Up The Down Escalator-Back To Sydney
Don’t remember much about the trip to Sydney or why I chose to go back. One event stands out – I caught a ride one evening which left me off in a desolate place, well after dark. Further rides that night were not an option. I found a fair place to camp and tried with …
Up The Down Escalator-Typhoon Part 3
Later that evening I was able to make radio contact, explained the situation and asked them to decrease their speed which they did and though the bow sprit continued to smash into the port bow, it did so with much less frequency and much less force. It was another sleepless night, but by dawn the …
Up The Down Escalator- Typhoon Part 2
After several days of this monotonous chaos we spotted a very large ship approaching. They were rocking and rolling in their huge way, but not a wildly as we were. They made a slow approach and began several wide circles around us. They then began pouring oil into the water and we realized they were …
Up The Down Escalator-Typhoon Part 1
Might be Elaine 13-19 Mar 1967…..More likely Glenda 26 Mar to 06 Apr 1967 It was a rough sail up from Sidney. I experienced some mal de mar and watched a rough sea from the deck of a 50-foot sailboat rather than the flight deck of a 900 foot aircraft carrier for the first time. …
Up The Down Escalator-Sydney To Brisbane
At last the preparations were completed, the ladies said their goodbyes to several young bucks who had been attracted to good looking, party loving female sailors and we cast off from the dock at Rush Cutters Bay. I was feeling fairly confident with my new-found associates. After working with Jack and watching him prepping …