Mooloolaba to Bribie Island

Emily and Rob

Champagne sailing today! We’ve been so keen to get back out in the big blue, and what a stunner of a day! We had a bit of a longer stop over in the Sunshine Coast to visit family, friends and do some boat maintenance. Sunset over the glasshouse mountains was chefs kiss! Emily got back into her passage granny squares, making a (much needed!) hot water bottle cover. When we first hopped aboard Zen, we hadn’t done much in the way of night sailing and anchoring. This was a skill we had to learn along the way! Rob’s dad taught us how to set up our safety line and use our harnesses. Sailing books, navionics and YouTube refreshed our knowledge on night sailing with ship horn blasts, light house sequences and cardinal markers. The rest just took repetition! Our confidence in our ability to do this has come a long way! Winds westerlies (yay!) 15-20 knots. Swell 0.5m.

Boat & Crew

Zen

Simpson, 34ft Inspiration 10

Emily and Rob

Owner