Yamba to Iluka

Emily and Rob

Headed back to Iluka to anchor! We absolutely love it here. Such a cute town with such a friendly community! Emily has been getting all the crochet tips from the ladies running the local co op craft shop! How we learnt to anchor: We learnt to anchor in Sydney. It was definitely trial by fire, as the anchorages there are quite tight and deep. We also had plenty of opportunity to pick up public mornings if we were unsure of anchoring, or wanted to have some peace of mind. We mostly learnt by doing! (And YouTube!) With anchorages on our trip north in Zen, we would mostly dive on the anchor. This gave us peace of mind, helped us understand the bottom better (I.e. sand, coral rubble/bombies, mud), and allowed us to move the anchor into a better position if it hadn’t grabbed well. We also use an anchor alarm which is an app on our phones called Anchor Pro. If the anchor drags, it send a message to our phones via Telegram (another app). It also allowed us to check the status of our anchor when we were away from the boat.

Boat & Crew

Zen

Simpson, 34ft Inspiration 10

Emily and Rob

Owner