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Katherine
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- 2020 - The year that all plans changed
- 28/09/20 “The Big Trip” Stage 3 - Cape York to Townsville - “Are we there yet?"
- “The Big Trip” Stage 2 From Port Douglas to the Tip of Cape York - how hard could it be?
- Finally sharing “The Big Trip” - The first Leg Darwin NT to Port Douglas QLD
- From sailing oceans to traversing land on two wheels
- Preparation with a little rediscovery of the Territory
- 2019 - Heading East
- A little reflection on 2019.
- The final run of our 2019 sailing season - Syracuse to Marina Di Ragusa Sicily
- A short run through the Ionian Islands before sailing for Sicily
- Neighbourly neighbours in Corfu
- Paradigme and Katherine cruising together south in Albania
- Discovering the coastline of Albania from Sarande to Durres.
- Albania - where to begin.
- Just a small taste of Greece before crossing to Albania.
- A touch of Puglia and Basilicata Italy with friends before crossing to Greece.
- On the move - Sardinia, Sicily to Taranto in Puglia Southern Italy.
- Taking time out in anchorages of South West Sardinia.
- Farewelling Mainland Spain for the Balearic Islands
- Late start but we are finally underway
- 2018 - Cruising the Spanish Coastline
- Getting to the business end of our short season
- Cruising back to Cartagena with Australians
- Too good to leave - sharing Catalonia with Canadians
- Casually Cruising and Loving the Catalonian Coastline
- Its officially an American Invasion Onboard Katherine
- No time to waste we are underway - Cruising Mediterranean Spain
- Delayed start to the season of 2018 but we are finally back onboard
- 2017 - Cruising into the Med
- From Spain to Australia and Back again - time to do the “Year in Review"
- The final run for 2017 - Scarlino Italy to Cartagena Spain
- Honeymooners on Board - now thats a first.
- Diving the Red Sea - a diversion from sailing to celebrate a birthday
- Completing the loop Sardenia back to Rome
- Time for a bit of diving before heading north.
- Where the wind blows, that will be the way we go.
- Road trip with our sailing neighbours.
- Cruising from Rome to the the anchorages of the Aeolian Islands (Isole Eolie) Sicily
- Touring Tuscany
- The Isle of Elba our first taste of Italy
- Louisiana friends onboard sharing the experience of Corsica.
- Aussie Invasion Onboard Katherine to support TMax Racing Monaco
- What a week in Provence and the Coastline of Cote D'Azur
- Arriving in Marseille France and touring a little of Provence
- Cruising the Balearic Islands
- Letting go of the lines for 2017
- And so begins our Sixth Year
- 2016 Heading South to warmer waters
- Riding the roads of Cuba once more.
- Settling on a winter port for Katherine
- An unexpected road trip with friends exploring Spain
- Turning East into the Mediterranean
- Farewelling Friends, Family and Portugal
- Popping into Ports of Portugal
- Northern Spain - a very special cruising ground.
- Completing our journey of The Bay of Biscay
- Road trip to Loire Valley and moving south
- Island Hopping to La Rochelle and a gathering of friends Old and New
- Texans take to sailing
- Bonjour Savouring Life in Brittany France
- The season is finally underway - first stop familiar grounds of The Channel Islands.
- Back Onboard and preparing to go
- An Update from Australia
- 2015 Season 5 - The Plan - Our last tour of Northern Europe
- Just a little bit bitter sweet
- From one mouth to another
- Cruising back into familiar waters
- Dropping into a county or two in Ireland.
- A run down the West Coast of Ireland to Cork 30th August - 6th September
- On the nose again - our new theme song....
- St Kilda - just to confirm a suburb in Melbourne named after an island in Scotland not the Football team. Then onto Dunvegan on Isle of Skye.
- Heading for Ireland - North Sea Crossing Once More!
- Week 2 Family Sailing Denmark
- Family Onboard - Week 1
- Aussies, Aussies and more Aussies...
- From Dutch to Deutsche
- Volvo Ocean Race Festival 2015 Den Haag Who ever would have thought.
- Combine Friends with Food and you have the recipe for memorable times.
- Stichting Veerhaven - Our first base for The Netherlands
- France Belgium Netherlands all in a weeks sailing.
- Dieppe - a wonderful port from which to explore
- We have Landed in France
- Week 9 - Guernsey in The Channel Islands
- Week 8 Isle of Wight and Weymouth
- Catching Up on News
- Week 6 - 7 Katherine is back in the water and its been a very social time.
- Week 5 - Diving Mexico
- Week 4 - Cuba - Diving Varadero
- Week 2 & 3 - Cuba by Harley! You will need a cafe con leche to read this article.
