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CORAL COAST
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or those of us at home enjoying the
cold the Coral Coast Cruise has been
enjoying unprecedented good weather.
The Cruise reached Dunk Island as its
most northerly point with ‘Novea’ going on
to Lizard Island.
As the Coral Coast Cruise reaches its end with
only one more rendezvous at Bundaberg it has
been a great adventure. All participants have their
own stories from crossing the Wide Bay Bar for the
fist time, to lazy days at Lady Musgrave where the
water is so clear you can see your anchor in eight
meters of water. There were the Percy Islands, the
Whitsundays, toad racing on Magnetic, crocodiles
in Hinchinbrook, snorkelling with giant clams at
Orpheus or catching your dinner and picking up a
couple of dozen oysters off the rocks on the way.
The best part is sharing the adventures with friends
and having a quiet drink watching the sun go down.
We can catch up with all the latest cruising activity
on our alfredscruising Facebook page.
Back home, at the last coupl e of First Fridays,
we have been entertained by The Little Fields band
and heard from Chris and Suzanne Daly on their
shakedown cruise to New Zealand.
Cruising is racking up the miles this winter and
looking ahead to summer. Coming up we have the
October long weekend at Bobbin Head, a weekend
at Dangar Island and several estuary cruises into
the bays of Cowan Creek.
For Christmas we are off to the Harbour for NYE
and then to Port Hacking and Jervis Bay.
LEON WILSON
YAC H T SMA N
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