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” This coming Summer we expect the heat to drive the La Nina and produce something like four cyclonic climate events in the South Western Pacific Ocean” media sources warn.
” This coming summer we expect further bleaching and outbreaks of COTS and Drupella
‘Vampire’ snails” media sources warn.

Can we handle the truth ? Time to find out !

The CMM are determined to contribute to the Great Barrier Reef Census , the Eye on the Reef program and Reef Check monitoring by reporting and recording and posting our planned field trips for this summer.
Weather permitting

Trip One Dec 2020

Very early AM Depart Magnetic Island to fetch Keeper reef 32 Nm offshore to spend up to ten days in the reefs to the South of Magnetic Passage ….
Grub Reef , Knife, Fork and Spoon Reefs ; Cup and Saucer Reef to Centipede and Wheeler Reefs.

Trip 2 Jan 2021

Very early AM Depart Magnetic Island to fetch
Lodestone Reef and spend up to ten days in the reefs North of Magnetic Passage…
John Brewer , French , Hopkinsons and Braggs Reef , then Backnumbers , Westmoreland to Fore and Aft Reef. Roxburgh and the Kelso Reefs then Rib reef , Trunk and Bramble reefs.

Trip 3 Feb 2021 and 5 April 2021 will revisit and review the same itinery as Trip 1.

Trip 4 March 2021 and 6 May 2021 will revisit and review the same itinery as Trip 2.

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https://m.youtube.com/Floria refloated 2001

Work of the week done, done and dusted some say
Sabbath or Sunday a rest day is recommended
Then Monday to Friday repeat if never ended,
What a brainwash, what a loss of time for the herd
Creative time not wasted time on folly of destruction
Industrial scale material consumption is disturbing the precious elements
Clear water ,clean air, living soil , biochar(fire)
The four elements of environment in nature
Necessary for all life , let us try to remember

So at this time you may say , “little did l know”
But little did you know the little that you knew about the flu
And the little that you knew has now grown to quite a lot
Remain unknowing , not an option, no excuse like l forgot.

Breathe deeply and consider what we all take as fore-granted
Our lungs and heart and unconscious mind are working like enchanted
No Sabbath Sunday day of rest for this wicked little trio
Keep that back beat thumping , breathe and go to Sea ho.

Already well into July 2020 and Annual Members it’s time to renew into 2021.
Membership status opens the Ships Log and calender of shipboard activities from August thru December in Horseshoe and the Five Bays, Magnetic Island

Deposits over $50.00 are tax deductable

Commbank Cairns Maritime Museum Society
BSB 064804 Acct 918982

Your future plans,due to COVID restrictions, may change as may your perspective.

14 August likely new slipping date

It is the Mid-year 2020 already and time to update all on what has been an unusual first half year activity.
It was December when the vessel was actively sailing and exploring the Islands from Magnetic to Palm to the Brookes and Dunk Islands.
Tested and tried, a sail was torn but otherwise all systems were sea trialled successfully.
A bond was forged with Girringun elders from Palm and Cardwell during this time.
January was time to fix things and Sailmaker and Photographer Lex Prior was able to restore the stitching on the belly of the foresail.
February was hot and Coral and Clams in the fringing reefs of Nelly and Geoffrey Bay showed onset of bleaching event 2020.
March was the hottest periodically and the threat of a virus spread among us.
A duckling joined the crew in isolation
and provided a source of hope in the time of COVID for us, in social isolation down below sea level.
April suggested Virus curve was controlled by the ritual cleaning of hands and keeping distances of metres from one another, the crew felt the moat around the boat was a satisfactory strategy.
Plans to ascend the masts were prepared if windy conditions eased but the windy weather did cool everything including the water and corals and clams survived another bleaching event.
May maintenance and the Masts and spars got 3 coats of Sikkens filter 7.
June is really prepping for a haulout in July.

Thanks for your international interest and support through donations and membership.

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Pre sail check rig and re-coat X3