*Departs Fiji or Vanuatu September
In September in FIJI & October in NEW CALEDONIA the Down Under Rally will be holding our FREE Sailing to & Cruising in Australia info sessions.
Like to know more about sailing from Australia to Indonesia & SE Asia or destinations in the SW Pacific such as New Caledonia, Vanuatu & Fiji?
This is your opportunity to spend time learning from those who know what you need to know!
The Down Under Rally has once agin arranges for Customs, biosecurity & immigration clearance into New Caledonia for 2019 Go East Rally fleet to be carried out at Ilot Maitre, New Caledonia followed by arrival events & end of passage party
FREE Guide to Sailing to & Cruising in Australia, featuring Fiji, New Caledonia & Vanuatu stopover info
Aussies, John & Leanne have been full time cruisers since 2009. They originally departed from Brisbane, Australia and since then they have well over 30,000 ocean miles under their keels.
In 2010 they cruised the west coast of Central America and then in 2012 crossed the pacific on their 54 Moody "Red Sky" before selling her early in 2014. In November 2014 they purchased Songlines a 48.8 Ocean Catamaran.
Songlines is an Ocean 48.8 performance sailing catamaran launched December 2005 in South Carolina USA.
An owners version, three cabin, two bathroom version, she has the Larouge signature moulded curved fore-beam.
When you see Songlines drop by and say "g'day mate!"
Awards
In 2016 John and Leanne were nominated for the Cruising Helmsman Magazine / My Sailing "Cruiser of the year award".
In 2017 The Down Under Rally was the recipient of the AIMEX innovation award.
Before we departed on the voyage my parting words as organiser of the rally to the fleet were to quote Bob Bitchin who once said: “The difference between an adventure and an ordeal is attitude”
After a 10 day delay of due to unsuitable weather for the voyage we have got what looks to be a pretty good weather window for the 2019 Down Under Rally - GO EAST rally.
29 of the 32 vessels that are participants in the rally will depart the Southport Yacht Club tomorrow (Friday 17th May) at 07:00 and exit the Gold Coast Seaway at around 08:00.
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