Parked on the Sunshine Coast

It’s the end of November and here we are, “parked” in Lawries Marina in Mooloolaba on the wonderful Sunshine Coast just north of Brisbane. What a great place- beautiful beaches as far as the eye can see, rivers, canals, great weather. What more can you want?





We are here doing a fairly major refit. So far we have:
Imported the boat into Australia in Bundaberg and then sailed south to Moololaba through the Great Sandy Straits inside Fraser Island
Converted to 240 volt
Replaced the fridge system with a 12 volt unit
Had all sails checked and repaired and a new staysail made




Had a huge cover made that covers from the mast all the way aft – lovely to keep out the sun and rain and creates a cool breezeway
Made new cockpit cushions
Made new covers for the interior cushions
Replaced the windlass and had the anchor and chain regalvanised
Replaced the forward and aft facing windows
Painted under floor and locker areas
Replaced the chain plates on the forestay and backstay
Installed a new stove
Completed installation of engine room insulation
Made a new cover for the forward deck area
Replaced our batteries
Put the final coat of finish on the cabin floor that was started in NZ in 2007
And of course the usual varnishing, polishing, servicing and so on that goes on all the time.

We have been very busy………

So what’s next?

Down to Daylesford at the beginning of December to prepare “La Laiterie” and surrounds for Laura and Adam’s wedding on February 7th. Swapping boat work for yard work so to speak.

Next year? Back here in late February to haul out, antifoul, service thru-hulls and motors and then start day sailing up the east coast mid to late April to be in Darwin by the end of June so we can take part in the rally heading north. By November 2009 we plan to be in Thailand where we will most likely “park” for a year or so, travel locally and to surrounding countries and of course do the next stage of the refit: paint the hull, repair teak decks, replace port lights and on it goes.

I used to laugh at that definition of sailing that read “fixing your boat in exotic places” but guess what?????.... We wouldn’t swap it for anything.



Robyn and David

SV Maajhi-Re