Melbourne to Stanley - What the...

'’Matangi’ appears out of the fog, as seen from aboard ’The Secretary’ in Northern Bass Strait, a few miles out from Port Phillip Heads. - McConaghy Melbourne Offshore Championship' John Curnow

Going into the next batch of sea fog in Bass Strait - McConaghy Melbourne Offshore Championship - John Curnow

Exiting yet another batch of sea fog in Bass Strait - McConaghy Melbourne Offshore Championship - John Curnow

This is the view from the Back Beach at London Bridge near Portsea on Point Nepean, at the Heads of Port Phillip, Melbourne, Australia.. - McConaghy Melbourne Offshore Championship - John Curnow

This is ’Magazan53’ coming into the finish at Stanley, with the fishing harbour just off to the left and the massive green shed is where all the seafood is housed (live) and processed (not so live)... - McConaghy Melbourne Offshore Championship - John Curnow

I have never actually had the joy of seeing the Northern aspect of ’The Nut’ in sun like this, as I have arrived and departed in the dark. This is ORCV Commodore George Shaw aboard ’The Secretary’. - McConaghy Melbourne Offshore Championship - John Curnow

Ocean sailing in the 40th parallel - stunning for sure, but most times it is cold... This is Robyn Brooke from ’The Secretary’. - McConaghy Melbourne Offshore Championship - John Curnow

by John Curnow

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