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Our BLOG about sailing around on Gradiva, our Amel 53 Mango


Safely in Eden Harbour
Pete and Lucy have made it safely to Eden Harbour about 1.30pm Friday 11th Dec, 2015. Got a little windy and had full sail up but tucked...


Gradiva sets sail for Sydney
Gradiva has left the safety of her Raymond Island jetty berth at last, bound for Botany Bay...well Pittwater actually. Pete left this...


He did it!!! Home safe and sound!
After almost a month (May 18th - June 16th) and a little break in the middle to come home for the long weekend, Pete has pretty much...


The beautiful Sapphire Coast
Gradiva and all 3 crew members stayed last night at Bermagui. There was no wind all day much to Drew's disappointment but they put the...


He's getting closer! From the Northern Beaches of Sydney to the far south coast of NSW...
Pete did drop anchor at Palm Beach about 4am Thursday morning, June 11th and had a little nap. Then he motored up to Royal Motor Yacht...
He made it to Palm Beach through the night!
I went to bed about 2am this morning and Pete was only a couple of hours out of Palm Beach so I'm guessing he would have dropped anchor...


And the journey continues...
My apologies to all that are still following Pete's journey from Noumea to Raymond Island. I got a little busy...and Pete was posting on...


They are moored safely in Bundaberg
They are moored safely in Bundaberg (as of 7pm tonight) but have to wait until the morning to clear customs so they can't go ashore until...
Almost in Bundaberg!
Just spoke to Pete from his mobile phone so he's back in range but they're still at least an hour away from a Bundaberg mooring and then...


Still out at sea with bad weather :(
Just spoke to Pete 1.45pm today (Saturday) and they are still 100 nautical miles off Fraser Island. They've been battling through some...
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