{"id":608,"date":"2026-09-27T22:49:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T12:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maluayacht.com.au\/?page_id=608"},"modified":"2026-10-03T14:28:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T04:28:16","slug":"reefs-islands-mackay-2023","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/maluayacht.com.au\/?page_id=608","title":{"rendered":"Reefs and Islands to Mackay 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Bundaberg I sailed to Lady Musgrave Island and anchored inside the reef among scattered coral bommies. Another boat struck one while leaving; I eased Malua carefully back through the entrance. Fitzroy Reef came next, with its narrow entrance and a quiet anchorage.<\/p>\n

The route continued via Hummocky Island, Great Keppel, Port Clinton and Pearl Bay. Each anchorage had its own tide, wind and depth to consider. At Percy Island I joined cruisers at the beach and walked to the homestead, then shifted to Rescue Bay to wait out a northerly. Whales passed the anchorage.<\/p>\n

Curlew Island made a final stop before Mackay. With little wind, I motored over a flat sea into the marina where Denny would join me for the next part of the cruise.<\/p>

\"The
Percy Island Yacht Club during the 2023 cruise.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Boats
Mackay marina, 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n
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