Author Archives: Richard Hewson

Have you dreamed of owning a boat? Hitting the high seas with your family and friends and exploring the world by sea? Wakeboarding and fishing with the kids. Drinking wine and eating fresh fish as your new boat rocks gently at anchor. What type of boat? What kind of boating do you want to do?Continue reading “It’s summer so let’s buy a boat!”

Is your boat ready for the upcoming sailing and fishing season? Ensure you have the correct safety equipment onboard to satisfy your local regulations and keep you and your family safe.

Sunday Island is sailing her merry way from Fiji to Hobart. We are now 270nm west of Sydney. I am constantly updating my weather using Grib files downloaded via HF radio. I have been monitoring a weather system developing off Sydney for the past few days and believed I had routed my track around theContinue reading “Sunday Island – west of Sydney”

At 0200 on 26th September Sunday Island sailed past Lord Howe Island 31*39S 159*13E I have made the decision to sail direct to Hobart. Winds are looking good for a quick run home. There was not much to see passing Lord Howe Island, all the lights were off – not even a light house !Continue reading “Sunday Island – by pass Lord Howe Is”

As mentioned in my last blog , Emilie, Issy & Max flew back to Hobart on 16th September and are now settled back to home and school. On the same day Sunday Island and crew (me) checked out of Fiji. We exited the pass in light winds under full sail and had a lovely sailContinue reading “Sunday Island Fiji to Tasmania”

The past couple of months have flown by! I have not had time to write a blog because of all the fun we have been having! Sunday Island departed Tonga for Fiji on my birthday 22 August 2024. We sailed on a beam reach all the way, which we did in good time but itContinue reading ““SUNDAY ISLAND” FIJI & FIJI TO HOBART – TASMANIA”

The past couple of months have flown by! I have not had time to write a blog because of all the fun we have been having! Sunday Island departed Tonga for Fiji on my birthday 22 August 2024. We sailed on a beam reach all the way, which we did in good time but itContinue reading ““SUNDAY ISLAND” FIJI & FIJI TO HOBART – TASMANIA”

We departed Bora Bora French Polynesia on the 10th of July to sail to Tonga. We had planned for an 8 day passage but we knew the weather would be light. The weather forecasts have been quite unpredictable, so we kept to the rhumb line – a direct line from Bora Bora to Tonga. TheContinue reading “Sunday Island”

> > > We sailed well north of Palmerston island and we are now sailing in an empty pacific. We have seen no other boats, no fish, no dolphins, but today we did see a booby bird, but yelled at it as a warning not to play with our wind gear. The wind has beenContinue reading “Sailing from French Polynesia to Tonga Day 6”

(Short message from “Sunny Island” crew) > > After wating for a weather window, then a false start due to weather and customs which were shut down over a long weekend and the French elections, we departed Bora Bora on the 8th July with a very light forecast. > > Once Sunday island was totallyContinue reading ““Sunday Island” Sailing Bora Bora FP to Tonga”