- Week 1 - The 2015 Season has Begun
- 2014 Season 4 - To Lofiten Norway and then….
- Week 25 - 28 - Starting to feel like the character “Wheres Wally"
- Week 24 - Haul out time
- Week 22 - Fine sailing and good company on our final run of the season
- Week 21 - Portsmouth, Boat Shows and PAN PANS....
- Week 20 - Dover to Portsmouth
- Week 19 - A run for the corner arriving in Dover
- Week 18 - Newcastle Upon Tyne
- Week 17 - Touring from Edingburgh to Berwick Upon Tweed
- Week 17 - Across the north sea and into Scotland
- Week 16 - The last of our Norwegian experience for now...
- Week 14 & 15 - Continuing south to Bergen and departing guests
- Week 12 and a bit - Enjoying sunshine, anchorages, quaint harbours and birthday celebrations
- Week 11 - The last of our Lofoten Experience
- Week 10 - Rost - Sunshine, Puffins, Orcas and Fresh Fish
- 030714 - Week 9 - Weve arrived Lofoten
- 260614 Week 8 - Bronnoysund to Svartisen - Where sailing amongst snow capped peaks has become the norm.
- 190614 Week 7 Trondheim to Bronnoysund - The Gateway to the Arctic
- 130614 - Week 6 Stavenger to Trondheim - Time to start cruising
- 050614 - Week 5 - We are underway and now in Norway
- Week 1 - 3 - The catch cry is unfortunately "we are still here!"
- While Katherine is in Winter Storage…we are….
- 280414 Deep in the Heart of Texas
- 170414 A Taste of French Polynesia
- 150314 - Galapagos In Review - Our top Photos and Experiences - if it is at all possible to summarise.
- 130314 - Our Final Few Days in Galapagos
- 090314 - Ecoventura Tour of the Galapagos Onboard Flamingo 1
- 010314 - Isla Isabela - Puerto Villamil Galapagos
- 260214 - Panama to Galapagos
- 190214 - Panama City Panama
- 150214 - Transiting the Panama Canal
- 130214 Week 1 Onboard Andante - Fort Sherman - Preparation for our passage
- Time for an Update - we are in Panama
- Six weeks since leaving Katherine - and four countries later.
- 2013 The Third Season - Cruising The Irish Sea to The Baltic Sea
- Week 18 /19 - The final run - bitter sweet to be back at Haderslev Monday 23rd September to Thursday 3rd October
- Week 17 - Exiting to the sound of Mama Mia in Sonderborg Denmark Monday 17th - Sunday 22nd September
- Week 16 - A final Swedish port of call before sailing back into Danish Waters. Monday 9th to Sunday 16th September
- Week 15- Settled into the way of 20 mile days. Sunday 1st September to Sunday 8th September.
- Week 14 - We've Made it to Fjallbacka for seasons end. Monday 26th August to Saturday 31st August
- Week 13 - This must be cruising. Saturday 17th August to Sunday 25th August
- Week 11 /12 - A little bit of land touring Norway. Monday 5th to Friday 16th August
- Week 10 - Sailing up the Bohusian Coast to Oslo with Darwin Friends Monday 29th to Sunday 4th August
- Week 9 - First week of cruising north from Copenhagen
- Week 8 - XYacht Gold Cup Copenhagen Saturday 13th July to Monday 21st July
- Week 7 - Onto the Swedish coast Gluppo to Varberg Saturday 6th July to Friday 12th July
- Week 6 - Kristiansand to Stavern Norway Saturday 29th - Friday 5th July
- Week 5 and a bit. Saturday Sailing from the Orkneys Scotland to Kristiansand Norway - Across the North Sea Saturday 22nd - Saturday 29th June
- Week 4 - Moving further north we're now in the Orkneys North of Scotland Saturday 15th - Friday 21st June
- Week 3 - From the Luck of the Irish sea to the bagpipes of Scotland Saturday 8th - Friday 14th June
- Week 2 - Falmouth to Scilly Isles and up the Irish Sea Saturday 1st June to Friday 7th
- Week 1 - Hamble Point Marina to Falmouth Saturday 25th to Friday 31st May
- Arriving in the United Kingdom
- 2012/2013 The Second Season - Moving on from The Baltic to the Caribbean
- Bruce of Katherine - An Update
- 010513 Temporarily Homeless
- 042013 Le Bourg Iles des Saintes to St Marteen
- 032513 Dominica - A Land of Amazing Natural Colour
- 031813 Bonjour from Martinique
- 030813 Almost back on board
- 020113 From sea to ski slopes of Whistler
- 011913 A Detour from Sailing
- 011013 A Change of Crew
- 010413 Celebrating the New Year in PSV and Tobago Cays
- 122812 Christmas Day in Bequia and sailing The Grenadines
- 122212 Merry Christmas from St Lucia
- 121012 Arriving St Lucia and a little bit of reflection
- The Blog - ARC 2012 Las Palmas to St Lucia
- 112612 Tomorrow is Start Day - St Lucia here we come
- 112412 Las Palmas Preparations Complete
- 111112 700 miles on we're in Las Palmas Gran Canaries
- 110412 Packed and Ready to Go
- 102612 Still Here in Gibraltar
- 101812 Arriving in Gibraltar
- 100412 Leaving Kalundborg
- 093012 Haderslev to Kalundborg
- 092612 Returning to Katherine
- 2012 The First Season - The Baltic - Denmark to Russia and Return
- 2020 - The year that all plans changed
- Photo Albums
- 2020 The year that sailing took a change of plans
- 2019 Heading East to Sicily
- Paradigme and Katherine cruising south in Albania photos
- Albania - where to begin photos
- Just a small taste of Greece before crossing to Albania Photos
- A touch of Puglia and Basilicata Italy with friends before crossing to Greece Photos.
