Past - 1606-2006 - Captains Log

Apr

26

Journal Entry 9 - Our Stay in Ballina

Ballina Our stay in Ballina was again a successful one, with 5700 people looking over the ship. Ballina itself is a town that seems to be growing fast, with the many other comm ..

Apr

18

Journal Entry 8 - Arrival Across Ballina Bar

Ballina We continued our sail up the coast of NSW with gentle southerly winds taking us north, though with the winds as light as they were I was getting concerned about the pro ..

Apr

14

Journal Entry 7 - Easter at Port Stephens

Port Stephens Our stay in Port Stephens was one of the most successful visits we have had since leaving Fremantle last April. Being the Easter weekend, the area was swarming wi ..

Apr

06

Journal Entry 6 - to Port Stephens

Sydney to Port Stephens After a busy two weeks alongside the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron the Duyfken was ready to get back to sea. Much work has been done over the period with  ..

Mar

19

Journal Entry 5 - Arriving in Sydney

Sydney It was a reasonably quick sail up the coast from Jervis Bay to Sydney. Although it got off to a slow start for the wind was very light, it soon picked up and as we appro ..

Mar

16

Journal Entry 4 - Departing Jervis Bay

Jervis Bay The southerly held well for us and under lowers we headed across Bass Strait at a good speed. As we approached our Deal island the wind shifted into the east. This w ..

Mar

08

Journal Entry 3 - Heading North

Departing Port Dalrymple Our stay in Launceston was busier than might have been expected. After spending a night at anchor in Bell Bay we collected John, our pilot, his wife, a ..

Feb

28

Journal Entry 2 - In Schouten's Wake

On way to Launceston Well alas, the wind didn’t stay very strong and we wallowed in lumpy seas for the night. But by mid morning the wind had filled in from the east and gently ..

Feb

27

Journal Entry 1 - First Entry for 2007

on way to Launceston Well much has happened onboard the “Little Dove” over the last couple of months. The Wooden boat festival was a wonderful gathering of wooden ships, yachts ..

Dec

18

Journal Entry 72 - Sydney, the Voyage Ends

Sydney Harbour I left off the last journal entry, a week ago, with the vessel waiting in Batemans Bay for the southerly change to carry us north once more. Last Monday, keeping ..

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