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A Chance of Fog and Whales! (Written on Jan 08, 2014)    Waking before my watch and realising that Curt hadn’t even arrived, got me a tad confused – especially with the lightness of the sky.  “Now this time, how long have I slept in?  Am I actually sleeping in the day?”  A myriad of […]

Of Humpbacks and Icebergs! (Written on Jan 07, 2014)   Resty and Simon chatted quietly in the wheelhouse as I joined them for my watch.  Looking around, I noted the remarkable pale-yellow vista.   “Good morning or good afternoon!” Resty greeted me in a bemused tone.  “This is midnight in Antarctica!”  There are so many […]

Meet the Crew of 60 South! (Written on Jan 06, 2014)   Under a midnight lume we continued to make our way steadily SW, with our ETA to the ice edge being 2D 4H (2 Days 4 Hours)!  Luckily, we have been able to run the gauntlet of the two bands of lows, through a […]

Shipboard Life! (Written on Jan 05, 2014)   “Knock-knock-knock”  Hmmm, in the fog of sleep, my mind recognised that this was supposed to mean something…   “Yes, stupid, it’s your watch!” I told myself and quickly scurried to pull on my shirt, fleece pants and ugg boots.  It was a case of third time lucky […]

Southward Ho! (Written on Jan 04, 2014)    The midnight weather reading for the ships log and the VOS (Volunteer Observer Ship) program with the BOM, noted the following, the air temp (AT) is 3.20C and the SST read 4.80C, we seem to be going the right way – it is getting cooler each day! […]

Calm Day (Written on Jan 03, 2014)   At midnight we were at 49055.0 S 145042.8 E, our COG (Course Over the Ground) was 1840,our SOG (Speed Over the Ground) 6.9 knots and with a SW wind of 15-18 knots we were able to fulfil the briefing – “make to the south without hesitation!”  The […]

Storm Day (Written on Jan 02, 2014) Having changed watches slightly so that Resty is in full-time care of the machinery and our bellies, Simon has now perfected the art of my wake-up door-knock!  Getting into the swing of things for watches again, I woke just two minutes before my reminder and thus was mentally ready […]

Happy New Year and Happy Minke Whale!  (Written on Jan 01, 2104)   It is too rough to determine the dry and wet bulb temperatures from the fly-bridge, so I do the weather but without the thermometer readings.  In the end, the moto is always Safety First.  As Simon counted down the midnight hour he […]

South from Southport on New Years’ Eve (Written on Dec 31, 2013)   Popping my head up to look out the window after dawn, I surveyed the pretty scenery quickly, before flopping back down again. “Everything alright?” asked Curt. “Yep, perfect, it’s very nice here” I mumbled. At 2120 last night we anchored in Deephole […]

Hooroo Hobart! (Written on Dec 30, 2013) With sixteen days spent in sunny/rainy/sunny Hobart before departure (from Dec 15 until Dec 30, 2013) the crew had ample time to source any necessary unusual gear and equipment and fully load our small ship with stores and even catch up with dear local friends.  Sampling the local […]