kimberley adventure july 2011 : Pilbara-Kimberley Bluewater

tugger1 · Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 2:55 pm Post subject: kimberley adventure july 2011

Hi everyone,
please open attachment for full trip report.
Basically went with blackarrow to the bucaneer archipeligo for a week
cheers

k3nn0 · Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 3:43 pm Post subject: Re: kimberley adventure july 2011

Great post there Tugger! Shame about the fish (still got some though) but the sights would have made it all worth while.

Windy · Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 3:54 pm Post subject: Re: kimberley adventure july 2011

Super post Tugga - sure looks like sensational country out there...I crave to do that one day...one day... :idea:

Dunno if I'll ever again complain about the price of petrol in our cities!! :bonk:

Anyway - great write up and complemented by some nice pics too...
:mrgreen:

Sy · Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 5:12 pm Post subject: Re: kimberley adventure july 2011

Fantastic Trip Mate!

Would love to plan a trip like that oneday ;-)

if I had tha balls :-)

Cheers

Sy

Marky · Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 6:22 pm Post subject: Re: kimberley adventure july 2011

Yep, Awesome trip, definantly on the to do list....

muntzy · Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 7:40 pm Post subject: Re: kimberley adventure july 2011

nikoniko · Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 8:16 pm Post subject: Re: kimberley adventure july 2011

Thats one heck of a trip mate :mrgreen:

thanks for the cool pics

Angry · Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 8:39 pm Post subject: Re: kimberley adventure july 2011

bl..dy rippa post ...

Great stuff good pics too :mrgreen:

AM · Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 2:31 am Post subject: Re: kimberley adventure july 2011

Im getting a bit envious of these kimberly adventures, it could be starting to rate some serious concideration, particularly if that is a strong wind warning. Good story and trip effort.

Lats · Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 5:33 am Post subject: Re: kimberley adventure july 2011

Top post matey. I bet it was hard eating oysters and trout. Food of kings

john d · Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 8:31 am Post subject: Re: kimberley adventure july 2011

Excelent report Tugger

cjgp · Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 9:09 am Post subject: Re: kimberley adventure july 2011

Thanks for the read mate, what a great trip!

Gotta love someone with the adventrue spirit too!

What size boats were you in?

Chris

tugger1 · Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 1:41 pm Post subject: Re: kimberley adventure july 2011

thanks everyone for the positive reviews, apologies for spelling & grammar but I had a very early start yesterday.....
I have spent alot of time down that way over the years in pearling & then chartering
boats were my 6m oceanriver 115 yamaha 4st (in the classifieds for sale) & Erics is a 6m black arrow with 150 honda
I had a 110l Waeco under the platform & swagged it on deck. just spent a bit of time stashing everything properly & not taking too much
blackarrow had a 60l engel & esky of brine which still froze beers after a week & Chris slept on the roof.
only had a jerry of fresh water as there are plenty of spots to find more. had to carry 100lt fuel on deck but it wasn't in the way.
S/E rarely blows as hard as broome or darwin for that matter in that area, worst part can be crossing king sound as it gets tidal streams up to 9-10 knots, nasty with wind over tide, sometimes there can be rows of 3m breakers in the middle of nowhere but the chart will show a ridge coming from 80m up to 12!! late afternoons often best time, rest of the time prevailing winds blow offshore.
other launching spots are Derby or One Arm point

Glooming1 · Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 6:08 pm Post subject: Re: kimberley adventure july 2011

Mate great post, what an adventure.........

Slayer · Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 6:55 pm Post subject: Re: kimberley adventure july 2011

Great post Tugger,
Awesome country up that way so many options. I saw the BlackArrow in Broome about a month or so back- very nice looking rig.

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