Author Archive | Micheline Jenner

Stormy Thursday gives way to Tuna and Salmon Thursday! (Written on March 07, 2013) At midnight we are 97 nm south of the Head of The Bight.  From 1510 UTC, Universal Time Co-ordinated or (1210 Local Time) until 1606 UTC, being 1306 Local Time, I monitor the sonobuoy, but only 4 or 5 sounds are […]

Magic Carpet Ride at the East of the Bight! (Written on Mar 06, 2013) When I come on at midnight we are 37.4 nm south of Pearson Islands of the Investigator Group which is at the southern end of Anxious Bay on Eyre Peninsula.  From the chart we can sense a common theme from the […]

On the road again!  (Written on March 05, 2013) Yahoo, as we travel towards Port Lincoln for one more crew change, the night is beautifully calm.  Venus is so bright that it appears to be a vessel with a white masthead light and red port light twinkling like crazy, as if bobbing on the ocean.  […]

Ranging at Thistle Island – 19th C History unfolded (Written on Feb 26, 2013) As we approach Thistle Island, South Australia, I asked Dale what the name of the water was between the island and the mainland.  On closer inspection of the chart we realise this waterway is unnamed but there are many other names in […]

Day 8 256 Shades of Grey (Written on Feb 25, 2013) When I entered the wheelhouse at midnight for my watch, we have southerly winds of 7-10 knots and the sky is totally overcast – the full moon shining through as a fuzzy cream disk, becoming a true “watery moon”.  Only a faint glimmer of […]

Day 7 Blues Belting out the Blues… (Written on Feb 24, 2013) Looking at the moon held high in the sky moon on our starboard side the path of light is glassy and full of zig-zags.  The air is heavy with biological smells, and sniffing the light airs I try to work out the owner […]