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Day 11 Westbound for Fremantle

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 […]

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Day 10 Westbound for Fremantle

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 […]

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Day 9 Westbound for Fremantle

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.  […]

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Thistle Island Visit

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 […]

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Day 8 Westbound for Fremantle

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 […]

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Day 7 Westbound for Fremantle

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 […]

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Day 6 Westbound for Fremantle

Day 6 Calm Weather and the Influence of the Leeuwin Current… (Written on Feb 23, 2013) Whale Song has been tied to the Trawler Wharf in Portland and it’s very convenient for the crew to hop on and off, visiting the local pub, wandering in town and a welcome chance to shut-down our “house” generator…  […]

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Day 5 Westbound for Fremantle

Day 5 Its great to be alive! (Written Feb 20, 2013) Midnight comes around quickly when you only go to bed at 10… That will teach me!  With almost two hours surrounded by albatross, my usual bed-time was much later than usual, but I was thrilled for the reason!  We are doing a 5 knot […]

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Day 4 Westbound for Fremantle

Day 4 Bass Strait Night Light Show Upstaged by Albatross All Around! (Written on Feb 19, 2013) A perfect half round of Edam cheese hanging in the sky is a welcome view as I begin my watch.  Above the sideways-oriented moon, golden-hued streaky clouds appear exactly positioned, like an Asian street market oil painting on […]

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Day 3 Westbound for Fremantle

Day 3 Port Welshpool enveloped in morning fog… (Written on Feb 18, 2013) At 0205 am Curt, Dale, Resty and Sam anchor Whale Song off the long jetty wall in Port Welshpool, Victoria.  We are here to rendez-vous with our colleague Dr. Pete Gill from the Blue Whale Study based in Portland Victoria, whom has been […]

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