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YAWARRA II
After 30 years aboard our 2 yachts, Warlock and Yawarra, and 20 years of cruising under sail we now love cruising on our new steel motor boat Yawarra II (affectionately known as Y2). We hope you enjoy the site. Cheers Nick and Jan
Our latest 5 diary entries

25th Jan 2010
Tasmania to Lake Macquarie
After spending nine months circumnavigating Tasmania we left the Tamar River (on the north coast) to head north to less windy and warmer climes. Our first stop was Deal Island which is situated in the middle of Bass...
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24th Jan 2010
Comedy Net BBQ in Lake Macquarie
Yesterday there was a gathering of the people involved in the Comedy Net - a ham net aimed at the cruisers operating on the east Australian coast and neighbouring countries.  Bruce and Thelma from the yacht TUI...
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17th Sep 2009
YAWARRA II Cruising in Tasmania
Y2 in Tasmania 2009 ** We have received some wonderful "blasts from the past" on our Message Board but are unable to respond to some eg Meme and Warren as we don't have your email addresses. I know that yo...
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27th Mar 2009
Cruising in slippers - Brisbane to Tasmania
Y2 and her crew are cruising in Tasmania, and I know that you all want to know how we are finding the change from sail to power after 1793 nautical miles (3320 km). Do we miss sailing?  What about the engine n...
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2nd Jul 2008 - 6th Aug 2008
We've moved aboard Y2
We had hoped to move aboard Y2 by the end of July, so weren't too displeased to have missed our "deadline" by only a couple of days, moving aboard last Saturday, 2nd August.  It was impossible to w...
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