Below is our latest email update sent out last week. If you would like to be added to this list and receive these updates via emai, just send a message through the website.
Ahoy to our Friends and Supporters!
Wow! What a cruising year it has been! In some ways it feels like wehave been running to stand still, but though we have put fewer milesunder our keel as we had planned, we have met so many wonderful peopleand had a fantastic experience in Australia.
As many of you know our engine died a severe and sudden death two daysoutside of Sydney prior to our arrival in Australia. We theninstalled a rebuilt engine to save a little money and everything waslooking good as we sailed out between the Sydney Heads.Unfortunately, various issues arose with the rebuilt engine on our wayto Pittwater, and though we thought we had the problems licked, thegremlins kept at the rebuilt engine giving us problems on our way toNewcastle. Once in Newcastle the engine problems outgrew our trust inthe rebuilt engine, and our mechanic and friend Bob kindly took backthe engine and gave us a full refund. At this point we decided toinvest in a new Volvo Penta engine (with a three year warranty), whichhas been completely installed and purrs like a kitten.
We now have the engine issues behind us but it is very late in thecruising season with the cyclone season looming. Therefore, we havemade the decision to keep Starship in Australia for the duration ofthe cyclone season (April 2008).
To fill the time while we wait out the cyclone season, we have set ourfocus on working to feed the ever hungry cruising kitty. Scott hasreturned to the states and is consulting in chilly Virginia and Pam isbeating the pavement looking for work in Newcastle. Scott will bereturning to Australia for the holidays and we hope to fit in somecoastal cruising in Australia's beautiful cruising grounds.
As for our plans next cruising season, they are somewhat similar toour plans for this year (before our engine demise). We will departAustralia sailing north-east making a quick stop in Kumac, NewCaledonia, and then it is off to Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands. Wewill then turn west stopping in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Malaysiaand finally Thailand for the 2008/2009 Cyclone Season.
As always keep an eye on the website as we will make updates whenitems of interest arise and please continue to share our adventurewith us when we depart Australia in April to continue the BlindCircumnavigation.
Cheers,
Scott and Pam
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