Sailing Log Original Journey: Presentation of Malaika and my first big sailing trip

Sailing Log Original Journey: Presentation of Malaika and my first big sailing trip

This blog post is a short summary of my very first sailing experience on board the Malaika from the Central Coast in New South Wales to Redland Bay south of Brisbane.

Originally I had elements of this post in a short guide for sailing on the Australian east coast. However, since we have just completed our 11-week sailing trip, I thought I would update this post with further knowledge to help cruise sailors.

So if you are interested in reading something about our self -made sailing ship; Malaika and their first big trip, please.

Our ship: Malaika

In the early years, my family worked on a 10-year project, which was about building a self-made, 15 m long engine sailing yacht from scratch from scratch. This was born from my father's crazy dream of sailing really self -sufficient, we all surrendered to the matter and invested a lot of time in the construction of Malaica.

After 10 years of hard work and dedication, my father's dream became a reality. In 2014, Malaika wetted her keel for the first time in Gosford's channels. As a result, the next few years would be spent exploring the surrounding coast while we taught ourselves. Malaika Junk Tackelage and sailing at the Great Barrier Reef

Read the Australian Cruising Guide: How it is to sail the east coast of Australia

from New South Wales to Queensland

A few years later from Malaika's baptism we made our first Interstate crossing from Hardy’s Bay in NSW to Redland Bay for 4 nights with a few good schoolmates.

The trip was triggered by the move of my parents to the sunny southeast of Queensland. The best way to get a yacht 400 nautical miles north is to sail it. The plan was to sail day and night with a steady north that leads the coast up. At normal travel speed we hoped to achieve this in about 4 days and nights.

Highlights of the trip

I always shared my father's dream of completely self -sufficient sailing. It has something to guide your own ship and plow the bug through the waves that inspires a real feeling of freedom and adventure. If the dream slept beforehand, this trip has definitely ignited the goal.

Participation in the hike of the humpback whale

The September months on the Australian east coast are the main season for humpback whales. During this time, the whales set off in warmer subtropical waters to breed.

by chance the humpback whales and Malaika shared the same direction. We spotted so many whales that we stopped counting after the first 24 hours. Well over 50. Some whales cross past us and only allow a single look at their surface. Others seemed to follow us at the same pace and accompany us for hours.

Delfing glands

We also saw some huge dolphin schools who like to surf the bow. Some of the pods contained up to 40 dolphins. If you listen carefully, you can hear how to communicate with clicks and echoes.

The best sunsets on the east coast

It is not a lie that you can watch the best sunsets from the sea. If you have never observed from a boat from the sunset, I can only highly recommend it. It is as if all the colors have been exaggerated and the reflections of the water seem to set the sky.
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Landing in Moreton Bay

One of the best memories of the trip was also one of the most stressful. After 4 days at sea we absolutely wanted to go ashore. This led us to drive prematurely through the flat sandbars near Redland Bay at low tide. We knew that the canal depths were probably too flat for the flood, and the amateur decision led to our first basic touch.

It was pretty funny, we had crossed 400 nautical miles in 4 days and 4 nights, just to stop suddenly to just 20 meters from the finish. I had to tie a long rope from the mooring line to the bow clamp and wait until the flood rises so that we can pull ourselves into it.

Future sail plans

The eastern coast trip was our first long crossing and definitely inspired me to plan a life at the sea. Although it was only a relatively short report on the east coast, it was definitely enough taste to get myself excited about the lifestyle.

My father's dream of living on board the Malaica and sailing full -time should finally come true at the beginning of next year. If the travel plans allow it, I hope to be able to connect you to further sailing adventures in the Great Barrier Reef.

Update: Fast lead and we have just completed our first multi -month trip on the east coast of Australia. - You can read the first sailing book here.

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