6 Day Voyage in a Weta

June 2010

We re-visit David Mead's from Cairns to Townsville with his report on the trip. Congratulations to David on this feat and Weta Marine wishes him well on his next trip this August!

Six Days on a Very Small Boat

Townsville to Cairns on a Weta - David Mead and Daniel Donald

As my family will attest, I need little encouragement to have a go at something different, any excuse will do. In this case I mentioned to Daniel the idea for sailing to Cairns in the Weta and got a “yep that would be fun” response. This obviously meant “it’s a great idea, I am fully committed to doing it, I have my families agreement and I will quit my job if they will not give me leave”. So in that one brief conversation it was settled, just a matter of getting ready and going, how hard could that be........

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