If anyone is interested in joining Quentin for one of his last two legs in March–May 2027 (Lakes Entrance > Sydney or the final Port Stephens > Manly), please reach out via email: svlalapanzi@gmail.com ALL PICS: supplied by Quentin Granger “As we’re talking now [6 September], we’ve entered Shark Bay and I’m looking around at a 360-degree view of ‘nothing’ — it’s an absolutely enormous body of water with no coastlines in sight on any quadrant of the compass!” The crew continue to be well-victualled with supplies, obvious testimony to the meticulous planning the Skipper had undertaken (as reported in MAINSHEET 2024), and were awaiting only a weather window before resuming the voyage. “Overall, we’re only one to two weeks behind schedule,” Quentin said, “and in about two or three days after leaving Shark Bay we will reach the exact halfway point of our circumnavigation. “And we have already passed the western-most point of the Australian continent, too!” 1 • Hamilton Island RQYS Thursday Island • 4 Townsville • 2 Cooktown • 3 A B C D E F G H I J K A: Dingoes @ Gary’s Anchorage, K’gari B: Cape Capricorn Lighthouse buildings C: Hill Inlet overview, Whitsunday Island D: Cape Upstart sunset panorama E: Magnetic Island (‘You woke me up!’) F: Lalapanzi in the Hinchinbrook Channel G: Moray eel sighting at Low Island H: Cape Melville’s rock-strewn coastline L: 19th Century Victoria Settlement ruins I : Stanley Island’s rock art-filled caves J: At the northernmost tip of the mainland K: No swimming with Elcho Island locals! Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron Yearbook Mainsheet 2026 59 LALAPANZI Update #1
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