 20°06'S 148°38'E 325 7.1 145 18 S small 10 1019 -2 Sngl reef main & 100% #2 jib w/w 5-25-07 0300 19°49'S 148°17'E 298 6.4 117 22 S 2 10 1020 +1 Dbl reef main # poled out #2 w/w   0645 19°35'S 147°54'E 307 6.4 112 21 S 2 10 1019 -1 Same sails   0735 19°32'S 147°50'E 308 5.4 102 19 S 2 10 1019   Sun down → pole down.  Furled jib     19°18'S 147°37'E 284 5.7 118 18 S 3 20 1020 +1 Dbl reef main & 2/3 #2.  Off C Bwlg Grn   1415 19°12'S 147°15'E 283 6.6 149 18 S 1 50 1019 -1 Same sails.  2 fishing boats off stbd stern   1640 19°12'S 147°00'E     136 16     50 1017 -2 CQR in 15' sand @ Cape Cleveland 5-26-07 0005         128 24 ESE 1 50 1020 +3 Leaving Cape Cleveland for Townseville   0300 19°15'S 146°49'E     080 10     50 1019 -1 Fuelled @ Breakwater Marina, Townsville   0400 19°14'S 147°00'E 334 6 095 23 S 1-2 50 1019   Leaving Townsville for Magnetic Island   0630 19°07'S 146°50'E     067 17-27     50 1017 -2 CQR in 20' mud @ Maud Bay, Mag Isl   2025                 75 1017   Leaving for Lucinda   2225 18°58'S 146°43'E 307 6.3 130 19 SE 2 75 1018 +1 Dbl reef main & #2 w/w.  Acheron to port 5-27-07 0035 18°48'S 146°33'E 302 5.8 130 16 SE 2 75 1019 +1 Gybed to clear Palm Isl reef/rocks   0105 18°47'S 146°30'E 333 6 132 15 SE 2 50 1019   Gybed main back to port w/w   0415 18°31'S 146°22'E 247 5.4 135 10     100 1017 -2 Cleared shoal in to Hinchinbrook Channel   0600 18°28'S 146°13'E     122 8     100 1016 -1 CQR in 21' mud & Haycock Isl   2050         145 4     100 1018   Leaving Haycock Isl   2350 18°14'S 146°04'E 005 7.6 143 15     75 1018   Leaving Hinchinbrook Channel 5-28-07 0137 18°02'S 146°06'E 018 7.6 117 20 SE 2 100 1017 -1 Sngl reef main & 50% #2.  Light rain   0410 17°43'S 146°11'E 009 8 126 20 SE 2 100 1015 -2 Dbl reef main & 50% #2 jib   0600 17°36'S 146°07'E     171 21     100 1015   CQR in 15' mud @ Mourilyan Hbr.  Raining   2105                 100 1017   Leaving Mourilyan Hbr.  Light rain   2205 17°32'S 146°08'E 359 7 086 18 SE 2 100 1017   Dbl reef main & 50% #2 jib.  Raining 5-29-07 0040 17°16'S 146°07'E 354 6.3 113 14 SE 1 90 1019 +2 Dbl reef main & 75% #2 jib   0105 17°14'S 146°06'E 338 5.6 117 15 SE 1 90 1019   Franklin Isl 1/2 nm to port   0545 16°52'S 145°55'E     132 14 E small 75 1017 -2 CQR in 9' mud @ Mission Bay outside Cairns   2215                 95 1017   Leaving Mission Bay   2336 16°47'S 145°50'E 308 5.5 156 14 SE 2 50 1019 +2 Dbl reef main & full #2.  Off Cairns 5-30-07 0015 16°45'S 145°48'E 309 6.1 143 15 SE 1 75 1018 -1 Poled out jib w/w   0234 16°36'S 145°37'E 320 6.1 122 21 S 1 80 1018   Same sails.  Great sail!   0500 16°29'S 145°28'E     123 6     50 1018   Tied up in Port Douglas Marina 6-2-07 2035                 10 1015   Leaving Port Douglas   2335 16°12'S 145°32'E 005 5.8 162 13 SE 1 90 1017 +2 Sngl reef main & full #2 poled out w/w 6-3-07 0317 15°48'S 145°28'E 344 6.5 158 16 SE 2 25 1014 -3 Same sails.  Beautiful sail!   0420 15°44'S 145°27'E     160 15     75 1013   CQR in 23' mud @ Hope Islands   2010         155 16     75 1014   Leaving Hope Islands   2133 15°36'S 145°24'E 353 6.8 156 19 SSE 1 75 1016 +2 Sngl reef main & 75% #2 poled out w/w   2307 15°26'S 145°24'E 002 6.4 154 16 SE 1 40 1015 -1 Star Bird' passing us 1/2 nm to port 6-4-07 0133 15°09'S 145°26'E 024 7.6 159 17 SE 1 10 1014 -1 Course change around 3 isl   0407 14°52'S 145°25'E 358 5.9 137 13 SE 1 75 1012 -2 Sngl reef main & poled out #2 w/w   0420 14°50'S 145°25'E 001 6.9 137 16 SE 1 75 1012   Dropped pole & gybed jib → gained 1 knot   0620 14°40'S 145°27'E     132 11     50 1013 +1 CQR in 10' sand @ Lizard Island 6-9-07 2005           16       1014