Long story short. Just got back from Bali after sailing a 41ft ketch there from Christmas Island. The vessel wound up there after an incompetent delivery crew damaged the boat and wound up on an emergency mooring on Christmas Island.
Due to tropical cyclone Bob we had some trying conditions loading 40 jerry cans of diesel, 20 of water, crates of food, a dozen surfboards plus other odds and ends. Then when we had no more time to wait for a weather window we took off last week on Wednesday 18th arriving in Bali on Monday the 23rd after almost a week of pretty gnarly conditions.
Here's a vid of us loading the boat (that's me in the kayak). We lowered the cans and crates down the ladder to swimmers in the water...who swam them to me on the kayak and I took them to the yacht. Took several days to complete with most of the island watching and placing bets :)
Great times.
More vids and photos to come.
Glad you guys made it. I was watching that cyclone over Cocos Islands way , wondering if it was helping or hindering you.
Damm nasty anchorage there. Rolly as all hell. Kelolo is in a better place now!
Yeah I was on Cocos just before I got to Christmas...was thinking of all the guys on cocos when I saw the cyclone developing.
Tough anchorage and I bet you were glad to get under way. More vids and story would be nice please.
I seen utube footage of a yacht similar to that at Christmas Island dragging its anchor and getting smashed by them waves.
