Dave & Patsy are here! (Here? with us, on Eucalyptus)

July 23, 2019 | By Shelley Beer
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Who are Dave & Patsy? When Jill went on the crossing from Vanuatu to Bundaberg in October 2017, while crewing for Ron & Toni Borret on SV Cruising Kitty, she met Dave & Patsy Mitchell. Pristine waters of Champagne beachPatsy L, then Jill, Toni far RPort Olary. Jill L, Toni & Patsy RVanuatu 2017 Dave & Patsy are very experienced sailors. As a young family, they had circumnavigated the world on a 32 ft Phantom monohull – “Mr Walker” during…

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We Leave Arousa and head for Vigo

June 20, 2019 | By Shelley Beer
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The anchoring away that just preceded the video… It was time to leave Arousa but that proved to be more difficult than usual. It is such a shame that we never remember to film at these times because there is always a varying degree of stress involved in the moving process. This time the anchor got to a certain point and wouldn’t budge. Shelley thought it was all the mud on the anchor and hosed it off. But it was…

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Gumnut arrives

April 17, 2019 | By Jillienne de Vos
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Gumnut arrives all the way from the Bay of Islands in beautiful New Zealand, to La Rochelle, France. Import and customs were taken care of behind the scenes by OC tenders and Uchimata Sailing Service. This video is about Gumnut, our tender, being unpacked in La Rochelle. It was an exciting reveal. The launch followed on quickly. 18 April 2019. Video- Jill de Vos https://youtu.be/7IMgLeZr2Nw Photos- Shelley Beer

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