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We took Nyatne, our Core Sound 17 Mk3, down to the Gippsland Lakes for a long weekend of sailing. The Wooden Boat Association had scheduled a weekend away, but the weather wasn't looking good for Sunday, so we went down early and got in some brilliant sailing in warm and dry conditions before joining with other WBA members for an excellent day on the water on Saturday. The boat in the foreground here is a new CS17 Mk1, built by Jim Stockton, another WBA member.
Saturday 10 October was a blustery day for the paragliders at Sandringham. The 15 knots WSW wind appeared to be close to the limit for some of them.
A few hours out on the water in Nyatne. 15 knot Southerlies for most of the day gave us great sailing!
For our 30th wedding anniversary Kirsty and I took a balloon flight in the Yarra Valley, with Go Wild Ballooning. What a fantastic experience!
A WSW wind of around 10 to 12 knots was perfect for the three paragliders I spotted soaring along the clifftops at Sandringham.
Six months on since Nyatne was launched, I've added another video to the build series, covering the minor tweaks I've made. Nothing major - just little bits and pieces that will make her even better.
Wooden Boat Association boats Nyatne, a Core Sound 17, Anjevi, a Welsford SCAMP, and Solid Air, a Welsford Navigator, met up with Enterprise, a Port Phillip net boat, on a cruise fromn Warmies to St Kilda Harbour and return.
A chilly day on the water, for the last day of July 2026. A group of us sailed out of Warmies, had lunch at Webb Dock, and then some of us went to check out the seals off Williamstown.