- On the move - Sardinia, Sicily to Taranto in Puglia Southern Italy photos
- 2018 A short season cruising Spain
- 2017 Our sixth year of Cruising and we are into The Mediterranean
- A gallery of friends onboard during 2017
- The final run for 2017 - Scarlino Italy to Cartagena Spain
- Honeymooners on Board - now thats a first.
- Diving the Red Sea - a diversion from sailing to celebrate a birthday
- Completing the Loop Back to Sardinia Photos
- Time for a bit of diving before heading north photos
- Where the wind blows, that will be the way we go.
- A road trip with our sailing neighbours
- Cruising from Rome to the the anchorages of the Aeolian Islands Sicily .
- Tuscany Tour
- The Isle of Elba our first taste of Italy
- Louisiana friends onboard sharing the experience of Corsica.
- Aussie Invasion Onboard Katherine to support TMax Racing Monaco
- Another week in Provence
- Arriving in Marseille and touring a little of Provence
- Cruising the Balearic Islands Photos
- Letting go of the lines for 2017
- Home in Australia and back onboard for 2017
- 2016 Season 6 - Our fifth year onboard
- Riding Harleys in Cuba Once More
- Finding a Winter Port for 2016
- Road Trip Spain
- Turning east into the Mediterranean
- Farewelling Friends Family and Portugal
- Popping Ports of Portugal
- Northern Spain A special Cruising Ground
- Heading South and the last of The Bay of Biscay
- Road Trip to Loire Valley
- Island Hopping to La Rochelle
- Texans go sailing Brittany
- Bonjour Savouring Life in Brittany France
- The season is finally underway
- Back Onboard and preparing to go
- Inbetween our 2015 2016 sailing season
- 2015 Season 5 - A little Cuban Influence before the last of the North
- 2014 Season 4 Photos - Denmark To Lofiten Norway then onto the UK for the winter
- Week 25 - 28 Mexico Louisiana and a little bit more of the UK
- Week 24 - Haul Out Time
- Week 22 - Off to the Isle of Wight
- Week 21 - Portsmouth to Pans Pans
- Week 20 - Dover to Portsmouth
- Week 19 - Moving on down the east coast to Dover
- Week 18 - Newcastle Upon Tyne
- Week 17 - Touring Southern Scotland
- Week 17 - Crossing the North Sea
- Week 16 - The last of our Norwegian Experience for now...
- Week 14 & 15 - Continuing South and Departing Guests
- Week 12 and a bit
- Week 11 - The last of our Lofoten Experience Photos
- Week 10 - Rost
- Week 9 - Weve arrived Lofoten
- Week 8 - Bronnoysund to Svartisen Glacier
- 190614 Week 7 Photos Trondheim to Bronnysund
- 130614 - Week 6 Stavanger to Trondheim
- 050614 - Photos - We are underway
- Week 1 - 3 - The catch cry is unfortunately "we are still here!"
