What you don't want to see on the south NSW coast.
On the way and south of Ulladulla, but weather on Tuesday morning in the Strait will determine whether Jimmi makes Friday in Hobart.

Nice NE up in SYdney today, if that holds your home and dry!
Safe sailing Lydia!

Richard

Almost biblical!
Thanks to Jimmi for the pic

biblical .... yes ... maybe .........i,m not a believer, but i would be saying a few hail whatevers with that looming .

Just an update for those following, 0600 this morning (Monday) abeam of Eden.
Trying to get south of 39 S as soon as possible as wind will be more easterly south of that before it turns NE
Bit of pain till Tuesday midday it looks like.

good work lydia , sail on ! and enjoy !!

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SandS said..
good work lydia , sail on ! and enjoy !!

Last minute work issues as I am the boss, so Mr Jimmi is doing this leg by himself.
So unless he uses the sat phone he will out of range for a bit now.
Pop up on Wednesday night hopefully.
Cheers

A completely different way to go the Wooden boat Festival
A few pics of RAN, which is boty's featherweight sailing tender having an outing at Mallacoota
He said he if off the Cradle mountain today to try to sail on the Dove lake today.

Fixed it for ya!

Thanks mate.

Hi Lydia

How is she going on the trip down and is she on track to make the show

Regards Don

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Donk107 said..


Hi Lydia

How is she going on the trip down and is she on track to make the show

Regards Don

Hopefully the northern tip of flinders tonight.
Jimmy should start coming up tomorrow morning with luck

Just checked the observations for the Strait so I hope he has got far enough south as the Hogan island and Kingfish have 40s from the east in the gusts while Swan island and Eddystone are much more moderate.
It was always a race to get south of 39 S by early this morning as Clouds was right on the money.
Be a wet old ride.

Well if it makes you feel any better Lydia, the Surf to City forecast looks tragic, so you'll not be missing much at home!

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Hi Lydia

How is she going on the trip down and is she on track to make the show

Regards Don

Don
at 0200
jimmi just came up just south of eddystone motoring in 5 knots
got to within 5 miles of 39S before it went to crap with 30 from south and 4m sea and cross sea
see how he goes from here as fresh northerly today
cheers

Hey Lydia

Congratulations on the lovely restoration.

The Jimmi you mention??? It's not Jimmi (once was a magician) from RQ, is it????

I would assume so Selkie, there can be only one Jimmi the magician!
The poor bastard, a couple of years ago he delivered a Syd 38 to Hammo solo. He hadn't got out of the bay when the electronics all went. Back to Manly where they sorted out the issue, I think from memory he may have even gone back twice?
He left again and was behind us by about an hour when we ran into a nasty localised storm cell of Fraser Island and got absolutely pummelled.
Jimmi gets tossed across the cockpit and breaks a rib or two.
He set a no 4 headsail and kept going, all the way to Hammo where he pulled in on the opening day a couple of hours before the first race. The crew were waiting anxiously on the dock, lines are thrown, the crew jump on board and Jimmi calmly hops off and asks if someone can give him a lift to the hospital.
Respect.

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I would assume so Selkie, there can be only one Jimmi the magician!
The poor bastard, a couple of years ago he delivered a Syd 38 to Hammo solo. He hadn't got out of the bay when the electronics all went. Back to Manly where they sorted out the issue, I think from memory he may have even gone back twice?
He left again and was behind us by about an hour when we ran into a nasty localised storm cell of Fraser Island and got absolutely pummelled.
Jimmi gets tossed across the cockpit and breaks a rib or two.
He set a no 4 headsail and kept going, all the way to Hammo where he pulled in on the opening day a couple of hours before the first race. The crew were waiting anxiously on the dock, lines are thrown, the crew jump on board and Jimmi calmly hops off and asks if someone can give him a lift to the hospital.
Respect.

Wow!!! He is truly unique and resolute!

I used to sail with Jimmi on his beautiful Dragon 'Yandina' a hundred years ago (okay, about 30 years) until she got T-boned and sank one night out near the Hope Banks beacon. I was lucky not to be on board at the time. Tragic loss of boat but, thankfully, no injuries or loss of life.

Yes Shaggy, I agree, respect

Thanks Selkie the support for the whole project has been tremendous.
As for Mr Jimmi you mean this bloke.
For those who don't know of Mr Jimmi, here are some highlights:
4 Osaka races and 4 deliveries back solo.( including one where he spoke no Japanese and his crew mate spoke no English)
Sailed Russian tall ships to the Russian artic back in the 1990s
Any yacht race you want to name and deliveries back
A few Sydney to Perth deliveries both ways.
Usually delivers solo.
King of the weather window.
So here is a pic after 4 days at sea off St Helens this morning and after a flogging yesterday in 30 to 40 upwind.
Tries never to put on wet weather gear.
A true legend!
It is such a great pic as well

Off Scamander tier this morning

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lydia said..
Thanks Selkie the support for the whole project has been tremendous.
As for Mr Jimmi you mean this bloke.
For those who don't know of Mr Jimmi, here are some highlights:
4 Osaka races and 4 deliveries back solo.( including one where he spoke no Japanese and his crew mate spoke no English)
Sailed Russian tall ships to the Russian artic back in the 1990s
Any yacht race you want to name and deliveries back
A few Sydney to Perth deliveries both ways.
Usually delivers solo.
King of the weather window.
So here is a pic after 4 days at sea off St Helens this morning and after a flogging yesterday in 30 to 40 upwind.
Tries never to put on wet weather gear.
A true legend!
It is such a great pic as well

Beautiful list of highlights there Lydia! Glad you posted them as, remembering what Jimmi was like, he was never one to brag or be arrogant about his achievements. So add modesty and humility to Jimmi's list.

He's looking better than ever!!

Jimmi probably won't remember me, however, would you pass on my fond regards to him please Lydia?

Trace

Will do Trace.
L

About 30 miles to go to Tasman given his position at 1700 hrs trace

Lydia, I hope you lift a glass tonight and take a moment to reflect on what you've achieved.
Defiance returning to Tasmania all dressed for the prom after how many years?
Great to see history in the making.
Onya mate.

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shaggybaxter said..
Lydia, I hope you lift a glass tonight and take a moment to reflect on what you've achieved.
Defiance returning to Tasmania all dressed for the prom after how many years?
Great to see history in the making.
Onya mate.

Not there yet Shaggy
a few years back we dropped the steering at the bottom of Maria island after a problem free run from Newcastle.

Shaggy, at 0600 about 22 miles to go.
Fresh at Tasman this morning with very high 30s from the north
Presently closing on the iron Pot

Done!

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Done!

Woohoo!!! Made it!!

News at Eleven as they say!
Boat all tucked up at RYCT for the night and Jimmi has a bar tab.
Perfect!

good work , Jimmi sounds like a good block to have around !!!

Watch out Hobart!