Augusta to Albany - Leg Two A after a few beers, a pub meal, and a solid 12 hours of sleep, I was beginning to feel human again. Some say a crucial trait of any offshore sailor is a bad memory. If we really remembered how bad it was in the moment, none of us would go back to sea. I believe it’s called ‘type two fun’. Waking up to warm sunshine on the cabin, Ash and I enjoyed eggs for breakfast, accompanied by tea and coffee, having already washed the boat down and hung our sa

Many month of planing and preparation in the making, after many setbacks and delays, Ashlee dropped the mooring lines at Quindalup for the final time which marked the beginning of Emigre’s voyage towards Southern Tasmania. It was 19:50hrs on Thursday, January 15th. It’s been a dream of mine for some time now to sail Emigre to Tasmania and explore the D’Entrecasteaux channel, Port Arthur, Port Davey and Strahan.  I suppose you could say the two trips I’ve made by car over the

Albany Adventure Part 1 – From Day Sailor to Offshore Passage Maker By Morgan Flower When telling people at the Fremantle Sailing Club...

After the somewhat extensive work that we completed on the interior of Emigre during July 2020, it was time to sail her from Port...

The second project on the list for the winter refit was to renovate the forward cabin. This included installing a plywood floor in the...

It’s been a while since I’ve posted here, that’s not because I haven’t even up to much. Quite the opposite in fact. Throughout June and...

Emigre's current sailplan & aluminium mast. Sloop?, cutter?, ketch?, In mast furling?, in boom furling?, slab reefing?, two reefs?, three...

Solo Spinnaker Sailing aboard Emigre near Quindalup, Western Australia. One of my favourite pastimes, other than sailing, is reading...

Many believe that a sailboat is more than an inanimate object. Boats have a soul, they breathe and give feedback to those who crew them....

If you ask most yachties where Quindalup is, you’ll quickly realise that not everyone knows about WA cruising’s best kept secret. I have...

You're probably wondering what this is all about? Well so am I! Stick around to find out. The First Step “Its out at sea that you are...