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Hello everyone. We live in Derby and I’m currently refitting out my Hood23.
I’m working to have her ready by March, Aprilish next year. I’m sailing my Hawke surf cat off Broome as a “rehearsal” in the mean time. At this stage I’m looking at sailing between 80 mile beach up and over the Peninsular and into the Sound and back home to Derby. Once my confidence builds I’ll start looking at going Eastwards a bit and visit some islands.
If anyone finds themselves in Derby, look us up and if we can help with anything or you want to hook up for a coldy don’t be shy and drop us a line.
Cheers.
Boydy.
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Hi Boydy, Good to hear from you. Plenty of people use Derby as a base to head into the Kimberley, mainly trailerable power boats going to the Yampi Sound and Camden Sound areas.
One bit of advise for that area – your Hood 23 will need a decent motor and plenty of fuel, as the tidal currents up there are very strong and if you try sailing everywhere, you could spend half your time going backwards. Even motoring against the tide in a small sailing vessel can be a challenge.
If you aren’t already a member of the Mary Island Fishing Club, its probably worth joining, as that’s where you’ll find the guys with heaps of experience in that area.
All the best,
Ross
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