Fantome Island

Tuesday, 11 October 2011 - Hinchinbrook Marine Cove

We went into Dungeness on the high tide and tied up to the pontoon. Peer Pressure was also tied up and we caught up with Rad and Chris in the afternoon. We came in here to see my friend Marie and her husband Rob who live in Ingham. After sundowners on board, we were driven to their place for dinner. Unfortunately Marie and Rod's new house at Forrest Beach has not started yet. A late night with many good stories told over a wine or two.

Wednesday, 12 October 2011 - Dungeness to Fantome Island

We left around 0900 at high tide in a slight fog. The fog increased as we approached the Lucinda Jetty and visibility was down to about 50m. We watched the radar and followed another cat out. We couldn't see the leads so went off the chart bearings. Only about 4m as we approached the fairway buoy which was further north than marked on the chart. Motorsailed most of the way to Juno Bay on Fantome Island except for an hour and a half under spinnaker.

Thursday, 13 October 2011 - Fantome Island to Magnetic Island

We went ashore briefly to look at the ruins of the leprosarium on the island. We took a few photos for our friend Peter Ludlow who has written a book about Peel Island and the leprosarium there. In this he explains that the aborigines with leprosy were moved from Peel Island to Fantome Island in 1939.

We left Fantome Island at 0930 and anchored in Young Bay on the W corner of Magnetic Island at 1530. 32nm under spinnaker in light northerlies with some motorsailing when the wind died for an hour at lunchtime. Warren has caught a nice Spotted Grunter for dinner. Print this post