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Emma Ward

Our world with Emma Ward

Living in the tropics has many advantages. All round summer weather whilst enjoying a  mojito cocktail by the pool. Unfortunately on the downside, is the toll which hot weather takes on everything! Which leads to today’s handyman job, fixing the leaking windows. A few weeks ago, we had quite a storm with lots of cooling rain. Great for the land, not so for leaky windows on a yacht. We went to see Emma Ward on the following day to discover about an inch of water on the ledge behind the settee. The back of the settee was also quite wet where the rain had leaked in.

As we sponged up the water, we remembered that prior to purchasing Emma Ward, as she was in the slip having a pre purchase inspection, the marine engineer has discovered two leaking side windows, which he fixed. Now, eight months on, being exposed to the tropical sun, the rubber strip has deteriorated and needed repairing.

Hopefully, all is sealed now. To be checked upon the next downfall of rain.

 

This is Peter and Louise. This website is about our sailing adventures. We live in the tropical north of Australia, crocodile country. The dry season offers brilliant sailing conditions and is the perfect opportunity to get out there and explore.
We are the very proud owners of a 43ft Cavalier – Emma Ward. We have had her for about eight months now and we are in the process of giving her a bit of a makeover. She is being freshened up with new interior paint, all visible wood is being stained with jarrah. She is looking very nice and fresh.
Our intention is to start living onboard at the marina in 2019 once our land life has been neatly packed and boxed up. Then we can fulfil our dream of sailing around Australia and then the world – Pete has that all mapped out.
This website will become a tool where family and friends can track our adventure. We welcome you to also join us. Follow our Facebook page – Sailing in the Tropics with Emma Ward.


We learnt how to sail on a 27ft Mottle called Kotuku. She was a fabulous little yacht. Just the perfect size, so easy to reach the halyard and raise the sails as a beginner sailor. (I’m only 157cm tall). We became members of the Dinah Beach Yacht Club to participate in the wet season racing series, cruising division. Kotuku sailed beautifully. She won the Stern Chaser event on Australia Day 2016 and was most improved for the race series