Time warp and new year's eve fireworks on Sydney Harbour

Wow where does time go when you are having fun??????

Work on Lucey Blue has continued interspersed with a few weekends away and a range of other developments including a new member of the crew who is due on the scene in late January.


Our next crewmember currently affectionately know as “thumper” has certainly made moving about the boat more interesting… amazing where you can get stuck when 38 weeks pregnant…

Nick is working on a range of short blog updates to cover completion of the smart regulator upgrade, maintenance of the spectra watermaker, installation of our new vacuflush toilet and holding tank, the acquisition of a sustainable solar system to help meet our electrical requirements and a minor renovation of the bathrooms and saloon seating…plus a thousand and one other jobs including upgrading our sail wardrobe. He has been busy and the boat has looked like a bomb site over the last few months...


But Ryan has enjoyed stomping around the boat helping dad and it has not all been work – at least that what we have been telling ourselves …


We even made it to the new year's eve fireworks on Sydney Harbour under a fantastic spinnaker we purchased on eBay. Nick really likes red and yellow – it harks back to his 12 foot skiff sailing days – and when we saw the near brand new 1.5 oz “flames spinnaker” made by Hasse & Company, Port Townsend Sails we were hooked...





The spinnaker trip down the harbour was great fun, the kids loved the ride. Before long we were anchored out of the crowds ready for the fireworks. When we come back from our sojourn later this year we plan on braving the “excitement” of Farm Cove right next to the Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge to really be part of the action. But Nick was not keen on potentially delivering a baby while dodging other boats in such close confines - slack I say!!!!

Anyway the view from our “2010” anchorage in Rose Bay was not too bad and it was a good place for a swim….





The fireworks were as spectacular as ever and after a great night out we headed back to Middle Harbour to continue work on Lucey Blue…….