- Winter Storage for Katherine - Onboard Andante
- 140427 Deep in the Heart of Texas
- 140416 A taste of French Polynesea
- 140314 - Our Final Few Days in Galapagos
- 090314 - Ecoventura Tour of the Galapagos Onboard Flamingo 1
- 010314 - Isla Isabela - Puerto Villamil Galapagos
- 260214 Panama to Galapagos
- 190214 Panama City
- 150214 Transiting the Panama Canal
- Week 1 Onboard Andante - Fort Freeman
- Six weeks since leaving Katherine
- 2013 The Third Season - Cruising The Irish Sea to The Baltic Sea
- Week 18 - The final for this season
- Week 17 - Laeso to Sonderborg in Denmark our final week of sailing this season
- Week 16 - A final Swedish port of call before sailing back into Danish Waters. Monday 9th to Sunday 16th September
- Week 15 - Continuing to keep up the crusing pace - 20 mile averages
- Week 14 - Leaving Norway and onto Sweden - Koster Islands and Fjallbacka
- Week 13 - A taste of the Cruising Life Southern Norway
- Week 10 & 11 A little bit of Land Touring Norway
- Week 10 - Sailing into Oslo with Darwin Friends
- Week 9 - Helsingor Varberg Kungso and Marstrand
- Week 8 - XYacht Gold Cup Copenhagen
- Week 7 - North West Sweden Gluppo to Varberg
- 070613 Week 6 Kristiansand to Starven Norway
- 062913 Week 5 Orkneys Scotland to Norway
- 062213 Week 4 - Tobermory to the Orkneys
- 061413 Week 3 - Sailing up the Irish Sea to Oban
- 060713 Week 2 - Falmouth to Scilly Isles and up the Irish Sea
- 053113 The first week sailing from Southampton to Falmouth
- Arriving in the United Kingdom
- The Second Season - Moving on from The Baltic to the Caribbean
- 043013 The Last of the Caribbean
- 042013 Les Saintes to St Marten and a bit of Aus inbetween
- 032513 Dominica - A Land of Amazing Natural Colour
- 031813 Bonjour from Martinique
- 030813 Home and Back to St Lucia again
- 020113 From sea to ski slopes of Whistler
- 011913 A Detour from Sailing
- 011013 A Change of Crew
- 040113 Celebrating the New Year in PSV and Tobago Cays
- 301212 Christmas in Bequia and sailing The Grenadines
- 122212 Merry Christmas from St Lucia
- 121012 Crossing the Arc Finish Line (Photos by Photoaction)
- 112712 Crossing the Atlantic
- 112412 Las Palmas Preparations Complete
- 111112 700 miles on we're in Las Palmas Gran Canaries
- 110412 Packed and Ready to Go
- 101812 Arriving in Gibraltar
- 100412 Leaving Kalundborg for Gibraltar
- 093012 Haderslev to Kalundborg
- 092612 Returning to Katherine
- The first Season - Cruising the Baltic
- 060712 The Last night and back to Haderslev
- 060712 The Final Run from Klintholm to Haderslev
- 062812 Tallinn to Ystad Sweden
- 062212 - St Petersburg to Tallinn via Helsinki
- 061512 St Petersburg
- 061012 An Introduction to St Petersburg
- 060512 Stockholm to St Petersburg
- 060212 Cruising from Aland to Stockholm
- 052912 From Gotland to Aland
- 051912 - Sweden. Ports of call Kalmar and Visby on Gotland
- 051512 - Bornholm and Christianso
- 060512 - A Detour to Copenhagen
- 042912 Aeroskobing to Marstal via Svendborg
- 042312 - The Journey Begins
- 041212 - Launch Day Sail Trials and First Anchorage
- Construction Begins - Photos of Katherine from her build to the water
- Dive Photo Albums
- The Seasons Captured on Maps
- Year 8 - 2019 Cruising further east to Albania and the Ionian Islands
- Year 7 - 2018 - Exploring the coastline of Spain to the border of France
- Year 6 - 2017 - Season 7 - Around the Mediterranean Literally
- Summarising our sailing from Launch in 2012 to the end of the cruising season 2016
- Year 5 - 2016 - Season 6 - Heading South -
- Year 4 - 2015 - Season 5 The Channel Islands, the North Sea coastal countries of France and Netherlands, through the Kiel Canal, time with family in Denmark before running to the Outer Hebrides and being inspired by the scenery, wildlife, historical buildings and the people of the Outer Hebrides, St Kilda and West Coast of Ireland. Ending the season in the familiar waters of Southern England.
- Year 3 2014 Season 4 - Denmark - Lofoten - West Coast Norway - Edinburgh to Dover - Hamble
- Year 2 2013 Season 3 - Uk Back to Denmark via the Irish Sea
- Year 1 2012 Season 2 - Gibraltar to Cruising the Caribbean Islands
- Year 1 2012 - Season 1 - Denmark to St Petersburg Russia and Return
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© SV Katherine 2018 Cover Photo: Katherine on Anchor Isle Tabarca Spain