Darren weblog » sailing http://www.danowen.co.uk Notes and photo's from our travels Thu, 15 Jul 2010 05:46:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 en hourly 1 Whitsunday’s http://www.danowen.co.uk/index.php/archives/131 http://www.danowen.co.uk/index.php/archives/131#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:12:17 +0000 danowen http://www.danowen.co.uk/?p=131 20091120-175832After a extremely long spell without a relaxing holiday it was time for some R&R! We had made plans to spend some time on Hamilton Island with Bemily & Dan (Em’s brother) so we extending our break so we could first learn to sail! We booked a competent crew course with Whitsunday Sailing School and set sail for 5 days, 4 nights on the water!

The course was amazing. Steve was the instructor/skipper and we were also aboard with Adam (who was preparing for his yachtmasters) and Blake (who was taking his day skipper). The five of us had a great time sailing around one of the most amazing sailing spots in the world – both day and NIGHT!

Blake & Adam good heeling! camp as christmas!

20091124-111556Once we completed our course, with knowledge on on to sail, eight knots and a desperate need for a proper shower, we headed to Hamiliton Island to meet the gang. Well, the place was stunning and the shower amazing! Em had booked a sailing excursion for us all so we eventually got to swim in the green waters, snokkled on a reef, swam with a turtle then played cricket on Whitehaven beach, messages below:

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We all then returned to Sydney for a long weekend of sighseeing for Dan, meeting the family (Towells & Lyon) and as usual plenty of drinking and eating for us all! All in all, a wicked holiday which also served as half my notice as I have a new job at Yahoo!7 :-)

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