Monday, 7 May 2018

Old Boat New Boat






Since the last post in 2016 much has happened.

On 28th March 2017 Cyclone Debbie hit. Illusions had minimal damage.

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The day after Cyclone Debbie
 We started operating again on the 6th April. 
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We even had two proposals the first day out!
 After a busy couple of weeks in not very nice weather we finally had a break in the weather on 23rd April. A glorious day....however....

At approx 1130 we hit something. Two hits, one to the hull, which pushed the object down taking a huge hunk out of the keel. Best guess is that is was a fuel or water tank from one of the numerous vessels that had gone missing from the cyclone.
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All passengers were safety returned to Airlie Beach. Illusions was salvaged 3 days later but unfortunately was written off by the insurance company.

Seven months later we found and bought a new vessel who was correctly christened Illusions 2 using old renaming traditions.

 
It is now 5 months on and we are getting some great sailing from the vessel.

Next blog I will show the coral after the cyclone, and 12 months on!







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